Stormrise

Overview

Stormrise is a 2009 real-time tactics game developed by Creative Assembly's Australian studio and published by Sega for Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is set in a post-apocalyptic world, and you control units in the air, on the surface and underground.

In the near future, weather control satellites built to head off an environmental disaster malfunction and cause a catastrophe called The Event, when firestorms devastate the surface of the Earth. A small group is put into cryogenic stasis to rebuild society, and everyone else is left behind. Decades later two societies have emerged: the Echelon, who woke from stasis and are technologically advanced, and the Sai, tribal mutant survivors who adapted to the new world. You play Commander Geary, who faces the Sai leader Meridian.

It released in March 2009: March 24 in North America, March 26 in Australia and March 27 in Europe. The Windows version needs Windows Vista, because its engine is built around DirectX 10.1.

Reviews were poor. On Metacritic the PS3 version scored 51, the Xbox 360 version 48 and the PC version 42. Development of a second patch was cancelled on April 28, 2009, about a month after release, with Creative Assembly pointing to the cost of testing and certifying the changes. Creative director Ken Turner left the studio after that.

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Real-time tactics

Developer

Creative Assembly

Publisher

Sega

Composers

Jeff van Dyck

Directors

Ken Turner

Modes

Single player

Yes

Online multiplayer

Yes

Release dates

Trophies

Trophies44

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

3

Silver

7

Bronze

33

Total

44

Points

1275

• Platinum This is the platinum trophy and is unlocked automatically when all the trophies have been unlocked Platinum 1.36% of players
• Epic Saga Complete Story Mode on Hard Gold 1.75% of players
• Scrap Metal Destroy 27 Stalkers Bronze 2.59% of players
• Decked Out Win 10 ranked matches fully equipped Silver Needs online 1.93% of players
• Full Repertoire Use all unit abilities at least once Gold 2.64% of players
• Totaled Eclipse Destroy 9 Eclipses Bronze 1.95% of players
• Veteran's Affair Win 99 ranked matches Silver Needs online 1.9% of players
• Eradicator Beat the AI on all Skirmish maps Silver 2.03% of players
• Epic Campaign Complete Story Mode on Easy or Normal Silver 3.09% of players
• The Other Side Complete Act 1 of Story Mode Silver 9.39% of players
• The Other Path Complete Act 2 of Story Mode Silver 6.09% of players
• Formidable Destroy 500 units Gold 17.07% of players
• Qualify for Duty Complete the Tutorial Bronze 76.57% of players
• Clean Sweep Destroy all hiding Sai insurgents in the Tutorial Bronze 8.04% of players
• Ulterior Motives Use the playbook to switch weapons Bronze 48.5% of players
• First Assault Complete Mission 1: Domestic Disturbance Bronze 26.43% of players
• In Transit Secure the Control Node powering the turrets in Mission 2: Assault Charge Bronze 24.15% of players
• Telepathic Establish a portal in Mission 3: Double Jeopardy Bronze 14.83% of players
• H.Y.D.R.A. Defeat the Hydra in Mission 4: Multiple Counts Bronze 9.39% of players
• Hammer Time Take out the Arc-Hammers in Mission 5: Self Defense Bronze 7.57% of players
• Evacuation Rescue Vantage in Mission 6: Innocent Victim Bronze 7.96% of players
• A Bridge Not Too Far Secure all 3 bridges in Mission 7: Unfair Surprise Bronze 3.28% of players
• Power Up Secure all 3 power junctions in Mission 8: Reasonable Doubt Bronze 6% of players
• Fur Coat Defeat Sable in Mission 9: Shock Verdict Bronze 3.86% of players
• Rite of Passage Rescue Eona in Mission 10: Prison Break Bronze 4.57% of players
• In Pursuit Secure the AA Turrets in Mission 11: Hot Pursuit Bronze 3.56% of players
• Reverse Polarity Recalibrate the airfield station in Mission 12: Natural Justice Bronze 3.18% of players
• Spray and Pray Use the Matriarch's Acid Rain ability Bronze 13.19% of players
• Demolisher Destroy 55 Control Nodes with the Demo Bomb ability Bronze 2.12% of players
• Puppet Master Destroy an enemy unit with one you have Mind-Controlled Bronze 4.34% of players
• Unleashed Use the Rage Smash ability Bronze 12.87% of players
• Whip it Good Whip 250 times during any map or match Bronze 18.8% of players
• Playing Both Sides Win 8 ranked matches with each faction Bronze Needs online 2.1% of players
• Demoraliser Destroy 11 enemy units in the first 5 minutes of a ranked match Bronze Needs online 2.23% of players
• First Down and Ten Win a ranked match in under 10 minutes Bronze Needs online 2.76% of players
• Winning Streak Win 6 consecutive ranked matches Silver Needs online 2.31% of players
• Feeding the Habit Play 16 ranked matches Bronze Needs online 2.57% of players
• Calling all Units Recruit one of every unit type in any game mode Bronze 4.99% of players
• Gone Shopping Lose a multiplayer match while the deployment queue is open Bronze Needs online 2.93% of players
• Maximum Firepower Upgrade a Control Node to have level 3 turrets (multiplayer or skirmish) Bronze 9.92% of players
• Slice and Dice Use the Spectre's Rapid Slice ability to kill an enemy commander (multiplayer or skirmish) Bronze 2.39% of players
• False Sense of Security Attack 24 cloaked Spectres while using the Infiltrator's Thermal Vision Bronze 1.91% of players
• Appetite for Destruction Destroy 77 units using the Stalker's SAMs Bronze 1.84% of players
• Pest Control Kill 80 Broodlings Bronze 20.85% of players

Space and patches

Update patch01.01

These are the patches Sony still hosts for this disc ID. The game's real history can be longer.

Playable today

Reception

Aggregates

Outlet	Platform	Score	Scale
Metacritic	PS3	51	100

Critics

Outlet	Score	Scale
Eurogamer	3	10
Game Informer	4	10
GameSpot	2.5	10
IGN	4.9	10
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	3.5	5

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Developer	Creative Assembly
Publisher	Sega
Creative Director	Ken Turner
Composer	Jeff van Dyck

Notes for collectors

• The only patch is 01.01, about 20 MB. A planned second patch was cancelled on April 28, 2009.
• Creative director Ken Turner left the studio after the second patch was cancelled.
• Eight of the 44 trophies are tied to ranked or multiplayer matches, including Win 99 ranked matches.
• There is a trophy for each of the 12 story missions, plus one for each act and one for finishing the story.
• The PC version needs Windows Vista or later because it is built around DirectX 10.1.

Credits

Region

US

Time to beat

about 11 hours