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Dr_Eyeball · 11th August 2007, 11:46 AM

a 5 page review with SP screenshots.

Single Player - Campaign:
I think the single player campaign is great. I'm only about half way through since I mainly focus on MP and editing.
- There are a lot of complaints that the "story" is not as good as OFP:R campaign. I don't worry about it, so instead, consider it a loosly tied story consisting of many objective based missions and some battles.
- The length of the campaign is quite good, probably about 20-40 hours, depending on your style of play.
- It has periodic auto saves, plus there's a manual save
- The community has developed other full SP campaigns, some are considered very good.

Single Player - Missions:
- In addition, there are also about 12 individual missions, 6 are locked until earlier ones are completed.

Multi Player:
- Coop mode (team vs AI) is great and makes up the majority of online ArmA gaming.
- Team vs Team missions are still lacking any serious depth (like BF2:Project Reality mod), but I'd expect someone to rectify that this year.

Future:
- New missions are being made for it constantly.
- New add-ons (vehicles, islands, etc) are being made for it constantly.
- New mods are released occasionally, with the big ones still in development.

Edit: Forgot to mention, the game requires a very high end PC to play well. I'd recommand 3.5GHz+, 7800+. Get some advice on setting up video settings, when you're ready.

11th August 2007, 11:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dr_Eyeball Elite Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Queensland, Aust Posts: 2,064	a 5 page review with SP screenshots. Single Player - Campaign: I think the single player campaign is great. I'm only about half way through since I mainly focus on MP and editing. - There are a lot of complaints that the "story" is not as good as OFP:R campaign. I don't worry about it, so instead, consider it a loosly tied story consisting of many objective based missions and some battles. - The length of the campaign is quite good, probably about 20-40 hours, depending on your style of play. - It has periodic auto saves, plus there's a manual save - The community has developed other full SP campaigns, some are considered very good. Single Player - Missions: - In addition, there are also about 12 individual missions, 6 are locked until earlier ones are completed. Multi Player: - Coop mode (team vs AI) is great and makes up the majority of online ArmA gaming. - Team vs Team missions are still lacking any serious depth (like BF2:Project Reality mod), but I'd expect someone to rectify that this year. Future: - New missions are being made for it constantly. - New add-ons (vehicles, islands, etc) are being made for it constantly. - New mods are released occasionally, with the big ones still in development. Edit: Forgot to mention, the game requires a very high end PC to play well. I'd recommand 3.5GHz+, 7800+. Get some advice on setting up video settings, when you're ready. Last edited by Dr_Eyeball; 11th August 2007 at 11:55 AM.