Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad announced

1C Company and Tripwire Interactive have teamed up for the sequel to Red Orchestra, the popular multiplayer WWII shooter for the PC that began as a Half-Life mod. Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad will take the Red Orchestra franchise into the next generation of gaming with the promise of cutting edge graphics and audio built using the Unreal Engine 3 new features and streamlined realism will deliver an unrivalled WWII experience.

Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad will focus on the Battle of Stalingrad from both sides - German and Russian, from July 1942 to February 1943. The game allows the player to experience one of the most brutal battles in all of human history. The game consists out of two campaigns - the Red Army and German missions.

New features include all new multiplayer game types like Firefight and Countdown, persistent stat tracking and player progression (grow in rank, earn medals, improve abilities, etc.), become a hero (players with hero status inspire troops, cause fear in the enemy ranks and have access to the best and rarest weapons and equipment), a new first person cover system, squad commands, rfined WWII weaponry, and a new morale system.

Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad will be shown at Gamescom 2009 (Cologne, Germany) in 1C’s booth located in Hall 4 booth C-021.
For more information check out www.HeroesofStalingrad.com.