ArmA II review PC

ArmA II review for the PC

Arma II is the follow up to 2007's flawed but peerless ArmA, by developers Bohemia Interactive. With gameplay that offers immense tactical freedom and exacting realism, Arma II is a deeply memorable experience as you and your five man Marine Corps recon team try and stop the ex-Soviet Republic Chernarus from sliding into civil war. How you go about each mission on the frontline is entirely up to you, but with a varierty of vehicles on offer and with vast landscapes to cover you will have plenty of fun whatever method you choose. To read more about Arma II, download this issue of PCGZine for the full review.
Click here to read the full ArmA II review for the PC now! ArmA II review for the PC The key difference between a soldier sim like ArmA II and a military first-person shooter like Call of Duty 4? Uncertainty. In this follow-up to 2007's flawed but peerless ArmA, half the time you don't know where the enemy are, or even who they are. They could be miles away; they could be round the next corner. They could be rustic irregulars packing hunting rifles and hope; they could be canny special forces backed by T-72 tanks and Frogfoot bombers. You just don't know. These scary unknowns combined with immense tactical freedom and exacting realism make playing ArmA II a deeply memorable experience, but not one that will suit every taste. If the screenshots scattered over these pages were a true reflection of the campaign then 70 per cent of them would show Team Razor (a five-man Marine Corps recon squad sent in as part of a US effort to stop ex-Soviet Republic Chernarus from sliding into civil war) advancing warily through villages and woods, or travelling pensively in the backs of helos and APCs. Anticipation and atmosphere rather than action. Welcome to the reality of modern warfare. Click here to read the rest of our ArmA II review for the PC now!