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I'm still not entirely sold on the concept of real time strategy games appearing on consoles, but Tom Clancy's EndWar could be just the game to change my mind. Unlike previous RTS titles that have used gamepads exclusively, EndWar allows you to use voice commands to order your troops around.

As the above clip reveals, EndWar is essentially Clancy's vision of World War III in videogame form. As far as I'm concerned, there have been more than enough games surrounding past wars, and it's about time we see some new material.

Hit the jump for a demonstration of EndWar, if you can stomach listening to the Frag Dolls for about 5 minutes or so.


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Rockvillian's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 14:00
Rockvillian
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

"OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHhHhhh!!!"

Does that increase your damage or something?
Fugue's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 14:07
Fugue
I'm sure it's early, but the environments are looking a little sparse.
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 14:11
vexed alex
I am interested.

I'm also interested in gagging those Frag Dolls. They scream midnight infomercial.
Darkknight37's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 14:17
Darkknight37
This is one of those things where we need to all collectively pray that this is not a FAIL.
Teta's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 14:21
Teta
I am now interested.
I really am.
Twosixteen's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 14:26
Twosixteen
I like the persistent online component. If done right this will be a day one purchase for me.
DynamicSheep's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 14:28
DynamicSheep
Klytus's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 14:29
Klytus
no. no. yes. no.
DynamicSheep's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 14:29
DynamicSheep
Wow... that was a lot bigger than it looked... damn terrible break room computers.
HawtPawkitHero's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 14:40
HawtPawkitHero
Gawsh they're ugly.
3r0t1c n3rd's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 14:48
3r0t1c n3rd
Ok, before I judge this, I need to see some real ingame footage. Not something that was cut together.

Abd man do these gerlies get on my nerves!
Vesty's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 14:51
Vesty
While I like that they're doing a new story that is more relevant to how the world is at the moment, I really would've liked it to be a game based on Red Storm Rising
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 14:52
Cheeburga
I wonder if they have ever been teabagged.
Rainbowblack's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 14:54
Rainbowblack
way to fail tom clancy, WWIII will not be fought with troops or tanks, but wish bush playing a SHMUP with a single button
Log1c's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 15:00
Log1c
This video taught me one thing, women are bad at talking shit.
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 15:01
Professor Pew
This is the one time I'm glad Flash won't let me hear audio in videos. The game looks like a lite version of World In Conflict, which was already a lite RTS... Maybe a rental.
Rainbowblack's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 15:03
Rainbowblack
@hero
When you called them ugly, I thought you were trolling

one of them are hot though, imo

that blond is an unholy beast
Zeag's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 15:34
Zeag
Isn't Ubi Shangai the ones who made that Conan game? Or was it Beowulf? Eitherway this has big chances of being ubber poop...
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 15:42
king3vbo
I hope its good, the idea is awesome
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 15:44
Holyetheline
Voice commands for troops... should make having phone conversations while playing games a bit awkward... just one more way for gamers to be disconnected from the world... I like it.
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 16:15
mistic
Player 1:"All Units attack Foxtrot"
Player 2:"All Units attack Foxtrot"
Player 3:"All Units attack Foxtrot"
Player 4:"All Units attack Foxtrot"
Player 5:"All Units attack Foxtrot"

then wait... MP-match completed...

damn I was really exited about this game, but this just seems what these wars are gonna go to... have to say this is a bit of a dissapointment, I hope it gets deeper, but we'll have to wait the demo/review for that...
FPSLabs's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 16:45
FPSLabs
Not a big fan of the fragdolls. Met them on a number of occasions. They aren't very good, but EndWar looks awesome. I agree with the fact that I hate RTS on console so this better be good.
Spykron's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 17:15
Spykron
fap fap fap
Timmeh's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 17:30
Timmeh
Jesus fucking Christ, after watching that I feel like pulling my ears off.

Did they say "Hey, we've got this feature to do on a game that primarily uses voice command - let's get THE ABSOLUTELY MOST irritating people we can think of to report on it"?

This game just keeps on disappointing, guess when you implement voice comms you can't get too complex though, wouldn't wanna be sat there with the manual memorising 500 different commands before being able to go online. Or maybe it's just that the bimbos could only remember 2 commands.
Boolean's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 19:10
Boolean
"wouldn't wanna be sat there with the manual memorising 500 different commands before being able to go online"

When you speak, new commands pop up. You can see the menus dropping down in the video as you say key words.

The game seemed to have a lot of
"All Units attack Foxtrot"
"All Units attack Foxtrot"
"All Units attack Foxtrot"
"All Units attack Foxtrot"
"All Units attack Foxtrot"
benben's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 20:10
benben
Right, I get it now - there's still quite a few glitches with the voice command aspect so they had to choose the fragdolls because everyone knows they would only ever bark simple commands at the game and never anything smart, right?
Sam Spectre's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 21:36
Sam Spectre
Please don't suck!
stevesan's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 22:00
stevesan
well, i guess this is innovation for ya. let's hope it don't suck balls.
SolidRay's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/22/2008 02:02
SolidRay
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=five_shitty_movies

Communists devise a scheme to take over a generic industrial compound for ransom. The movie ends with a mildly comical and/or ironic scene in which the Communists blow up or go to prison.
Rucksack's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/22/2008 13:24
Rucksack
Wow the Frag Dolls are perhaps the most annoying group of gamers I've ever seen.

PLEASE never use them again.
Eschatos's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/23/2008 12:49
Eschatos
I'll stick with my keyboard and mouse, thank you very much.
sexycommando's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/23/2008 13:59
sexycommando
I was interested in this game until I saw this. "All units attack Foxtrot"? Yeah, seems like this RTS involves a lot of STRATEGY. -__-;;
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/23/2008 22:08
HarassmentPanda
This game could end up being fun, but, please, no more frag dolls!
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/24/2008 22:56
Necros
I just hope it controls well enough.
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