Santa Monica, CA - November 14, 2008 - Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that HISTORY Civil War: Secret Missions is now available in North America for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, and Windows PC. In HISTORY Civil War: Secret Missions, history buffs and first person action fans will get the chance to assume the role of Union and Confederate soldiers fighting behind enemy lines in famous Civil War battles.
“HISTORY Civil War: Secret Missions puts players right in the heat of daring covert operations of the Civil War,” said Dave Oxford, Activision Publishing. “Using guerrilla tactics and weapons from the 1860’s is an absolutely thrilling first person action experience.”
The player’s goal in HISTORY Civil War: Secret Missions is to disrupt the armies of both the North and South by any means necessary, including stopping enemy supply lines, stealing ironclad ships and sabotaging enemy strongholds. Engage in some of the Civil War’s most famous battles, such as The Great Train Raid of 1861 and The Fall of Vicksburg as you utilize classic weapons of the era, including the pepperbox revolver and the coffee mill gun. All missions are based on the actions of famous partisans, scouts and rangers – fight as a member of Mosby’s Rangers, Sheridan’s Scouts and Grant’s Secret Service and receive your mission commands from famous generals like Robert E. Lee, “Stonewall” Jackson, and Ulysses Grant.
HISTORY Civil War: Secret Missions is rated Teen by the ESRB and is on shelves now for $49.99 on Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, $29.99 for Playstation®2 computer entertainment system, and $19.99 for Windows PC.
For more information on HISTORY Civil War: Secret Missions videogame, visit www.activision.com.
All information contained in this news post comes directly from a press release sent out by Activision.
