Tom Clancy's 'The Sum of All Fears' announced for next-gen platforms
by Julius Bautista

Saturday, April 27, 2002

Based on the the Ghost Recon engine, Redstorm's latest in-house title in dev. for PC, PS2, and GCN.

"27,000 nuclear weapons. One of them is missing."

Redstorm Entertainment/Ubi-soft has announced Tom Clancy's "The Sum of All Fears", their latest tactical FPS adventure based on the best-selling novel and upcoming film of the same name. In its current state it looks remarkably like Ghost Recon for the PC, with similar modeling, environment detail, and character stances, but with a "Rainbow Six" flavor to it. "SOAF" for the PC will be released alongside the film's debut late May, with the console versions coming Q4 2002 alongside the movie's DVD release. Screens from the PC version and first gameplay details are below:


"The world is waiting. Counter the crisis.


Lead a team of domestic counter-terrorism experts through 11 dangerous missions that span the globe. Formed from the elite of the F.B.I.’s HRT, you have been tapped to perform covert ops in the most dangerous circumstances imaginable. As the commander of this team, you’ll lead your unit into the heat of battle, performing missions ranging from eliminating terrorists to planting bugs, and destroying illegal weapons caches to rescuing hostages. You’ll give them orders in the field and take the point in leading them into combat.

Features

-11 action-packed missions in realistic settings from around the world.
-An intense storyline that parallels the novel and film of the same name.
-From the makers of the award-winning Tom Clancy games, Ghost Recon™ and the Rainbow Six™ series.
-Multiple difficulty settings plus a comprehensive training level.
-An easy-to-use interface that lets players dive right into the action.
-Use the latest in antiterrorist weaponry, including 15 unique gun types, flashbangs and frag grenades.
-Six brand-new dedicated multiplayer spaces, playable on Ubi.com.
-Competitive and cooperative multiplayer support, including classic and all-new game types for solo and team play."


SCREENS
Screen 1 - Tango down!
Screen 2 - Suppressive fire