The sunlight wanes and flecks of rain begin snaking through the forest canopy. "You can either walk through a forest and use it as cover or bulldoze through it in a tank," explains Rydl, as he leads a squad of troops through densely packed trees and shrubs.Īs he and his men stalk through the foliage, the dynamic weather engine kicks in. Rural Sprawlįor starters, each island will be considerably larger than before and will teem with forests, mountains, fields and hills, each replete with its very own tactical advantages. After this, you'll move north in an attempt to push the enemy army back."Īlthough the similarities to Operation Flashpoint are striking, Armed Assault is looking like it could be an even more epic and realistic experience than its illustrious predecessor.
"To begin with you'll just have a few soldiers and tanks, but as you move through the game you'll get reinforcements," explains Jiri Rydl, from the game's publisher Idea Games, acting as mouthpiece for Bohemia Interactive. Stationed there to help train the locals, you're suddenly thrown into an unexpected conflict as enemy forces invade. Once again, the action takes place on a collection of neutral islands threatened by a communist invader. Having sent the Ruskies packing after they'd carpet-bombed a set of fictional islands with communist manifestos in Operation Flashpoint, the boys of the US forces are once again called upon to hold back the red tide in Armed Assault, a squad-based shooter which is already appearing so realistic, it'll have you picking shrapnel out of your backside.
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