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This article is about the video game. For the unrelated American sitcom, see Enlisted (TV series). For the term for non-commissioned members of a military, see Enlisted rank.
Enlisted
Developer(s)Darkflow Software
Publisher(s)Gaijin Entertainment
EngineDagor Engine
Platform(s)
ReleaseMarch 2, 2021
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Enlisted is a squad-based massively multiplayer online game (MMO) first-person shooter game based around major World War II battles, developed by Darkflow Software and published by Gaijin Entertainment. It will be an Xbox Series X/S launch title and timed console exclusive.[1] On March 2, 2021, the closed Beta went live on PlayStation 5.[2] On April 8, 2021, the game was released on PC as an open beta test.[3]

Gameplay

Enlisted is a squad-based online first-person shooter game with infantry, ground vehicles, and aircraft fighting together on the same map. Players control either a squad of 4–9 soldiers (represented by a real life division of their respective country's military, such as the 1st Infantry Division) of varying classes, equipped with class-restricted weapons such as rifles, submachine guns, machine guns, sniper rifles, mortars, anti-tank weapons, or flamethrowers; alternatively, players may control the crew a tank or a fighter aircraft (at least one of these crews must be selected for use in the menu). Players control one of the soldiers in their squad, and can give orders to and switch between the other AI soldiers in their squad. The player's squads, soldiers, and weaponry can be managed in the main menu, where squads can be switched and upgraded, new soldiers and weapons can be purchased, and selected game modes and campaigns can be switched.[4]

Players battle in large maps based on major World War II battles on the Eastern Front and Western Front of World War II. Depending on the map, players fight each other in two teams representing the Allies and Axis; factions at launch are the Red Army, the United States Army, and the Wehrmacht (each campaign's Wehrmacht is a separate faction). At launch, the game features two campaigns: Battle of Moscow and Invasion of Normandy. The British Army faction, as well as the Battle of Tunisia and Battle of Berlin campaigns, are to be added later in the game's development.[5][6]

Game modes

As of the PC open beta release, there are currently two matchmaking options and two game modes.

Matchmaking options

  • Squads – Standard default matchmaking, where players spawn with their full squads.
  • Lone Fighters – Modified matchmaking, where players do not spawn with their squads, though they may select soldiers from their squads to spawn as. If a soldier is killed, they will be unavailable for the rest of the match; to compensate, spawn numbers are increased. Unlocked at campaign level 3.

A tutorial level and a practice range, both singleplayer only, are also available.

Game modes

  • Domination – Both teams fight to control three control points on a map. Each team is represented by a colored bar that depletes as long as the enemy team has two or more points controlled. The match ends when one team's bar fully depletes.
  • Assault – Allies attempt to attack and control a series of control points on a large map, while Axis attempts to defend each point. Each point is played one-by-one; if Axis loses a point, they must retreat to the next point. Allies are restricted to 1000 soldiers (including AI soldiers). The match ends when either Allies run out of manpower or Axis loses all of their control points.

Development

Gaijin Entertainment and Darkflow Software first announced the game in 2016 as a crowdfunded title. Two campaigns focusing on the Battle of Moscow and the Invasion of Normandy were announced and other campaigns would be unlocked if their respective funding goals were met. Funding tiers at the highest levels would allow contributors to choose the specific campaigns, if successfully met. The game was advertised as a "first person shooter decided by the fans, for the fans" and that "They will have direct input into what we create, including things like campaigns, game modes, even which platforms after PC we will support.”[7] The first public play test occurred in April 2020 on PC. In November 2020, "ray-traced global illumination and DLSS" was added to the game.[8][9]

Release

At E3 2018 Microsoft confirmed that the game would be released to the Xbox and would be part of the Xbox Game Preview for that year.[10][11] The first public play test occurred in April 2020 on the PC and in October of the same year, Microsoft announced that Enlisted would be part of the Xbox Series X/S launch lineup and a timed console exclusive.[12][1] Nvidia confirmed the game's PC release.[9] On April 8, 2021, the game was released on PC as an open beta test.[3]

Reception

See also

  • War Thunder – Vehicular combat game also mostly set in World War II and developed by Gaijin Entertainment
  • Day of Infamy – 2017 World War II tactical shooter with similar gameplay

References

  1. ^ a b "Enlisted is Timed-Console Exclusive for Xbox Series X". Game Rant. 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  2. ^ "Enlisted Major Update: PlayStation 5 and launch of the Normandy Campaign". Enlisted.net. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b https://enlisted.net/en/news/show/86-the-open-beta-testing-of-enlisted-has-begun-en/#!/
  4. ^ "Squads - Enlisted". enlisted.net. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  5. ^ "Campaigns - Enlisted". enlisted.net. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  6. ^ Rebel.Red.Carnation. "Enlisted will be a next-generation Xbox timed console exclusive and a part of the launch line-up". FULLSYNC. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  7. ^ "Squad-based WW2 MMO Enlisted lets players decide which campaign is developed next". PCGamesN. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  8. ^ "Enlisted". Enlisted.net. Retrieved 2020-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ a b Allan, Darren (October 21, 2020). "Nvidia reveals the next PC games to get ray tracing, including World of Warcraft: Shadowlands". TechRadar. Retrieved 2020-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Squad Based MMO shooter Enlisted Coming to Xbox Game Preview in 2018 (press release)". Gamasutra. Retrieved 2020-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Ellwood, Greg. "Enlisted coming to Xbox Game Preview in 2018". Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  12. ^ Tuttle, Will; Chief, Xbox Wire Editor in (2020-10-15). "30 Games Fully Optimized on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S Launch Day". Xbox Wire. Retrieved 2020-10-22. {{cite web}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
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