This isn't a product that allows you to jump right in and feel at home with the flight, vehicle, and on-foot controls. In case you've never played a game like this before, all I can say is before you bother checking out any of the content included here, play through all of the tutorials.

The action this time takes place around the fictional setting of Takistan, where you'll tangle with hostile forces while infiltrating facilities, eliminating guard patrols, and hopping into tanks and helicopters to power past enemy roadblocks and knock out convoys. Operation Arrowhead is a standalone expansion to last year's ArmA II, and comes with a new story campaign, a number of standalone missions, and a big chunk of improvements and additional units and features to make for a more complete war experience. If, on the other hand, you've either played and had a good time with ArmA before or have always been curious about what this franchise is about, then Operation Arrowhead is worth picking up, even if it still has issues with AI and performance optimization.

If you aren't open to the idea of spending days getting accustomed to a control scheme, understanding the layout and functionality of complex communication menus, and partaking in a style of gameplay that rewards patience, planning, and perseverance, then it's not very likely you're going to enjoy the intricate product Bohemia's created. It's a thin strip of middle ground that separates the players that can't stand games like ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead and those that would enthusiastically shake the hand of everyone at developer Bohemia Interactive's offices, including the receptionist.

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