Carnage Heart

Many action games assume that platform gamers are only interested in the visceral part of the battle and that only PC gamers could possibly enjoy strategic elements thrown into the mix. Carnage Heart, a new disc straight from the labs of Sony, hopes to rectify this oversight by combining the best features of strategy wargames and battle sims.

In the year 2073, a vicious war is being fought over the moons of Jupiter and you are one of the powers vying for control. Beginning as a small fish in a big pond, you must design your own 'mechs and then make deals with arms suppliers to provide you with the best weapons available. Once your armies are built, you must then devise a battle plan to eliminate your enemies.

The battles between armies are fought in a 3D perspective, with camera angles that you control. Unlike many strategy games, the battle portions of Carnage Heart are fast-paced brawls. In addition to battling enemies, you can test out new designs in your command headquarters, oversee production lines and make deals to acquire new weapons technologies. Carnage Heart also supports the PlayStation memory card, a feature which allows you to compete against another player.