The game we are concerned with today is far less controversial than you might I imagine, considering current events. As with most PC games it offers a S more sanitised version of history based loosely on actual operations.
Those of you expecting the Cold War realism of Operation Flashpoint may be a little disappointed. Desert Storm is an action game through and through, one that measures health out of a hundred, where you play the good guys, kill the bad guys and get to run across lots of sand.
Instead, we've gone for a fun-based game that allows you to take a few hits before being knocked out. I for one am relieved, although since we saw more of Kate Adie than anyone else on the battlefield, it will be strange reliving the conflict without reporters bringing up the rear. Sure enough, as I played through beta code a couple of days later, a helicopter flew over my squad.
Needless to say they never filed their next report. All the SAS guys have one skill level as a medic, while only one of the Delta Force characters has medic skill, but he starts at level 3. For example the SAS are very adept at everything; each soldier is familiar with most weapons and can patch up a wounded colleague. Setting the game behind enemy lines makes a lot of sense, especially since the actual ground war in the desert only lasted a couple of days.
By the time the tanks rolled across the Saudi border, the job of the special forces was all but done. For them the conflict lasted for weeks rather than hours and was rather more taxing than taking thousands of prisoners. Plus, we have classic Scud hunting missions, and wetop it all off with a deep insertion into Iraq to take out a high-ranking Iraqi general in his heavily guarded fortress. You can tell the other men to follow you, go to any position you can see in the game world, get them to crouch, crawl, fire at will or set up ambushes.
Once the front guys are in position, the heavy weapons and sniper guy can be quickly called up or moved into new positions using the order system. Moreover there are mines, grenades, mounted machine guns, Stinger missiles and the option to call in artillery or air strikes. While the version of the game we played had very impressive team Al, that of the enemy was rather static.
They throw grenades, run from yours and even try to outflank you, but finding cover seems something of a problem. Of course we have a few months to go until release, by which time we will have played the multiplayer side of things you can join up as Russian Spetsnaz or Iraqi Republican Guard. Maybe Pivotal will even sneak in a Sadam Vs Bush minigame.
Controversial certainly, but it would be fun. While there is a place for a game like Desert Storm, its biggest problem is its release so soon after the Ghost Recon add-on Desert Siege. Despite being set in near-future East Africa, Desert Siege is a fantastic expansion to a great game. Desert Storm itself shares many similarities with Ghost Recon' the four-man squad, the environment and the realtime tactics. Leaving aside Ghost Recon, there are many other realistic shooters out there or on the way -Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and Raven Shield are two that spring to mind -prompting us to fear that Desert Storm may be a game too far.
This makes it play very differently from other FPSs. For me, until we get to go over the top and across the bog of the Somme, the desert will do just fine. Just how real is Conflict: Desert Storm compared to the real war in the desert? While in the game you have to worry about being shot in the face by an Iraqi bullet, in reality, as a Brit, you had a greater chance of being shot in the back by an American one. Then of course there was the extreme heat, the dust and lack of water.
The only extremes you face in front of a PC are tiredness, obesity and incontinence. Just be glad Conflict: Desert Storm is a game. If you want the real experience, put on a gimp suit, turn up the central heating, set your PC in front of a treadmill and gaffer tape mobile phones to your ears to simulate the effect of being in constant contact with depleted uranium.
You've Seen it on TV, you've read about it in the newspapers, now you can finally play this second-rate squadbased shooter budget release. The only problem is that it ain't as good as its similarly flawed sequel, both based in and around the sandy bits of Iraq. Set in those bad ol' pre-liberation days, it's your job to prepare the way for George Bush Snr's forces; blowing up Scuds, infiltrating airbases and sneaking around right under Saddam's evil nose.
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