There'd better be a damn good rationale for us to go back to the WWII frontlines - again. But Ubisoft thinks that they have the reason in their expansive squad-based real-time strategy battler, Faces of War. Recently, we took a long, hard look at Faces in a hands-on of the first few levels. The environments are what struck us the most when we first laid eyes on this war-torn RTS. Even the training scenarios contain a shell-shocking amount of authenticity and detail. Down-to-the-rivet attention ... » Read More

20 Jul 2006

Faces of War

PC Preview | Faces of War

Thursday 20 July 2006 We've spearheaded beach landings, busted German bunkers, shot down Nazi fighters and fought the good fight many times before, but now there's a new WWII challenge heading our way. Faces of War is a squad-level real-time strategy game for PC, and those good people at Ubisoft have just released a brill demo for you to try the action for yourself. Faces of War puts you in command of a single squad of six soldiers, but you're supported in your missions by AI controlled ... » Read More

28 Feb 2006

Faces of War

PC Preview | Faces of War

Judging by the latest build, it would seem that the face of war is a huge, beaming grin, with a tiny wry smirk at one end that grows each time you take advantage of this RTS's array of realistic details. Example: a firefight dominates a town square. Taking control of an anti-tank trooper, you sneak behind the enemy and send a rocket pounding into the back of their tank. The force of the explosion rolls it forward (smirk), crushing a few of its foot soldier allies (smirk). Without the tank, ... » Read More

The Knowledge

Faces of War

Genre: Strategy
Release date: 26 May 2006
Published by: Ubisoft
Developed by: Best Way

Min system requirements: P4 2.0GHz or equivalent, 512MB RAM, 2.5GB HD space, 64 MB DX9.0c compatible video card
Recommended system: P4 3.0GHz or equivalent, 1GB RAM, 2.5GB HD space, 128MB DX9.0c compatible video card
Multiplayer Modes:

Offline

4 player CO-OP

Online

16 player VS

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