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Fantastic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Playing this online against dozens of humans, or in co-op against AI missions, this game is just tons of fun, and very high quality. Sure AI is a little stupid, but how else can you down 160 enemies, just you and your buddy -oh, and blow up their radar stations while you're there.

One of the best FPS ever created

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising is an excellent sequel to Nova Logic's Delta Force series. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because there are no single-player scenarios, just a few training exercises to get the player familiar with the weapons and vehicles, and the graphics are a few years out of date. This game was intended to be played on-line, either via LAN or the Internet. However, unlike so many other on-line games these days, there are no monthly fees.

The best part of the game, in my opinion, is the open-ended maps. I despise Doom-like games that make you run through a maze of corridors like a blind mouse looking for cheese. They don't allow for player creativity like Nova Logic games, which is half the fun. As with all the prior Nova Logic Delta Force games, the maps have no borders. If you want to drive, fly, or run miles out of your way, you can. The terrain simply repeats every 512 meters.

The game includes about 8 different Co-Operative scenarios, where players work as a team to accomplish several objectives. The AI for the enemy on the Co-Op maps is mediocre. The enemy isn't very bright, as they have a tendency to run towards you when you shoot at them instead of seeking cover. There are also Team Death Match scenarios that pit one human team against another human team. There is also Team King of the Hill scenarios where the team that stays in the scoring zone the longest, wins. Finally, there are Advance and Secure scenarios where two opposing teams hold various positions while advancing against the enemy to take their positions away.

The players can chose various weapon and equipment load-outs at the beginning of each scenario, and change those load-outs during the scenario and any Armory. These includes: Riflemen, Engineers, Heavy Gunners, Snipers, and Medics. A typical Riflemen might be equipped with an M4/203 (which includes a 2x scope) with 300 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition and six 40mm grenades, three flash-bang grenades, three smoke grenades, three fragmentation grenades, an M1911 side-arm, two satchel charges, and of course a knife. There are a dozen different weapon types from the M82 0.50 caliber sniper rifle, to the AT-4 (anti-tank missile launcher).

Joint Operations will allow up to 64 players to join on-line, which makes for an action packed game and provides a target rich environment. The Co-Op scenarios Nova Logic provides are well thought out and balanced to make each one challenging, but not to the point of frustration. The keyboard and mouse controls are intuitive and easy to use, and can be changed to suit your playing style. The graphics are very good and you don't need a super-charged PC to run the game in any resolution.

There is also a third-party map editor and scenario builder that allow you to create your own maps and play them on-line. This is something I always look for in a game because it extends the playable life of the game. The game also does not require the CD to be in the PC in order to play the game, which I consider to be another nice feature.

I've been playing this game for several years and expect to playing this game for several more years, it is that good.

Joint Operations: Typhoon rising demo

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I just want to let you know i think this is the funnest game, well not funnest but one of the funnest games. i just have the demo and i might get the game for my birthday or christmas. you can drive a humvee jump out of a helicopter, yet if you do it just right you won't get chopped up into little pieces.

We are still waiting for the game to be sent to the house.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: May 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is taking so long just to get to our house it's not funny I will never buy anything from this company again. It's now going on two months FROM THE TIME I put in the order and my son is very disappointed that he has to wait so long. They sent him the second half of the game so he can't play it until the first half gets here. That is why we are so upset with this company. And I was told that they would sent it over night which they didn't. So I would think twice before anyone else should order anything from this company. There all lies just to get you to buy from them.

Good but buggy and frequented by vegetables...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

When people work together in this game it works really well and is quite enjoyable. However most of the time it consists of random conflict where noone listens or wants to use any strategy or as the title suggests "Joint Operations" ie combined arms warfare. Instead they treat it as a shoot-em-up and run around like headless chicken causing games to drag out and become infuriating as well as extremely boring. The unrealistic movement becomes almost nauseating: players frequently move and jump around ridiculously to avoid enemy fire...there is no "stamina" level to prevent this. The vehicle physics are appallingly bad (probably the worst I've ever encountered) and the vehicles themselves are not survivable (apart from APCs which are almost impossible to destroy with heavy machinguns but not rockets). Weaponry is not much use either. For example the Barrett M82 was designed to take out enemy APCs etc, yet in the game it can't destroy anything apart from soldiers.
Within a week of playing this you will be cursing "noob base-rapers" and "campers". The level of stupidity displayed by people is sometimes appalling...new players will simply NOT work together period. There is no in-game device to ensure teamwork so they make it an incredibly frustrating experience. With a good team which works together the game is great but the buggy physics, pathetic vehicles, and unrealistic weaponary RUIN it.

Strong 4, weak 5

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: April 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you have bad internet connection, don't get it. If you like to drive vehicles or play in a huge 150-player war and have good interet connection, get it. Slightly better than B:1942. As simple as that.

A useful review for you dial up gamers out there.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: March 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

When you read the blurbs located in various locations on the box it states that:

Breakthrough technology allows you to play on a 56k connection as "smooth as silk".

I read that and thought, "Ahhh, the replacement for Counter-Strike and Battlefield I've been looking for!" Not true. Apparently silk is not as smooth as I was lead to believe. Don't misunderstand me, however. When I was able to get into a game I enjoyed it very much. Usually I was booted within five minutes by the hosts of the game for high latency. Normal ping was around 300-400 on the smaller servers. Trying to play on the larger servers with 100-150 players is impossible on dial-up.

If you have broadband, which most people do, you won't experience these problems. If you are stuck with dial-up as your internet connection don't buy this.

BORED TO DEATH/SCREWED TO DEATH

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 18
Date: February 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

For the PRICE and the NAME of the maker you would expect more. This is an ONLINE game that ONLY works if you install the included SPYWHARE that sends your internet protection into spasums everytime you turn on your computer. If you played Black Hawk Down and thought that OH another title from the same people IT MUST BE GOOD well IT'S NOT!! IT SUCKS!! IT SUCKS!! NOVALOGIC should be ashamed for putting out such GARBAGE and THEN trying to SELL an expansion pack. WHAT does the expansion pack clean the BOREDOME! I think all the people who got RIPPED off on this game should express how the feel!

Awesome game!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is very addicting once you get started. The graphics on this game are great. You can drive a variety of helicopters and boats. If you liked this game you should also consider buying th expansion pack ( Joint Operations :Escalation). Overall this is a great game!!!

Nice game, but....................

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Looking for a war game that has realism, most of the current weapons of todays army, and vehicles (including helicoptors) that you can ride? This game has it all!! BUT, you'll find yourself respawning countless times in fustrating, after fustrating attempts to get on the battlefield with those weapons and rides. Soon after getting the hang of things you'll find lag and more experienced players kniving and shooting you back to respawn time and time again. I've played far cry and countless other war games and this one is for the very very very patient. Team play, yes, this game has that too However, no one actually uses the controls to "team play" and you end up one for all and all for one throwing as much firepower, grenades, and missles as you can just to stay alive for 2 seconds.

If you don't mind respawning 100 times a match, enjoy semi-teamplay (I use the term very loosely), and firing up to date weapons, then this game is for you.

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