Reviews and Problems with Operation Flashpoint: Elite
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Overall 8
Operation Flashpoint: Elite
XboxGamers
4 February 2006
Summary: Even though this game truly lacks the level of graphical and audio components that should be in a game at this time in the Xbox’s life cycle, this game is mostly about
Conclusion: Operation Flashpoint: Elite is simply an old, crippled vet that should have been left to its episodes of Judge Judy and servings of lime Jell-O in the gaming retirement
Excerpt: The war is over. Back in the day, Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis (developed by Bohemia Interactive) was a nifty first-person shooter featuring huge, open maps...
Pros: Lots of content, Ruined by horrible delivery, Obtuse objectives, Ancient, glitchy engine, Worst sound ever
Summary: It provides an interesting look back at the history of vehicle-based first-person shooters, but as a modern Xbox game, Operation Flashpoint: Elite doesn't hold up.
Pros: Tons of content, Online multiplayer action is decent, if you can find opponents.
Cons: Poor graphics engine, with short draw distances, Sound effects are quite bad, Not much feedback when firing weapons, Can sometimes be difficult to figure out what to d...
Summary: Does Operation Flashpoint: Elite keep things interesting enough to draw a console following?
Pros: Ultra-realistic warfare spells F-U-N for people who sleep with a Desert Eagle under their pillow; tons of content to explore; non-linear gameplay.
Cons: Ugly, dated graphics; vehicle controls are pretty bad; too hardcore for the casual gamer.
Conclusion: This is perhaps the “Microsoft Flight Simulator” of the First/Third Person Shooter genre, a brilliant concept even 4 years on, but I can’t help feeling that maybe
Pros: Loads of atmosphere means you really feel you’re part of a larger conflict, The landscapes are huge, and you can see for miles, You can drive or fly, vehicles!, A real...
Cons: Horrendous frame rate, The graphics ain’t that hot, You’ll spend a large part of the game just running around trying to understand barked orders or waiting for somethi...