Marines unveiling two new games.(United States. Marine Corps)

From: National Defense | Date: December 1, 2004| Author: Peck, Michael | Copyright information

The Marine Corps is adapting two commercial video games--one a first-person-shooter and the other a platoon level strategy game--for training purposes.

Each side sees the deal as a win-win; the Marines get cutting-edge video game technology at a fraction of the price, while the game company marketers can bolster their products with a valuable Semper Fi endorsement.

The shooter game is appropriately titled Close Combat: First to Fight. In a strange twist, Firs...

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