Paradox Interactive knows its wargames, so when it releases a trailer for a new game, we pay attention.
This time around it’s all about the water. The frigid, freezing water. Naval War: Arctic Circle is all about fighting for dominance over water.
The trailer doesn’t tell us much about how the game plays, mind, but the release that comes with it tells us:
Paradox Interactive and Turbo Tape Games today unveiled a teaser trailer for their upcoming maritime RTS Naval War: Arctic Circle, a naval strategy title expected to be released in Q2 2012.
Naval War: Arctic Circle will challenge players as they navigate the world’s deadliest ocean vying for dominance and complete control of the arctic seas, strategically controlling naval units above, below and on the surface of the frigid waters. The time has come where global peace has expired and tactical warfare is the only means to secure the treasures of icy depths. Will you be able to reign over the waters in the struggle for the valuable resources in the Arctic?
Sounds good to us.
Cast your imagination back, if you will, to a time not so long ago. I was on the cusp of manhood with my life stretching out before me. Choices needed to be made. Should I be a porn star? Derisive laughter said No. Should I join the Navy or become a Polar scientist? Pfft, says I, I'd rather spend the next 40 years crunching numbers in Excel. My dreams of Arctic Navalry became weak, limp and flaccid. But now there is new hope! My childhood ambitions, fulfilled at last! I still reckon I'd have made a good porn star, though :p
Haha, perhaps that's Paradox's next game. A sim game of sorts 😉