Operation Flashpoint 2: Red River

Hightailing it across the vast, open countryside in the middle of the night. Fighting a desperate rearguard action against an indomitable force. Squinting through the claustrophobic green murk of nightvision for enemies hidden among trees and rocky outcrops. Operation Flashpoint: Red River Gun runners Fearing the lethality …

[Anonymous Coward]

Codemasters

After the constant developer lies and broken game that was Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising, I'm sure that there are great many people like me, who will never buy another Codemasters game

[Field Commander A9]

too authentic !?

To me it's just too arcade.

Going back to ArmA2 now.

[Ben Bawden]

"arid planes"

What are they? Ones that have run out of jetfuel?

Perhaps you meant arid plains.

[MJI]

I liked the advert

But the game doesn't seem to be as good

[Sir Runcible Spoon]

Sir

"by Al Mathews (Apone from Aliens)"

"Assholes and elbows people, we 'aint payin' you by the hour! " great line

[sumguy]

opflash best ever pc war sim

opflash cold war crisis was probably the best war sim ever. probly not as good on xbox and i am speaking as an xbox user. my PC just isnt up to it these days. cant beat the mouse and keyboard controls!

[KindnessToVice]

Just so you know...

While Al Matthews does provide a voice-over for the game, it's for Battalion Commander Col. Shannon J.Hardaway, not SSgt Knox.

That's quite the mistake there El Reg, but one that quite a few sites have made. Not that I'm saying you just copied other places of course.

Thumbs up for the review in general and for the game.

[ZX12R A1]

My thoughts

Have to say its a whole lot easier than the first OF however it is the better for it.

I much prefer the lack of John J moments and the requirement to think about how to take a location.

It is very much a 4 player coop game but well worth the effort.

[Chris Harries]

Realism is the point

In your verdict I'm not sure if you are citing the high-realism as a "flaw". I hope you are not as this was the whole point of the game. First OF will stay with me for a long time, just for the shear effort and realism it created. I like COD and BF (many happy memories on 64 player BF1942) but they are not realistic