Codename Eagle

Codename Eagle is a computer game developed by Stockholm-based studio Refraction Games and was released in November 1999. Refraction Games later merged with EA Digital Illusions CE (DICE) and developed Battlefield 1942.

Released: 1 November 1999
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure First-person shooter Historical Shooter World War I
Developers: Refraction Games
Publishers: Take-Two Interactive
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: First person
Themes: Action Fantasy Historical
Engine: Refractor
Country: Sweden
Age ratings: ESRB M PEGI 16

About

Codename Eagle is a first-person shooter video game developed by Refraction Games and published by Take-Two Interactive and TalonSoft. Codename Eagle was released initially in the United Kingdom in November 1999, and later in North America in March 2000.

In 2000, DICE acquired Refraction Games and inherited the in-development Battlefield 1942. Codename Eagle is considered a spiritual predecessor to Battlefield 1942.

Keywords

capture the flag
death match
team deathmatch
airship

Media

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Gameplay

Codename Eagle is an open-world first-person shooter with drivable land, air and sea vehicles. In multiplayer mode, the players can battle in one of three modes: Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Capture the Flag.

Story

The game is set in an alternate timeline, centered around events starting in Petrograd, Russia in 1917. World War I and the 1917 October Revolution never happened. Germany has yet to become involved with any of the other world powers. The story starts when Tsar Nicholas of the Russian Empire is betrayed by one of his closest friends, General Popov.

One night, Popov sends assassins to kill the Tsar and the rest of the Royal Family to ensure that there are absolutely no living heirs to the throne of Russia. Popov would later cover up the murder by addressing the Russian people that a "terrible accident had befallen the Royal Family". The villainous general then later presents Lieutenant Oleg to the people of Russia as the "sole surviving son of Tsar Nicholas: Prince Alexander" and has Oleg crowned as the new Tsar.