ARMA: Cold War Assault

ok...what is the coolest thing about this game,not the AI,not the graphics,not the sounds,no.. all these are pretty good but the STAR of the show is the BUILT IN MISSION EDITOR. how did i ever enjoy games before it,how i wish ALL game developers would take note of what bohemia did with this powerful yet easy to use editor and try to copy it in their games,ah....if only. pretty much anything you can dream up is possible with this editor,soldier vs soldier,huge tank battles,air forces vs ground forces,no two games ever have to be the same,it is pure geneius. now for the BAD.....the game is not perfect,my biggest problem is playing as sniper class...my sights are on the enemy soldier...no way i can miss...right...wrong..WTF,how could i miss him...even worse is the fact that enemies dont always go down with a single shot....i know i hit the dude b-coz i saw the blood splat yet he doesnt drop,hmmmm i guess he is on PCP or some such drug...i will shoot him again. sometimes it takes two shots to kill a guy and i have even had some guys that take 3 hits before dropping,WTF....i have never been a soldier but i am pretty sure that one shot will be more than enough to kill or incapasatate ANY enemy soldier,hmmmm funny how the enemy with the AK74 can kill me from 300 yards away with the accuracy of a sniper,but no matter how frustrating this can be the awesome editor keeps me coming back for more. if i ever get a more powerful pc i will get the other arma games as well,in my opinion this game is a MUST OWN,its a part of pc gaming history. plz forgive my bad spelling and grammar.

i am cwa addicted. .I think original game gcoming to mature age, 20 years this summer. Time seem to fly when fun. Still going strong. The only game i keep playing constantly playing last decades. Not the easies one to master, neither is life... Realism hits, maybe original AI was quite stupid to command. But huge community and correct addons makes it lots better , and have kept it in my list last two decades. Note, this is NOT brainless shooter, these take hours.Liek arma, free multiplayer is the best.

...but it hurst SOOOO good.... This game is extremely difficult. It's not the tedious, ridiculously hard, impossible puzzle sort of difficult, but rather the purest form of difficult, the one that leaves you saying, "Wow, I did it" afterward. If you have a hard time being patient, this game could be very frustrating for you because you WILL die, A LOT. Pros - Simple, user friendly interface - The most realistic FPS ever made - Great missions with a real feel to them - Superior tactics are rewarded in this game, in fact, they are the only way to survive (win? Who said anything about winning in this game, you're just out to survive and that is hard enough. Win? Don't make me laugh) - The graphics are dated, however the shadow effects help redeem that and give it a real feel. Cons -My @$$ hurts... owie... XD - Grenade to the face.... again.... well, time to start over - Fire, fire, fire, click, click, click... Owie... (you can't move while reloading you just stand there and do it) ACTUAL CONS - Only 1 save per mission (use it wisely) BONUS FUN: Frustrated with your enemies? If you can't beat them, join them. Try to take out your own squad before they realize you've betrayed them and take you out... It's challenging =)) so much so that you'll forget all about the enemies that are being a pain in the @$$ =))

It's a misty morning, you and your resistance fighters race into a small valley, wit ha road running threw it, hiding in the nearby tree's and bushes. Then, the radio beeps, it's one of your resistance fighters, "The Convoys on the way!" He says. You ready your men, telling them not to open fire until you order them. Then, the convoy appears. A T-72 infront, 2 ammo trucks, and a BMP in behind. They get nearly infront of you, and you order your men to open fire! The T-72 lighs up in a blaze as it becomes all to friendly with and RPG round, and the trucks stop as your troops open fire at soldiers popping out. Soon after the BMP lights up aswell! You check the dead, and take a mine off one of them and place it near the road, as your radio contact informs you that 2 more T-72's are coming. Luckily, he was wrong. A T-72 and a BMP Appear over the horizon , the T-72 in lead. You ready an RPG that you took off of a dead Soviet, watchin as they near. Suddenly, the T-72 exlpodes! It ran over your mine! The BMP stops, surprised by what just happened! This is your chance! You fire at it, and with a *BOOM!*, the BMP is a smouldering wreck! Wit that, your men take ammo, and race back to your camp in the forests! A good day for the resistance! This game has it all, suspense, action, realism! Probably one of the best games I've played, ever! The Cold War Crisis, Red Hammer, and Resistance campaigns are included in the game, and you can also make custom missions with the mission editor (which lets you make crazy fun missions!) and even play multiplayer! A Must-have for any gamer that prefers a nice, needed change from run-in with guns blazin' games. Not for you "CoD" types, because it actually requires thought.

Ok everyone said why this game is good, and I confirm. I like realistic tactical action games, and the WWII and the Cold War settings, therefore this game is a perfect match for me. I want to add that with nowadays' hardware, it is possible to play with all the quality settings maxed, in HD resolution. The max view distance is HUGE (5000m), and you'll need it: tanks fight with miles between them, you need to see that chopper or that truck full of Russian soldiers coming your way. And with high screen resolutions, far away objects become much more discernible. It's a real pleasure and a change from when I originally played the game. At that time (2002), even with the beefiest hardware (Athlon XP 2700+ with Radeon 9700 Pro, 512 RAM) I couldn't play with the best quality.