Other zones with special abilities will include a helicopter pad that allows you to call in chopper support. This strategic eye in the sky will enable you to identify the whereabouts of the enemy, allowing you to launch coordinated attacks on an unsuspecting foe. Mortar zones, meanwhile, will enable you to pound enemy strongholds before storming them on foot, while airports will give you the option of calling in air strikes.

“Capturing these zones can change the game drastically,” continues Trigub. “Trying to get through an open area like a park will be very hard if the enemy has mortar support. In this situation you’ll want to try and approach the enemy from a different zone.”

Parabellum will feature three distinct playing modes, which should allow you to enjoy the game in a format best suited to your playing style and schedule. As well as Public Warfare mode, there’ll also be two other ways in which to play. Classic mode will bear more than a passing resemblance to Valve’s online flagship, with two teams (terrorists and CTs) fighting on solitary maps.

On the other end of the spectrum is Strategic Warfare mode, aimed primarily at clans with its unusual 5v5 gameplay. Each team will begin with five squads of five soldiers that can be moved around a tactical grid of New York. Whenever two squads meet on the strategic map, the action will zoom into the level where the two teams will battle it out for control of the zone.

Here’s the twist. Each one of these five units begins with 100 health. However, should one team lose three of its men in one level, the unit’s health will go down to 40. “The next time that squad is attacked, each player will start with 40 health,” explains Trigub, clearly picking up on our concern that some players might be forced to sit out for long periods should they die in earlier rounds. “If they’re all killed, the entire unit is wiped out and removed from the strategy map. A good strategy can help you win over a team with better individual players.”