Dino D-Day
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Dino D-Day is a multiplayer team-based first-person action
video game, developed as a total conversion modification on the Valve Corporation's
proprietary Source engine
. The game was released on 8 April 2011. The game is set in 1942 during World War II
. The premise of the game is that Adolf Hitler
has resurrected dinosaurs, and players can battle online choosing to serve either the Allied nations
or the Nazis. The game has been described as a new twist on "the overdone World War II FPS ... that has become a running joke in the industry and gaming press".
The initial game consists of five maps and three game modes. The game consists of six playable classes for the Allied nations and Axis nations
respectively. The Allied side has five human classes and one dinosaur class, and the Axis side has three human classes and three dinosaur classes. The developers, 800 North and Digital Ranch, have announced that they will add more maps, game modes, increase the number of playable characters and even add a single player mode through free updates.
First-person shooter
First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
video game, developed as a total conversion modification on the Valve Corporation's
Valve Corporation
Valve Corporation is an American video game development and digital distribution company based in Bellevue, Washington, United States...
proprietary Source engine
Source engine
Source is a 3D game engine developed by Valve Corporation. It debuted in June 2004 with Counter-Strike: Source and shortly thereafter Half-Life 2, and has been in active development ever since...
. The game was released on 8 April 2011. The game is set in 1942 during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The premise of the game is that Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
has resurrected dinosaurs, and players can battle online choosing to serve either the Allied nations
Allies of World War II
The Allies of World War II were the countries that opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War . Former Axis states contributing to the Allied victory are not considered Allied states...
or the Nazis. The game has been described as a new twist on "the overdone World War II FPS ... that has become a running joke in the industry and gaming press".
The initial game consists of five maps and three game modes. The game consists of six playable classes for the Allied nations and Axis nations
Axis Powers
The Axis powers , also known as the Axis alliance, Axis nations, Axis countries, or just the Axis, was an alignment of great powers during the mid-20th century that fought World War II against the Allies. It began in 1936 with treaties of friendship between Germany and Italy and between Germany and...
respectively. The Allied side has five human classes and one dinosaur class, and the Axis side has three human classes and three dinosaur classes. The developers, 800 North and Digital Ranch, have announced that they will add more maps, game modes, increase the number of playable characters and even add a single player mode through free updates.