Arma 2
| ARMA 2 | |
|---|---|
 European cover | |
| Developer(s) | Bohemia Interactive Studio |
| Publisher(s) | 505 Games (Europe) Morphicon (Germany) |
| Designer(s) | Ivan Buchta |
| Engine | Real Virtuality 3 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | [1]
[2] [3] |
| Genre(s) | Tactical shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
ARMA 2 (often incorrectly referred to as Armed Assault 2) is a military simulation game for the PC in development by Bohemia Interactive Studio. It is considered the the next spiritual successor in the Operation Flashpoint-series following its predecessor, ArmA: Armed Assault (ArmA: Combat Operations in the United States) The game was officially announced on August 22, 2007 at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany.
Gameplay
ARMA 2 is a tactical shooter with significant vehicle and aircraft elements. The player is able to command AI squad members and therefore adding real-time tactics element to the game. This is further reinforced by introduction of the high command system, which allows the player to command multiple squads using the map.
Synopsis
Campaign
Harvest Red is set in the present-day in a fictional post-Soviet country called Chernarus (Black Russia). The country is in a state of political unrest, with a western backed Democratic government trying to hold onto power from pro Communist forces, after many months of civil war the Communist forces failed to overthrow the current government and set up the Socialist Republic of Chernarus. The remaining democratic forces ask the west for help and the United States of America send the United States Marine Corps and a Expeditionary Strike Group to anchor off the Chernarus coast. The campaign starts as the U.S. Marine Corps Force Recon lands in Chernarus to try and quell the civil war. Bohemia Interactive revealed during E3 that the game will have a "roleplaying feel to it"; with in-game events affecting the character as well as the entire campaign. An example would be terrorizing noncombatants and losing their trust, thus encouraging them to give away valuable information to enemy forces.
Setting
The game takes place in the eastern part of a fictional post-Soviet state called Chernarus. Namely the region of South Zagoria and the remote island of Útes.
The area of approximately 225 km² is based on actual satellite photos of České Středohoří. All necessary data is loaded silently in the background, therefore the player is at no time interrupted by any loading screens while traveling through the terrain.
Factions
ARMA 2 features five distinct armed factions, all with their own vehicles and weapons. Caught in the middle are the Chernorussian civilians.
- United States Marine Corps
- Armed forces of the Russian Federation
- Chernarussian Defence Forces "CDF"
- Chernarussian Movement of the Red Star "ChDKZ"
- National Party "NAPA"
- Citizens of Chernarus
Development
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows | ||
| Operating system | Windows XP or Windows Vista | |
| CPU | Dual Core (Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz, Intel Core 2.0 GHz, AMD Athlon 3200+ or faster | Quad Core CPU or Dual Core CPU (Intel Core 2.8 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400 + or faster) |
| Memory | 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Free space | 10 GB | |
| Graphics hardware | Nvidia Geforce 7800, ATI Radeon 1800 or faster (with Shader Model 3 and 256 MB VRAM) | Nvidia Geforce 8800GT, ATI Radeon 4850 or faster (with Shader Model 3 and 512 MB VRAM) |
| Network | Internet or LAN connection required for multiplayer | |
Engine
ARMA 2 benefits from the third-generation Real Virtuality game engine that has been in constant development for 10 years and is used as the basis for training simulators used by armies across the globe.
Some of the new features in ARMA 2 are as follows:
- Multicore support
- Bump texture mapping
- Parallax occlusion mapping
- New glass, metal shine and reflections
- Micro AI
- Built in-dynamic conversation system
- Dynamic shadows
- New normalized textures
- New shaders
ARMA 2 will have full DirectX 9 support and is likely to support DirectX 10 graphics cards.
Miscellaneous
- The original Operation Flashpoint (OFP) was developed by Bohemia Interactive Studios (who own the Real Virtuality engine) and published by Codemasters (who own the Operation Flashpoint brand). ArmA and ArmA2 are the true technological successors to OFP. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is Codemasters' independently-developed 'sequel'.
- Chernarus means "Black Russia" - a play on Belarus (Беларусь) which means "White Russia".
- The Chernarus landscape is based heavily on the Czech Republic, the home country of developer - Bohemia Interactive Studio.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.gamestar.de/index.cfm?pid=1569&pk=12124
- ^ "Hrje.cz". Press release. 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ http://www.505games.co.uk/Games.aspx?ID=128
- ^ "ArmAholic.com - Press release and official box cover". 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ "Morphicon Limited (German ARMA 2 publisher) USK rating". Morphicon Limited. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
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