The Stalin Subway: Red Veil Preview

The Stalin Subway is a realistic first-person shooter that is set in Stalin's Moscow of fall 1952. Losif Stalin, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of USSR is now 72 years old. A group of military officials of high rank decides that the Generalissimo is weak and the power can be taken away from him. But the fear of the Father of the Nation is still strong and conspirators choose an unusual weapon, which can produce huge destruction and mass deaths...

The events of the game take place in Moscow on the territory of secret underground objects like subway stations, Kremlin undergrounds, secret military subways, the underground city of Ramenki, and other top-secret and also well-known places.

The lieutenant of MGB (future KGB) Gleb Suvorov gets involved into the business of highest powers: Now he is against the regime and for his people. He is in to survive himself and save the lives of innocent people.

Key Features:

• Set in Stalin's era - year 1952

• Real Moscow locations: Moscow subway stations, Kremlin, Moscow State University

• Secret locations: D6 - secret military subway under Moscow, secret laboratories, underground shelters, Stalin's bunker

• Authentic weapons, including rare weapons like anti-tank rifle PTRS-41

• NPCs reacting emotionally to the environment

• The ability to ride trains and armed cars inside the Moscow subways and underground tunnels

• More than 300 destructible environment objects: from furniture and cases to the ashtrays and knobs

The preview copy is only limited to three maps and is also a work in progress. Though at first glance this title does show some promise to be a decent FPS. Though I did find that the game currently lacks eye-popping graphics. This is an unfinished title, but I personally could not find much visually to make this game stand out compared to other shooters. The sound effects and voice-overs are also still in the developing stage and again nothing sounded any different or better than any other titles.

In short I found this to be a typical shooter where you boogie through the missions being watchful of the enemy and careful not to shoot any friendly comrades. Complete various tasks to get you through the missions all the while blowing away anyone who stands in the way. Set back in the early 50’s you will have access to a well-rounded arsenal that will surely be enough firepower to see you through.

There will be a multiplayer option that will be offered in the retail version, which will most likely be this games saving grace. Not sure of the all the details yet, but most importantly it will be offered. For a game that has been over two years in the making, I would have thought to preview a bit more. I guess we will have just to wait and see.