Have you ever wondered what the 1960s would have been like had World War I never ended? Probably not. Yet here s Iron Storm, a first- and third-person shooter that attempts to answer the question no one asked. Its story doesn t make a whole lot of sense, and it s sometimes frustratingly difficult, but Iron Storm is a reasonably successful action game, which is what counts.

The game takes place in Germany during 1964, which is apparently the 50th year of the ongoing first World War. And even if you re not interested in WWI, you ll feel right at home with the game, because the advanced technology and modern fantasy weapons available to you give the whole undertaking an atmosphere not too different from that of any other generic shooter. The only real references to the Great War are the occasional mustard gas grenade and the fact that about a third of the game s levels are set in trenches--somewhat improbably, since much of the equipment on display in the game (such as portable communication devices, modern tanks, and advanced artillery) are all technical innovations that made trench warfare obsolete. You might as well just pretend it s a slightly off-kilter World War II game or a bizarre version of the Vietnam War fought against Germans in Western Europe.

System Requirements
Operating System : XP
Processor : PIII 500 or equivalent
Video Card : 32 MB
Ram : 512 MB

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