Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 18 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

8
Average:

3
Bad:

3

Pros:

Massive game, fantastic online coop.
New units, maps, and campaign.
Gorgeous new setting, New weapons, both retro and modern, More accessible for newbies, Same great Arma combat, Avoids Arma II's bugs.

Cons:

Weak sound and bad physics.
Movement can still be clunky.

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Last revision on March 19, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Massive game, fantastic online coop
New units, maps, and campaign
Gorgeous new setting, New weapons, both retro and modern, More accessible for newbies, Same great Arma combat, Avoids Arma II's bugs

Reviewers Didn't Like

Weak sound and bad physics
Movement can still be clunky
AI drivers still terrorize the roads, Online play can be annoyingly unpredictable

Expert reviews and ratings

Arma II, the second in the series and the spiritual successor to Operation Flashpoint, is a hardcore realistic FPS. You know those flight sims that take a 500 page owners manual and 90 minutes of button switches before you take off? This is that for...

By Gamervision on September 11, 2010

You don’t know shooters until you have played ArmA II. ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead is the standalone expansion (meaning you don’t need ArmA II to play Operation Arrowhead) to the super-realistic military simulation FPS on the PC, ArmA II. A few years...

By Hooked Gamers on August 17, 2010

Published July 30th 2010. Written by Jorge S Fernandez. Nowadays, it’s easy enough to find a First Person Shooter that manages to convey (albeit with some exaggeration) life in the army. With so many militaristic games crowding the bargain bins in...

By DarkZero on July 30, 2010

Have you survived the glut of FPS games that have inundated this generation? Generic shooters have jaded some to a point that they only passively pay attention to a once revolutionary genre. Bohemia Interactive stands its ground, though, and...

By Gaming Nexus on July 14, 2010

This stand-alone expansion improves upon the original in almost every way....

By GameSpot on July 14, 2010

The original ArmA II was a solid shooter, foregoing the constant stream of bullets and action in favor of a more realistic and accurate feel. The game wasn’t a smash hit and had some flaws, but did manage to secure a hardcore following of fans that...

By GameZone on July 13, 2010

Thermal optics and other combat toys make Operation Arrowhead the most realistic wargame sim available...

By PC Gamer on July 11, 2010

Before I get into this review properly, I have to say that whoever thought putting a stationary turret section in ArmA 2: Operation Arrowhead was a good idea deserves to be tied naked to a serengeti tree branch before having their dangly parts painted...

By Strategy Informer on July 06, 2010

For those captivated by the kind of open, authentic gameplay Bohemia Interactive allows for in ArmA II, the Operation Arrowhead expansion is probably already on your hard drive. It features new campaign missions and a number of new toys to play around...

By ign.com on July 01, 2010

Game reviewed on an Alienware systemCheck out Alienware at www.alienware.comARMA II Operation Arrow Head is another massive undertaking in an inspired game series. While it is a stand-alone game, couple this with ARMA II and both of the games mission...

By ImpulseGamer on July 01, 2010

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