World War Alpha
Despite their conceptual differences, World War Alpha actually ties into both Sure Shot 3D and Wrecked to complete a trilogy of games. The treacherous ending of Sure Shot (whereby Major Merc Paramount abandons…
World War Alpha is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by MDickie, released 27 July 2007 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What World War Alpha is
World War Alpha is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by MDickie and released in 2007. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Despite their conceptual differences, World War Alpha actually ties into both Sure Shot 3D and Wrecked to complete a trilogy of games. The treacherous ending of Sure Shot (whereby Major Merc Paramount abandons his partner on the island) sent our 2 heroes down separate paths. While Wrecked concerned itself with the island that was left behind, World War Alpha proceeds to tell the story of what happened to the army that flew away. The details are fleshed out in the game via a series of episodic cut-scenes, but the basic gist is that their maniacal appetite for world domination takes them deep into the past - where they expect to brutalize their primitive ancestors with their superior…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
World War Alpha launched on 27 July 2007, within three weeks of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Game of the Year Edition, The World Ends with You, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword and FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage.
Released around the same time: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Game of the Year Edition, The World Ends with You, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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