Resistance is set years before Operation Flashpoint's Cold War reached crisis point, and delivers a campaign which forms a prequel to the original game's plot. On top of that, Operation Flashpoint includes a full mission editor, and there's a burgeoning mod scene for the game. Multiplayer offers a number of modes, including capture the flag, deathmatch.
Operation Flashpoint: Resistance download section contains: playable demo, update. All the similar files for games like Operation Flashpoint: Resistance in the 'Action Games' category can be found in Downloads on pages like Full games & demos, Mods & add-ons, Patches & updates and Wallpapers. Download full Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis: Download (424 MB) Instead of limiting you to play as an infantryman, Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis offers you the option to pilot a large variety of ground and air vehicles as well. These elements, combined with a realistic depiction of war, result in one of the most enjoyable tactical shooters released to date (circa 2002).
- Developer: Bohemia Interactive Studio
- Genre: Arcade/Action
- Originally on: Windows (2001)
- Works on: PC, Windows
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The Operation Flashpoint series tends to be one that you either love or hate. The game I am looking at today is the first game in the series, Cold War Crisis which was released the better part of 20 years ago as I write this! I know that shooters of this age tend to have a hard time aging gracefully. However, the fact that this game was trying to be a more realistic type of war game at the time really made it stand out.
Making Up History
While “realism” was a real goal of what was intended with the Operation Flashpoint series. The conflict that you are part of in the game is not. We have a “Cold War” storyline, but it is a fictional war that has the USA and the Soviets at each other’s throats on a bunch of made-up islands. While this was ok for the time, I do feel that they could have gone a bit more realistic in the setting of the game, especially as realism is what they were going for with the gameplay.
Bowling Shoe Ugly
Much of the press this game got when it was first released back in the day was to do with the graphics. Not because they were amazing and showing why gamers needed a PC over a console, quite the opposite actually. The first Operation Flashpoint is not a good-looking game at all. The textures are muddy, the whole game has a very low budget feel to it in every single regard.
This was released at a time when shooters were starting to get more cinematic and as a result, it makes the whole game have a very barebones kind of vibe about it. This is a real shame as even though the conflict is not a real one, I think they could have come up with a fun modern (well for 2001) Cold War style story.
Making Each Shot Count
I would wager that more than half the people who fire this game up for the first time, turn it off after a short while due to the brutal difficulty! This game is all about trying to be realistic. As a result, you cannot just soak up bullet hits like you can in a Call of Duty game. You get hit in the arm; it is harder to aim. You get hit in the leg; you have to crawl. You get hit in the head…. Well, you are dead! This kind of thing is not for everyone, but it does make you think and you cannot rush in.
You play as part of a squad and sometimes you are just a cog in the war machine and other times you are in charge and need to give out orders. You can play the game in first and third-person views which is cool. There is no radar showing where you are being shot from or anything like that to help you! Each mission has its own objectives such as destroy this, protect that, and so on. You get a briefing before each one that lets you know what the objectives are.
I will say right now that Operation Flashpoint is a shooter that is not for everyone. You have to be willing to really invest some serious time in order to get good at this game. It is brutally difficult, to the point where you will probably not be having fun at all. It is an older game that feels like an older game if that makes sense. I have played many other “realistic” first-person shooters over the years that have managed to be hard but also be fun at the same time.
Final Score
Pros:
- There is a decent selection of weapons
- I like the idea of this Cold War
- The game is very rewarding when you manage to “get it”
- Plenty of missions to do
- You can play in first and third-person
Cons:
- The game is very light on fun
- It has aged very badly in pretty much every regard
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System Requirements
Processor: PC compatible, P-100
OS: Windows 9x, Windows 2000 Windows XP, Vista, Win 7, Win 8, Win 10.
Game Features:Single game mode
Instead of limiting you to play as an infantryman, Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis offers you the option to pilot a large variety of ground and air vehicles as well. These elements, combined with a realistic depiction of war, result in one of the most enjoyable tactical shooters released to date (circa 2002).
The introduction of several new elements makes the already excellent gameplay even better. You begin as a basic rifleman, following your CO's orders. The constant radio chatter between him and the other soldiers in your platoon helps provide a much more realistic feeling than other tactical shooters, and you contribute by requesting status, location updates, medics, and more. As you progress through missions, you acquire weapons and ammo that give you additional options for completing mission objectives, and eventually you are able to employ even more strategy by commanding soldiers using a menu-based dialogue system.
The sense of realism is enhanced by the option to commandeer vehicles you come across on the battlefield, and adds depth to gameplay. The same basic control scheme is used for infantry and all vehicles, though, which may disappoint hardcore simulation fans. Conversely, the unified control scheme keeps the learning curve low, makes transitions from infantry to vehicular gameplay seamless, and results in a smooth tempo.
Execution problems include enemy riflemen who can drop you from 250 meters if you're not behind cover, while hitting them at the same range is extremely difficult. Damage is handled poorly and it's not uncommon to see enemy soldiers taking two or three headshots before dying or multiple close range bursts with apparently no ill effects. Finally, some vehicles have poor path-finding abilities, especially those moving in groups, where more often than not a platoon of tanks appear to be driven by drunks playing bumper cars.
Minor glitches to otherwise superb gameplay aside, graphics and sound are weak, or average at best. While vehicle models and animated faces are fairly well done, textures are low quality and bushes are ugly masses of pixels. Trees look like LEGO constructions and feature little variety, soldier models are blocky and poorly animated, and your soldier has only four fingers per hand while everyone else gets five.
The implementation of 3D sound is poorly done, with the volume of nearby sound sources fluctuating wildly from nearly inaudible to loud, depending on your facing; thus, it's entirely possible for a 70-ton tank to sneak up on you from behind. Poor voice acting in clips is often so badly done as to give an unintended sense of comedy in places.
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis delivers a reasonably convincing and thoroughly enjoyable depiction of modern combined arms warfare through several points of view. Despite the flaws, none of which are game killers, it's an experience that no action war gamer should miss.
Graphics: Vehicle models and character faces are well done, but the rest of the graphics are disappointing.
Sound: Poor voice acting and questionable 3D sound counterbalance the good variety of battlefield sound effects.
Enjoyment: Despite some flaws, the game is an action-oriented war gamer's dream in terms of realism and gameplay options.
Replay Value: Each mission can be replayed multiple times with different approaches, and the game comes with an easy to use and very versatile mission editor.
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