Act of War: High Treason (abbreviated as AOW:HT) is an expansion pack for Act of War: Direct Action. It is developed by Eugen Systems and published by Atari
Act of War: High Treason takes place
over the course of three days, three years after
the events in Act of War: Direct Action. On
the eve of
the U.S. Presidential election,
the two candidates for President of
the United States, Senator Watts and Vice President Cardiff are attacked, and
the sitting POTUS, President Baldwin is assassinated with an explosive device while his motorcade is leaving
the White
House. VPOTUS Cardiff survives and becomes
the new POTUS, while Senator Watts is assassinated in Manhattan.