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PC - Windows : Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 Reviews

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Below are user reviews of Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 and on the right are links to professionally written reviews. The summary of review scores shows the distribution of scores given by the professional reviewers for Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. Column height indicates the number of reviews with a score within the range shown at the bottom of the column. Higher scores (columns further towards the right) are better.

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Simply The Best!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 29 / 33
Date: March 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If you have never played this and you love COD, BIA, MOH series then you'll love this even more.

The most realistic combat FPS multiplayer sim out there! Period!
I have played the original MOD since version 3.0 so Osfront comes to me as a dream come true from a humble MOD in the beginning for URT to this.

Give it a bit of time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 19 / 21
Date: March 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If you like realistic shooters, and you're interested in World War II combat at all, get Red Orchestra.

Give it at least ten hours of in-game time before you decide to file it away forever-it's still a little rough around the edges, but it's OH SO WORTH IT.

You might see me in game as [CiA]Stiletto. :D

Uniquely Accurate Eastern Front FPS

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 13 / 17
Date: April 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This was the first prize winner in Epig Games' "Make Something Unreal contest," last year.
Since then, "RO" has been vastly improved and has become a stand-alone game.

Originally a rifle squad simulator, Red Orchestra brings unparalelled realism to the FPS genre.
Parents, consider yourselves warned. I'd reccomend 18 years or older due to realistic gore and sociopolitical themes.

Matches takes place in historically accurate locations along the Eastern front of WWII, from the Ukraine to the Kaukasus to the many battles of Stalingrad. German and Soviet troops are featured along with historically accurate weapons and very realistic tanks. No, there are no Americans, nor battles in France.

Unlike other WWII FPS games, running and gunning or praying and spraying are useless. Caution and thought are much more suited tactics. Aiming is done entirely with ironsights, and friend-or-foe comes down to being able to tell the difference between uniforms, and sometimes accents.

RO utilizes UnrealEngine 2.5 and is updated using Valve's 'Steam' network.

Highly reccomended for history buffs and realism fans.

A side note: The official web page has been unavailable for weeks, and the level/script editor has not yet been released, warranting a 4.0 instead of 5.0 star rating.

Mis-represented and bug-ridden

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 9 / 40
Date: April 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Caveat Emptor! the box, and indeed this website are misleading: this game is NOT designed for single player at all and there are no "campaigns" or storylines. What this game is is an ONLINE game (which are sad sad shadows of the skill involved in a quality single player game) that "offers" you the ability to "practice" by yourself - practicing is not the same as playing, as there is no effective single player mode. You won't find any mention of practicing until you open the box, whereupon all mention of single-player goes away to be replaced with "online game" and "off-line practice".

Apart from pretending it has a viable single-player mode when it doesn't, it's bug-ridden: freezes up, elements (like the sniper scope) don't work, drive a tank and you can't command it it move while you shoot, because you have to perform each function yourself (you're SUPPOSED to be able to tell the crew "go here" or "do that", but it doesn't work).

very disappointed. Waste of $30.

FPS with Brains

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 21
Date: May 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

To say there is no practice mode is a misconception. The practice mode is right on the menu. Ppractice mode uses non-articulated AI bots which allows one to really practice skills without pressure. Once the basics are mastered, it is on the real thing. This is an on-line game of the first order. In fact, IMHO, it is more akin to a simulation. Squad tactics, via easy to use voice or text messages, make this a FPS that takes brains besides skill to master. The "forgotten war", the eastern front of World War II, was as brutal as human beings could make war. The killing, suffering, and destruction on both sides have not been equaled since...and for good reason. Most of us are taught how the United States carried the allies to victory in Europe. However, for every 7 Germans in the war, 5 were fighting Russians. It is against this backdrop that Red Orchestra transports its players. From the bitter cold of the frozen north, to the mountains of the Caucasus, from the Red army's very fight for survival in the early stages of the war to the fall of Berlin, Red Orchestra creates a mode and a true feeling of emersion in this horrible conflict. A must have, but be warned, there is a learning curve. From your mastery of the basics, the game never gets boring.

As close to real combat as you want to get

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 17
Date: May 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I've only had the game for a few days, and it's been a blast! Being a veteran of FPS games, this is a very refreshing take on the WW2/FPS genre. Don't be scared off if you are on the low end of the system requirement's, my 1.4 gig processer and 512 RAM runs this game perfectly online. The maps are awesome, sound is amazing, graphics are sweet! Tracer rounds will arc into the air after hitting metal or rocks, very cool! More strategy than in most FPS games, the maps are larger with objectives scattered. In the last game I had to belly crawl up to an enemy tank to place a demo charge on it, this is one example of how the game is different. You don't just go in blazing all the time if you want to survive, you have to be careful and sneak around. The game is complex on many levels but easy to play. Game is definately an online game, the practice mode is good for practice only as far as I'm concerned. I have a 256k dsl connection and it took me 20+ hours to download the 1350 megabyte Steam file needed to play the game. If you have dial-up fugettaboutit, you'll never be able to do the download or play online.**I've now had the game for one month and would gladly have paid $100 for it! I'm not tiring of it in any way because a player never finds themself in the same situation twice. You are completely emmersed in the experience and will actually find your heart pounding as you try to survive!**

Think about it.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 36
Date: June 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I enjoy first person shooters like DOD, CounterStrike, Battlefield. I got to tell you buying this game is a really bad idea. It so many bug in the game. People cheat: 1. you get a low weapon and they will get an semi auto with scope. When you get a sniper rifle (not many times) you'll get a bolt action with scope. 2. They hit your tank with one shot and your bullets bounce off their tank. 3. This game is so hack friendly. The characters move slow. I play it ever now and then if I want to drive a tank and shoot. I'm just giving you heads up more than anyone did for me. Really, buy a different game and save that money without the fustration of playing a half thought out game.
Note: I never really think a game is bad. This is my first review and I wrote this because the game is really bad.

This is it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 15
Date: June 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is the best realism game you can get!

The gameplay just blows all other games out there, it really is unparalelled.

But beware, if you are an arcade gamer (Unreal Tournament, CounterStrike, Battlefield, Medal of Honor) this game probably is nothing for you.
It's too mature for arcade gamers, it also features alot of teamwork so it's nothing for the lone wolf.

Another neat feature is the fact that the support is always 100%, they will add more maps, weapons and features next to bugfixes in their patches, their support is friendly and often works and I haven't seen one cheater.

You do have to know how to use your rifle and tank, for instance alot of players don't know where the weak spots on various vehicles are ... and that's called realism!

Don't think it's too realistic to be fun, because it's so realistic it is fun! ;)

Intense WWII Eastern Front Combat

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 14
Date: June 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Red Orchestra OstFront 41-45 is an intense representation of small scale combat on the Eastern Front during World War II.

You play as either the Germans or Russians on a variety of maps that include infantry or tank maps. As infantry, you get to choose your infantry class; Rifleman, Squad Leader, Engineer, Anti-Tank Soldier, etc and with each class you get to choose a variety of weapons. On Tank maps, you have the choice to play either as infantry or as armor troops, (meaning you are trained to enter and operate a tank). Most of the maps are large or very large and do a great job of portraying the terrain on the Eastern Front.

The game features realistic weapons ballistics and armor penetration, and as such, the game play is focused on realism. There are no crosshairs or health packs for soldiers; you must use the iron sights or scopes on the guns themselves. For those of you used to crosshairs, there is a brief adjustment period to go thru before you realize the satisfaction of using the weapons realistically. As far as no health packs, this is where the games gets much of its intensity, you really really don't want to get shot as you sprint across the opening to reach the nearest cover (you will respawn if you do die however) Most Tanks allow up to 3 players to operate them, (driver, commander/gunner, and co-axial mg) and feature realistic speed, armor, and firepower. Assault guns, half-tracks, and armored cars are also present. Tanks (and infantry weapons) are period based, meaning maps based on later years feature newer models such as the T-34/85, the Tiger, and the Panther to name just a few. Suppression effects in the game are outstanding, and can be felt when you are caught in an artillery barrage or pinned down my heavy machine gun fire. The disorientation you feel under these circumstances has been very realistically represented, yet your player still move and fire...Outstanding!

Red Orchestra OstFront 41-45 is primarily a multiplayer game and while you can play single player maps, in multiplayer mode is where the game shines. Players cooperate to capture or defend objectives on the maps. Teamwork definitely helps here and capturing objectives is rewarded in your score. In addition, there is a Red Orchestra community out there that is creating new maps and modifications that will keep the game fresh and interesting to play for a long time to come. Also, the price cannot be beat. You get an excellent game for $10 to $20 less than a game released by the very large game makers!

If you are looking for a very fast arcade type shooter that allows you to shoot down hundreds of the enemy in just a few minutes, this game is probably not for you. If you are looking for a realistic WWII FPS (first person shooter) that in many ways puts 'other WWII FPS' to shame, you will not be disappointed!!!

The game that removed CoD2 and BF2 from my hard drive.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 16
Date: June 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have played WWII shooters online for sometime, since MoH, and this is simply the best game ever in the genre. You can play single player but like the Battlefield games it is only for practice, the multiplayer experience is where it is at.

Thos looking for a game where you continually hop up and down while firing grenades shoudl go elsewhere. Realism has been the guiding principal for this game and that is what you get. This is not a game for the immature who want simple charge ahead gaming where a health pack is right around the corner and being shot means you loose X % of health. In this game if you are hit it is the EXCEPTION when you are not killed. The effects of suppresive fire on infantry in this game are like no other out there and force you to play with some forethought, or die often.

In addition to the infantry side of the game there is an armor element that is superb. These are not the arcade tanks of BF and CoD. While one person can switch from gunner to driver you cannot do both at once. If you choose to solo a tank you can not shoot while moving and you also cannot reload while moving. In the end it is far better to fully man your tank and use the VOIP built in for coordinating.

I highly reccomend this game to anyone interested in an accurate infantry / combined arms FPS. Do not be decieved by the low price, I would pay twice as much for this game.

One last point. Support from the developers has been excellent. They built this partially a a labor of love and have really put their best efforts into it. Even on their forums you will see the dev openly discussing features with gamers. The first patch came out and it incorporates many of the items asked for by the community while also fixing some of the small issues that came up in initial play, none of which kept me from playing it!


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