Ring of Red

Ring of Red (リング・オブ・レッド, Ringu obu Reddo) is an alternate history turn-based strategy video game released by Konami for the PlayStation 2 console.

[2] The game is based on an alternate history theory that after the defeat of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy near the end of World War II, Japan was conquered and occupied by both Soviet and American forces - rather than solely by the US, as in actual history.

Combat consists of players moving and operating their AFW and issuing orders to accompanying infantry.

[3] Certain support troops can compensate for terrain conditions by deploying range-finders before the battle starts, and Afws, in tandem with squadrons stationed on the mech itself, can launch flares to provide Battlefield illumination.

Three infantry squads accompany the AFW in each unit, two fighting on the ground and the third riding on the mech itself as crew.

Ring of Red is set in an alternate history 1960s where the Allies ended World War II by invading Japan in the costly Operation Downfall rather than the use of the atomic bomb.

A significant development in this timeline is the design and deployment of mecha called Armoured Fighting Walkers (AFWs).

The establishment of a no fly zone over Japan under the RACINI Treaty - based on the presumption that nuclear weapons could only be delivered by airplane - has furthered AFW development.

When the Type 3 prototype AFW is stolen by elite Northern agent and Vietnam veteran Yu Kaiho under the orders of the North Japanese general Hidetomi Minakawa, Masami "Wei" von Weizegger and Ryoko Minakawa were sent to retrieve the prototype for South Japan at all costs.

In their quest to retrieve it, they will learn there are bigger ambitions at play than tipping the balance of the Cold War, and even their own allies may not be trusted.

In the Japanese version, it is stated that Wei and Ryoko's commanding officers Schreingen and Rodriguez are former members of the Nazi Party[5] but evaded punishment in return for information regarding AFWs and allowed to stay in South Japan.

The Japanese version also mentions the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki being followed up by Operation Downfall.

[16] Eurogamer criticized the soundtrack, lack of voice acting and translation, but praised the graphics and gameplay, saying "People who enjoy involving battle strategy romps...will definitely find Ring of Red captivating.

"[22][b] Greg Orlando of NextGen said, "With this Ring, we certainly are wed to mass destruction – yet we marry not out of love, but for looks and quick, easy fun.

The tactical map uses a square grid.
When engaging enemies, a 1st Person view of the scope's reticule appears in order to facilitate attacks. [ 7 ] In this case, Ryoko's AFW is on target as a mock enemy during Mission 2 with Yu Kaiho's Aim Weapon Maximum Attack.
An anti-AFW at the rear while German troops march in the countryside. The said AFW was placed on actual World War II combat footage by CGI with black and white rendering to give it an authentic feeling of the footage being taken in the late 1930s and 1940s.