Spec Ops: Rangers Lead the Way
| Developer(s) | Zombie LLC |
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| Publisher(s) | Ripcord Games, Take-Two Interactive, Sold-Out Software |
| Series | Spec Ops |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Tactical shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player (Third-person view) |
Spec Ops: Rangers Lead The Way known in the UK as Spec Ops: Ranger Assault is a tactical shooter video game. It was developed by Zombie Studios and was published by Ripcord Games. The game launched exclusively on the Microsoft Windows platform on April 30, 1998. It is the first game in the long-running Spec Ops series. A expansion, Spec Ops: Ranger Team Bravo was released later that year on November 17, 1998. The original game was later re-released alongside Ranger Team Bravo and a strategy guide in a 1998 bundle, called Spec Ops: Rangers Lead the Way -- Pro Pack. A second bundle called Spec Ops: Ranger Gold contained the pro pack plus a strategy guide Mission 2000 and the demo of Spec Ops II: Green Berets. A third bundle called Spec Ops: Platinum Collection contained Spec Ops : Rangers Lead the Way, Spec Ops: Ranger Team Bravo, Spec Ops II: Green Berets, Spec Ops II: Operation Bravo and a strategy guide.
Expansion
Spec Ops: Ranger Team Bravo is an expansion pack developed by Zombie Studios and was published by Ripcord Games. The expansion launched exclusively on the Microsoft Windows platform on September 30, 1998. The add-on features three new campaigns in Bosnia, Vietnam, and Iraq, and a multiplayer module. The original game was later re-released alongside Ranger Team Bravo and a strategy guide in 1998 in a bundle called Spec Ops: Rangers Lead the Way - Pro Pack. A second bundle called Spec Ops: Ranger Gold contained the pro pack plus a strategy guide Mission 2000 and the demo of Spec Ops II: Green Berets. A third bundle called Spec Ops: Platinum Collection contained Spec Ops : Rangers Lead the Way, Spec Ops: Ranger Team Bravo, Spec Ops II: Green Berets, Spec Ops II: Operation Bravo and a strategy guide.