Platforms
- PCJun 7, 20117.0playscore6.97 Critics6.4331 Players
- PlayStation 3Jun 7, 20117.3playscore7.08 Critics7.6317 Players
- Xbox 360Jun 7, 20117.4playscore7.018 Critics8.021.3K Players
22 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Red River may not appeal to everyone – our sense is that it’s too hardcore for the console crowd and doesn’t have enough of a unique identity for the PC crowd – but that shouldn’t dissuade fans of the series or of modern-warfare shooters from taking a playthrough. If nothing else, it’ll whet your appetite for the slew of AAA military shooters coming soon to a TV/monitor near you.
Eric Neigher · Jun 24, 2012 Reviewed on PS3, X360Read full review - The focus is definitely on authenticity here and the looks, sound and some of the gameplay suffers for it. That being said, Red River isn’t a bad game at all and it does include a very enjoyable online co-op mode. I’d recommend this one for the more hard core shooter players out there looking for something with a more realistic approach.
Shad Forsyth · Jun 22, 2011 Reviewed on X360Read full review - Operation Flashpoint: Red River's challenging tactical gameplay provides a unique and satisfying experience despite its flaws
Game Trailers · Jun 16, 2011 Reviewed on X360 - Make no mistake: the latest iteration in the Operation Flashpoint series has plenty wrong with it. But its burger-chomping, chain-smoking heart beats with a fiery tenacity
Ryan McCaffrey · Jun 07, 2011 Reviewed on X360 - Operation Flashpoint: Red River is a decent first-person shooter with solid shooting mechanics and great emphasis on a tactical approach to the battlefield. However, the single-player campaign is hampered by poor AI that turns challenging missions into frustrating ones, and lackluster graphics sometimes erode the game's realism.
Joseph Barron · May 04, 2011 Reviewed on PC, PS3, X360Read full review - Despite major flaws that can’t be overlooked, shooter fans should try this out
Robert Hathorne · Apr 27, 2011 Reviewed on X360 - It's a real shame that Codemasters hasn't created a more involving set of missions with Red River, its campaign sagging at both ends of its entertaining middle, and while their attempt at streamlining the experience lessens the series' frustrations, the core game will still prove too delicate for many players.
Martin Gaston · Apr 27, 2011 Reviewed on PC, PS3, X360Read full review - All told, Red River just about achieves its objective - an engaging halfway house between soldier simulation and improbable heroics, and a slick, smart co-op modern warfare experience. If only it had trimmed down the flabby downtime and the reams of prattling fratboy dialogue which dominate its campaign, and instead pursued more tactical variety, we'd perhaps be looking at something exceptional. As it is it's merely capable, with occasional flashpoints of brilliance.
Alec Meer · Apr 21, 2011 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Red River takes all the things the Flashpoint name is associated with – creative, emergent destruction and go-anywhere realism – and lets them wash away. It tries to be a bombastic shooter, but dodgy AI, a warren of bugs and an unpleasant tone mean the few gulps of fun you could draw from its waters are to be taken in multiplayer only.
Rich McCormick · Apr 21, 2011 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Overall, we've played worse games. I know, cop-out right? But in all honesty Red River tries to fill in a niche somewhere between the fast-paced action of COD/BF, and the hyper-realism of ArmA. We think it's better than Dragon Rising, and the fact they've taken the "less is more" approach and focused on a couple of key features has been to their credit. It's got some good moments in it, but playing with friends is key and we question the longevity of this title, so the post-release DLC better be good and regular.
Joe Robinson · Apr 26, 2011 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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Delivering an authentic and intensely personal US Marine Corps infantryman experience, Operation Flashpoint: Red River offers an epic campaign played out on a deadly new battlefield set in the remote yet beautiful country of Tajikistan along the Vakhsh River.
Red River depicts a fictional conflict with contemporary geopolitical themes, unfolding over three distinct acts in both single player and drop-in-drop-out co-operative play for up to four players online. Faced with new counter-insurgency combat and the returning threat of the Chinese PLA, players will feel the tension, brutality and carnage of modern conflict from the perspective of a marine fireteam on deployment in a hostile country.
Developer: Codemasters