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Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 Review
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Posted by Donster on: 2006-04-01 18:10:39 651
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You know, the Russians fought in this war, too!
By Tom McNamara @ IGN
Although Red Orchestra is just now entering retail, it's been around for years, in one form or another. You may get a Battlefield-esque sense of déjà vu, and the ambient soundscape strongly recalls Call of Duty, but RO preceded both and looks like it heavily inspired what's come after. What still differentiates RO from its followers is its attention to realism, detail, and organized team tactics. In practice, RO most closely resembles Counter-Strike, in my opinion, but on a BF2-sized map -- minus the crosshairs, that is. RO also models projectile movement, so you actually have to arc your long-distance shots, and there's a lot more assault rifle recoil than you're probably used to. So detailed are the physics that's it's possible for two opponents to kill each other simultaneously, in the time it takes the projectile to get from point A to point B.
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