Heroes Over Europe preps for takeoff

After a brief foray into the modern era with Heatseeker, Australian development house Transmission Games (formerly IR Gurus) is returning to the retro skies with Heroes Over Europe, a sequel to its 2005 World War II flight combat effort, Heroes of the Pacific.

Transmission Games CEO Mike Fagan recently mentioned Heroes Over Europe in an interview with GameSpot, but the first details of the project were revealed by publisher Red Mile Entertainment today. Set for release on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, Heroes Over Europe will naturally focus on the European front of the war, re-creating significant air battles as gamers follow the stories of a trio of allied pilots. Transmission is building the game off an entirely new engine and promises a variety of new game modes and an online focus.

According to Fagan, Heroes Over Europe has already been in development for a year and a half. The developers still have some time to work on it, as the game is set for release in fall of 2008 for the Xbox 360 and PS3. The PC edition is expected to follow in early 2009.