Days of War video game

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Days of War is a multiplayer video game available from January 2017 and inspired by the world of the Battle of Normandy in 1944.

15 December 2016 : Days of War video game
Author: Marc Laurenceau

For four years, fans of historical video games have been waiting for the release of a new creation inspired by the world of the Battle of Normandy. From January 2017, Driven Arts will be offering its multiplayer game « Days of War », based on an FPS (first-person shooter). In this first version, users can take on the role of an infantryman or paratrooper engaged in the fighting of the Second World War, particularly in Normandy, against other soldiers in multiplayer mode.

Authenticity is the watchword of Driven Arts, which has focused on faithful reproductions of weapons and uniforms, as well as the staging of historical battlefields. For example, the characteristics of the different weapons actually used by the various belligerents and available in the game have been taken into account, such as recoil, accuracy and mass.

Development of the game was made possible by an online crowdfunding campaign launched in 2014 to make it available on PC, Xbox One and PS4. Four maps are available in this first version, accessible from the Steam platform: one of them represents Omaha Beach, the scene of the landing of the 1st and 29th American infantry divisions on 6 June 1944. Another map takes players to a Norman village at the heart of the fighting in the Battle of Normandy. In addition, advanced users will be able to create their own map and offer it as a free download. Another way of looking at history…

 

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