August 21^st, 2002 (12:00am) - Global publishing and codemasters ships POW to retailers. Set in 1941, Prisoner of War (POW) pays homage to Allied escape attempts
from POW camps during World War II. Gameplay takes place across three
meticulously modelled, fully 3D, historically realistic prisoner of war
camps, including the infamous Colditz Castle. Captain Lewis Stone, an
American Flight Officer, must use his wits and resourcefulness to escape and
eventually fulfil his surveillance mission for Churchill¹s Special
Operations Executive in London. Navigating the detail-packed camp
environments, which include reactive lighting, weather and other graphical
effects, Stone must communicate with other prisoners and use stealth to
avoid guards, spotlights and dogs in an effort to gather as much information
and equipment as possible while plotting the best escape route. Stone must
then race for freedom in dramatic escape sequences that can range from
impersonating a guard to engineering mass escapes before calling in Allied
air strikes using the Germans¹ own radio.

Launched last month in Europe, Prisoner of War is a massive success ranking
at number 2 on the UK Xbox sales charts. A PC version of the game will be
released in the U.S. this fall.