ARMA II
7.7
Platforms
- PCJul 7, 20097.7playscore7.615 Critics8.13.58K Players
15 critic reviews · 1 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Despite its faults, Arma II is an incredibly versatile and entertaining military simulation. While the bugs are disappointing, they are overshadowed by everything Arma II does right. In the end, even the AI's bad driving can be forgiven; although you'll be miffed when a squadmate accidently runs you over with an APC, the gratitude and camaraderie you feel every time he pulls you out of the line of fire to administer first aid ultimately leave a stronger impression.
Daniel Shannon · Jul 20, 2009 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Even for those willing to invest the time to learn all there is to know about ArmA 2, the glitches and the bugs are currently too much to take. Maybe once they've patched it up, there will be something more playable. We look forward to that day, because there's really something special in ArmA 2, cheesy voice acting and all. In its current state, however, we recommend you try before you buy.
Game Trailers · Jul 14, 2009 Reviewed on PC - This disparity between excessive accuracy in the military hardware and the broken nature of the mission elements leads us to wonder if developers of games like this aren't being overly ambitious. I love having dozens and dozens of realistic weapons and vehicles and highly detailed geography and ballistics modeling, but the unintuitive interface required to manage it all and the irregularities in the scripting make it hard to appreciate those qualities.
Steve Butts · Jul 02, 2009 Reviewed on PCRead full review - There are frayed edges here then, and ArmA II is, unfortunately, as unpolished as the original ArmA, but the roughness is the sort that will only bother those used to the perfect sheen of blockbuster shooters. We don’t think we’re being too forgiving when we say that if you’re predisposed towards this breed of game, you’ll happily overlook many of its quirks.
Steve Hogarty · Jun 22, 2009 Reviewed on PCRead full review - In an age where most developers are reaching out to embrace casual gamers, ArmA II is something of a refreshing exception. It is unashamedly ambitious in its design and execution, embracing rich complexity at the expense of accessibility. It is a game that makes you work for your fun, and that asks you to overlook a good deal of awkwardness, as well as a fair few technical hiccups – though I am sure that these will be sorted with future patches.
Neon Kelly · Jun 19, 2009 Reviewed on PCRead full review - The singleplayer storyline genuinely takes the ArmA series and war games to new places, and the multiplayer, although I've not yet had the pleasure of a 50+ player battle, has all it needs to bring you back when you're done. Even a ten-minute fiddle in the editor gives you something fun to do. If ArmA 2 hooks you in, you've just found a war game capable of providing infinite entertainment, and that's astonishing.
Craig Pearson · Jun 10, 2009 Reviewed on PCRead full review - It would be foolish to dismiss ArmA II because of this as Bohemia Interactive has crafted an extraordinary simulation of modern war that is among the most immersive, atmospheric and technologically astounding games we’ve ever seen, and every occasion it breaks down is balanced out by an amazing moment that will have you recounting anecdotes to friends.
Matt Powell · Jun 24, 2009 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Time is yomping on and I still haven't talked of Warfare (a skirmish mode that blends soldiering with RTS base building) the single mission supply (slim but containing gems), or the fact that ArmA II is already being leapt on by an army of talented vehicle-crafting, behaviour-tweaking, mission-authoring modders. I've yet to mention how thrilling it is to skim stunning spruce forests in speeding choppers and gaze down at raging random engagements.
Tim Stone · Jun 17, 2009 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Con esto quiero decir que los amantes de la acción rápida y el público más joven no esperen un juego de disparos al uso. Es lento, en ocasiones frustrante, y sobre todo se hace muy difícil de entender qué ocurre a nuestro alrededor. Es un juego que empieza a dar frutos tarde, de forma que el jugador menos experimentado puede sentirse frustrado rápidamente, pero vale la pena intentarlo, ¡vaya si vale la pena!
Gerard Torres · Jul 20, 2009 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Es complicado valorar un videojuego como ArmA II. Resulta obvio que en su estado actual merece menos nota de la que tiene, y también es fácilmente reseñable que en los próximos meses el juego mejorará merced a actualizaciones y contenidos creados por usuarios. De este modo hemos optado por calificarlo con una nota que mire más hacia el futuro que hacia el presente. Un poderoso simulador bélico que tiene demasiados bugs, pero que cuenta al mismo tiempo con un prisma formidable y una propuesta ambiciosa.
Álvaro Castellano · Jun 10, 2009 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
Building on 10 years of constant engine development, ARMA II boasts the most realistic combat environment in the world. It models real world ballistics & round deflection, materials penetration, features a realtime day/night cycle and dynamic wind, weather and environmental effects. The simulation of a combat environment is so effective, the engine forms the basis for training simulators used by real armies the world over. Although ARMA II is set in the fictional ex-soviet state of 'Chernarus' the gameworld is actually a 225 square kilometer chunk of the real world! ARMA II's highly detailed landscape is a meticulous facsimile of real terrain, modeled using extensive geographical data.
Developer: Bohemia Interactive