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Mixed or average reviews- based on 43 Ratings

  • Summary: Taking gamers as close to war as they'll ever want to get, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is the much anticipated return of the genre-defining military conflict simulator. Set to deliver the total combat experience, Flashpoint: Dragon Rising challenges players to survive the chaos and rapidly evolving situations of modern warfare in a new contemporary theatre. Players experience the intensity, diversity and claustrophobia of a modern conflict from the unique perspectives of an infantry marine, a helicopter pilot, a Special Forces officer or a tank commander, each engaged against the full force of the Chinese PLA on a scale never previously experienced in a military action title. Gameplay simulates an immense conflict between advanced forces and provides unparalleled scope with different military disciplines, vehicles and equipment for players to utilize. [Codemasters] Expand
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  1. Positive: 30 out of 42
  2. Negative: 0 out of 42
  1. 85
    Simultaneously engaging and fun to play, Op Flash 2 will be enjoyed by all but the most staunch realism pedant. Given the slight scaling back of the unremittingly harsh difficulty of the first game, this sequel boasts more than enough authenticity to replicate more than just a modicum of what real war might be like.
  2. As real as it gets in the modern military shooter genre, Operation Flashpoint demands your mind be as sharp as your aim. Those seeking an FPS experience that's evolved passed Hollywood's version of war should definitely enlist, but anyone annoyed by one-shot deaths should probably stick to Call of Duty's frontlines.
  3. The authenticity and attention to detail in Dragon Rising is to be applauded.
  4. Ultimately, I think Codemasters has got a lot of great ideas and gameplay elements in OFDR, but it just needed more time. There are too many rough edges here to make this easy to recommend to everyone.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 21
  2. Negative: 8 out of 21
  1. RichardP
    10
    Real talk I am an infantry soildier and served my country USA baby and i got wounded in combat cant fight no more. by the way i loved it but this here makes me feel like im back on the line love it real gamers can enjoy. one shot one kill real life stuff enjoy. Expand
  2. GwynbleiddD.
    8
    Fairly put, this game is awesome. Those who like it hard and love to work hard for every efforts they commit, this game is awesome. although it has glitches and sadly AI is not too good, and I did not like the fact that I'm restricted to modify my weapon mods and have to pick whatever games thrown at me, still the game is an excellent presentation of how a real battle looks like. Collapse
  3. Dragon Rising is an extremely challenging and REALISTIC game that requires you to use your brain a lot. So realistic that you can die in one shot! Because of this, people look down to this game. Look, this isn't some run-and-gun game. This is real war and it shows you that it isn't a joke. Multiplayer is great. It's like Battlefield but more realistic. However, there aren't many people online. Also, when you compare this game to its PC counterpart, you realize that the consoles are missing out the map editor. If you have a powerful PC, you're better with the PC version. But even if you could buy the PC version, there is a much better game out there, ArmA 2. But then again, ArmA 2 requires a more powerful machine to run. So Dragon Rising is recommended if you have a weaker system. Still, Dragon Rising is a good game, but I recommend that you get it when the price drops. Expand
  4. dickeldeedoodoo
    3
    In short, the game sucks. Sure it looks nice and that but you'll just really have to like these type of games. While the game says: Walk around freely on Skirinka and fight everywhere you really find yourself dying or mission ending when you walk a click or 2 away from the objective. It looks nice that's a fact and there's plenty of vehicles you can board. Only to find your helicopter to be shot down by light machine guns and your vast vehicles to be blasted to pieces by an anti-tank guy about a 100 miles away. Team control is good and enemy AI is good but always shoot the guy you shot about a million and one times again when you walk by. For all you know he might go zombie and shoot you with a gun from which you just took all the ammo or stab you with a knife only to find yourself looking at a guy who misses his head chasing you around with a knife stabbed about a yard away from you but it somehow manages to affect you. Expand

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