This game has all I want from a tactical shooter. Great graphics, realism, many MP modes and awesome sounds and effects!
Because of the steep requierment of release, I think people was thrown of the game. It has for me, everything I want from a tactical shooter. Great graphics, awesome soundeffects from both weapons and impacsounds, great AI that actually hide behind cars etc, they shoot at where you hide for cover even if they can´t see you just to hold you away. Not many games has this kind of AI. In all other games I have played, the AI only shoots at you when they see you. In this game they try to flank you, the shoots several rounds after you hide for cover so you need covering fire to get out of it.
It´s so fun playing this game in coop mode. You can make your own levels or download lots of usermade maps. If you hook up on teamspeak, yelling out "covering fire", "frag out" etc it´s just pure fun! I mostly play coop with friends, and the little time I had played singleplayer was lots of fun.
Graphics is very like COD 4 and Crysis, maybe a low color palette. More richer colours would suite the game. It has some "brownish" theme to it. Also, make sure you patch the game to 1.35. Lots of bugs fixed and you can even start a coop game in multiplayer without opening any ports on you router.
I think the game was released to quickly. The game without any patch has alot of bugs. Patching it up solves a lot. All maps are big, lots of CQB and also some open areas. the fact you can make maps yourself (need 1.35 patch to get editor) just make the game last longer.
What I don´t like about the game is the lack of weapons. More weapons would be nice. Like Rainbow six lockdown. You have scopes and redpoints, only one sniperrfile, 3 assaultrfiles, 1 machinegun , 1 submachinegun and 2 pistols. You can customice your rifles with grenadelaunchers, redpoint, frontgrip etc, but more weapons would be nice. Also, in multiplayer, you have the same choice of weapons if you join US or Mexico. Also the low color palette and brownish theme is something I wish was better.
If you are tired of CS:S and want some great online coop multiplayer with friends, I would higly recommend this game. As of today standards, you can run this game in high settings and make sure you play it on a 5.1 system! Just awesome sounds. Best weaponssounds I have ever heard in a game!