ArmA: Armed Assault (also known as ArmA: Combat Operations) is the second main title in the ARMA series.
Overview
The spiritual successor to Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis (now known as ArmA: Cold War Assault), Armed Assault is the first game in the series to be set in the modern era.
Expansion pack
- Main article: ArmA: Queen's Gambit
Released almost one year after Armed Assault on September 28th, 2007[2], the Queen's Gambit expansion adds two brand new campaigns called Rahmadi Conflict and Royal Flush, a small addon terrain called Porto, as well as additional new units, vehicles, and weapons.
Queen's Gambit was later bundled and re-released as the ArmA: Gold Edition, which combines both the base content and that of the expansion's into a single game.
Plot
Twenty one years after the events of the Cold War Crisis, Armed Assault takes place in 2006 on the tropical island nation of Sahrani located in the Atlantic Ocean. The island has long since been divided into two countries: the communist North and the pro-West South.
Unlike in Cold War Crisis, there is no central protagonist pivotal to the main storyline and is instead played through the perspective of various characters involved in the conflict. However, the main campaign is narrated by a U.S. Army soldier called William Porter, one of the few remaining troops left on the island when fighting breaks out.
Armed Assault
- Main article: Armed Assault (campaign)
Stationed in the south of the country, U.S. Army troops have been deployed on a five-year long mission to train the South's military against a potential invasion from its Communist neighbour in the north.
With the situation having largely stabilised and their deployment coming to an end, U.S. forces prepare to pull out of the country. Without warning however, the North's military suddenly launches a full-scale invasion of the South, catching both Southern and U.S. troops off-guard and forcing them into a bloody defensive war.
Rahmadi Conflict
NOTE: Only available with the Queen's Gambit expansion pack.
- Main article: Rahmadi Conflict
Set immediately after the events of the Armed Assault, the USMC learns of the presence of a final pocket of SLA resistance on the nearby island of Rahmadi, led by the North's former leader President Ramirez.
USMC Special Forces operative Sergeant Leon Ortega has been assigned with the task of leading the mission to eliminate the last of the rebels and to capture Ramirez.
Royal Flush
NOTE: Only available with the Queen's Gambit expansion pack.
- Main article: Royal Flush
A team of mercenaries from the Black Element private military company have been hired by the newly crowned Queen of Sahrani, Isabella Ximenez, to assist in the quelling of an insurgent uprising that was beginning to spread throughout the country.
As the campaign progresses, the mercenaries find themselves embroiled in a conspiracy that not only threatens their own safety, but could potentially spark the outbreak of a civil war in Sahrani.
Gameplay
Following after its predecessor, Armed Assault continues to use the same third/first person shooter gameplay introduced by Cold War Assault. The player is able to drive and pilot many types of vehicles and aircraft, ranging from tanks, civilian cars, attack and transport helicopters, boats, as well as VTOL-capable jets and cargo planes.
Although camera controls remain mostly unchanged from Cold War Assault, infantry movement in Armed Assault has been expanded to allow for leaning to peek around corners, and the addition of a third crouching stance rather than being limited to just standing or being prone.
Several handheld infantry weapons feature a mix of magnified and non-magnified optics, ranging from low-powered riflescopes to reflex sights. Heavy anti-tank launchers are now available and feature homing capabilities, allowing them to lock onto vehicles autonomously from afar. Likewise, anti-materiel rifles are also available and can be utilised for both long distance anti-personnel/anti-vehicle sniping.
ArmA: Armed Assault can be played in both single and online[3] multiplayer. It features an updated version of Cold War Assault's mission maker which allows editors to create campaigns and various mutliplayer based scenarios.
Terrains
Playable terrains in ArmA: Armed Assault | |
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Porto • Rahmadi • Sahrani (United Sahrani) | |
Queen's Gambit |
Factions
Factions of ArmA: Armed Assault | |
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BLUFOR | U.S. Army |
REDFOR | SLA |
INDFOR | RACS |
Weapons
Weapons of ArmA: Armed Assault | |
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Handguns | M9 9 mm • Makarov 9 mm |
Submachine guns | MP5A5 9 mm |
Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm • M4A1 5.56 mm (M4A1 GL, M4, M4 GL) |
Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 + GP-25, AKS-74 PSO) • G36 series (G36, G36C, G36K) • M16A2 5.56 mm (M16A2 + M203) • M16A4 5.56 mm (M16A4 M203) |
Designated marksman rifles | Mk12 SPR 5.56 mm |
Sniper rifles | KSVK 12.7 mm • M107 .50 • M24 7.62 mm • SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
Squad automatic weapons | M249 SAW 5.56 mm |
Machineguns | M240 7.62 mm • PKM 7.62 mm |
Grenade launchers | 6G30 |
Launchers | 9K32 Strela • FIM-92F Stinger • Javelin Launcher • M136 • RPG-7V |
Static | AA Pod • AT Tripod • AGS-30 • D-30 • DShKM • M2 • M119A1 • Mk. 19 • Searchlight |
(Parenthesis) denote variants. Queen's Gambit |
Vehicles
Vehicles of ArmA: Armed Assault | |
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Wheeled | 5T Truck • Army 4x4 • Bus • BRDM-2 • Car • Hatchback • HMMWV (Civil) • Offroad (Hilux) • M1030 (TT650, TT650G) • Pick-Up (Datsun) • Sedan • Stryker • Tractor • UAZ • Ural |
Tracked | BMP-2 • M1A1 • M113 • Shilka • T-72 |
Rotor-wing | AH-6 • AH-1Z • KA-50 • MH-6 • Mi17 • UH-60 |
Fixed-wing | A-10 • AV-8B • Camel • DC-3 • Su-34 |
Aquatic | CRRC • RHIB • PBX Boat |
(Parenthesis) denote variants. Queen's Gambit |
Multiplayer scenarios
Multiplayer missions in ArmA: Armed Assault | ||
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Clean Sweep • Nobody Nowhere • North Bases • Armored Fist • Bloody Streets • Seize the Base • Death Island • Sand All Around • Hold Castle • Hunting • Sector Control • Blackhawk Down • Dangerous Roads • In the Mountain's Shadows • Camel Dogfight • Paraiso On Fire • Capture the Island • Warfare* | ||
Sector Control • Battle of Porto • Detector • Urban Raid | ||
* for the South Sahrani mini-terrain only. Queen's Gambit NOTE: The standalone Rahmadi mini-terrain does not have any official multiplayer scenarios. |
Requirements
MINIMUM | RECOMMENDED | |
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OS | Windows XP Windows Vista |
Windows XP |
PROCESSOR | 2.5 Ghz Intel P4 OR 2.5 Ghz AMD Athlon |
3 GHz or better Intel processor OR 3 GHz or better AMD processor |
GRAPHICS | NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT with 128 MB VRAM Pixel Shader 2.0 OR ATI Radeon 9500 with 128 MB VRAM Pixel Shader 2.0 |
NVIDIA 6800 or better with 256 MB VRAM OR ATI x800 or better with 256 MB VRAM |
GPU MEMORY | 128 MB | 256 MB |
DirectX® | 9.0c | 9.0c |
RAM | 512 MB | 1 GB |
HARD DRIVE | 6 GB free space | 6 GB free space |
AUDIO | OpenAL sound compatible audiocard | OpenAL sound compatible audiocard |
OTHER | Internet connection and free Steam account to activate | Internet connection and free Steam account to activate |
Accurate as of July 2021[4]
Screenshots
Video
Trivia
- Due to the fallout between Codemasters and Bohemia Interactive regarding the series' future, Armed Assault was not intended to be a sequel to Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis (now re-released as ArmA: Cold War Assault), and was planned to have a vastly different setting.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Španěl, M et al. 2007, Real Virtuality, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 10 February 2023, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Real_Virtuality>.
- ↑ Bohemia Interactive a.s., 2007, 'ArmA: Queen's Gambit street date', Developer's Blog, 25 September, viewed 21 July 2021, <https://www.bohemia.net/blog/arma-queens-gambit-street-date>.
- ↑ Španěl, M et al. 2014, End of Gamespy, Bohemia Interactive Forums, viewed 27 February 2023, <https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/165617-end-of-gamespy/>.
- ↑ Valve Corporation 2011, ARMA: Gold Edition, Steam, viewed 11 July 2021, <https://store.steampowered.com/app/65780/ARMA_Gold_Edition/>.
- ↑ Španěl, M 2011, 'From Flashpoint to Arma - 10 Years Later', Developer's Blog, 21 June, viewed 23 February 2023, <https://www.bohemia.net/blog/from-flashpoint-to-arma>.
- ↑ Purchese, R 2014, Bohemia's war: the story of the company behind Arma and DayZ, Eurogamer, viewed 22 February 2023, <https://www.eurogamer.net/bohemias-war-the-story-of-the-company-behind-arma-and-dayz>.
External links
See also
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