Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6553 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Codemasters
• Released on: 2005-01-28
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP

Customer Reviews

The Best there is
I have been playing this game in its many forms for at least 5 years.Thats right 5 years! So lets look at the pros and cons.Firstly the difficulty levels can seem insane this led me to abandon the game at first.One day I returned to it and have been hooked ever since.It requires patience and will reward you with hours of fun.The game is a simulation of tank infantry and air combat, set in the 1980's it concentrates on open terrain warfare it has huge maps and buildings not all of them can be entered unfortunately. Many can but suffer from one of the other game defects which is clipping problems in doorways and steps also the AI troops can struggle to enter buildings.Now for the GREAT things about this game. The mission builder is the best period and so easy to use its unbelievably good its worth a full price new game just for the editor! The Goty edition from mastertronic with the pc gamer logo on the front is the best as it contains all the official campaigns (Three), Addons and patches.There are also some magnificent mods still available .The best include ww2 vietnam etc.. the finmod and libmod stand out paticularly but others cover modern combat in the desert and in tropical jungles in fact there are too many to mention the quality of most of them is way above any of the mainstream game mods.So if you want to fly attack choppers drive tanks have realistic gunbattles with decent ai (they flank and take cover!) and command a platoon with a decent command system.Then this is the game for you .Graphically if you have a powerful computer this game still looks breathtaking, sunrise in the mountains seen from the back of a special ops chooper is A BEAUTY TO BEHOLD .IT isnt GTA or Doom and more often than not people giving bad reviews do so from Ignorance.They do have a right to there opinion but my opinion and that of over a million (sales) others is BUY IT YOU WONT REGRET IT.

The BEST game ever made (how to make it even better) !!!
OK, put quite simply: this really is the best game ever made!
I have been playing games since i was knee high, now 26 i still get a childish 'buzz' about this game, it is SUPERB!

But you can make this already perfect game, even better!!!

Search the web and find:
'Mr Burns Island Replacements' this replaces the game's 'world' or maps with high resolution versions = fantastic graphics.

'ECP Mod' Improves playability. AI are very clever and offers visual effects too like better explosions = fantastic playability.

'FFUR 2007' Modern warefare. New troops, weapons, vehicles, loads of new special effects = fantastic modern flavor of this stunning game.

Enjoy !!!!!!

War Simulator but Buggy
This is an amazing game, you acn fly, drive, walk (and with the help of the huge addon community) swim. It is spectacular in realism you get shot you die and with addons now you can bleed, your aim gets worse when your hit or after sprinting your legs can get broken and you have to crawl to safety. Its downfall is collision physics and at points the AI can be a real downer, sometimes AI wont do what they're told or run into enemy fire and youve got to beware of collision phyiscs you may hit buildings etc if your aiming too close to them but not at them. The Campaign really teachs you how to play and if you get in with the right gaming community you can have some truly amazing games, Past all the bugs this is a solid game, huge replay value, even now near the release of Elite, OFP 2 and Armed Assualt the community is roaring, the games graphics can be modified to include glare reflections etc more realistic troops, and complete changes on the sound packs give the game a truely spectacular feel. MP is ok but best using Gamespy and even better if you join one of the communitys. Coop, Tdm, Dm, Ctf, Capture the Island and many more Online modes.

Top game in my opinion, if your computer can handle the new addons even better. 9/10