Operation Flashpoint (PC)

Advantages: Realistic, soldier-istic, and almost fantastic
Disadvantages: Frustrating, high system specs and lacks oomph

...impresses me the most about Operation Flashpoint. This is not a game which jostles with its peers be the Next Big Thing. It makes no effort to be a glossy, no-holds-barred shootathon. It doesn’t need to. Codemasters have realised that if you break the mould with style, everyone forgets that the mould ever existed. The first thing that must be understood about Operation Flashpoint is that this is not a game for the trigger-happy. Approaching ...
...reason for this is that Operation Flashpoint is more of a simulation than anything else. Instead of the confined corridors of most FPS’s, the firefights are set against a backdrop of open grassland. This in itself results in a different style of play from other shooters. Most of the duration of a gunfight is spent crawling along the ground, trying to spot distant targets; by silhouette or by the muzzle flash of their weapon as they open fire. ... Read review

Advantages: Very atmospheric and realistic. Great graphics, sound and computer AI. Groundbreaking. Includes free editor. Great multi-player. FUN!
Disadvantages: Will need a decent computer to run (see op). There are a few minor bugs. Campaign interface could be a little more polished.

...was a bit scared. Operation Flashpoint is a complete simulation of war – from the officers barking orders to the sound of gun fire everything seems so real its utterly believable. One mission you might be escorting an officer on a routine patrol in a jeep. He orders you to disembark and next thing you know you and a couple of fellow soldiers are chasing an enemy Special Forces guy through the forest. Another mission you might be in command ...
...been playing a bit of Operation Flashpoint using GameSpy Arcade which is a good Internet program for viewing lists of games and chatting to people and arranging things before joining online games. You can get the program either off the game CD or from www.gamespyarcade.com. You can play a few varieties of game. You might want to play an all out Deathmatch where everybody is killing everybody else or you can play a game of two teams against each ... Read review

Advantages: Realistic
Disadvantages: Realism denies the graphics somewhat

...thing that attracted me to Operation Flashpoint, was the alleged sheer realism of the game. I'm not one for wanton violence, but I do like to watch documentaries on war. So naturally, I got this game. Was I disappointed? In a word no. When you first start playing the game, the main menu screen pops up. There is a video of 'in game' footage running in the background and you are presented with: Single player; Campaign; Mission editor and multiplayer. ...
...yet there is a story running through them. It is a little confusing though, in that all of these missions are unlocked. You see, even though it is called single player, this is not the main part of the game. More like a place you can come to perfect your skills, yet a little more inventive than a training ground. There are quite a few different levels. The campaign mode however IS the main part of the game. You start of at military camp, oblivious ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent game with great graphics and sound
Disadvantages: None

I can safely say that this is the most addictive and also frustrating game that I have ever played. This game takes the role of a 1st person (or 3rd person) shooter. This game contains a mixture of both Project IGI and Rogue Spear, IGI for the stealth and Rogue Spear for the killing. But this game contains a new feature, this is that when on the battle field you may commandeer vehicles, these range from cars and trucks to tanks and choppers, you ...
...The overall plot of the game is that there is a renegade Russian general, who is fed up with NATO running the show around Europe. The General who is power hungry, blood thirsty and an all round nutter, decides that he will pick a fight with NATO, silly bloke. This general has got his own personal army from somewhere from existing Russian forces who are out there to finally show NATO that there are not an easy ride, using these fanatical troops he ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliant blend of genres, realism, good multiplayer
Disadvantages: graphics lacking in areas

Operation Flashpoint. This is a game that managed to revolutionise the entire PC shooting-sim market, and certainly for the better. Technically it’s third person too, but that’s the thing – Operation Flashpoint is the perfect marriage of multiple game genres. Want to fly a helicopter? You can. Maybe a plane? No problem. Or you could always just cruise around on one of the many ground vehicles, ranging from tanks to tractors. Operation Flashpoint ...
...The Gold Edition of Operation Flashpoint can be picked up for around £30 now, and it comes complete with the ‘Resistance’ add-on, a great expansion for the game, with new vehicles and missions. I’d take no hesitation in recommending this to anyone, and I’m not going to: Get it. Thanks for reading. Minimum Specs required: Windows 95 Intel Pentium II 400 CPU 64Mb RAM 450Mb Hard Disk Space 16 bit DirectX compatible soundcard 8X Speed CD-ROM Drive ... Read review