HomeLAN - First, how did the idea for Elite Warriors: Vietnam come about?

Steve Ellis - The idea came about after reading Maj. Plaster's first book detailing the operations SOG ran during the Vietnam War. We developed a relationship with John and designed the game around the personal experiences with SOG, which are outlined in his books.

HomeLAN - How did Major Plaster help in the development of the game?

Steve Ellis - Maj.Plaster was involved right from the start. His input was critical in making an authentic game.

HomeLAN - What can you tell us about the storyline for the game?

Steve Ellis - The player takes the role of a SOG recon team leader running missions deep behind enemy lines in Laos along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Players will be briefed and sent on historic SOG missions.

Jungle sequences constitute a majority of the game. At first, it's very appealing. The graphics engine renders everything in startling detail, and the locales seem authentic. But after an hour or two of this, the patterns begin to rear their ugly heads. Go along and/or near the path, come across Japanese soldiers, kill them, find the village/array of huts, kill everything, set a charge, get (de)briefed, and continue. To be fair, these jungle sequences are broken up by the occasional vehicle ride (on rails), and look spectacular.

SCi announce fourth CONFLICT title: CONFLICT: GLOBAL TERROR

SCi Games, one of Europe's leading games publishers, today announced the title of the next game in the no.1 selling Conflict series, as CONFLICT: GLOBAL TERROR.

CONFLICT: GLOBAL TERROR, due for release in autumn 2005, is set in the very near future and focuses on the increasing threat of terrorism gripping the World. Developed by Bath-based Pivotal Games, CONFLICT: GLOBAL TERROR takes the Conflict brand in a new direction from previous installments of the best-selling games series.

Teaming up once again with the original Desert Storm Delta Force - Bradley, Foley, Connors and Jones - your four men now form part of an elite anti-terrorist unit tasked with minimising the worldwide threat from active global terrorist groups. The game takes place across the world, in a number of different and hostile locations and against a merciless and corrupt enemy; this is your squad's greatest challenge to date.

Ray Livingston, Product Manager for SCi Games said; "Without giving away too much at this early stage, CONFLICT: GLOBAL TERROR has taken all the best bits from the previous three games and added a whole lot more. We are conscious of keeping fans of the previous games happy while at the same time attracting a new audience to the Conflict brand and we're sure the result will do just that."

CONFLICT: GLOBAL TERROR will be available on Sony PlayStationTM 2, Microsoft XboxTM and PC in autumn 2005