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WarTorn

A 3D strategy game from the late 1990s. The premise is that war has been eliminated and Wartorn is a tournament that simulates war for an audience bored with all the other sports.

27 October 2000

WarTorn is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Eyst Pty, released 27 October 2000 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What WarTorn is

WarTorn is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Eyst Pty and released in 2000. It was published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In a particularly twisted kind of background story, the ruling elites of the future (2999) rediscover the war games of the distant past (Ancient Rome) as a model for sports-like wars set in the not-so-distant past (2000), which to us is now.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

WarTorn launched on 27 October 2000, within three weeks of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Counter-Strike and Escape from Monkey Island.

Released around the same time: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Counter-Strike, Escape from Monkey Island.

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When did WarTorn come out?
WarTorn was released on 27 October 2000 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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