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Combat Video Game Gurus/Geeks
idsman75
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I'm not much of a gamer but I'd like the "professional" opinion of combat gamer gurus on the new official video game of "America's Army". Pre-order this FREE game if you are interested and tell me what you think. I pre-ordered on myself but I'm a little out-of-touch with the gaming crowd so simple 2-D graphics will probably "wow" me.
Get it at www.americasarmy.com
Edited by - idsman75 on 05/29/2002 20:07:06
Get it at www.americasarmy.com
Edited by - idsman75 on 05/29/2002 20:07:06
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The movie looked pretty cool as far as graphics go, but we'll have to wait and see how the game performs.
Hell, you can't * too much when it's free though!
Stand And Be Counted
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Go Army Beat Navy
IF you wanna have fun jine the cavalry
-Hans
If you guys want a good game look into getting Counter Strike. The most realistic terroist/counter-terroist game out there.
www.counter-strike.net
As a former Counter-Strike player, I've gotta say that it isnt that realistic.
The weapons are well modeled, but the damage scale is ridiculous, and there's several inconsistencies that are really obvious to anyone who's ever used one of those weapons.
First of all: The damage is just silly. I dont care what kind of round you're shooting, a man who's just been shot in the face with a 9mm submachine-gun round does not walk slowly backwards, weave slightly, and cover his face with his hands. That's ridiculous.
The reaction to wounds is also ridiculous. If a man has been wounded several times (or even once), I seriously doubt he will totter in pain for a few seconds, then immediately return to full ability.
Other things: For the longest time, until the most recent patch came out, they didn't differentiate between 7.62x39mm for the AK-47 and 7.62 NATO for the Steyr Scout and the G3 sniper. It was just "7.62", it was all the same velocity, and it was all interchangable.
Even stupider: The FN P90 submachine gun was listed as firing .338 Lapua Magnum rounds instead of 5.6mm sub-rounds. I got a good laugh from that one, a little P90 that weighs about 4-lbs shooting .338 Lapua Mag full-auto. One pre-release look over by someone with a basic grasp of firearms would have fixed that.
Another thing: the action on the AK-47 opens to the wrong side (it's always open in the direction of the shooter, no matter which side you're shooting from) and when your character loads a magazine, he just pushes it straight up and in, and starts shooting.
Must be one of those new fangled AK-47 mags. The kind where they snap straight-in like an M-16 mag and dont have to be racked to load the first round.
But I doubt the legions of pimply faced CS players give much thought to that. You see someone 50 feet away, just empty the magazine and he's dead. Wish it was that easy.
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DarkStar11
"...But Mona Lisa musta had the highway bluesYou can tell by the way she smiles..."
I'm impressed at how "Mod-friendly" the GR and DS add-on are. Most games (Rogue Spear!) don't take kindly to aftermarket Mods. The GR series is specifically designed to accept them!
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- Life NRA Member
"If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Go Army Beat Navy
IF you wanna have fun jine the cavalry
Lastly, ever heard of headshots? When your shot in the face you die instantly.
No s***?
I think logic would dictate that a face-shot with just about any caliber (well, maybe not a .22 Short) would guarantee death.
The point I was making was that in the game, the weakest caliber they've got is 9mm. It often takes 2 face or head shots to kill with a 9mm round in that game. And the fact that they created an animation (covers face, totters backwards) to show that you have been shot in the face and somehow survived is ridiculous to me.
I got out of playing CS mostly because I got sick of the 12 year old punks with T1 net connections and names like "[iZg]L33t 5uPaf1i hAxx0r" who want to lecture me on their vast knowledge of the AK-47 and weapons in general.
I'm sure there are exceptions. I just never met any. For the most part, Counter-Strike is like paintball. It wasnt designed for it, but it's been overtaken by kids who's mommies wont let them have any real guns. "No Red Ryder for you! You'll put your eye out!"
They also tend to get rather offended when I say "You dont say....the AK-47 does that? NO S**T! I OWN ONE!"
Go Army Beat Navy
IF you wanna have fun jine the cavalry
Counter Strike always sucked except for LAN parties.
Ghost Recon is a pretty good game. My copy doesn't work online though...
Of course Army Men I and II is always fun if you like melting those little plastic german soldiers.
AlleninAlaska aglore@gci.net
Free men are not equal and equal men are not free
Dangit! I forgot to mention something. If you order the game, DON'T list your phone number or you are sure to get a phone call from a recruiter someday.
Idsman, they say they won't give your info out or use it for any purpose.
"You must be over 13 years of age and complete the required information above to receive your free America's Army game CD pack via mail. Offer limited to U.S. residents only. The information you provide on this page will be used for fulfilling your request for the free America's Army Game CD pack only. This information will not be shared with anyone else or used for other purposes. Available while supplies last. Limit one per person. To have your information removed from the CD pack mailing list please e-mail us at email@americasarmy.com."