Full Spectrum Warrior is a real-time tactics videogame. It was developed by the Institute for Creative Technologies in association with Pandemic Studios and published by THQ. It was released on June 1, 2004 for the Xbox, September 21, 2004 for Windows and on March 23, 2005 for the PlayStation 2. The game uses the Havok 2 physics engine, featuring realistic manipulation of objects in the game environment and ragdoll physics.
Pandemic released a sequel, Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers, on March 27 in North America and June 23, 2006 in Europe.
The game has been adapted by psychologists to assist veterans from Iraq overcome the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.
As of September 29, 2008, the game has been released as a free download from BigDownload, sponsored by the United States Army. The ad-sponsored version cannot be played in Canada, however. |