''The Regiment'' (sometimes known as ''The Regiment: Close-Quarters Counter-Terrorism'') is a computer game developed by Kuju London and released by

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on February 17, 2006. It is based on the

Special Air Service The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. It was founded as a regiment in 1941 by David Stirling and in 1950, it was reconstituted as a corps. The unit specialises in a number of roles including counter-terro ...

, and includes some real-life missions such as the Iranian Embassy siege. It was released in North America as ''Terror Strike: Close Quarters Combat'' by Encore Inc.

Gameplay

The Regiment allowed up to four players for online multiplayer mode.

Development

The Regiment was announced to be in development on August 20, 2004. The game was developed at the time with Unreal Technology. Plans to release the game on the Playstation 2 did not push through and was subsequently announced as cancelled. It would also allows players to interact online through headset. Kuju collaborated with actual SAS veterans, including Rhett Butler and

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, in creating the game. The latter acted as the technical advisor to ensure any portrayals of the SAS are done accurately and as the in-game person who debriefs players prior to a mission.

Reception

Gamespot gave the game 5 out of 10, citing the difficulties and AI implemented to control your teammates. Eurogamer also gave it a 5 out of 10 and mentioned "AI issues, laggy multiplayer and frustrating mission design".

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* Konami games 2006 video games First-person shooters Kuju games Video games about the Special Air Service Video games scored by Nathan McCree Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games set in London Video games set in the United Kingdom Windows games Windows-only games {{action-videogame-stub