Full Spectrum Warrior
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Full Spectrum Warrior is based on a game commissioned by the U.S. Army to train light Infantry troops in urban combat situations.[1] According to the review aggregator Metacritic, the Xbox and PC editions of the game garnered "favorable" scores, whereas the PlayStation 2 version received "average" marks.[2]
Making and release
A third Epilogue mission was available exclusively in the PS2 port, which also added online co-op support for the previous two epilogue missions.[3] The game sold nearly 1 million copies for Xbox and PC.[4] The development of the game cost $5 million.[4] Full Spectrum Warrior won both "Best Original Game" and "Best Simulation Game" at the Game Critics Awards held during E3 2003.[5]
A cooperative multiplayer mode was built to utilize Microsoft's Xbox Live service, enabling players to communicate via voice.[6] Players could download two extra missions through Xbox Live.[6]
What the cited sources add
The D.I.C.E. Awards website states that Full Spectrum Warrior "puts you in the dirt with your men, where danger lurks around every corner."[1] During the 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences put Full Spectrum Warrior forward for "Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year" and "Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year".[5] Computer Games Magazine's 2004 "Best Interface" award had Full Spectrum Warrior as a runner-up.[5] GameSpot's yearly "Most Innovative Game" prize also listed Full Spectrum Warrior as a runner-up.[5]
References
- "D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Full Spectrum Warrior", interactive.org. facts only, no text reused. interactive.org
- Wikipedia, "Full Spectrum Warrior" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Full Spectrum Warrior for Xbox Reviews", Metacritic; "Full Spectrum Warrior for PC Reviews", Metacritic; "Full Spectrum Warrior for PlayStation 2 Reviews", Metacritic (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Full Spectrum Warrior" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Adams, "Full Spectrum Warrior Deployed", IGN, March 22, 2005 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Full Spectrum Warrior" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Army", Tampa Bay Times, February 20, 2005, p. 12 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Full Spectrum Warrior" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: X-Play Staff, "X-Play s Best of 2004 Nominees", X-Play, January 18, 2005; X-Play Staff, "X-Play s Best of 2004 Winners Announced!", X-Play, January 27, 2005; Staff, "The Best of 2004; The 14th Annual Computer Games Awards", Computer Games Magazine, March 2005, p. 48–56; "Best and Worst of 2004", GameSpot, January 5, 2005; "D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Full Spectrum Warrior", interactive.org (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Full Spectrum Warrior" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Adams, "Full Spectrum Warrior Gets Fuller", IGN, 2004-10-05 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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