Yes, Codemasters are putting together a custom version of Operation Flashpoint, basically it will just include current real as they can get units and weapons. Rest of the game will remain the same, probably some additional squad command options as well. The public will get to play with some of the enhancements in the upcoming addon for Flashpoint but not all of them, some of the units/weapons are classified-). The program is for use in tactical operations command and tactics practice onboard US ships during deployment so that forces can practive those things while at sea on computer simulations-)
The real innovation behand America's Army comes in many forms. To list a few: Both teams are the good guys, both teams recieve briefings as though they are the US Army and the opposition is the terrorists. You will always see yourself as the good guy and the opposing team as the bad guy. For example on hostage rescue missions, one team things its rescueing a hostage, the other things its protecting a diplomat from terrorists. Another way is the objectives based system. The focus is on completion of objectives as a team and as an individual, its on working as part of that team to accomplish your goals. The emphasis is NOT on just killing all the enemy, its on behaving like todays "Politically Correct" army. I don't think that kind of army is a good thing but for what the army is trying to do with this game, its a tremendous innovation in gameplay if they can pull it off. Another big innovation is the way they're going to be keeping track of players statistics, which is beyond me at this point, but supposedly they're going to be able to determine statistics of all different kinds for how well you perform as a soldier. Not just things like how accurate you are with a gun, but how well you work as a team, how good a leader you are, how careful you are, how focused you are on the objectives, how well you follow orders, etc. Pretty interesting stuff. Not at all like playing multiplayer ghost recon really, there its pretty much two teams of solo player just out to mow each other down. Here its like playing real army. I call that seriously innovative gamplay.
Doom3 is about mowing down as many disgusting bad guys as you can. Nothing else there but great graphics. Thats nice for some people but i find it disturbing.
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the empires state building, along came goblin, wiped the spider out
I'm only human, heh heh heh. As for America's Army, I've already ordered the CD, because I'm interested in it. But I definitely don't think that it's gameplay can be aptly called innovative nor are the graphics up to par, though they are quite good. Sure, the silent hand-gestures will be nice, but they are taking the tried and true style of play directly from games like Counter-Strike.
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