Other than that, this game is perfect. You hear some people bitch because the graphics aren't Halo level or whatever, but they're fine and really the fact that things look a little hazy farther away adds to the realism.
If you never played Operation Flashpoint on PC, I can't recommend this game highly enough. Ghost Recon was basically just a Flashpoint rip off, and Flashpoint does it better and offers you a more open ended experience, especially when compared with Ghost Recon 2 and its add ons.
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Sometimes there is more than one enemy at 3 O'clock. ;-)Considering the fact that the terrains included are FIVE 12 kilometer x 12 kilometer (or about 8 mile x 8 mile) completely unique islands where having skill at reading a topographical map is a distinct advantage, the graphics are excellent. HDR lighting, real-time shadows, depth-of-field effects, multiple LOD's, a completely realistic moving starfield, real-time day/night cycle and lighting, flying insects and birds with their own A.I., real tidal cycles and wave action proportionate to the state of the weather. The list goes on. Soviet soldiers have never looked so realistic in a PC game.
The developers somehow managed to take a game that ran with 256 Megs of RAM and make it work WELL on a console with 64 Megs of RAM.
A great deal of lies are being told about this game, probably because it is such an EMBARRASSMENT to all of the many watered-down titles claiming to be tactical-shooters, World War II Online and the very old "SEAL Team" by Electronic Arts probably being the only two exceptions.
In considering whether to buy this title, one might consider that Operation Flashpoint: Elite is basically the first military SIMULATION to grace the X-Box.
If you want to play a game that actually simulates real Army combined-arms operations, then this is the game for you. You cannot, however, scratch its depth in a 30-minute taste. The more you explore the gameplay and the islands, the greater your realization will be that this is the tactical shooter you've always wanted to play.
If you would rather be playing Halo or Doom, this game is not for you. For those who used to play Doom on the PC because they did not know that "SEAL Team" existed, Operation Flashpoint: Elite will feel like the tactical playground you've always wanted.
Operation Flashpoint: Elite is such a full-featured and realistic tactical-shooter that if you are planning on serving in the United States Army or United States Marine Corps any time soon, it would behoove you to get this 60+ hours of scenario training under your belt before you ship out to Iraq or Afghanistan. Chances are that you will see the game during your military service, as there is a version made just for the military called VBS1.
If you join the rest of us on the X-Box Live battlefield, be sure to ask for help. You should find the community quite willing to lend advice. You've never seen teamwork play such a heavy role in the outcome of a mission as you will in Operation Flashpoint: Elite.
Every Soldier Counts!
A.I.=Superb
Graphics=The Best You Can Find, Given the Size of the Islands
Gameplay=Realistic
Controls=Amazingly Smooth
Online=Best Cooperative Experience You'll Find
Voice-Acting=Could Use Some Work
Story=Engaging
Soundtrack=Beautifully-Scored
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Are you in to realistic military games? Have you logged over 40 hours into Ghost Recon? Have you played Socom: U.S Navy Seals at your friends house more times than he has? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you will love this game. When you start up this game, you will proboly notice that the graphics aren't that good. That is the only flaw about this game. In 2001 this game was realeased on the PC, and it was great. It was basically an offline Battlefield 1942. Now thatit is on the X-Box it carries over the awesome action of the PC version and adds nice control and x-box live functionality.(Not a lot of people play online so you might have to do some searching) This game is a dedicated military simulation that takes place near the mid 80's. So you WW2 enthusiests might want to look elsewhere. This game also features a mission creator which isn't just a level creator. You choose both teams weapons, vehicles(there are a lot to choose from), and Spawn Points.This is a great game. If you can get past the bad graphics, you will find a deep and imersive shooter. Of corse, if you want a modern day military simulation, you might want to try America's Army. If you want a little less realism try Ghost Recon. But if you want the best military sim ever, buy this game.
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This game is marred by awkward, touchy controls and ugly visuals.Grabbed this in hopes of having a solid military sim on console. While the game takes pride in providing a relatively hardcore experience in this respect, poor aiming more than does the job at turning your time with the game into an infuriating one. With a shooter, especially on a controller, you need the aiming to be as precise and smooth feeling as possible. It really just makes most engagements a chore to take on.
Add ugly, muddy visuals with lots of fogging and you have a product that neither plays well, nor is it anything to look at.
Sadly, I say avoid. Even with the lack of proper military sims on console, this one simply is not worth your time.
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I recommended this game for those of you who like realistic shooters and don't mind the poor graphics and cheesy audio. This game has a high replay ability if you want to complete the two campaigns that add up to 60 missions, play some short instant action missions, create your own missions with a mission editor, and you can play multiplayer with ai bots! Now I am sure you are thinking "what bots?", but I assure you that their are multiplayer bots. In order to play with bots you need to open up a system link game,but get this I figured out a way to use system link with ONLY ONE XBOX, when you open the system link game it will ask you to please connect to another xbox, but if you just simply take a Ethernet cord or xbox system link cord and plug one end into your xbox and another into your laptop or computer (i used a Mac but PC will also work)this will cause the pop up message to disapear allowing you to go to the server menu and selecting create your own game. There are a number of maps and multiplayer modes, but I have not tried them all. The mode that seems to be most fun it free for all mode. When I played capture the flag I spawned with my team of 4 or 5 and I could not find the enemy team. I was killed by them but i never saw them and I dont believe they even tried to go for my flag, but I was playing with their difficulty on recruit so maybe that explains it. Overall it can be a fun game with tanks and helicopters that are hard to control at first, but you will get the hang of it. The mission editor is probly the stongest part of the game.
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