Universe at War Hands-On Action

[Jason]

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<p>Elegy from <a href="http://www.gamereplays.org/" target="_blank">GameReplays.org</a> snuck into the <a href="http://www.petroglyphgames.com/" target="_blank">Petroglyph</a> offices and got his hands on a build of <a href="http://www.sega.com/gamesite/universeatwar/" target="_blank">Universe at War: Earth Assault</a>.</p><blockquote><p>I upgraded my Assembly Walker the same way I had my Habitat Walker and also built an addition that can create Defilers- tall mechs that spread radiation. With an attack force of Grunts, Saucers, a Defiler, and my two Walkers, I began an attack. My force marched along merrily; everything was going well until fire erupted on my force and I had no idea where it was coming from. Realizing that my enemy was using a cloaking shield of some sort, Kevin told me to build a Scanner Walker, a radar drone that has a scan power similar to the one from Starcraft and the Command and Conquer: Generals GLA Radar Van. Scanning the area, my troops finally returned fire but most of my units died by that time. My hero unit, Kalmal Rex, fought valiantly but succumbed to enemy weapons. Kalmal&rsquo;s attack on a nearby enemy unit was particularly satisfying- he seemed to have a force ripple out from him that sent the enemy flying away, similar to a Jedi-push move. </p></blockquote><p>Read more of his experiences <a href="http://gamereplays.org/uaw/task.php?nameid=gr_visit" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://gamereplays.org/uaw/task.php?nameid=gr_novus" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p>Spotted @ <a href="http://www.bluesnews.com">Blues News</a></p>

 

[dojoteef]

UAW. WOOHOO!

I think the game will knock the socks off of everyone, and not just because I am biased.

 

[Hellraiser]

That Novus hero looks animeish. The game has an interesting concept with all that customization and Klepacki is doing the soundtrack so I'm 100% sure that at least one thing will be awesome about the game.

 

[dojoteef]

The sound is pretty awesome. I sit in an office adjacent to Frank. Even when he has his doors closed I can hear all the music and voice overs.

 

[Jason]

What kind of job did you land at Petroglyph? Or are you just a creepy stalker that breaks into their offices at night and sniffs their desk chairs?

 

[dojoteef]

I'm a programmer, but I still sniff everyone's desks and chairs... it's a hard habit to break. So no PR spin from me. I'll leave that to the pros. Though I will on occasion go WOO HOO! I can't help it.