Description

Operation Flashpoint 1985: Cold war crisis a new action game by the Czech developers Bohemia Interactive Studios that is developed since 1997. The game is categorized as a squad-based First Person Shooter, combines the action of Delta Force and Project I.G.I. and the tactics in the squad-based games like Tribes and the Rainbow Six series with an advanced gameplay engine. The game has various gameplay options: playing as a simple infantry soldier, the player can use anything he finds, including cars (including the historical Aston Martin), jeeps, tanks, airplanes, helicopters and in general over 30 different vehicles that are possible in the game., to use certain weapons from different kinds, starting a simple assault rifle and on to a 0.50 Gun, silenced sniper rifles, anti-tank weapons, grenades and other detonators and weapons. He can plan it himself and decide what will each soldier do. The affect of the players action, as aforesaid, the development of the plot and can change it from one side to the other. Operation flashpoint is using a new graphic engine that was developed especially for it. The engine represents a high level of technology that was never seen before, neither on tactical action games nor other genres, and that will supply to the gamer a very realistic experience. The 3d engine is designed to make the loading of large and complex horizons and a large amount of rich and smooth textures, all in minimum time and with support in Direct 3D and Glide technology. Also, the engine is allowing quick load and smooth load of huge terrains and very detailed models, dynamic shadows and lighting, textures in high resolution, dynamic weather and time effects, realistic explosions and smoke effect, realistic animation and more. The real-time weather and time system allows simulation of wind, rain, fog, clouds, day-time, sunset, dawn and other very realistic situation, all these in real-time and during gameplay. The game's LOD (Level of Detail) is resulted with dynamic details with the movement of the view, and creates realistic graphics. The Motion Capture technology is being used to create a realistic as possible movement of the characters in the game. The game is divided to 30 different missions; each is focusing on a different area and different phase in the game with a different goal. Each phase in the game is designed and planned to fit according to the era and the atmosphere, and was mapped according to maps and documents from the cold war. In single player the player will start as a simple private that will be given orders and will climb up the ranks ladder until he will have his own squad and the possibility to give commands to AI soldiers. There are five maps, 3 islands where the single player campaign is taking place, an intro island and a training island. With the very easy interface of the built-in mission editor you can create custom missions that will fit your own imagination and will, and with the "triggers" system you can create endless number of situations and scenarios from a global war to a tank race. The units are divided into different classes of troops; each unit got it favorite assignment and weapon. Except the simple infantry soldiers, there are also anti-tank troops, anti-air troops, grenadiers, medics, officers, snipers, saboteurs, pilots, gunners, miners and more. All those create whole squads that the player can command or be a part of, and use the skills he had acquired to complete the mission. Convoys of jeep and tanks will enter and exit the base, helicopters and airplanes will land and liftoff, and boats will sail away. The assignments of the soldiers and being assigned by the units' commanders and their actions are being planned according to their decision. System requirements: PII 400mhz and 128MB RAM. Though the real minimum system requirements are P-I 233 and 64MB RAM, but it is advised to use more advanced systems. Official Site : http://www.operationflashpoint.com/ Review : http://www.gamespy.com/previews/january01/opflash/