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Dogs of War, formerly known as WarMonkeys, is a new real-time strategy game being developed by Silicon Dreams and published by Talonsoft. The backdrop for the game is provided by a science-fiction story set in the year 2161. Earth has been looking for other planets to colonize, and a certain planet called Primus IV contains a valuable resource found nowhere else. This valuable resource is given the name SL18, and is in great demand because of its military applications. Consequently, the planet became a prized possession for the colonists now occupying it. The colonists decided they didn't want to share any of the closely-guarded SL18 with the rest of Earth's inhabitants, so they announced their independence and promptly hired a ruff-and-tumble mercenary faction known as the WarMonkeys.

Now it is the WarMonkey’s job to defend Primus IV from Earth’s Imperial Order, which wants to reacquire the planet and mine the precious SL18. As an interesting plot twist, there is also a third party involved, consisting of an alien faction called the Mantai. The Mantai are the original occupants of Primus IV, and want nothing more than to be left alone. They are not happy with all the commotion going on between the Warmonkeys and the Imperial Order, and are therefore hostile to everyone. The preview version has allowed me to play as either the Imperial Order or the Warmonkeys, but there will also be an option for playing as the alien Mantai race in the complete product.