If you manage to fire a high enough calibre round into the fuel pack, it explodes into flames. I loved hearing scream retreats when they heard the piercing whistle of mortars overhead.įlamethrowers are another addition that can really sow destruction on the battlefield, but they also present some interesting targets of opportunity.

When speaking in local chat, enemies can overhear you if they're close enough, and I loved hearing them scream retreats when they heard the piercing whistle of mortars overhead. And they also highlight Day of Infamy's fantastic built-in voice communication. And after a few hours playing alongside its developers, I'm itching to storm some more beaches.Įven though those same mortars blew me to bits on more than one occasion, I really enjoyed the way they'd interrupt the flow of combat or give rise to dramatic last stands. Now that mod, Day of Infamy, is getting a full standalone release through Steam Early Access, bringing players back to a familiar era of 'potato mashers', pings!, and British people calling Americans 'yanks.' Day of Infamy will introduce more maps, new weapons and features, and will only cost $20 when it releases in July. But as I storm up the beach of an Italian village with New World Interactive community manager Michael Tsarouhas screaming 'chaaaarge' only to get cut down by a machine gun, I don't have much time to regret it.Įarlier this year, New World Interactive did something a little different when they released a total conversion mod that transformed the Middle-East setting of Insurgency into the familiar fronts of World War Two. Of course, in a hardcore shooter like Insurgency, wasting ammo is a sin. It's a waste of ammo, but I squeeze off enough shots just to hear it again. The metallic ping! as my M1 Garand ejects its 'en bloc' magazine is a sound I haven't heard in a few years, and I can't help but smile a little as I shove another one into my rifle.

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