Operation Flashpoint: Red River

 Xbox 360
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5.7

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  1. paulyh
    Jul 28, 2011
    8
    Very entertaining game, campaign is more realistic than cod but not quite as brutal as dragon rising only the abrupt ending is a let down. Online is fine, nothing special just a shame there is no adversarial modes (my personal preferance). Graphically its decent and ditto the sound. All in all a good package especially as you can now get it for less than £20.
  2. Matteo217
    Jul 4, 2011
    10
    Just bought this game today and i must say it is one of the many games of this year that has been put down because it strives to be different. This game is awesome!!! The AI on both sides is remarkably smart. The Taliban insurgents move to flank your positions and suppress your cover when they get a solid read on your range. As for your team they also prove to be fairly capable, whilstJust bought this game today and i must say it is one of the many games of this year that has been put down because it strives to be different. This game is awesome!!! The AI on both sides is remarkably smart. The Taliban insurgents move to flank your positions and suppress your cover when they get a solid read on your range. As for your team they also prove to be fairly capable, whilst not the smartest they will do their duty and kill any enemy that comes within their sights. If you are a proper tactician and make smart orders you and your team will become death dealing machines. the graphics are impressive and dazzling at times when you realize the sheer scale of the world your in. Tajikistan is large and it really shows when the sun sets over the beautiful mountain ranges and you realize just how far you are from your objective. The last review that i read was from IGN who frankly cannot review worth **** They marked sound down to a 5.5 because your Sergent is annoying. Yes the Sergent is irritating at times but the story and dialog that occurs between your squad and Sergent is humorous at times. The guns sound perfect and powerful especially the snipers and the customization options are nice. explosions are beautifully rendered and feel large in scale and power. Airstrikes and Artillery bombardments are fantastically realized and very well done. This game is not for everyone however, This game IS first and foremost a tactical military simulator. Fights are scaled back but when the fighting breaks out the firefights are action packed and intense. Its also very nice that the heartbeat of your soldier is monitored by vibrations from your controller as well. Between levels and some fights long driving scenes full of dialog are put as filler and used for debriefing and mission briefing. Some people may find the game boring but it is tactical and requires as such. If you go gung-ho and try to be the solo killer you are in games such as COD you will get slaughtered faster than you can blink. Issuing commands requires thought and a bad order is nobody's fault but your own. Closing Comments: This game gets a 10 in my book its fun to play solo and amazing to play in Co-op. the only gripe i had which is not severe enough to degrade my review is the fact that unlike Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising the game is not free roam and wandering away to far will result in an AWOL insta-death. But they give you warning and the game still has freedom of approach to missions. You can choose how you want to complete your mission and you have freedom of choice to complete your objectives. If you want to be an invisible long range death dealer in the form of a sniper you can or feel free to go silent and be the assassin by equipping a silencer and sneaking into enemy compounds unnoticed. This game allows many choices and is fun for those who are fans of the series and the genre. If you expect the game to be like CoD its NOT. If you try to play like it is you will DIE...end of story. All i can say is give this game a chance and you wont regret it. Happy Hunting… Expand
  3. Ravenous
    Aug 1, 2011
    10
    An extremely underrated game. It does just about everything well. The missions are much more fun and definitely easier than OF: Dragon Rising. I don't know how anyone could think that this game is too hard. If anything, it is a little too easy at times. This game manages to avoid all of those really frustrating encounters a la Dragon Rising and provide the player with a constantly excitingAn extremely underrated game. It does just about everything well. The missions are much more fun and definitely easier than OF: Dragon Rising. I don't know how anyone could think that this game is too hard. If anything, it is a little too easy at times. This game manages to avoid all of those really frustrating encounters a la Dragon Rising and provide the player with a constantly exciting and enjoyable experience. Almost every single mission is fun. The ability to customize one's weapon kits with various scopes etc. is what the tactical shooter market needs, and this game does it better than any console game yet. No one who is seriously reviewing this game could possibly give it less than 7 or 8 stars, unless they are delusional.… Expand
  4. ISSGOD
    Jun 20, 2011
    9
    Operation Flashpoint: Red River has its faults, but what it does right more than makes up for its shortcomings. Not since the old Delta Force series of games from Novalogic have I had this much fun in a military shooter. And OFRR is a way better game then any of the old Delta Force games. It is HUGE with wide open spaces so you can pick and choose your axis of advance. This leads to manyOperation Flashpoint: Red River has its faults, but what it does right more than makes up for its shortcomings. Not since the old Delta Force series of games from Novalogic have I had this much fun in a military shooter. And OFRR is a way better game then any of the old Delta Force games. It is HUGE with wide open spaces so you can pick and choose your axis of advance. This leads to many interesting opportunities as you progress through a level. Gameplay
    OFRR can be played single player or 4 person coop, sorry no PvP here, but no loss as there are a ton of PvP military shooters out there like CoD. Single player is a mixed blessing. You control 3 AI team members and give them orders like follow, stay, suppress... you get the point. But the bad thing is that the orders are useless as the team rarely follows them. I generally just have them follow me which they do well enough. You have your pick of 4 classes, Scout, Rifleman, Grenadier and Auto Rifleman. Each class can be leveled up to a cap of 20. Gaining a level earns you new weapons, munitions, accessories and perks, which in turn make you a much more deadly soldier. As you level each class, your AI team also improve and become deadlier. So it pays to level all four classes to max as this will make going through the single player game much more easy.

    Your team AI is a mixed blessing at best. At times their tactical brilliance is only matched by their profound stupidity. They will follow you to a roof top position and effectively rain death on the enemy, but later in the same mission they may run in front a moving Humvee and get killed, or walk in front of you as you fire... this happens way to often. But with that said, if you just leave them on follow, they do well enough to protect you, and even rescue you is you are hit and go down.

    Coop is where OFRR shines. Play this game with 3 other people online, and you are in for a treat. Using voice communications and playing as a cohesive team makes you truly feel like a mean green United States Marine. I have had so many "OMG I can't believe we just survived that" moments in OFRR. And playing the game on Hardcore takes away all but one of your HUD, making it so you know where your team leader is. So to survive, you all have to stick close to the leader, use voice comms to update your position, have fire discipline because it is very easy to mistake a friendly as an enemy if you loose sight of your team. So communication and team work are a must to survive. But when you pull off your first coop mission on Hardcore, you really feel like you accomplished something special.

    The campaign is 10 missions long, and there are 8 and soon to be 16 Fireteam missions. These missions are short objective based missions like, rescue the downed pilot, destroy enemy munitions, hold the line, etc. Everything in the game can be played single player or coop. The campaign missions are up to an hour long, and the fireteam missions are more like up to 30 minutes or so.

    Enemy AI in the game is very well done. They will advance on you and flank you if you give them the chance. And in the rescue the pilot fireteams missions, once you have the pilots, you have to MOVE! If you are slow or try to turtle, the enemy AI will surround and overwhelm you. The enemy AI is a shining point in the game and makes many of the firefights feel like a real life and death struggle.

    Graphics
    The graphics are another mixed bag, but overall the game looks fine and sometimes even beautiful. Control.
    The game controlled like a charm. If you are using a bulky weapon like the SAW, your turn rates (swiveling the weapon left or right) will be much slower than if you were using an assault rifle or a submachine gun. This makes sense and makes weapon swapping to respond to changing conditions on the battlefield essential. You can carry 2 weapons, so say you are using a sniper rifle as you close on a village, but to actually assault the village you switch to your M16. Also there is a realistic bullet drop. So if you are shooting at longer distances, say like over 250 meters, you have to account for this and aim a little high. Also you have to lead a moving target if you want to hit them.

    In Closing Operation Flashpoint: Red River is a good single player game and an amazing coop game. If you like military sims and have an XBOX 360, then this is a no brainer. This game is not perfect, but it does what no other military shooter on the console can do... provide thrilling firefights on HUGE maps that are a blast to play with friends online! For this reason I give Operation Flashpoint: Red River a 9/10    … Expand
  5. Maccodered
    Jun 15, 2011
    10
    This is the most underrated game yet. The graphics are excellent, the game play has excitement. The enemies are smart they do not just run out at you. CO OP will keep you on your toes just by holding down your bases. Weapons are excellent and you do have to earn them. Buy this game and you won't regret it. I give this game a 90
  6. SpartanEdge
    Jun 8, 2011
    9
    Whats with the user reviews going up so late with this game.It was released months before user reviews went up.. Anyway,this is a good Hardcore Military Squad Game/Sim.Anyone who likes the Co-Op missions in Ghost Recon-Advanced Warfighter 1&2 will love this too.Though Red River may at first seem like a backward step from the last title,Dragon Rising,in fact it isnt,but actually in theWhats with the user reviews going up so late with this game.It was released months before user reviews went up.. Anyway,this is a good Hardcore Military Squad Game/Sim.Anyone who likes the Co-Op missions in Ghost Recon-Advanced Warfighter 1&2 will love this too.Though Red River may at first seem like a backward step from the last title,Dragon Rising,in fact it isnt,but actually in the end,an improvement.I'll explain. In DR(Dragon Rising),much more area was open to you.The whole island basically,so you could say it was free roaming.In the new title,Red River you cant free roam.You have a set 'Area of operation' for your current mission & objectives.At first that doesnt sound good,but when you think about it,in DR,you rarely,if at all,would wander from your mission objectives & use this capability to free roam,because,well,there was no point to do so.. Besides,the size of Areas for you to operate in,in Red River,are actually quite large,& big enough to still give you the options on how to opproach your waypoints,like your used to in DR.Very rarely will you find yourself leaving the area of operation,& if you are,then your going off track too much anyway.. Moving on,the game has a much better sense of story,with more talk between squad members between & during missions.I find the squad orders interface much quicker & easier to use than in DR,so thats good.With your squad actually doing what you tell them to do,unless you tell them something crazy,like run into an open area under heave fire,or something like that.It took DR a long time,& a few patches to finally get that right,so its good to see Red River get it right from the get go.Although shooting isnt quite(& i do mean quite),as realistic as DR,it is still more realistic than any other non Operation Flashpoint title on console,& the aiming feels better & tighter,& is still satisfying when you take down an enemy.The enemy are not so hard to spot now,which is good.The graphics are also better,With some beautiful scenery & sun effects,with big open areas to cover & enjoy long & medium range engagements in.Its great to see the series still have 4-player Campaign Co-Op,& its great having a squad of mixed classes in Co-Op.Being able to heal your squadmates is a welcome addition,for me anyway,not that it makes it easy,as you can still be put down with a single shot,& die if not treated quickly enough.Theres many great moments in this game,& alot of enjoyable firefights,with everyone looking for a good position to shoot from,with good cover.The ranking up system is a good addition too,having to earn points to get general & class specific skills.It adds alot to the game,& gives a good reason to keep coming back,& get rewarded for it.the only critisism i can say about this title,is that vehicles are under used,but i guess they wanted to keep it primarily a 'Boots on the Ground' squad experience,which i can understand.I highly recommend this,& as i said,anyone who likes the Co-Op missions in GRAW 1&2,would love this too,as it has alot of similarities.… Expand
  7. byaneye
    Jun 14, 2011
    8
    this game is a big improvment from dragon rising but no helecopters and no free roam for that i traded it in because full 1000gs and not enough levels good game with great grahpics that any tactical player would enjoy for the very best. worth £28 in my value of how good the game really is.
  8. diehard-gamer
    Apr 24, 2012
    9
    Another great Flashpoint installment. Almost.The Flashpoint series has always been THE real infantry sim. While MOH and COD and even BF let you pretend to be a super soldier shrugging off the bullets and winning the war single handed, Flashpoint lets you be a mortal soldier facing enemies who can kill you with one burst before you even spot them. Red River still offers the realism, but hasAnother great Flashpoint installment. Almost.The Flashpoint series has always been THE real infantry sim. While MOH and COD and even BF let you pretend to be a super soldier shrugging off the bullets and winning the war single handed, Flashpoint lets you be a mortal soldier facing enemies who can kill you with one burst before you even spot them. Red River still offers the realism, but has a major comedy surprise up its sleeve in the form of Sgt. D.J. GangstaMan (or whatever hes called) your esteemed leader and mouthy hiphop legend. If you thought the missions in Dragon Rising were hard then just try to keep a straight face in Red River while D.J. gives you your mission briefings in his inimitable gangsta jargon - you almost want the enemy to 'pop a cap in his a$$' just to shut him up. The AI is a little dodgy - at one point I was in a convoy with D.J. outlining the next mission when all the vehicles decide to stage an impromptu traffic jam for no apparent reason. Its a sort of intermission cut scene using the game engine, so theres no escape until the AI sorts itself out 20 minutes or so later - with D.J, rapping away with his toilet mouth for the whole time. And yes I did try to shoot him. If not for D.J. I'd have rated this game 10.… Expand
  9. Schnippshly
    Sep 24, 2011
    8
    You're right, Operation Flashpoint: Red River, who needs tanks and helicopters and hummers with machine guns when you can just walk everywhere?
    Tell me, reader, what do you think would happen if four US Marines with no characterization or personality had to fight the entirety of China by themselves without any support? If you guessed "They would win hardcore", YOU ARE CORRECT.
  10. IActuallyPlayd
    Sep 18, 2022
    8
    If you like Generation Kill, you'll like this game.

    More accessable than Dragon Rising, and better game feel overall. The sense of scale is impressive, with at times dozens of friendly AI to fight alongside and against in enormous environments. Any review, like the one immediately before mine, that says this game looks bad can be safely discarded. This game looks great when you realize    If you like Generation Kill, you'll like this game.

    More accessable than Dragon Rising, and better game feel overall. The sense of scale is impressive, with at times dozens of friendly AI to fight alongside and against in enormous environments. Any review, like the one immediately before mine, that says this game looks bad can be safely discarded. This game looks great when you realize the scale of the map and the many AIs that run at once. A negative would be the main platoon leader you fight with on every mission, the guy never shuts up. He never develops as a character and is definitely a low point. That said, his dialogue is authentic if you know any actual Marines. For that matter, this game does pull off dialogue and voice acting generally well.

    I think this game has a great progression of conflict, starting with fighting insurgents like what Afghanistan was before morphing into a modern war between the US and China.

    Not a game a game for everyone, but if anyone rates this game 0, you can bin every other review they've ever done because they are incredibly stupid.    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 64 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 42 out of 64
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  1. Armchair Empire
    Nov 21, 2011
    50
    However well done the game is from a technical standpoint, its actual content makes a mockery of the men and the operations it tries so very hard to flatter.
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  2. GameCritics
    Aug 25, 2011
    65
    I've played this game for tens of hours, thought about it another few, and now written a review, and I still don't know exactly what the developers intended.
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  3. GamingExcellence
    Jul 7, 2011
    50
    If you are into shooters, then there are definitely better titles than this one. Operation Flashpoint: Red River suffers from slow pacing and too much time not even taking part in firefights. It deals more with having you playing Nurse Nightingale healing yourself and your team than a death-dealing marine. If that sounds like your idea of a good time, then go nuts.
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