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Don't Buy this game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: July 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is bugged out, I downloaded the patch which didn't really help.
My computer is maxed out and up to date and still the graphics in this game were sub-par.

Theres alot more better First person shooter games to get.

The worst game EVER!!!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 9
Date: August 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was given this lousy game as a gift. So thank God I didn't waste my money on it. This game has more issues than Microsoft. The game has had numerous patches put out already and the darn game isn't 6 months old. I've read literal hundreds of posts on dozens of forums about people with the same problems. Most deal with start up problems and crashes. I've had this game for about a month and have spent at least 3 weeks fighting to just get the darn game to load and start. Graphics are fair at best and the content sucks big time.

Don't waste your money on this lousy game!!!!

I believe this game will go down as one of, if not the biggest failure in gaming history.

have no idea, wont even start

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: September 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

absolute junk, installed and had to download a 322mb patch from the start. Looks like they put this POS on the market way before testing was complete. Now that I have the upgraded version, I can not get past the load, always crashes. I have tried starting from the auto run, and says the disc is not in the drive, even though it just auto ran, lol. I have tried through the start menu, and every time, just crash. I have a dell XPS pent D, 3 ghz, 3 gigs of 667 ram, dual DVD drives, XFI sound card, and geforce pci-e 7900 GS. Running XP PRO.My system is more than capable of running this game, just crappy software design, complete waste of time and money, they should be ashamed of themselves putting out such a terrible product, just lost my business.

Armed bust

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 16
Date: May 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

While the graphics are more up-to-date, the overall game play, storyline, and ease of consumer editing of game specifics is far less than OFP (Operation Flashpoint.)

No editing tools were provided by BIS before or during the release of ARMA. As of this review, the community awaits some form a editing tool.

The only useful upgrade of ARMA is the ability to switch between characters, outside of this, OFP is far superior, even though it is a much older program.

In summary, do not purchase ARMA. It is a waste of $ until a wide range of multiple issues are addressed, and the modding community is up-to-speed, creating their addons to make the program worth playing. By the time this takes place OFP2 by Codemasters should be released, which promises to be backwards compatable with OFP, making ARMA moot.
Save your $$$!!

very painful ...buggy and boring

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 17
Date: May 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

it just takes too long to play a game with big maps .....you have to be online all day to get good at it....not like battlefield 2 , learning curve is killing me....you can't train in a jet in training mode ...when you get online you have to capture areas for you to get good weapons thats what i hate about the game, if spending all day on a game is enjoyable buy it.

Not a Good Buy

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: July 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I recently bought this game. I felt I paid way to much. The graphics are on par with the orginal Delta force. The gameplay is week. Frustrating enemy ai will snipe you from miles away with an ak. Along with many other problems. The voice acting is bad, and the story is weak. Over all only buy if you want a very hard challenge and its in a bargian ben.

Realistic??? hardly

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: August 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Previous reviews stated this game was the most realistic game out. well ive been to baghdad and in combat your eyes always always move with your sights. there is a "feature" on this game that moves your weapon within your current view is unrealistic and annoying. in my opinion completly ruining the game. it makes you feel like your playing an old shooter from NES days. save your money learn from my mistake.

Sooo Disappointed.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Sadly enough, I didn't like the demo and originally decided not to get the game. The in vehicle graphics leave a lot to be desired. I have maxed out the graphics and all other settings and it is easier to tolerate. Based upon all the hype I heard, against my previous judgment, I purchased it at a highly discounted price THANK GOD. I listened to all the fluff from friends who told e if I loved Operation Flash Point, which I did, that the full version of the game is much better. The movement of the troops is quite bothersome and does not resemble actual movement unless you are talking about a bowel movement (at least when they are walking crouched). The pasted facial expressions are so in line with the predecessor. I had a lot of high hopes for this game since I loved the previous releases but I can't really see much improvement over the previous except controls are more user friendly when it comes to joystick support. It strikes me as a prettier remake of the first with a different story line. Even though I loved the first and I like the promise of new equipment, the flashback factor made me decide not to play it any further. For someone new to the Genre this may keep them satiated but to a seasoned FPS player, there are better titles out. The Battlefield Series has more realistic movement as does Call of Duty 4. I chose to go back to that realm in lieu of continuing to try to like this title.

Finally it's here....Now wait some more.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 10 / 13
Date: June 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm probably one of the few who have played VBS1. I haven't played OFP since the Demo. Compared to VBS1, the graphics are a lot nicer but it still seems to be a resource hog. VBS1 always had issues with clipping and ARMS, while better still has some problems. Most of Opfor and Bluefor are just carry over with increased textures and some minor changed. I don't really understand why BIS/BIA decided to release a Czch and German version months ahead of time. (Basically making them beta the game.) Problem is many players from the UK, AU and US bought those versions. There are differences between them and BI is still working on a Patch to get all these version on the same page, so to speak.

So, how is it really? It's OK. The AI seems to still be able to see further out then you. Drive a vehicle and you're just a target for a tank or BMP if you get anywhere near it. The grass on the map is cool but if you're using to dropping prone, you will quickly find out that you can't see anything. So you're forced to get back up and drop a knee. Being able to drive or fly is nice and they seem to have fixed the issue of going inverted and getting stuck upside down. The AI gets really annoying yelling out robotic commands and sightings. "Enemy...2'oclock...at...500 meters."

Some other things to consider. You need a decent computer to play this. My original system was a Athlon XP +3200 with a AGP 7800GS OC and it lagged even with 2gb memory. Now, I'm running an E6600 with a 8800GTS 320 and it seems to run smoothly. One of the problems is that the game runs post-processing and you can't turn it off. Still the game runs a test on your system and will probably say you don't fit the recommended unless you have a 3.5ghz system. 3.0ghz is the minimum.

Would I recommend this game? Short answer, no. There are no tools, like another has mentioned. So you're stuck with what BIS gives you. No importing textures and models as of yet. This is similar to what made everyone mad at UBI Soft when they brought out Raven Shield. What really made the game was its ability to be customized. So until tools come out and the community jumps onboard, I'd wait. As a single player game, it's a bit boring. But get some friends together and it will make the game even though it doesn't look as cool as R6 Vegas, GRAW or even BF2

Arma

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: July 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this game thinking it would be a great game as a first person shooter but was extremely disappointed. I completed two missions and had no idea how I did it. The graphics are not that good. I was disappointed is the quality of the play and graphics. It is no DOOM or Ghost Recon. I wish I hadn't spent the money on this game.

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