ArmA Armed Assault is a soldier simulation and the follow-up to Operation Flashpoint.
ArmA is a very large game centred on an atlantic island that gives you 400 square kilometres of island to explore, 30 different weapons, 30 controllable vehicles, irritating insects and so on.
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combat simulation for PC, brings the heat of war to your home one more time in this official expansion pack. Discover the fate of Sahrani Island along with secret operation missions and multiplayer mayhem within new environments especially designed for massive battles. Freedom of action combined with total realism makes this add-on grave testament of it's own.Features:- New Campaigns: The Rahmadi Conflict/Royal Flush.- Multiplayer Missions: Battle of Porto/Urban Raid.- New Environments: Porto Island/United Sahrani.- New Vehicles: Airplanes and cars.- New Weapons: Grenade Launcher, Rifles and Sniper Rifles.
Advantages: stunning visuals particularly partnership between light and sound Disadvantages: so many bugs
ArmA Armed Assault is a soldier simulation and the follow-up to Operation Flashpoint.
ArmA is a very large game centred on an atlantic island that gives you 400 square kilometres of island to explore, 30 different weapons, 30 controllable vehicles, irritating insects and so on.
The game itself, belying these statistics is tragically broken. It's playable and enjoyable on many levels, but constant bugs mean you don't ... ...to the next.
The story revolves around what happens when the Kingdom of South Sahrani allows Americans onto its land to help train its military, and the northern Democratic Republic of Sahrani see it as act of aggression. As an American soldier you are deployed to help fight the Democratic Republic of Sahrani.
the game is based a lot around stealth. As you move to position yourself on the map so it's not just about ... more
ArmA Armed Assault is a soldier simulation and the follow-up to Operation Flashpoint.
ArmA is a very large game centred on an atlantic island that gives you 400 square kilometres of island to explore, 30 different weapons, 30 controllable vehicles, irritating insects and so on.
The game itself, belying these statistics is tragically broken. It's playable and enjoyable on many levels, but constant bugs mean you don't know what level of quality you're getting from one mission to the next.
The story revolves around what happens when the Kingdom of South Sahrani allows Americans onto its land to help train its military, and the northern Democratic Republic of Sahrani see it as act of aggression. As an American soldier you are deployed to help fight the Democratic Republic of Sahrani.
the game is based a lot around stealth. As you move to position yourself on the map so it's not just about pointing the crosshairs at someone's head and firing. Your guns won't always hit where you intended, and firing will most likely give the enemy an idea of where you're located. So you spend a lot of time on your belly, inching your way across the map to get the best position. The ruthless AI, creates a terrifyingly tense game.
It's all about assimilating the data and then planning your next move. This game has crashed more than any game I've ever played, dropping out when trying to load save games, missing out certain mission objectives leaving it impossible to continue because a truck hasn't turned up.
The inconsistencies and crashes can't hide the incredible potential of the game engine. As the main campaign advances and the troop and vehicle numbers grow, you're given squads and armour to control and the battles take place over large areas. Squad control works well enough if you're careful and plan properly in advance - all squaddies are attached to the Function keys, and you can select them individually, in groups or as a whole to deliver orders.
These larger battles allow the realism of the game to shine so that you'll see a distant explosion before you hear it. The authentic weather effects mean a cloudy afternoon glows red as the clouds catch the setting. sun. It's beautiful, but there's a price to pay: it's a heavy load for any PC to carry.
You're able to plunk down a few soldiers, tanks, and helicopters with a few guiding waypoints and tell them to kill one another, and the resulting firefight will be short and spectacular. Spend some time with it, work out the coding and triggers, and you'll be setting up the sort of mass parachute drops and land battles that we've not seen since WWII.
Even the already multiplayer can be tweaked, a mod that completely opens up the entire island as an online battlefield.
Is the 400km of terrain enough to offset faulty save games and missing triggers? Would you rather pay for a fully-working game, or a game that at the moment is too broken to recommend. Wait a few moths for the developers and the fans to sort everything out and then you'll have another great game on your hands.
Advantages: Graphics, gameplay, community content, developer support, rewarding learning curve. Disadvantages: AI at times, bugs.
As for the first words, there is gold edition out which has the expansion pack and Arma, so get that if you are going to get it.
Arma has a very nice objective. It plans to be a virtual battleground.
No other game really get even close as a whole, so theres no real competitor except for WW2 online, which is without no doubt for more narrow group of people. I could spend half of this review talking about the story, but its irrelevant. Default single ... ...almost could suggest not to play it.. then why buy it?
===PROS===
'''1.Immersion.''' If you can look away from the few faults, you will have the most immersive and realistic war game. As an infantry soldier you will need to learn to take advantage of many tactics just as in real world, or you die faster than you can say "blimey". Stay low, dont stay long in same spot when in firefight, or you will be targeted at. list goes on. '''2.Open for editing.''' ...
Drunken 31.01.2008
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Advantages: Loads of guns and equipment, Graphicly Stunning Disadvantages: Need a fast PC, Bug Ridden, not newb friendly, terrible story
ARMA:AA is a Millitary Simulator, it is not like Other FPS's out there, it is a completley unique experiance, not in a good way.
If you have played Operation Flashpoint (a old 1999 War Simulator) this is the same, but if you havent then here is a summary of it.
It has a single player mode and a multiplayer mode
Single Player - It is a basic usual story line like Ghost Recon or Call of Duty, but is just a cheap usual cover story for the game. Despite ... ...choose a small handful of the in the SP mode and the AI are very clever, it took me 2 days to get past the first level.
Multiplayer -
There is a large Online community, all from the Eastern part of the world, it is not newbie friendly, it will shove you straight into the combat, without a clue what to do with too many servers due to the ability to create servers willy nilly you will be faced with thousands of empty servers. You get all the features ...
Northy99 12.02.2008
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Advantages: Realistic, nice gameplay Disadvantages: Some Bugs (Patches available fix most), High specs.
This game is not just an FPS, if your looking for a fast paced FPS like doom 3, unreal and such, you should probably look elsewhere. Arma is a combat simulation FPS, this meaning you are in a huge battlefield, movements are far more realistic, and so are ballistics, this meaning most of the time a bad strategy means your dead in one shot.
The possibilities are huge, you can drive hummers, APV's, tanks, boats, chopers and even jet planes. And the ... ...or rather go by foot. No mission forces you to do anything in a specific way.
You also get to manage your squad, with a very easy to use interface. The storyline is quite good, it takes place in a fictional island where the northern island army tries to take over the southern island territory, and you get to stop them as part of a multinacional armed force.
All the units and weapons are based on contemporary warfare, and the game includes an outstanding ...
rfm767 20.08.2008
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Product details
Age
16+
Publisher
505 Games
Genre
Shooter
Sub Genre
Tactical Shooter
Release Date
16th February 2007
EAN
8023171011950
Operating System
Windows XP
Manufacturer's product description
ArmA: Armed Assault is an exceptional military shooter, and the game offers players incredible realism, dense tactics and intense strategy. You will need to rely on keen eyesight, gut instincts and a sharp strategic mind if you are to survive on the expansive battlefields of ArmA. Every decision you make could mean the difference between death and glory for you and your troops.
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