Strong campaign and immersive missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“it's easily one of the best single-player campaigns I've experienced”
Steam review · 11.9 h played ↗
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
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Mostly Positive · 71%Mostly Positive · 71%Codemasters2009FPS · Action · Simulation
The verdict
A slow, punishing squad-based tactical shooter between Call of Duty and ARMA, with a strong campaign and co-op but dated visuals and clunky controls. Skip it if you want online multiplayer or fast action.
Great for
Patient tactical-shooter fans who want an ARMA-lite campaign, LAN co-op with friends, and user missions
Main risk
Clunky controls, locked resolution/FOV and dead online multiplayer make it frustrating for many
What players love
Co-op campaign with friends via LAN/VPN
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“you can still create servers and play with friends cooperative campaign games on LAN”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Realistic, tense one-shot-kill combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“I like the realism the fact if you get hit depending where on the body you die. No hitmarkers.”
Steam review · 8.6 h played ↗
Squad commands and capable AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Your AI teammates will use bounding overwatch tactics as you tell them to assault a compound”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
Cheap, plus mods and extra missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“We're talking over a hundred extra missions, so that take hours to complete.”
Steam review · 109.2 h played ↗
Excellent sound and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Some of the best sound that I've ever heard in a war game by far.”
Steam review · 36.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Clunky controls and awkward command interface
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the controls are incredibly dated and clunky, making it hard to issue orders, switch fire modes and call in fire support etc.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Dumb squad and enemy AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Your AI squad run off and die immediately, and enemy AI permanently know where you are.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Multiplayer and co-op servers are dead
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“there is no longer online multiplayer. None, no internet access.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Locked low resolution, narrow FOV, blurry visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Doesn't run natively in 1080p, FOV is garbage, brown bloom filter over everything”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Fails to launch, crashes and bugs on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“It won't launch on my Windows 10 system, and I've tried every available fix.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Bad checkpoints and punishing missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“the checkpoints in this games are so UNBELIEVABLY BAD! It will start you back like at least 30mins to an hour of progress.”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP (SP2 or later), Windows 10 not supported.
Processor2.4GHz Dual Core Processor
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia 7600GT 256mb or ATI X1800XL 256mb
Storage8 GB
OSWindows XP (SP2 or later), Windows 10 not supported.
Processor2.4GHz Dual Core Processor
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia 7600GT 256mb or ATI X1800XL 256mb
Storage8 GB
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