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Ghost Recon is a top-quality squad based tactical shooter and it really does break the bad habits we’ve seen in its predecessors. The graphics are great, the sound is exceptional and multiplayer has a list of fun features longer than Santa’s master list, assuming you have the computer power needed to run it. I think it is safe to say that anyone who has been a fan of the previous Tom Clancy games should love this title, but those who crave the more dynamic AI over other features may be better off with something else.

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The single player part of the game has some nice edges; you can take control of each character at any time but you can also have them giving you cover while you start doing most of the killing.

When you're not in control of a character, he'll follow you whereever you go but that can sometimes be a pain in the ass. They don't always understand that you turn around and want to go the other way so they'll just stand there in your way. Of course they're not complete idiots so if you're under fire; you'll hear them shooting at the enemy and even kill one from time to time while you're busy doing other "important stuff".

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Operation Flashpoint put everything into one finely produced package, and is one of the few action games we're still having a blast with months after its release. It was a surprise hit, and one we were only too happy about.

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If you could change any part of the finished game, what would it be and why?

Bugs. Hate 'em. The development team holds some control over these, but not all. We never ever want to see a bug in the final game. Unfortunately, there isn't a game made that doesn't have them. Again, these are usually due to time constraints. I think we did a good job of catching what we could for Ghost Recon.

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For me, RSE has always set their products apart from the other tactical shooters by having the best game play. They weren’t the first to make a TFPS but they did it better then everyone else. They made little tweaks to their play for each release to keep ahead of the pack but from the day Rainbow Six was released they never had much in the way of serious competition. The only other game that brought new things to the table was when Sierra released their SWAT based game.

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Recently released demos have sparked interest in 2015's biggest development project ever, Medal of Honour: Allied Assault. Who better to publish it than the big boys, EA Games? I played the multiplayer demo for hours and started to get a feel for the World War II action which MOH: AA is bringing to your desktop (or maybe Mac?) and I am definitely liking what I see. It is yet another one of those games that are trying to simulate a World War and this is the one that I have taken the most liking too.

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AT: Those that know me know I'm a multiplayer NUT. The more the merrier. What's the lowdown on the multiplayer modes

DC: Our multiplay mode is "Command & Conquer Mode." It is a team-based mode where two teams of players (GDI and Nod) fight to destroy each other's base. Each building in a base has a specific function and affect if it is destroyed. For example, destroying the GDI barracks denies GDI access to advanced character classes. There is also a functioning economy. Credits are gained through destroying enemy characters, vehicles and building as well as Tiberium harvesting. Players can use those credits to buy new character classes, and vehicles. There are 28 characters, 23 weapons and 11 vehicles available in C&C Mode.

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In "The Hunt" the Allies must find the Flak 88 cannon and destroy it. The Axis, of course, will be guarding it closely.

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There's going to be a MoHAA DM FFA tourney happening over the next few weeks. Prizes were sponsored by 2015 in which the winner of the tourney will take home a signed copy of the final game and many other goodies. Squad based tourney (Round-based games) will follow soon after.

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Ironic as it is, we have to start What Went Wrong exactly where we left off with What Went Right. Despite some of the usefulness the extra development time offered us, in the end th cycle was probably too long, and in optimal conditions would have been at least 20 percent shorter. It may have been possible to shorten the cycle, but we experienced various external events or internal missteps that prevented us from accomplishing that.

First of all, some technologies in the game were a bit outdated after more than four years. We didn't know at the outset that the game would be still in development after so long, and we hadn't left time at the end to rework parts of the engine. Some of the criticism of Operation Flashpoint addresses the amount of detail in the textures and some models -- and we have to admit that these could have been better.

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Each mission isn?t really related to the next and you don?t carry anything to the next level (health, weapons, and items). The plot loosely ties each level together as you plod along towards some objective of killing lots of bad guys and blowing up lots of stuff. There is always the War theme in the background and it contains missions based on reality, such as finding the Enigma on a U-boat (a la the movie U-571) or the ?Battle of the Bulge.?

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All weapons are modeled after realistic ones as documented in Jane's Guide to Weapons. There are said to be 14 in total, not including 10 different grenade types. Adding more diversity is the fact that most guns have multiple modes of fire. Weapons will not carry any manufacturer labels, instead using military designations such as the M203 grenade launcher, AK-74 and US Socom pistol. Some forms of firepower will be capable of penetrating certain objects including doors and windows. ... There will also be a tool kit which has multiple uses like lock picking and cutting trip wires, while holding equipment such as night goggles.

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Operation Flashpoint to be used as a training tool by the United States Marine Corps. Codemasters today confirms that the United States Marine Corps is to use a special combat training application based upon Operation Flashpoint (PC), its chart-topping military simulation game.

This special version of the Operation Flashpoint Technology is called VBS1 (Virtual BattleField Systems) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) will utilise the application beginning December 2001. Other military organisations are also looking at Operation Flashpoint technology variants for training purposes.

Although the modified version of Operation Flashpoint will not be available to the public and part of the content will remain strictly confidential, certain developments and units will possibly be made available at some later stage through additions or upgrades to Operation Flashpoint owners around the world.

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Destroying an enemy base takes serious firepower. You start off as a basic soldier with an automatic rifle, so you're going to want to spend your hard-earned credits on something that packs a bigger punch. It takes a short while to accumulate enough credits to buy anything, but you can spend that time defending your base or hiking over to the enemy base and scoring a couple of frags. Once the cash starts rolling in, you're going to find different things to purchase, depending on the role you want to fill.

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We were most impressed with the Snowy Park and Algiers levels. The former features lots of precipitation and fog, which was visually remarkable and had an adverse affect on the gameplay. The latter was a big stylistic change from the European levels, with unique architecture and a sparkling Northern African sky.

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Graphically the game looks much more solid than it did before as well. The expansive outdoor environments that were so prevalent and impressive in IGI will be joined by some pretty impressively large city expanses as well for what looks to be the makings of some intense city fighting. The color pallette is a little wider and brighter than I remember from the first game and textures have a more detailed feel to them.

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The demo level will be a Free-for-All deathmatch in the war-torn cityscape of Stalingrad. This is a level where standing in the open will get you killed in a hurry. While not the wide-open landscape of Omaha Beach, this level has some intense building-to-building fighting. We had a 20-player deathmatch going here on Friday and it was insane.

There will be 6 character models available, 3 Allied and 3 Axis. You can play as Manon from Medal of Honor Underground, U.S. Airborne, and U.S. Regular Army on the Allied side. As part of the Axis force, you can play as an Afrika Corps Private, a Wehrmacht soldier, and a Panzer tank commander.

All of the weapons will be available in the demo including the Browning Automatic Rifle, Thompson sub machine gun, MP40, Panzerfaust and bazooka.

There is also a mounted MG-42 that players can man, however, without a buddy; you ARE vulnerable to sniper fire.

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EA Games to release a one level internet multiplayer demo this Friday!

EA Games will be releasing a multiplayer demo this Friday, December 14, 2001. The demo will consist of one of the 11 multiplayer maps on one of the four gameplay modes that will be included in the retail version shipping to stores on January 22, 2002. Each demo game will accommodate up to 32 players. You can choose the type of model that you want to be in the game, including Axis military models.

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IGI 2 will offer intense team based multiplayer action. Encompassing an immersive storyline spanning across China, Russia and Libya, IGI 2 delivers a thinking-gamer’s first-person shooter.

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