Operation flash point is a realistic combat sim that is just plain fun to play.
This game isn't a run in and kill em' all type of game, it takes patience and some skill to accomplish your task. In operation flash point you can be a variety of things all which are nicely realistic. You can pilot helicopters and jets, tanks and mainly take part in infantry combat. During game play everyone works together to defeat the enemy. Like a tank will destroy other armored targets before turning their attention toward infantry. Its nice how the bots will choose wisely most of the time. The bots are smart and will make the appropriate choices. Don't think you can run out in the battle field killing everyone with a tank or helicopter, the bots wil make the right choice to take you out.
The controls are fairly easy, but the mouse control is a little odd compared to other shooter games. But you should get used to it in about 10 minutes. The campaign is nice. You are several main characters during the campaign, like a soldier and tank commander. As you go through the campaign your characters rank up earning you the right to things like commanding your own squad.
The graphics aren't the best but if your worried about the graphics your looking for the wrong game. Operation flash point is so fun you should look past the graphics and focus on the game play. The best part of this game in my opinion is the nice in game mission editor. Endless possibilities. Its not an extremely complicated mission editor but you can get complicated making the best missions. Using the editor you can make your player whatever you wish, Civilian, Russian, or American. All the vehicles, types of infantry and even civilians are right there at your disposal. You just choose which island you would like to fight on, place units and way points and your set.
Its really a great game with a brilliant plot that any shooter sim would like. If you can look past the graphics you should have plenty of fun with this game. It will work on pretty much any windows XP. With its great mission editor this game really is endless and is a great buy with a low cost.