7th March 2013

Rivals At War New From Hothead Games

Hothead GamesTake up your positions and prepare to annihilate the enemy in Hothead Games‘ newest mobile game Rivals at War, available now as a free downlaod on iOS and Android devices. Rivals at War invites players to assemble and train a team of elite combat soldiers and conquer enemy forces from around the world. Players recruit and equip their soldiers through a series of skill upgrades and tactics to ensure they have the best strategy for each battle. Taking a Command view of the battlefield, players can cycle through individual soldier cams as their crack team fights for victory in stunning 3D graphic simulations.

Rivals at War features:rivals at war

  • Battle across four different combat scenarios, each with its own 3D battlefield and military mission.
  • Choose from 6 unique soldier types – Commander, Sniper, Saw Gunner, Breacher, Radioman and Medic.
  • Use Power-up skill perks to enhance the Accuracy, Speed, Damage, Defense and Health abilities of your soldiers.
  • Unlock new soldiers with better weapons, guns and skills to improve your team’s combat assault rating.
  • Customize your team with different camouflage uniforms, headgear, and team badges.
  • Select powerful tactics cards to tip each battle in your favor.
  • Conquer 45 achievements to unlock more special rewards.

The Hothead development team leveraged their previous industry experience to create console quality war zone environments.

“The 3D horsepower of current mobile opens the door for Hothead to provide experiences that rival those from current generation consoles,” said Vlad Ceraldi, Director of Development at Hothead Games. “Using particle systems, shadows, advanced lighting and other rendering techniques, we finally can bring AAA graphics to mobile devices in our first 3D game. Fire up Rivals of War and enjoy some of the most detailed battlefield firefights ever seen on mobile.”

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In the global mobile gaming market, Hothead Games has created a unique take on the card and strategy game formula, making Rivals at War highly accessible to both experienced and novice gamers around the world. The game is localized in 10 different languages, including Korean, Japanese, Russian, Trad/Simp Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

The iTunes App Store has rated this game 17+ for the following:

  • Frequent/Intense Realistic Violence
  • Frequent/Intense Profanity or Crude Humor
  • Frequent/Intense Mature/Suggestive Themes

This title is compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad devices running iOS 4.3 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

Google Play Store has rated Rivals At War as Medium Maturity and is compatible with Android devices running version 2.2 and up.

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 at 10:48 am and is filed under Mature, Mobile, National News, New Releases, RTS. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
  1. Tami Quiring (@VillageGamer)
    2:49 am on March 7th, 2013

    Rivals At War New From @HotheadGames http://t.co/QJ7NEsvats

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