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American Conquest
CDV 		 
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Release Date:
October 2002

Genre:
Strategy

Localisation:
complete
Does history repeat itself?

- Not necessarily in cdv’s real-time strategy game, starting with Columbus’ arrival in America in 1492 and covering the following 300 years of American history:

”Years of bloody warfare followed as the newcomers fought to control the land they believed was rightfully theirs. This is the history of the land as it has been reported. Will you change it?”

Can we learn from history?

- In the first place we learn history here: The challenge of coordinating troops, creating formations and using terrain advantages is framed by the carefully researched history of native American tribes and their European invaders.

Therefore the localisation of American Conquest focussed on the linguistic presentation of historical facts as correctly and with as much balance as possible, but we also wanted to present the given information in an attractive way. And here is some of the feedback we got on this attempt:

Computer Bild Spiele 1/2003: ”Professional actors lead through the story.”

Gamesweb.com: ”... We especially liked the comprehensive briefing, which introduces you to the upcoming objectives before each mission and presents its historical context in a short history lesson ... The actor of the mission briefings acts in a highly motivated way.”

demonews.de: ”Before each mission you can listen to a great German dubbing voice telling interesting background information. While one usually skips these scenes, this will be different with American Conquest. Historical knowledge is imparted to players through gripping voice-overs.”
 
Soundfiles:
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"Nahe einer kleinen Insel ..."
 
Press Notes about
American Conquest
January 2003
Computer Bild Spiele
"Pro actors take you through the story."
Deccember 2002
gamesurf.de
"For the brief historical excursions before the missions, a rousing, professional actor was employed instead of the usual youngster with a breaking voice."
 
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