Unparalleled immersion!OPFP DR makes you plan out a strategy and implement tactics which will keep your squad safe

User Rating: 9.5 | Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising PS3
Like many of you I felt like I had to decide between ARMA II and OPFP DR. I caved and got both. So this review will be both a comparison and a review of OPFP DR. I also have played MW and every Call of Duty game before that so I sort of know what to expect when MW2 roll around. I anticipate OPFP DR being a better over all game than MW II because call of duty and MW games are built so you only have to start thinking after you get shot at or shot. OPFP DR and ARMA II make you plan out a strategy and implement tactics which will keep your squad and you safe while still accomplishing the mission. In both OPFP DR and ARMA II you can look forward to calling in air support and artillery strikes where ever you want and experience the glory of charging into battle in an Abrams. Or soaring in on a huey with Gatling guns blazing. In MW you will only get to trigger an air strike at a predetermined location without all the particle effects of OPFP DR and the vehicles will feel like Tonka toys.
First off, I have not finished playing OPFP DR, I am only 12 hours into it (MW single player would already be over  ). You start a safe distance away from your objective and you approach your first target. You have a squad to control and the command system kinda work like the newer Ghost Recon games except, the AI in OPFP moves more naturally and interacts organically with the map. The enemy AI also acts more organically. The enemy takes cover, reinforcements come in. They will mount logical strategies and use human like tactics against you. All though the command system seems like it is just for the console, I love it because ARMA II menu and command system is just too huge and cumbersome. Especially if you play a game for a while and then put it down for a week before playing it again. Right, I would like to say I love ARMA II the game play is really life like, the enemy is smart, the assortment of armor is amazing, but the multiplayer is not good unless you play with people you know or are at least attempting to coordinate. When you do find a good group of people to play with, the experience can be amazing. Also in ARMA II you have the single player and occasional multiplayer bug, but I can look past that. But if I had to pick one game to own it would be OPFP since it is just soo much more accessible but still adds enough detail to make it realistic. ARMA II does have a bunch of small details which make it really shine like look around ability, wound system, more detailed orders and vehicle controls. If you have the cash buy both ARMA II and OPFP DR. ARMA II is intense realism and miles deep in content, OPFP DR much more realistic than MW but makes some accessibility compromises and is 1 mile deep in content. Each provides its own experience and has its own advantages.