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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Who Dares Wins, October 16, 2002
...This game is very good.... C:DS is a third person shooter that allows the player to command a four-man squad of either U.S. Delta Force or 22nd British SAS (Special Air Service) operators in a variety (15) of direct-action missions set during the 1991 Gulf War. Missions range from rescue operations, urban combat, SCUD hunting/killing, SAM site elimination, and others. Your squad (regardless of your "home" nation) consists of a rifleman, sniper, heavy weapons specialist, and demolitions expert. as you progess through missions, your soldiers will become more adept with their weapons and equipment. They will also rise through military ranks and (if they are REALLY good) receive awards for valor. Weapons carried by your troopers is dictated by mission requirements, although men can trade weapons and equipment amongst themselves in order to suit the needs of you, the overall mission commander.
GOOD POINTS: 1.Good background graphics with varying weather and light effects. By the way, this game has the most realistic portrayal of what the world looks like through night vision I've ever seen. 2.This game allows you to play as the British SAS! ... 3.Good interaction between soldiers, and good AI on the part of your squadmates who you are not in control of. They shoot at the enemy, and use what weapons you tell them to ...In other words, they move, shoot and duck WHEN you tell them to. 4.The "ability" to have one (or all) of your men act as medics when another squadmate goes down. However, if all are taken out at once, then that would be all she wrote... 5.Enemy AI is very good (maybe too good!). They react to your actions and provide serious resistance to you. Also, the Iraqi (Soviet-supplied) weapons and vehicles look and perform like the real thing. AK-47s, AK-74s, PKM machine guns, Dragunov sniper rifles, T-72 & T-62 tanks, and BMP-1 infantry carriers are all finely detailed, and look great. 6.The game provides a "what if" scenario (Operation Desert Saber) that the ground war didn't end so quickly, and combat was taken into the very heart of Baghdad. COOL! 7.The ability to allow you to command your men in textbook infantry combat techniques. Ambushes, supporting by fire, suppressing fires, and (I hate to say it) retreating, can all be done just like in real life infantry exercises. 8.Two-player cooperative missions using a split-screen format. Interesting, but slightly tricky to get used to. Anyway, now your girlfriend can play with you, instead of being bored by watching you. 9. The ability to take personal control of every man in your squad, and being able to decide "who goes with who and where". If you want to be your sniper (gotta love that Barrett .50 cal!) and scout ahead while everyone else hangs back, you can. If you want your heavy weapons expert and rifleman to work together to take out tanks, while the demo specialist and sniper provide cover, you can do that too. I could go on, but I'm sure that you get the idea...
BAD POINTS: ...1.Sound effects are pretty cheap. Some are good, but most are not. Especially the sounds of your team's voices, voices of the enemy, various vehicle sounds, and the sound of reloading your weapon. 2.Accuracy with weapons can be frustrating. Getting single shot kills (head shots) is very hard, and when you miss, the Iraqis waste no time in throwing some major heat your way. 3.Spoken dialogue is very corny, especially when you call for air or artillery strikes. 4.Control is very tricky to master. But, once you get it, you've got it. 5. Missions in campaign mode are the same regardless is you choose SAS or Delta soldiers. I think that the game's depth and replayability could have been greatly enhanced by a different mission progression for each of the two units. 6. this game has the worst rendering of a UH-60 Blackhawk (I guess what it is supposed to be) helo that I have EVER seen!
There are a few other good and bad points, but those are the biggest ones. ..So, before you write this one off, give it a try. You may be (much like myself) pleasantly surprised. Dare to try this one. ...
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
great action, October 20, 2002
By A Customer
This is an excellent game with intense gun battles. With a wide variety of weapons, you get to control four squad members and battle against relatively intelligent ai. You can individually control any of the squad members. Easy and good control of squad member allows you to make sound tactical decisions. The controls in the third person are a bit tricky and take a little getting used. The graphics are good. The game is a bit short, only ten to twelve hours of play providing you dont die to many times.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conflict: Desert Storm is #1, April 9, 2003
This game is just as good as all the Medal of Honor games. Non stop action makes you feel like you are on the battle flelds of the deserts of kuwait and Iraq and the city of Baghdad. I like the fact that you can command a squad of 3 other soldiers all at the same time or 1 or 2 soldiers. This is a true game you can team fight to kill the enemy from the front,back or from the left and right sides. You can call in air strikes, use C-4 charges, tank mines, anti-tank rocket launcher just to name a few. You can also drive jeeps and tanks. All the soldiers under your command can get promotions and go up in rank if they perform exceptionally well in each mission. I can't wait until Gotham Games comes out with another war game. This game is great and is a must for everyone.
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