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Operation Flashpoint: Red River Review
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Posted by Donster on: 2011-04-21 18:41:28 338
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Can Codemaster's latest operation fix tactical shooters, or will Flashpoint's new desert run red with botched blood?
By Alec Meer @ IGN
It's a military shooter set in Tajikistan, but you know where it's really set. Red River's another one of those acutely modern combat games most of the games industry seems obsessed with right now, but importantly it's not one you can beat by running forward and spraying bullets everywhere. This is a game about caution and teamwork as much as it is personal accuracy, and in such melodramatic, ludicrous times for shooters its stern, unforgiving tactical violence is a breath of fresh air.
Unfortunately that breath threatens to lose its refreshing tang, as Red River quickly suffers from a shortage of the gloss that characterises its stupider peers. It's entirely unfair to expect every shooter to enjoy the sky-high budgets of Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, Homefront et al, or indeed to spend the resources it does have on spectacle and set pieces, but that doesn't really excuse spending a good portion of your in-game time sat motionless on a long jeep ride while your commanding officer apparently reads aloud every last entry in Mr Naughty's Big Book Of Naughty Swears for his own amusement.
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