14 DAY TRIAL // "Operation Flashpoint: Elite", the military combat simulator, has gone gold and will launch on October 28th exclusively for Xbox, Codemasters announced today.
Developed by Bohemia Interactive Studio and specifically adapted for Xbox from the PC original, "Operation Flashpoint: Elite" lets gamers experience this multiple award-winning military simulator.
With the Cold War conflict between the NATO coalition forces and a renegade Soviet Red Army faction initiated, prepare to join the U.S. forces to make your mark in the most realistic modern warfare simulation on any console system.
"Operation Flashpoint: Elite" transports players to 1985, in the midst of the Cold War, when Gorbachev has just been elected to power. It is up to the player to dictate how the U.S. forces will tackle the Soviet faction. With two riveting military campaigns and 15 solo missions over 4 sprawling 100+ square km battle zones, the options for gameplay are endless.
Adapted and improved from the PC original, "Operation Flashpoint: Elite" allows players to think, act and move as troops would in a similar real life operation. For the first time in a military simulator, players will be given the chance to take control and command their soldiers and more than 40 authentic land, sea and air vehicles, bringing freedom to one's gameplay like never before. Prepare to experience war on a whole new level, with 30+ authentic weapons, complete with true-to-life models and physics.
An additional 15-mission campaign, named 'Resistance', can also be unlocked in the game. The players will take on the role of local resistance leader Viktor Troska, as the storyline prequels that of the main Cold War campaign.
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