A Men of War: Red Tide (PC) demo is now available on FileShack, offering a playable sample of Best Way's strategy game in exchange for 960MB of bandwidth.

Once billed as a standalone expansion to Men of War but described today by publisher 1C Company as a sequel, Red Tide recreates World War II's Black Sea Campaigns across more than twenty missions starring the Soviet "Black Coats."

Red Tide is currently available from a variety of digital distribution outlets, and will be included in the Men of War Gold Edition hitting North American shops December 1.

Expanding upon the Men of War: Red Tide (PC) announcement, developer Best Way has issued some screenshots and a trailer for its fall-due standalone RTS expansion.

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A standalone expansion to Best Way and DMS' PC action-RTS Men of War is due to hit digital download and North American retail this fall, 1C and Aspyr said today.

Men of War: Red Tide, as the expansion is called, will see players take control of Soviet "Black Coat" marines and their various air, land and sea-based vehicles throughout "more than 20 missions" set during the Black Sea Campaigns of World War II.

The new campaign is set to be "based on the writings of Soviet scribe Alexander Zorich," the two publishers said, and packs "dozens of new or upgraded units and weapons."

Details on some of the battlegrounds and new units can be found below... Read more