Sign up for the BBC Battlefield Academy Beta Test!

[IainMcNeil]

Commanders Needed
Slitherine is recruiting beta testers !

As we approach completion of the PC version of BBC Battlefield Academy and start the balancing work for the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP missions, we are starting to recruit a handful of lucky volunteers who will have the privilege of being the first to play the game.
BBC Battlefield Academy is a turn based strategy game with a real time flavor, similar to that seen in games like the UFO trilogy from Cenega. You will be controlling operations in World War II scenarios, spanning from the deserts of North Africa to the snows of the Ardennes and fighting your way across the plains of Normandy.

This is a game with a character of its own; unique comic style characters and a fresh gameplay approach that will confound expectations and drop you into battlefields the like of which you have never seen before.

· Real Military tactics set in a fun to play and fast-paced setting: Airpower, Maneuver, Cover, Ambushes, Suppressing Fire, are all there.
· Between battles, the player can upgrade their unit’s equipment and skills using points earned through combat.
· Rather than simply unlock new types of units, the upgrades provide bonuses to some or all of the player’s army. These are presented in historical terms and have solid game play effects: Including Air Superiority, Counter Battery fire, Spotter planes, Logistics, Interdiction.
· Four types of units - infantry, support, vehicles and bombardment.
· Twenty one battles, divided into three theatres - Western Desert, Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge.
· UI designed to be as simple and accessible as possible, using familiar metaphors from console and hand held games where possible.
· As well as the pre-designed battles within the game, players can construct their own missions
· Turn Based battles on a square tiled grid

To be part of a small selected group of beta testers who will help us improve this new production, please go to http://www.slitherine.com/beta_test/