Microprose’s Cold War RTS “Regiments” hitting PC next month

The Cold War is about to go hot, and I’m talking about 1989’s version just to be clear. Microprose has its alternate-history RTS Regiments set for August.

Taking command

It’s 1989, and a Cold War has gone hot with NATO and Warsaw Pact countries taking a renewed aggression to the battlefields of Germany. That’s the setting for Microprose’s Regiments, a strategy game that looks to shake up a classic genre with some new tricks.

It’s 1989 and the flames of a New War are flaring up. Thousands of square miles of German landscape will become a stage for sweeping battles between the best NATO and Warsaw Pact has to offer.
Lead your Regiment through the inferno of a wide-scale Cold War conflict in this new Real-Time Tactics game. Break through the lines, call in artilleryand air support, maneuver, feign retreats, and stage mobile defenses. Do not relent.

Microprose press release

Setting Regiments pretty far apart from other RTS’ is the Platoon Command System. The PCS lets gamers “orchestrate battles with unprecedented precision and ease”. Basically, that shakes out to mean you’re issuing general orders, and not worrying about micromanaging every single trooper.

That’s a big evolution for the genre, if Microprose can pull it off right. I don’t know about other RTS players, but trying to keep track of what every single unit is doing is one of my biggest annoyances with the genre. At least, with the modern version of it.

Other features of Regiments include:

• Several dynamic operations, encompassing warfare around the Inner German border
• Three distinct skirmish modes with varied, dynamic objectives
• Aggressive, competent AI that can challenge experienced RTS players
• On-the-fly force customization, rewarding adaptability, and creativity
• Deep game mechanics, simulating the Cold War era mechanized fight with great detail
• Four key Cold War Factions: Soviet Union, USA, West Germany, and East Germany
• Visceral visual effects, bringing the WWIII to your screen in all its terrifying glory
• Over 60 authentic vehicles modeled, combined into a multitude of different formations. Deploy such iconic vehicles as Leopard 2, T-72M or M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle
• Smooth learning curve and high accessibility even to novice RTS players
• Refined controls that make commanding hundreds of soldiers a breeze

Microprose press release

Ready to head to the front? Regiments is set to launch for the PC on August 16th, 2022.