Söldner: Raise your hand if you remember Secret Wars.Now, at some point in your life, what the world really needs right now is Zeldner: Secret Wars Remastered (opens in new tab). Of course, we don’t know how many hands are up, so we’ll assume the number is zero, but anyway, it’s happening.
Söldner: Secret Wars is a 2004 multiplayer tactical shooter developed by German studio Wings Simulations in which players take on the role of heavily armed mercenaries (“Söldner” is German for “mercenary”). , not to be confused with “Soldat”).It means “soldier” in German and is also a title for someone completely unrelated. 2002 action side-scrolling game (opens in new tab)) You are fighting in a huge and highly destructive world filled with all kinds of vehicles on the ground, in the air and at sea.
The idea was great, but unfortunately the reality was the worst. In his October 2004 45% review, PC Gamer stated, “All the gameplay ingredients are here, but the complete lack of seasoning makes this dish a dish to be scrapped.” I was. This score was almost central to the critical reaction. : Seldner, in the overall rating he holds 43%. metacritic (opens in new tab).
The game passed into the hands of THQ Nordic in 2011, when Nordic (as it was then called) acquired Söldner’s publisher JoWood. But Nordic basically washed all hands almost immediately by making it free. free, take my game as the Zeldner (Marines) Community Edition. As best described, PC point of view (opens in new tab)the update did not improve the situation much.
“Originally, it was a game full of bugs where you reach for the sky without worrying about anything.” [its] “Additional vehicles and features have been added to make the game even more buggy,” the site wrote.
And it remained until literally today, when the Steam page for Söldner: Secret Wars Remastered popped up out of nowhere. Since it is still in development, the release date is undecided, but it will definitely be released.
“It’s been a long journey, but our team is thrilled to finally welcome you on Steam!” reveal the announcement (opens in new tab) Say. “We are here to help you explore a huge world map (22,750,000 km²!) and use any of your thoughts, suggestions, experiences, character creations, and what you do or might happen to you. We look forward to sharing all that is not. Over 100 firearms and over 120 vehicles.”
Söldner: Secret Wars Remastered is being developed as follows. pixel cloud game (opens in new tab), previous releases include the VR game Monks Island and a “brain trainer” called BCI Trainer. His website on Pixelcloud says “upgrading” [the] We used the original engine and gameplay (code from 2004) for the remaster and created the assets based on the original original. Will it recreate all the bugs and jankness of the original? Only time will tell.
I’m joking about this project being essentially non-essential, but this announcement definitely caused some joy. “Oh god god, no way! !“Reader” Roy Dymagoo 2 (opens in new tab) I have written. “I used to be obsessed with this and still sometimes blurt out the menu narrator randomly. ‘…………zzzzZoldner…’Painfully long load times‘. ”
Well, “joy” might be exaggerating the situation. But is there a place of confusion that mixes nostalgia with excitement? There is certainly a part of that. Still, I don’t know. Of all the games in the world that could be remastered, who decided that yes, Soldner: Secret Wars is the game gamers really want? I think there are… why?
I made an inquiry to THQ Nordic. I will update if I get a response.
