評論

• gamedeal user

  Dec 1, 2013

  A perennial favorite, FSW has always been dogged by being a game that is difficult to pigeonhole. Is it a third-person cover-based shooter? Is it a strategy game? Is it a puzzle game? It is a unique combination of all three that combined forms a whole greater than its parts. Unfortunately, gamers expecting a single genre tended to be discouraged by this unusual mix and the game never got the recognition it deserved. Despite its age - and all the technical difficulties that entails running it on a modern PC - the game's visuals remain surprisingly attractive, and it is not difficult to lose oneself in the fantasy of a fighting through the streets of the war-torn Middle East. There numerous incidental animations - be it a civilian scurrying for shelter, birds scattering as you approach or the laundry flapping in the wind - make the game's world seem alive and keep you on your toes at the same time. But it's the gameplay that is the real star; leading my two squads through the dangerous, twisting streets of fictional Zekistan felt more realistic and true-to-life than all the Calls of Duty - or even Arma - games combined. Your crew's limited toolset - a handful of movement and attack options - are more than sufficient to engage and defeat the enemy if combined with a bit of cunning. It is almost puzzle like; "If I move fireteam Alpha /here/ and then toss smoke like this, the enemy will react like /that/, allowing me to maneuver fireteam Bravo into position /there/!" Figuring out the optimal method to not only kill the enemies but also do so in a way that minimizes casualties and ammunition use is amazingly satisfying (fortunately, for those less talented, you can often "brute-force" your way through most challenges). The game's difficulty curve is gradual and never overwhelming. The AI is not particularly skilled but can at times be gratingly tenacious, and failing to keep your team in cover will often result in the quick loss of several soldiers. Fortunately, the tangos' skill set is even less complex than that of your troops - mostly they just hunker down behind some cover and take potshots at you, although a few do use grenades - but they make up for this deficit with numbers and being well placed. Attempt to maneuver around them and they often - but not always - will seek new shelter, requiring you to trap them between your two teams coming at them from different directions. The occasional heavy weapon (rocket launcher or machine gun), tank or technical adds to the challenge and variety. Unfortunately - and this is the greatest fault of the game - the initial locations of the enemies is hard-coded into each level, which greatly reduces the replayability of the game. Best of all, once the mission is over, you can watch a replay to relive your successes (or failures), and even - should you chose - jump into the action at any point. Would that other games offered this feature! Released in 2004, Full Spectrum Warrior can be difficult to get working on modern computers; in my case, I had to edit my HOSTS file, tinker with the soundcard settings and muck around in a configuration file before I got acceptable performance from the game. Even then, the dialogue was filled with pops and crackles. Nonetheless, the quality of the game was well worth the effort. Full Spectrum Warrior remains one of the forgotten classics of gaming and those willing to go into the experience with an open mind will be well rewarded with a challenging and exciting game.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 30, 2014

  I love this game, but it just plain doesn't run on Windows 8 or Windows 7. I really wish they would patch it so it would run on the newer OS' or better yet create some sequels.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 6, 2017

  I know this is late in the product's "life cycle", but maybe someone is just discovering this title. I am a casual gamer, but I like some hardcore titles, and have a serious rig for the newer stuff. I have played many of the top FPS games, but this was one of my first genuine squad-based games. I found this "new" approach to a combat game very intriguing and fun. While I usually prefer to be looking down the sights, I greatly enjoyed this style of play. You command one of two squads of four soldiers, and can switch back and forth between them at will, choosing which position you want to lead from while directing the other squad. It's all about learning and implementing proper flanking and cover tactics, using one squad to cover the other, or to create a diversion to draw the attention of the enemy while your squad moves to a better position. When done well, it's a very rewarding feeling as one squad takes out the surprised threat from the side or rear. I do agree with a couple of the complaints I've read in these reviews: there should definitely be more grenades available for use, especially for the M203 (what soldier would only carry two rounds of ammo for this vital weapon?), and they should get resupplied when the squads restock their rifle ammo. Also, you should be able to progress with a casualty or two, and get reinforcements at the beginning of the next mission--having to stop everything and carry a guy all the way back to wherever the last resupply truck is gets old. Having some way to render first aid on-site would've been nice. Having a little more range on hand-thrown grenades would also be nice--the game forces you too close on tosses due to the very limited range. These are all goals that would aid in the realism, as real troops would not have these limitations. Those nits aside, this is a very fun game. It looks quite good for the time of release, and there is a nice variety of terrain/obstacles to route your squads through. Those looking for a good military game with a different feel from standard shooters would do well to try this one. Sure, it's a little old, and I'm sure there are newer ones that do many things better, but you could do a heck of a lot worse (especially for the tiny price you'd pay for a copy these days). I haven't played a lot of squad games, so I don't know what they may do differently, but I found this to be a very entertaining game for my tastes. Give it a shot (no pun intended!).
• gamedeal user

  Jul 20, 2015

  An old game that still stands the test of time.I had a disk of this game but after a while I could not play it anymore.The game can be hard but what fun.The scenario is almost like being ripped from the news.The graphics are dated but that does not stop this from being good.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 16, 2023

  Awesome game from the early 2000s. If you have never played it I can't recommend it enough. The only bad thing I can say is that the 2nd game, Ten Hammers, is garbage and only hammered the nails into the coffin of this series. This game however is great and well worth a playthrough.
• gamedeal user

  Apr 23, 2014

  One of the best damn military games out there.
• gamedeal user

  Apr 15, 2015

  great game from my childhood
• gamedeal user

  Apr 20, 2015

  Outstanding game, i love it... may be old but its packs one hell of a punch, these are the games they need to make more of, present games are getting pretty sloppy and repetative.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 3, 2015

  For anyone worried it works fine on my windows 8 so dont see why it wouldnt on others and its a sick game even if you never did play it back in the day! 10/10
• gamedeal user

  Nov 29, 2011

  The game that the U.S. Army commissioned as a training simulator and then never actually used.