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Urban Assault
Developer: Terratools · Published by Microsoft · 1998
Command from above. Drop in and do it yourself.
Action-StrategyHybridVehiclesDestructible EnvironmentsDirect3D
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About This Game
Urban Assault is an action-strategy hybrid developed by Terratools and published by Microsoft, set in a post-apocalyptic 3D world. Players command an army from an overhead map while also dropping directly into any of 15 vehicles for first-person cockpit control. The game combined real-time strategy resource management with direct vehicle action across more than 40 missions, featuring destructible city environments with over 100 building types.
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Urban Assault
Urban Assault lets you command the army and then climb inside the tank yourself. The concept is solid. The controls need work.
Cautiously Optimistic · Jun 1, 1998
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Original Hardware
Requires a Windows 95/98 PC with Direct3D support. Supports Pentium II MMX and AGP graphics. Force feedback devices supported via DirectX. Internet multiplayer for up to 4 players through Microsoft Gaming Zone. Original CD-ROM release available through used game sellers.
Game Info
| Platform | PC (Windows 95/98) |
| Released | August 1998 (PC) |
| Developer | Terratools |
| Publisher | Microsoft |
| Genre | Action, Strategy |
| Players | 1 (Single Player) / Up to 4 (Internet via Microsoft Gaming Zone) |
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