Real War enlists Hollywood talent

Simon & Schuster Interactive has announced that its upcoming real-time strategy war game, Real War, will feature the voice of R. Lee Ermey, the actor best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. Ermey will provide the voice for the in-game mission briefings. In addition to his role in Full Metal Jacket, the actor has appeared in numerous other films, including Apocalypse Now, Dead Man Walking, Seven, and Switchback. Before he began his acting career, Ermey spent 11 years in the US Marine Corps, including one and a half tours in Vietnam.

Simon & Schuster's Real War is based on Joint Forces Deployment, a tactical-combat simulation developed for the US military. Players can assume control of either the US forces or a terrorist group known as the Independent Liberation Army, and each side includes 12 scenarios and around 40 hours of gameplay. The game features more than 50 different types of real-life units, including infantry, armored vehicles such as the M1A1 and the T80, nuclear submarines, and aircraft such as the F16 and the B52.

For more information, take a look at our previous coverage of the game. Real War is in development at Rival Interactive, and it is scheduled for release in August.