FNA- The Iranian Army unveiled the cellphone version of its second video game production, Battle in the Gulf of Aden (the 10-Degrees Latitude), in a ceremony in Tehran on Monday.
The video game was unveiled in a ceremony held on the sidelines of ELECOMP exhibition, participated by several Army officials, including Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari.
Battle in the Gulf of Aden (2) is a game with Unity 3D graphic engine and designed with a high graphic and sounding and its scenario is about the Iranian Navy's powerful presence in the international waters and their fight against the pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
The Iranian Army unveiled video version of the Battle in Gulf of Aden (the 10-Degrees Latitude) for computer systems in February 2014.
The 10-Degree Latitude is the second computer game introduced to the market by the army and has gone under revisions, including a changed scenario, multiplayer option, and live web playing, Lieutenant Commander of the Army for Cultural and Public Relations Affairs Seyed Mohammad Reza Vahedi said in the ceremony to unveil the game at the time.
He expressed the hope that following the changes in the second version of the game and the replacement of artificial intelligence with human intelligence, the game can find customers among other world nations as well.
Vahedi said that the first version of the game, Battle in Gulf of Aden which was unveiled in 2012, was the most visited and sold game in Iran, and mentioned that this shows Iran's success in fighting the enemies soft war.
The Battle in the Gulf of Aden computer game which was produced in June 2012 using the powerful motor of Unity and enjoying a professional graphic and sounding displayed the Iranian Navy's mighty presence in the international waters and Navy commandoes' fight with the pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
The player of the game took the role of an Iranian commando who should fight and kill pirates in the Gulf of Aden and then find and destroy their hideouts in a bid to find and kill the buccaneers' ringleader.
Iran released its first three-dimensional video game, the Age of Heroes, in 2009, which was designed based on the stories narrated in the Persian epic poet Ferdowsi's magnum opus, Shahnameh.