Novalogic's "Joint Operations", a 3rd generation multiplayer modern warfare game, had its release pushed back to Q1, 2004 from the originally announced, fall 2003.
Set in Indonesia in the near future, Joint Operations takes the player to a country on the verge of disintegration. Regional independence movements have acquired advanced weaponry as the nation's military splits into competing factions. Escalating violence threatens innocent civilians and Western economic interests.
Features include
-Fly helicopters, pilot boats, and drive fast attack vehicles as part of a skilled combat team, firing on the move.
-Developed using the Black Hawk™ engine, Joint Operations promises superior rendering technology and an enhanced 3rd generation multiplayer experience.
-Use LCAC's (Landing Craft Air Cushioned) or Chinook helicopters to transport teammates and vehicles from island to island or across expansive terrain for mass troop deployment.
-Wage war with drivable modern combat vehicles and up to 64 players onlinevia the NovaWorld games service, or through LAN.
-Play as either a member of the Joint Operations Force or an Indonesian Separatist, with a choice of weapons and vehicles at your disposal.
-Realistic "super-foliated" maps. Travel on vehicles across vast terrains or use the dense jungle canopy for cover while on foot.
-Numerous multiplayer game types including co-operative mode.
-Take out targets and remove threats in single player mode while gaining valuable experience in vehicle control and weapons handling.