Conflict Denied Ops preview Xbox 360
Conflict Denied Ops preview Xbox 360
The Conflict series returns later this month with new instalment Denied Ops, which marks a bit of a departure from the tried and tested format of the military shooter series. Instead of squad-based play, Denied Ops presents a first-person shooter with just two characters to switch between. We've had the chance to go hands-on with Conflict: Denied Ops this month and we have a full preview to help you decide whether this might be a Conflict you want to get involved in.
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Conflict Denied Ops preview for Xbox 360
The Conflict series has always
been a little more cerebral than
your average military shooter. It's
always been about planning and
strategy more than running and
gunning. And it's always been about
micro-managing a squad of four men.
Well, forget everything you know
about the Conflict series so far, because
Denied Ops is nothing like that.
It might help to know that the
original title for the game was Crossfire. We can only assume that Eidos decided
upon the name-change to give it a
recognised branding, because
otherwise it bears little resemblance to
what's gone before. Denied Ops is a
first-person shooter which has you
swapping between just two characters
- sniper Lincoln Graves and heavy
weapons hulk Reggie Lang. Much like
Eidos' other recent pairing, Kane and
Lynch, these two don't like each other
very much - which begs the question:
why were they chosen to work
together? Old hand Graves refers to
Lang as ‘Junior', while Lang frequently
calls Graves ‘redneck' - it's all a little
immature, really. Thankfully, this
presumed witty banter is kept to a
relative minimum, with the two
grunting grudging acknowledgements
of effective gunplay during combat.
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