Conflict: Desert Storm

by Gotham Games

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00005BTCI
• Item Weight: 6.1 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: May 18, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,305 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Conflict: Desert Storm lets you take charge of the best known and most feared special operations forces in the world: the elite British SAS or the US Delta Force squads. You're the best trained, best equipped and best organized Special Forces in the world. The area that has been assigned to you is yours for the taking. Seek, locate and destroy enemy targets and personnel. Create havoc and confusion throughout the enemy's lines of communication and supply. What lies before you is an opportunity in a soldier's lifetime. Take your equipment, take your training and use it well. Features included squad-based combat (both alone or co-operatively with friends), 15 missions, and scripted events.

* Control a squad of four expert SAS or Delta Force operatives - Team Leader, deadly Sniper, Heavy Weapons Specialist and Combat Engineer.
* Call in air strikes, take control of vehicles and engage in the most fearsome combat you will ever face.
* Watch your squad's expertise improve as each mission is completed.
* Unprecedented AI governs enemy and squad behaviour.
* Stunning graphics and visual effects in urban, desert and indoor environments.
* Multiple paths through 15 challenging missions.
* Real-World physics and ballistic models accurately simulate the rigours of combat.
* Superb sound effects, explosions and actual Special Forces weaponry.
* Multi-player co-operative gaming.

Release Region: United States
Release Date: Apr 22, 2003

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well-Rounded Game, November 25, 2003

By 

Michael J. Czubik Jr. (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Conflict: Desert Storm (Video Game)

The game conflict Desert Storm is a very well-rounded game which gives you everything you could look for in a shooter. A few good features are; you can play in either 1st or 3rd person, can play and command each soldier in your four man team, a wonderful array of real life weapons (AK-47's, M-16, M-60's, sniper, Anti-Tank launchers, grenades, C4 charges, many handguns as well as many more automatic weapons), and the multi player mode. In the multi player mode up to 4 human players can command the 4 team members. On the scale of 1-10 I give the following:

Graphics- (7) This is probably the only downside of the game. Some of the buildings and scenery are "box-like". These feaures aren't 3D and look like something from Nintendo 64. Most of the scenery also is not interactive. Such as you shoot a window but none of the glass breaks. But, the soldiers and their weapons are in very good detail. The only downside about the soldiers is when they talk, if you zoom in on their face, their mouth is not moving.

Game Play- (9.5) The missions are really hard (depending on the difficulty level) and can take an hour or so to complete. They range from taking down Iraqi Outposts to blowing up Scuds to driving tanks and other vehicles. The controls are a little complicated but are easy to learn after the introduction missions. The training missions will teach you everything from how to move (pretty obvious) to shooting to calling in air strikes and commanding your team.

Sound- (8.5) The sounds coming from the guns are unbelievable. You can hear the click from the chamber, then explosion when the bullet is released and the thud when it hits a body (hopefully an Iragi soldier). The Browning 50 caliber gun has the best sound in the game. Turn up your TV and it sounds like the fight is right outside. A couple downsides are; the voices are often muffed by background sounds, and the planes sound exactly like that humming light bulb in your house.

Overall- (9) For everything this game offers it's hard to believe you can get it for 20 bucks. The multi player mode will be great entertainment and the solo missions are just as good. As long as you can get the controls and ignore the sometimes blotchy scenery, you'll be sure to love this game. I would recommend this game to anyone who likes war games as well as shooters. The game also keeps various stats such as kills and accuracy, then hands out medals for achievements in those catagories. The entire experience is well worth the 20 bucks and would also make a great stocking-stuffer.

Thanks for reading my review and I hope it helped.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great shooter, August 9, 2003

By 

A & J (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Conflict: Desert Storm (Video Game)

Graphics. That's the one thing that docked this game of the fifth star. When I first saw this game, I was at my friend's house. I saw the game on the screen, looked down, and to my surprise saw that the Gamecube was on instead of the N64.
These are not GameCube quality graphics. I really, really hated the helicopter models especially (I've never seen a UH-60 turn so flatly!)
But, graphics aside, this game was superb! The gameplay is realistic and challenging. You have to use smart tactics, make good use of your squad's strengths, and try not to expose your squad's weaknesses in order to win. Individually, you have to worry about ammo and health. You have to be conservative, or else you're running around the desert with nothing but a little knife for defense.
The game stays true to the 1991 war against Iraq. The invasion of Kuwait, the SCUDs, the F-117 strikes, the victory, it's all there.
This is also the first realistic game I've experienced that allows you to move up both enlisted and officer ranks. Your squad members start out as Privates, except your rifleman, who's a Sergeant. Soon, your squad members become officers, starting as O-1s (2d Lieutenants). I'm always eagerly waiting for a promotion after each mission.
Desert Storm is a great game, true to life and challengeing.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Low down on Conflict Desert Storm, April 18, 2003

By 

Mista Mista (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Conflict: Desert Storm (Video Game)

A solid enjoyable arcade-style war sim.

Getting straight to the point:

Visuals: Improved from Ps2 version with better textures and draw distance.
-8.2/10

Audio: An atmospheric score swells and ebbs in the background.
-7.6/10

Gameplay: As well as action and bloodshed, strategy is also a key factor and balanced well against the other facors.
-8.3/10

Lifespan: Fifteen missions and also a very enjoyable multiplayer mode. Should last more than a few months.
-8.0/10

Originality: Once again the game cube sharpens up one of the previously released ps2 games and succeeds. The strategic real-world action is unvailed well by the game cube.
7.9/10

OVERALL SCORE AND THOUGHTS:
-8/10_88%
A good balance of strategy and action. An enjoyable war(oh the irony!)