Last night, I got to check out a number of Codemasters’ upcoming games. Of all the games on hand, I’m looking forward to Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising the most. I’m a fan of military shooters, but I have never liked how linear all of the military games typically are.
Flashpoint throws out the linearity and gives players a 134 square mile island to explore. Players are given mission objectives, such as taking over a key point, but players will have complete freedom in how they want to complete the objective.
The scope of the island is absolutely amazing. Since the island is completely open, I asked one of the developers just how long it would take to walk across the entire island. It would take about three hours to walk the entire thing!
Granted, walking will get boring so there’s a nice assortment of vehicles on hand too. There will be over 40 vehicles ranging from boats, jeeps, tanks and helicopters, all for the taking. There will also be over 60 different types of weapons for players to use such as shotguns, snipers, pistols and more.
There’s going to be a robust AI system in place as well. You can control three AI units within your squad by giving them orders through the quick command menu. You don’t always have to babysit your teammates though, as you can tell them to just follow you. The enemy AI seems to be pretty smart too, as I saw one running for cover when he heard the shells of a Howitzer about to hit his base.
Flashpoint will support up to four-player co-op and there will be some kind of versus mode, which we’ll learn more about later this year. Otherwise, expect a Summer release for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
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Hook, line, and sinker.
Hopefully it expands on what Far Cry 2 did, but without the gamebreaking bugs. I'm still on 88% and waiting Ubisoft!
I hope I have a good PC when it comes out.
Indeed.
I can't wait to see/hear all the 360 kids from CoD... Or in general cry over the game, dubbing the game as rubbish, when its them who are.
What THE FARK are they taking the piss thats crap better be more than that on pc seeing as the first managed it.