87
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
4.0
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Operation Flashpoint is designed as a realistic simulation of the modern army. The game takes place on large islands where you have to battle an enemy force with a group of teammates. You can use a large amount of different weapons, including the AK-47, the M-16, hand grenades, a LAW, RPG and more.

Unusual about this game is the possibility to drive vehicles, such as jeeps, helicopters and tanks. You can take place on the driver's chair, or on the back with one of your teammates driving.

The game also supports internet multiplayer, wherein 2 teams have to battle each other in a large battlefield, again with the use of the vehicles, where you can annoy some real players carpooling in your helicopter by colliding with the earth.

When playing as normal soldier the game acts very realistic. You can't shoot properly when running, and when crawling you can't shoot at all. Also you walk on a very realistic speed which means it takes a lot of time to cross the landscape.

The landscape contains trees, towns, seas, roads and army camps, with everything on a very large scale. In single player you can also experience cut scenes rendered in the 3d engine. The game also contains speech and filmic music.

Alternate Titles

  • "闪点行动:冷战危机" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
  • "Операция Flashpoint: Холодная война" -- Russian title
  • "Poseidon: Operation Apocalypse" -- Working Title
  • "OFP" -- Common Abbreviation
  • "Flash Point 1985: Status Quo" -- Working Title
  • "CwC" -- Common name

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Merchant Title Platform Price  
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Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis Windows $2.76  
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Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis    
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User Reviews

Options, options, options.... Viktor Kovacs (14) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
War is not nice Isdaron Bronze Star Contributing Member (695) 4.29 Stars4.29 Stars4.29 Stars4.29 Stars4.29 Stars
It looks like that you are the middle of the battlefield Timber Wolf (4) unrated
Another "realistic" First Person Shooter Evil-Jim (154) 2.43 Stars2.43 Stars2.43 Stars2.43 Stars2.43 Stars
A comprehensive war shooter. gilgamex (115) 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars

The Press Says

GameGenie 2001 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Game Informer Magazine Nov, 2001 9.5 out of 10 95
4Players.de Jun 22, 2001 92 out of 100 92
All Game Guide 1998 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
ComputerGamers.com Nov 11, 2001 90 out of 100 90
Kingdom of Desire Sep 22, 2007 9 out of 10 90
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) Oct 21, 2001 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
PC Gameplay (Benelux) Jun, 2001 83 out of 100 83
Jeuxvideo.com Jun 18, 2001 16 out of 20 80
Super Play Jun, 2001 7 out of 10 70

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Trivia

Codemasters has confessed that many of the characters within Operation Flashpoint are based on personnel within the company. The firm's chairman Jim Darling, for example, appears within the game as the evil General Vasilli, while Codemasters' UK MP James Plaskitt also makes an appearance. (Source: MCV, Friday, July 20 2001)


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Erwin Bergervoet (308) on Mar 29, 2001.
 

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