As well-crafted as the Squad Command system is, it’s almost pointless if the AI controlling the rest of your team isn't doing his job. It’s unfortunate then, that you won’t get that much of a chance to upgrade anything if playing solo. While each mission has the player running into the lion’s den with minimal equipment (one primary and a secondary weapon) along with their battle sense, completing with high marks allows for upgrades to things like running speed, ability to camouflage into scenery, accuracy, and more. Each mission is presented with a specific set of objectives: VIP, capture the enemy base, search and destroy, as well as others.
Players will have to work with the leaders of those teams, Commanding Officer Knox (whose voice may sound familiar, as he was also the CO in Aliens) and three other squad mates, controlled by either three friends or AI.īefore each mission, players can choose what role to play in the squad (scout, grenadier, rifleman, or auto-rifleman) and while there will always be squad leader, the game does give the chance to play with the roles and find the best fit for the given situation. The game plays out simply enough: player’s work as the leader of an elite fire team in Tajikistan to stop Al Qaeda in tandem with two other squads. Strung together with a slew of swears that could curdle milk, and one of the most obnoxious COs that have ever been given a voice, the presentation takes away from some of the more refined pieces of the puzzle. It’s not that the game has taken anything out of context or misspoken - in fact Codemasters does a fairly good job at staying true to real-life weapons and interactions - but where Operation Flashpoint: Red River drops the ball is AI and mission setup. Harnessing the core of realistic combat, the sounds, action, and interaction between squad-mates is not only a challenge but ,if not done correctly, could alienate players from an experience.Ĭodemasters tries to bring that type of edgy realism into Operation Flashpoint: Red River, but regrettably didn’t get enough Intel on the subject to make it through the mission. It’s a taut wire when a publisher decides to deliver a title that captures the essence of American soldiers doing what they do best.
Game Rant's William Case reviews Operation Flashpoint: Red River
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