Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #21704 in Video Games
- Brand: Meridian4
- Model: GAPCA2OAUS01
- Released on: 2010-06-29
- ESRB Rating: Mature
- Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP
- Format: CD-ROM
- Dimensions: .36 pounds
Features
- Detachable backpacks with equipment, advanced weapon optics, material penetration modeling, remote real-time simulation of Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAV), freedom of decision and repercussive actions
- New story campaign for both single player and multiplayer gameplay. Wide range of new tutorials, single scenarios and multiplayer modes
- Three brand new Central Asia-style large maps including expansive urban, desert and mountainous terrain featuring a fully destructible and interactive environment
- Multiple factions for all sides including US Army, United Nations, Takistani Army and Guerrillas making a collection of 300+ new units, weapons and vehicles
- Fully integrates with the original Arma II for unmatched warfare simulation
Arma 2 - Operation Arrowhead
Product Description
Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original ArmA II, a new flashpoint in the Green Sea region heats up and coalition forces led by the US Army are sent to Takistan to quickly restore peace and prevent future civilian causalities.
Customer Reviews
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful.
By Alvaro Kretschmann
I been following the game ARMA since the beginning and I bought it through Amazon.For my personal opinion, Bohemia Interactive still have the Legacy of Operation Flashpoint and I have no doubt about this after to be playing theirs MilSims for years.This Company created serious Military Sims for several Armed Forces through the World, including the US. That means, they are focused in the development of a game which recreate with realism how is to be close to a real war, where the tactics are the key to achieve objectives and the common run and gun behavior in so popular games doesn't work in Operation Arrowhead, as like in a real war.Some of the characteristics which OA have and the another Shooters doesn't:a) Immersive environment: Operation Arrowhead is closely inspired on the current Events on the Middle East wars and you will hear NPC's speaking in Arabic, doing daily activities like walking on the streets, talking with themselves, driving cars or motorcycles. Also they react positively or negatively depending how you gain their "hearts and minds". For example if during a mission on a village accidentally you kill civilians, the community there will not provide you the necessary intel for the following missions Walking in the desert or on the streets you can almost feel the heat of the environment. This is the kind of reality which the average FPS's doesn't provide it.b) Replayability: Operation Arrowhead have a total replayability and this is because the lack of tight linear scripts, let the gamer to use different strategies during the missions on the campaign.Also the powerful Mission Editor let you create any mission with just a couple of mouse clicks .c) Graphics: The myth of a ubercomputer required to play it is is not so true, because the game let you configure the graphics according to your hardware capacity. However if you are lucky enough to have a powerful computer, you will appreciate the high end graphics configuration capable to create an almost photo-realistic environment, highly detailed objects and terrains without "invisible walls" or narrow corridors.d) Multiple games in just one Box: Arma games series, including Operation Arrowhead is the Swiss Army knife of the games, because include tank simulator,flight simulator ( and yes, you can use a joystick), FPS, strategy game, RPG, free roaming and sandbox with very huge maps. By this way for example you can ride in a helicopter, flight to a village in the middle of the desert get out, talk with the people there, enter to a house and then take a car to ride back, like you do in games like Grand Theft Auto series,or you can control entires armies in real time like you do in C&C.The combinations are almost infinite.e) DLC for everyone and full support from the developers: Thanks to the big community related with Arma games and the open code which Bohemia Interactive provided to the gamers, we have the possibility to expand even more the capacity of the game by adding new campaigns, missions, libraries (vehicles, soldiers, weapons), maps and sounds. This downloadable contents are ALL FREE and the skilled members are continuously adding more and more features. Also if you have the basic programming knowledge, you can create you own mods, missions and then post or use it on the game.f) Multi-players with dedicated servers: The game can be played in single or multi player. The last option let you enjoy on different communities focused in tactical games, where the strategy, the planning and the coordination is the key to achieve successfully missions as like cooperative of full multi-player.On cooperative, the online players have to beat risky missions working like a professional team against non scripted NPC's and on full multi-players, the gamers have to challenge another humans using military tactics. So if you are going to go running and bouncing like an headless chicken, you probably will be killed after just 5 minutes of game, also you don't have health pack or endless rounds of ammo. The bullets are affected by the physics laws and the enemies thankfully doesn't have Superman sight (Did you hear "Sniper Ghost Warrior"?).I recognize Operation Arrowhead and Arma series is not for everyone, is for serious gamers who likes military stuff and are tired of unlimited spawning enemies, narrow maps, zero re-playability and a very linear script witch don't let the gamer the needed freedom, also bombastic cinematographic effects but nonsense reality.This is the kind of game which you will discover more and more features and become one of your favorites for several years to come.Personally I give it the score of five stars.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
By Cyberman
For those who aren't aware, there is a Zombie apocalypse mod called Day Z that has gotten fantastic reviews and boosted ARMA II sales by several hundred percent. This mod can be run with just a purchase of Operation Arrowhead. At the time of this review, this is the cheapest way to play the Day Z mod, and adds a ton of value to an already good purchase.Its rather difficult to set up the mod, and many of the guides refer to specifically the Steam setup. Amazon doesn't seem to like direct links, but a very detailed guide for setting up with mod with your Amazon purchase can be found by searching "getting dayz mod jpg". It should be the first link. Best of luck.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
By jgfarrell1106
GAME:- Operation Arrowhead is a great addition to ArmA II. With less environmental effects to process (grass, trees, buildings, etc) you can turn everything up and keep your FPS in check yet still enjoy the most realistic sim ever created! As an owner/ArmAholic of the OFP/ArmA collection I can confidently say BIS continuing to lead the world of simulations... OA and the new BAF expansion make me feel like I never left the sandbox ;)CONTENT:- After returning and installing new hardware/Win7/ArmA I have NOT (yet) found a reason to re-install modifications. This ORIGINAL/updated install has all the basics covered now so anything else is up to the gamer.DOWNLOAD & INSTALL:- Unless you just happen to be around Best Buy or another seller THIS Amazon DL option is very fast and includes updates/patches you'd normally DL off Armaholic.com *hint*BIG Thanks to AMAZON, BIS, and everyone else involved in this work of art!
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