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World War II Online is a massively multiplayer first-person shooter computer game that was released in June 2001. Set in World War II, it is a combined arms, online simulation set in a relentless, action-packed 3D environment where players can command and crew a variety of accurately modeled vehicles, naval vessels and aircraft and sling weapons to fight as foot soldiers with and against thousands of other gamers.
World War II Online is the first and still the only massively multiplayer first-person virtual battlefield that covers a ½ scale map of Europe with accurate terrain modeling. It allows players to fight alongside British, French and German forces 24/7 in a persistent world in which character advancement and career paths provide an RPG layer and strategic systems are driven by player missions and command structures.
World War II Online has received numerous industry press awards including GameSpy's 2001 Gamers' Choice Sim of the Year and IGN's 2001 Persistent World Game of the Year. The game had a rocky start in 2001 with gameplay hampered by bugs and lag in the first few months. In fact, the original release was broken, requiring a patch just to make it work.
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