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Th Greatest FPS Game Ever

I have not removed this game from my CD drive since recieving it about a month ago. For a second, allow me to skip over the great gameplay, excellent graphics for its time, wonderful campaign mode and excellent co-op. This game contains the BEST mission editor I've ever used. It allows the user to edit a mission in such a way that each one is highly replayable. For those interested in programming it also supports external scripts in Notepad. With plenty of online resources (try searching for "Operation Flashpoint Editing" online) the included tutorial is forgetable to say the least.

As for gameplay, this is not your standard deathmatch type game. This is a war simulator more than a FPS. For a guy who has been sick of not being good enough to fly in BF1942, I'm very pleased with the vehicle interface; point mouse in direction you want to go, add power. This makes the player feel like he's been trained on how to put a UH-60 into a hover. This adds to the overall "war" simulator feel.

The biggest downfall of this game was the realism of weapons effects. Not so much that as the frustration of a gunshot actually killing you. I haven't experienced that much in games before and having to play a 20 minute level again from the start because I "accidently" got out of the tank instead of switching to the gunner's seat.... well you know how much that would suck.

Interface...another downfall. The action menu for changing seats in tanks, reloading, swapping weapons, etc. Its constantly changing as your character moves around. You might be trying to place a bomb next to an empty BMP and suddenly you are hoping in the blasted thing.

All of this takes getting used to, but once you get past that stage...ooo man. this thing ROCKS!