Shrygue
August 22nd, 2007, 17:13
via Computer and Video Games (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=170563)
EndWar was revealed at Ubidays a few weeks ago but the exclusive 360 RTS game is gearing up to woo Leipzig's Games Convention, which begins in just a few hours.
There's a buzz surrounding the game because you can play it from start to finish using your voice. No need for cluttered console control issues? We'll wait and see until we play it but EndWar does sound like a step in the right direction at least.
So how does it all work? "It's really easy," creative director Michael de Plater told CVG on the eve of the German show. "You hit the right trigger and you say the order. You can read all the currently available orders on the screen while the trigger is held down just like if you were using a two way radio. So all you need to know how to do is to press one button and read. And once you know the commands you don't even have to read them any more.
"The challenging part of the voice command isn't the interface or the voice recognition. It's having AI units who are smart enough to follow your orders like real soldiers. When you say 'Red Team attack Alpha' it's not a bunch of mindless drones marching to Alpha. These guys will use cover, combined arms tactics and terrain. You are the general, you don't need to micromanage every footstep of the most elite soldiers on the planet."
EndWar was revealed at Ubidays a few weeks ago but the exclusive 360 RTS game is gearing up to woo Leipzig's Games Convention, which begins in just a few hours.
There's a buzz surrounding the game because you can play it from start to finish using your voice. No need for cluttered console control issues? We'll wait and see until we play it but EndWar does sound like a step in the right direction at least.
So how does it all work? "It's really easy," creative director Michael de Plater told CVG on the eve of the German show. "You hit the right trigger and you say the order. You can read all the currently available orders on the screen while the trigger is held down just like if you were using a two way radio. So all you need to know how to do is to press one button and read. And once you know the commands you don't even have to read them any more.
"The challenging part of the voice command isn't the interface or the voice recognition. It's having AI units who are smart enough to follow your orders like real soldiers. When you say 'Red Team attack Alpha' it's not a bunch of mindless drones marching to Alpha. These guys will use cover, combined arms tactics and terrain. You are the general, you don't need to micromanage every footstep of the most elite soldiers on the planet."