By Lee Stephan
The yr is 1958. The Soviet Union and the U.S. of the US are entrenched in a chilly warfare. yet for Mikhail Kirov, captain within the Soviet Fourth military, lifestyles is comparatively idle. After serving honorably in Hungary, Mikhail is stationed to the bottom of Zossen Wünsdorf, south of Berlin, the place he lives in a government-issued condominium together with his spouse and six-year-old daughter. long gone are the times of quelling the Hungarian Revolution. the most important problem he faces now's instructing his little woman mathematics. yet issues are approximately to alter.
An item of unknown foundation has been intercepted over the Atlantic by means of the americans. Nuclear missiles are introduced. the thing crashes in Iceland. In a annoying second of necessity, NATO contacts the Kremlin. The americans need assistance.
Crimson Dagger serves as a prequel to the game Xenonauts, by means of Goldhawk Interactive, a true time process video game set within the chilly battle period. it's a tale approximately cooperation amid notable conditions as rival superpowers are compelled into camaraderie to strive against a superb foe. chosen because the chief of this not likely alliance, Mikhail needs to put aside he and the Americans' changes as they input the unknown side-by-side, prompting the query: is the enemy of one's enemy really their pal?
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