Video: There's another big military shooter on the horizon, but can Red River's more tactically involved gameplay separate it from the herd of similar games?
We're in two minds following a quick scan of this new trailer for the next Operation Flashpoint installment, Red River.
On the one hand, yeah, it's looking pretty sweet. There's wide open battlefields, a plot and setting firmly rooted in realpolitik, and a mess of ultra-modern weapons of war. But, on the other hand, it looks a lot like pretty much every other military shooter out there at the moment.
It's as if the entire genre is starting coalesce into a homogenous mass under its own weight.
Still, OpFLash has always given us some great moments of thrilling warfare with our mates - hopefully Red River can do the same.
Operation Flashpoint: Red River will be released on all major platforms next year. After watching the video, check out our gallery of in-engine screens.
Issue: 137 | June, 2012