- Platform: IBM PC Compatible
- Release Date: November 18, 2003
- Genre: Simulation
- Style: Flight Combat Sim
- Similar Games: Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe (IBM PC Compatible), IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles -- WWII 1941-1945 (IBM PC Compatible)
Game Description
Secret Weapons Over Normandy features 20 authentic World War II aircraft in a series of 30 air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Inspired by LucasArts' original Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe, released in 1991 for computers, players become members of an ace squadron that is given the most harrowing assignments in the war. Players will engage in 15 combat theaters, taking them from Europe and the Eastern Front to North Africa, China-Burma-India, and the Pacific. Developer Totally Games draws from its experience in creating the popular Star Wars: X-Wing series for this project, offering a similar structure of cinematic storytelling, notable characters, and intense dogfights and bombing runs.The action takes place over a period of four years, where players will become active participants in such infamous battles as the Evacuation of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, Operation Sea Lion, Battle of Midway, and the D-Day invasion. Flyable aircraft includes the P-38 Lightning, the P-51 Mustang, the Me 163 Komet, the Me 262, and the B-17 Flying Fortress. To further draw players into the game, sound effects were re-created using actual field recordings of aircraft flown during the time period. Voice acting is performed by Will Lyman, narrator of the PBS television series Frontline, and international film star Mako, who provides the game's Japanese Imperial dialect. Rounding out the list of features is the ability to enlist a friend, for cooperative play or for competitive dueling, in a variety of multiplayer modes.
~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide
Production Credits
Company 1: Totally Games; Creative Director: Lawrence Holland; Project Lead: Lawrence Holland; Technical Lead: Albert Mack; Art Lead: Jim McLeod; Mission Design Lead: Mike Hawkins; Asst. Tech Lead, Game Systems: Samuel Fortiner; 3D Graphics Programming: James Therien, Basil Milanichf; Game System Programmer: Kevin Deus, Erik Novales, Samir Sinha, Colin Carley; Tool Programmer: Ryan Butterfoss, Wyatt Cheng, Fred Wang; Mission Designer: Tony Evans, Jess VanDerwalker, Aaron Keppel; Script Writer: Derek Chester; Model Artist: Mike Cicchi, Victor Bennett, Sherwin Viray; Terrain Artist: Matt Bein, Edmund Leo; Model & Cutscene Artist: Richard Green; Interface Artist: Arthur Koch; Additional Art: Armand Cabrera, Shane Ushijima; Project Coordinator: Morgan W. Gray; General Manager: Peter Leahy; Director of Employee Development: Terry Gillespie; Company 2: LucasArts; Producer: Peter Hirschmann; Lead Sound Designer: Nick Peck; External Lead Artist: Matt Omernick; Test Lead: Andy Alamano; Assistant Test Lead: K. C. Coleman; Best Test Team In the World: Shawn Refoua, Jonny Rice, Bob McGehee, Serge Tcherniavskii, Dave Felton, Chris Ward, Seth Benton, Todd Brais; Additional Art: Clint Young, Thitikun Vorachart, Paul Pierce; International Producer: Huan-Hua Chye; External Technical Director: Mike Lampell, Brent Oster; VO Director: Darragh O'Farrell; Senior Voice Editor: Cindy Wong; Assistant Voice Editor: G. W. Childs, Harrison Deutsch; Voice and International Department Coordinator: Jennifer Sloan; Spezielle Anerkennung: Andre Bremer; Voice of Narrator: Will Lyman; Voice of James Chase: Chris Cox; Voice of Trevor: Tom Oldham; Voice of Krieger: Kai Wulf; Voice of Pauline: Julianne Buescher; Voice of Rork: David Robb; Voice of Blake: Quinton Flynn; Voice of Lilia: Elena K. Smith; Voice of Mack: Carlos Alazraqui; Voice of Toomey: Robert Harper; Voice of White Rose: Claudia Christian; Voice of Cedrick: Serge Thiriet; Voice of Dadigan: Billy O'Sullivan; Voice of Niels Bohr: Carsten Lackner; German Voice: Matt Lindquist, Herbert Primig, Fabio Serafin, Jim Ward, Andy Valver, Jonathan Redford; Imperial Japanese Voice: Mako, Y. Hero Abe, Ken Enomoto; British Voice: Chris Bowen, Steve Lee, Lewis McCleod, Tim Bentick; American Voice: Adam Paul, Rick Deno, Andre Sogliuzzo, Phil Hayes, Tim Omundson, David Kaye; Soviet Voice: Jacek Jarkowski, Phil Proctor; Sound Department Manager: Jeff Kliment; Additional Sound Recording and Editing: J. White, David Collins, Ellen Meijers; Cutscene Music Editing: Jesse Harlin; Director of Marketing and Public Relations: Liz Allen; Product Marketing Manager: Logan Parr; Senior Product Marketing Manager: Marcella Churchill; Public Relations Manager: Heather Twist Phillips; Public Relations Specialist: Alexis Mervin; Internet Community Relations Specialist: Ronda Scott; Marketing Coordinator: Greg Rosenfeld; Internet Marketing: Jim Passalacqua, Chris Adams, Paul Warner, Tony Deweese, Melissa Federoff; Box Illustration: Matt Hall; Manual Writer: Brett Rector; Manual Cover, Design and Packaging: Gregory Harsh, Beeline Group; VP Global Publishing: Mary Bihr; Director of Sales: Meredith Cahill; International Sales Manager: Terri Dome; Sales Coordinator: Mike Maguire; Sales Analyst: Greg Robles; Channel Marketing Manager: Tim Moore; Channel Marketing Specialist: Katy Walden; Director of Operations: Jason Horstman; Materials Manager: Evelyne Bolling; Manager of Quality Services: Paul Purdy; Quality Assurance Supervisor: Chip Hinnenberg; Product Support Supervisor: Jay Geraci; International Lead Tester: David Chapman; DVD and CD Burning Goddess: Wendy Kaplan, Kellie Walker; the Air Museum Planes of Fame President: Steven Hinton; Director of Corporate Relations: Mark Foster; B-17 Consultant: Wilbur Richardson; Pilot and Crew: Steven Hinton, John Maloney, Mark Foster, Brent Hunter, John Hinton, Matt Nightingale, Kevin Conway, Marc Gonzalez; Music Composed By: Michael Glacchino; Music Editor and Score Prep: Chris Tilton; Conducted and Orchestrated By: Tim Simonec; Recording Engineer: Steve Smith; Concert Master and Contractor: Simon James; Copyist: Greg Nestor; Taiko Drum Corps: Seattle Kokon Taiko; "Main Theme" Video Edited By: Erik Woods; Performed By: The Northwest Sinfonia; Air Museum Video Director of Photography: Peter J. Hutchison; Audio Engineer: Steven Jankowski; PA and Swing Grip: Joe Lynn; Director of Photography - Orchestra Video: Glenn Aust; Audio Engineer: Bill Heinlein; Cutscene Photo Shoot Producer: Gretchen Moosbrugger; Actor & Costume Wrangler: Jason Bice; Cutscene Re-Enactor: Mark Jordan, John Stokes, TJ Carskadon, Christian McCuen, John Dickerman, Dave Bergmann, Michelle Currie, Tricia Ward; WW2 Actor Resource: Mr. Lucky, Otto Von Stroheim; Production Shout-Out: Dan Pettit, Shara Miller; Secret Weapon: Mark Barbolak, Mary Beth Ratto, Donna Czerwinski, Matt Urban, Peggy Ary, Alison Gaiser, Anne Marie Hawkins, Denise Gollaher, Julie Moretti, Tina Carter, Indomitable Isa Stamos, Daring Dmitri Ellingson, Magical Matt White, Seth Steinberg, Jannett Shirley-Paul, Mary Carter, Mike Nelson, Ellen Lynch, Tom Sarris, Stacy Cheregotis, Chris Golaher, Kristi Kaufman, Carren Russo, Richard Quinones, Tom McCarthy, Chad Williams, Anne Marie Stein, LucasArts IS Department, LucasArts Facilities, Deathstar Shipping, LEC-Production, LEC-Mez, LEC-RPM, Team Kismet; Les Grands Fromage: Randy Breen, Camela McLanahan, RJ Berg, Atsuko Matsumoto, Malcolm Johnson, Karen Chelini; LucasArts President: Simon Jeffery
~ Keith Adams, All Game Guide
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