Conflict: Desert Storm

by 2K Games

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• ASIN: B00006HCDQ
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 30, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,394 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #23 in Software > Outlet

Product Description

Product Description

Conflict: Desert Storm lets you lead one of the best known and most feared special operations forces in the world: the elite British SAS or the U.S. Delta Force. Covert missions take you through hostile environments where only your expertise in stealth, tactics, and firepower will ensure the success and safety of your men. Your missions are as unpredictable as they are dangerous: from vital scud-hunting missions deep within enemy territory to highly secretive rescue and assassination operations in Baghdad itself.

Product Description

Conflict: Desert Storm lets you lead one of the best known and most feared special operations forces in the world: the elite British SAS or the U.S. Delta Force. Covert missions take you through hostile environments where only your expertise in stealth, tactics, and firepower will ensure the success and safety of your men. Your missions are as unpredictable as they are dangerous: from vital scud-hunting missions deep within enemy territory to highly secretive rescue and assassination operations in Baghdad itself.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun, but raises a few concerns, October 11, 2002

By 

"va_dave" (Falls Church, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Conflict: Desert Storm (CD-ROM)

This is a review of the PC port running on a P4 1.4 GHz, 256mb RDRAM, GeForce2 ULTRA 64mb, SBLive.

If you're a fan of squad-based tactical shooters, you will more than likely appreciate a few aspects of this game. The unit AI is a step above what's currently out there. You can actually count on your teammates to watch you back, and if care is taken when issuing orders, you'll be able to rely on them to keep the enemy at bay. The squad command interface is easy to get used to, but unfortunately a bit too simplistic. The enemy AI is acceptable - they'll use their full range of weapons, but I haven't seen them do anything all that impressive. To make up for their lack of intelligence, there seems to be an endless supply of enemy troops. I think this is a good thing, actually, as it keeps the tensions high through the entire mission. Like most tactical shooters, if your goal is to run around Rambo-style, you'll spend a lot of time dead. All in all, the game is entertaining and a welcome addition to the family of "games we play while waiting for Raven Shield."

Now for the bad part....

Don't expect much in the way of technical accuracy - this is not a military simulation. The weapon sound effects are nothing close to realistic, and neither is the damage system. They have a really good idea about downed soldiers - you have a limited amount of time to get a medkit to him before he's "fully dead," but they ruined it by allowing you to instantly bring him back to full health. Also, there are a number a weapons, ammunition, and items placed around the map, further reducing the experience and allowing firepower to be just as effective as good planning.

Don't expect much in the way of cutting-edge graphics either. We know that this title is available for at least 3 platforms, but what I'd really like to know is in what order they were developed/ported. It seems to me that the game was designed around the lowest common denominator, the PSX2, and then almost directly ported to the XBox and PC. There appears to be a few "eye candy" options developed for the XBox's nv20 or a GeForce3, but it seems like they were just added in at the 11th hour (really, it looks like the only difference between the psx2 and PC/XBox versions is a pixel shader and a vertex program for the "animated shrubs.")

What I find is the biggest problem with the game is the limited amount of replay value. Once you've completed the missions on the highest difficulty setting, there's really nothing else to do but pass it on to a friend or let it collect dust. This may be standard practice for console games, but I expect much more on a PC. Take a look at the binaries and you'll see that there's really not much you can do with the game without dissassembling and breaking the EULA. This makes the prospect of a mod community and fan-created content virtually nonexistent, although I will be really pleased if I'm proved wrong.

Bottom Line: With its ($) price tag, I recommend using caution before purchasing this game. Be sure you understand that it's a console port and all that that fact entails - especially the "arcade" gameplay. I have enjoyed playing this game, and I believe that it will stay installed on my hard drive for at least another week, but it is definately not of Ghost Recon or Operation Flashpoint quality.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Take-Two Interactive succeeds once more..., October 3, 2002

By 

Nader Zaidan (S.S.F., CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Conflict: Desert Storm (CD-ROM)

This is an awesome game that does a great job of putting you in the shoes of an America soldier during the Gulf War. The graphics are very good. I especially love the lens flare special effects and the introduction video. It's very well done. This game is definitely worth the money. I recommend this game to those who like tactical shooters/war games. It should appeal to gamers who enjoy Medal Of Honor. 9/10 stars because of some controlling issues. Also, a warning, I recommend turning "acceleration" of the mouse OFF. Otherwise the cursor barely moves.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very well done military sim/shooter, November 28, 2004

By 

Linda (United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Conflict: Desert Storm (CD-ROM)

Conflict: Desert Storm is very well done as a military simulation for practicing basic infantry combat tactics, while still keeping the game really fun on a shooter-type level. There are not very many games out there with that winning combination of realism, excitement, enjoyment, and playability. This is one of the few that successfully combines all of these elements.