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Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising on PC 360

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Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a Shooting game available on the PC 360. It can be played in Firstperson Singleplayer Competitive modes.

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a Shooting game. Shooting games present a world in which the character must shoot their way out of dangerous situations. They provide the player with an array of weapons tailored to specific tasks. This unavoidably involves a combination of fisticuffs and gun based fighting that dictates the violent nature of these experiences. Beneath this harsh exterior though is often an intricate tactile game - and this is usually what drives the player.

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising can be played in a Firstperson mode. First Person games view the world from the eyes of the in-game character. You don't see the character themselves apart from their hands, gun or possibly feet as in Mirror's Edge. Because of the imediacy of the experience and sheer volume of visual information the player is offered First Person games lend themselves to the shooting genre. The FPS view enables players to immerse themselves in the experience and react quicker to events in the game. Other games have used a first person view to deliver an unusual perspective on an old genre - Mirror's Edge for example delivers a Platforming genre through a First Person view.

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising can be played in a Singleplayer mode. Single Player Campaign games focus on one player's experience. Rather than collaborate with other players either locally or online, players progress alone. The campaign style of gameplay offers a connected series of challenges to play through. These chapters work together to tell a story through which players progress. Single player games are able to focus on one experience of a scenario, so that it is usually a richer, more visceral game.

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising can be played in a Competitive mode. Competitive Multiplayer games provide experiences where players compete against each other and the computer. Obviously lending itself to sports and team games, these competitive engagements have also dominated the shooting and fighting genres because of the direct combat and expertise involved in each. Although these games were originally played in a split screen style, more recently they are played online via services such as PlayStation Network, Xbox Live and the Nintendo Wireless Connection.

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Returning Gamer review Thu, 05 Nov 2009

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is the official sequel to the 2001 PC classic Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, though it is very much a sequel only in name. While Dragon Rising has a thrilling combat system, it is ultimately let down by lazy mission design, a distinct lack of plot, and a general failure to fulfil its potential.

It's 2001. I am fourteen years old. I really shouldn't be in the army, but I am. The UH60 Helicopter carrying my squad has just touched down, and I have set foot on the low-resolution landscape of Everon for the first time. We march quickly atop a tree-covered ridgeline, and in the valley below lies the village of Morton.
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Frugal Gamer review Fri, 09 Oct 2009

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising on 360 and PS3 is the long awaited return of the soldier simulator that defined the genre since its inception. Delivering the complete battlefield experience, Dragon Rising puts players in the midst of modern combat, with the chaos and elevating tension that the contemporary theatre can bring. With the ability to take on the role of an infantry marine, helicopter pilot, special forces operative or tank operator, Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising brings the intense hard action of real combat to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC like never before.

With its emphasis on brutal authenticity, Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising is the most intense soldier simulator ever created since the original back in 2001. This sequel expands and updates the experience to take in an immense conflict against the Chinese PLA that will impress and overwhelm players due to its massive scale and impressive array of vehicles and equipment.
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