In what may be a first, Capcom has announced today that digital download Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 will be coming to PlayStation Network today, days before it hits Xbox LIVE Arcade on Wednesday, June 11.
The top-down pew-pew shooter will cost gamers $9.99, and will be available on PSN this evening. As I stated before, Xbox 360 owners will have to wait until next Wednesday, and the game will cost 800 MS Points. Will the wait be worth it? Well, considering the XBLA version also gets you access to the Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix beta test, well, maybe you can sit tight for a few extra days.
I’ve spent a good deal of time with Commando 3, and the short version of my impressions are: it’s got dual analog stick controls, and you can blow things up cooperatively. If that sounds like fun to you, pick it up. If not, is getting into that Street Fighter II beta worth $10 to you?
WOLF OF THE BATTLEFIELDTM: COMMANDO 3 EXPLODES ONTO XBOX LIVE® ARCADE AND PLAYSTATION®NETWORK
Purchase Wolf of the BattlefieldTM: Commando 3 and Become Eligible For SUPER STREET FIGHTER® II TURBO HD REMIX Beta Test on XBLA
SAN MATEO, CA — June, 5, 2008 — Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, is pleased to announce that Wolf of the Battlefield™: Commando 3 is now available for download on PLAYSTATION®Network and will be available June 11, 2008 on Xbox LIVE® Arcade. Wolf of the Battlefield™: Commando 3 takes the same no-holds barred spirit its predecessors had and delivers next-gen graphics and a furious cooperative shooter experience for a new generation of shooter fans. Wolf of the Battlefield™: Commando 3 is rated Teen by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) and is available for 800 Microsoft Points or $9.99 on PLAYSTATION®Network.
Additionally, Xbox LIVE® Gold subscribers who purchase Wolf of the Battlefield™: Commando 3 will become eligible to participate in the SUPER STREET FIGHTER® II TURBO HD REMIX beta test. The final version of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix will be available for Xbox LIVE® Arcade and PLAYSTATION®Network later this year.
As the spiritual successor to the Commando and Mercs classic shooter series, Wolf of the Battlefield™: Commando 3 brings some serious nonstop blasting action to the digital download space befitting the games renowned lineage. Players will assume the role of a rag-tag group of specialized soldiers, each with their own unique characteristics, who take on General Ratiev, a tyrannical despot pent on global shenanigans. Thankfully, players won’t be alone on this seemingly impossible mission; up to three players can enjoy the classic arcade-style shooter simultaneously on a single console or online. Wolf of the Battlefield™: Commando 3 also compensates for the co-op multiplayer mode by dynamically shifting difficulty levels based on the number of players in the game, ensuring that the game always poses a challenge.
With a soundtrack created by Norihiko Hibino, famous for his work on the Metal Gear soundtrack, a wide arsenal of devastating weapons, controllable co-op vehicles, 4 default levels of difficulty, and a comprehensive scoring system and online leaderboards, Wolf of the Battlefield™: Commando 3 is guaranteed to bring more action than you can sink your teeth into.
