Three more games have been added to Xbox LIVE’s Games on Demand digital download service this week, all of which contain aerial conflict in one way or another, but still provide vastly different gaming experiences.

Let’s take a closer look at Tom Clancy’s EndWar, Battlestations: Pacific and Raiden Fighters Aces with some officially released information and classic trailers, shall we?

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Ubisoft has released a free Veteran Map Pack DLC for strategy title Tom Clancy’s EndWar.

The Veteran Map Pack contains two exclusive missions on new battlefields playable in skirmish mode on the Xbox 360 and PS3. The new missions include the assault on Russia’s Cosmodrome and the conquest of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Mississippi.

Dig in and enjoy!

The Faction Elite Pack downloadable content for Tom Clancy’s EndWar is now available for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The DLC costs 300 Microsoft Points or 3.99 Euros.

The Faction Elite Pack will include three new battalions (one per faction) as well as six new upgrades (two per faction).

The new elite battalions include JSF 15th Special Operations, the Spetsnaz Alpha Brigade, and the Enforcer Corps Battlegroup.

Players will also get immediate access to six exclusive unit upgrades through the DLC, including Ceramic Armor for the Spetnaz Guard Brigade and Caseless Ammunition for the European Federation’s Gunship.

The next entry in a long line of officially stamped Tom Clancy games, EndWar, is a real-time strategy game with a feature they’re hoping will set their game apart from the rest - voice control. While other console RTS games rely on the clunky abilities of their accompanying controllers, EndWar will attempt to allow players to control the action with voice commands, enabling you to select units, send them into battle and give them special orders.

If that gives you an excited tingle, then you’ll be pleased to know that Tom Clancy’s EndWar will be releasing on the 7th of November in the UK and Europe, while the US will get their hands (or voices) on it November 4th. November 7th? That date sounds familiar…

Graeme Devine, the lead designer on Halo Wars (in development at Ensemble Studios who, you’ll remember, are set to close on the completion of Halo Wars), another high-profile RTS release, is said to be looking forward to the game, but doesn’t have high hopes for the voice control aspect and prefers the controller, saying, “I think it’s great that [Ubisoft is] trying a new, different approach and it’s always awesome to see that. But I really think the controller is where people will end up.” Fight!

World War III has broken out amongst the superpowers and it’s up to you to take control of your army and lead them to victory, using only your voice, no less.

Tom Clancy’s EndWar, a real-time strategy game played from a ‘unique third-person perspective,’ allows players to control their armies without using a controller but by issuing commands vocally. Whether or not people actually want to do that is another story, but it sounds good in theory. Players will also be able to take their skirmishes online in a ‘persistent multiplayer campaign.’

EndWar is looking great, especially for an RTS - hopefully the voice-command gamble pays off when it’s released either late this year or early next year, on PS3 and Xbox 360.

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