''Rising Storm'' is a

multiplayer A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally on the same computing system (couch co-op), on different computing systems via a local area network, or ...

first-person shooter A first-person shooter (FPS) is a video game genre, video game centered on gun fighting and other weapon-based combat seen from a First person (video games), first-person perspective, with the player experiencing the action directly through t ...

game and a standalone

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to '' Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad''. It was developed by Tripwire Interactive in conjunction with the modding community. The title focuses on the Pacific campaign of

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. Announced in May 2010, the game was scheduled for release in 2013. The beta went live on May 8 that year. A sequel, titled '' Rising Storm 2: Vietnam'' was released in 2017.

Gameplay

''Rising Storm'' is a realistic first person shooter. All of the core gameplay mechanics from ''Red Orchestra 2'' are present, such as the cover system and bullet drop. ''Rising Storm'' brings in a whole new arsenal of weapons, that relate to the American and

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

ese weaponry used in the Pacific Theater, such as the

M1 Garand The M1 Garand or M1 rifleOfficially designated as U.S. rifle, caliber .30, M1, later simply called Rifle, Caliber .30, M1, also called US Rifle, Cal. .30, M1 is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the United States Army, U.S. ...

and the Type 38 rifle. Gameplay has been described by Tripwire as asymmetrical, due to the Japanese having inferior weaponry to the Americans to maintain historical accuracy. To balance the teams out, the Japanese are given the Knee Mortar, along with the ability to plant grenades as booby traps, and being able to launch Banzai charges at the Americans, which in turn deals suppression onto the Americans while the Japanese suffer less from suppression themselves. Rising Storm features four playable factions, including the

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines or simply the Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for conducting expeditionar ...

, the U.S. Army, the

Imperial Japanese Army The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA; , ''Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun'', "Army of the Greater Japanese Empire") was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan from 1871 to 1945. It played a central role in Japan’s rapid modernization during th ...

, and the Special Naval Landing Forces. The game takes the player around the Pacific with maps varying from the Battle of Peleliu, with a desert-island type environment, to the Battle of Saipan at Charan Kanoa, an urban environment, to the

Battle of Iwo Jima The was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and United States Navy (USN) landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. The American invasion, desi ...

and the like. Rising Storm also comes with all multiplayer content from '' Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad''. On September 26, 2013, the Island assault content pack was added, bring with it a multiplayer campaign previously seen in ''Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad''. In November 2014, a new free content update was released, featuring 1 new map, and changes to some other maps. The new map being Demyansk. In September 2014, the Armored Assault free content update was released. adding in 2 new maps, Kobura and Tula outskirts. And 2 new tanks, being the

Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

T-70 Light tank and the German Panzer III Medium tank. And a new weapon was added in, the MG-42 German machine gun. The update also changed the map Arad 2, which was updated to showcase the T-70 and

Panzer III The ''Panzerkampfwagen III (Pz.Kpfw. III)'', commonly known as the Panzer III, was a medium tank developed in the 1930s by Nazi Germany, Germany, and was used extensively in World War II. The official German ordnance designation was List of Sd.K ...

tanks.

Development

First announced on May 18, 2010, ''Rising Storm'' was developed between Tripwire Interactive and the modding community.

Reception

''Rising Storm'' earned strongly positive reception from fans and media alike. PC Gamer magazine gave it a rating of 86/100, calling it "A gritty, brutal WWII shooter that uses its scale, setting, and fidelity to great effect." The game was also well received on Metacritic, attaining 82/100 from critics and an 8.5 from users.

Sequel

'' Rising Storm 2: Vietnam'' is a sequel to ''Rising Storm'' and focuses on the

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. North Vietnam w ...

. It was developed by Tripwire Interactive and Antimatter Games. Announced on June 17, 2015, the game was released May 30, 2017.Multiple sources: * * * * *

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