By: Nick Evanson Apr 20, 2007

From the folks who knocked out IL-2 Sturmovik and Combat Mission, a new WWII real-time strategy title is available to purchase, called Theatre of War. It'll be a few more weeks before you'll be able to pick it up in stores but you can get right now via download. Read the story for details of the game and how to get it!

The download purchase options are as follows:

1. Digital Download for $45
2. Mail Delivery for $45 plus Shipping & Handling
3. Both Download AND Mail Delivery for $55 plus Shipping & Handling

Head over to their online store if you want to buy it or try the demo to see if it's right for you.

So what does Theatre of War offer? Well, the press release states the following:

o Full Featured Mission Editor
o Real Time Combat Simulation - Realistic shell ballistics, armor penetration calculations and damage effects coupled with destructible environments, trenches, fortifications and individually tracked weapons, equipment, ammo and vehicles
o 5 Historical Campaigns, each with unique units and equipment - US/UK, Soviet, German, French and Polish.
o Over 40 campaign missions based on real WWII battles.
o Over 30 different maps designed using historical military documents and covering a variety of seasons, weather conditions and environments.
o 9 Single (non-campaign) Battles plus 4 Training scenarios.
o 8 Multiplayer Missions (Internet/LAN) with a maximum of 8 players

Visit their site for more details on the game and look out for a YouGamers review soon, the only one to really show you what hardware you need!

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