Rising Storm 2: Vietnam

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Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
Rising Storm 2 Vietnam Official Poster.jpg
Developer(s) Antimatter Games
Tripwire Interactive
Publisher(s) Tripwire Interactive
Iceberg Interactive
Producer(s)
  • Jack Hackett
  • Toby Ellis
  • Mike Stone
Designer(s)
  • Sturt Jeffery
  • Adam Hatch
Programmer(s)
  • Sturt Jeffery
  • Andrew Ladenberger
Writer(s)
  • Jack Hackett
  • Toby Ellis
Composer(s)
Engine Unreal Engine 3 [1]
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
ReleaseMay 30, 2017
Genre(s) Tactical shooter, first-person shooter
Mode(s) Multiplayer

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is a 2017 multiplayer tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Antimatter Games and Tripwire Interactive and co-published by Tripwire Interactive and Iceberg Interactive. [2] It is a direct sequel to 2013's Rising Storm and is set during the Vietnam War. [3] The game was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows through digital distribution platform Steam on May 30, 2017.

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Gameplay

Like its predecessors in the series, Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is a tactical first-person shooter that emphasizes large-scale teamwork with realistic mechanics and combat. The game is set in the period of the Vietnam War, and many of the locations are based on historic battles. Players can make use of era-specific weapons, including automatic and semi-automatic rifles, artillery, flamethrowers, and machine guns.

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam's multiplayer pits up to 64 players against one another from either the South or the North in the Vietnam War conflict. Each faction features unique Roles and abilities, making the game asymmetrical. Players can choose between the National Liberation Front (NLF/VC) and the North Vietnamese Army (PAVN/NVA), against the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps, the Australian Army, and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). [4]

For the first time in the franchise, players are able to take control of airborne vehicles, including attack, reconnaissance, and transport helicopters. Weapon and character customization also mark their debuts, including weapon and munition varieties as well as head, upper and lower body and skin customization.

Multiplayer modes

The game launched with eight maps and three modes; Territories, Supremacy, and Skirmish.

Development

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam was announced at the E3 2015 [ citation needed ], alongside an announcement trailer. [5] It was being developed by Antimatter Games, the studio founded by the team who made the first Rising Storm.

The game introduces several features new to the franchise including stealth, tunneling and player-controlled military helicopters. [6] Players earn cosmetics as they level up to customize their soldiers for each faction. [7]

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam went into open beta from May 19 to May 22, 2017, and was officially released for the PC using the software distribution platform Steam on May 30, 2017. [8] [9]

Music

Chris Rickwood and Lennie Moore have returned to score the soundtrack for Rising Storm 2: Vietnam. They were previously employed by Tripwire Interactive to compose the music for 2013's Red Orchestra: Rising Storm. [10] [11] Tripwire also licensed the song "Run Through the Jungle" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. [12] [13]

Downloadable content

Users were able to pre-purchase the Digital Deluxe edition of the game from April 27 to May 30, 2017. The Digital Deluxe came with two exclusive camouflage boonie hats and the official soundtrack. [14]

On September 2, 2017, Tripwire announced that a DLC adding Australian forces was in the works, with an anticipated release date at the end of the year. [15]

On November 27, 2017, The "Pulling Rank" Cosmetic DLC was added to the game, adding new cosmetic items only available to purchasers, and an early unlock.

On April 2, 2020, the (fan made) Talvisota: Winter War Mod was released on Steam, which takes place in the Winter War of 1939–1940 between Finland and Soviet Union. [16]

Reception

Critical reception

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam received generally favorable reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. [17]

Successor

In 2019, a team of Tripwire Interactive developers separated to form Antimatter Games, and announced that they had begun work on'83, a combined-arms tactical First-person shooter shooter set in an alternative history where World War III has begun, developed as a spiritual successor to Rising Storm 2: Vietnam [20] [21] The game is being developed in Unreal Engine 5. In 2023, development was postponed due to publisher issues, but EG7 later licensed the rights to Blue Dot Games to continue development. [22] The game entered a Closed Alpha Test in December 2023.

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References

  1. ↑ Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Update! January 13, 2016
  2. ↑ Iceberg Interactive and Tripwire Interactive extend co-operation for Rising Storm 2: Vietnam (PC) February 23, 2017
  3. ↑ Crouch-Run Through The Jungle: Rising Storm 2 Vietnam June 17, 2015
  4. ↑ Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Website March 24, 2017
  5. ↑ Rising Storm 2: Vietnam goes to the most popular war June 16, 2015
  6. ↑ Hands-on with Rising Storm 2: Vietnam's helicopters, tunnels, and guns August 30, 2016
  7. ↑ Rising Storm 2 Closed Beta Brings Character Customization November 21, 2016
  8. ↑ Rising Storm 2: Vietnam officially goes into action on May 30th, celebrates announcement with open beta May 19, 2017
  9. ↑ Wake up and smell and smell the napalm: Rising Storm 2: Vietnam out today on the Steam Store. Archived June 2, 2017, at the Wayback Machine May 30, 2017
  10. ↑ Chris Rickwood's Portfolio Retrieved May 31, 2017
  11. ↑ Lennie Moore's Portfolio Retrieved May 31, 2017
  12. ↑ Andre Freeman (May 12, 2017), Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Menu Theme , retrieved December 4, 2017
  13. ↑ "Gamereactor UK". www.gamereactor.eu. June 8, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  14. ↑ Rising Storm 2 - Pre-Purchase Special Now Live! April 27, 2017
  15. ↑ October 1, 2017
  16. ↑ Talvisota: Winter War Mod Launches on Steam Today
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  18. ↑ Leack, Jonathan (June 2, 2017). "Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Review". Game Revolution.
  19. ↑ Wilde, Tyler (June 22, 2017). "Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Review". PC Gamer . Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  20. ↑ Andy Chalk (October 31, 2023). "Alt-history multiplayer FPS '83 is back from the dead under a new studio, and they're looking for testers". PC Gamer. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  21. ↑ "'83 on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  22. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/83thegame/comments/1855wyt/eg7_enters_agreement_to_license_the_ip_rights_of/
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