FIRST LOOK:
ECHELON (BETHESDA)

Are you looking for a fight? Not just any fight, but 'white-knuckled combat over lush alien landscapes and towering cities as a member of an elite fighting force'? ...I know, I know. That's sounds like a typical 'box blurb'. The next thing it should say is 'best game ever'. Gotcha - but if that sounds like an awful big claim, check out some of these features... Multiple playable vehicles to pilot let you fly and fight with a variety of futuristic aircraft armed to the teeth with high-tech weapnory. A branching campaign and ranking system adds replay value and allows you to replay the game with an entirely new perspective. A huge continent-sized game world that is big enough to blow you away! We're talking several hours of real-time flying to cross the map. And... of course the latest in graphics to make for stunning visuals (a requisite, no?) I have seen this game in its early stages and can vouch for its eyecandy... and if Buka Entertainment and Bethesda Softworks are able to make Echelon live up to its goals, they just may have an award winner on their hands...