New ARMA 2 Screenshots, Details Emerge

With Bohemia preparing to launch its self-described "ultimate military

simulator" ARMA 2 on PC this summer, the studio has provided new screenshots and new details.

Still no update on release timing for the promised "next-gen console" version.

The 27th U.S. Marine Expeditionary Unit has been deployed to the former

soviet republic of Chernarus: a small country chained to the threat of

an upcoming civil war. Force Reconnaissance Team "Razor" is among the

first to fight. This elite five-man team is about to fall down the

rabbit hole, trapped in a war not only for control of the country, but

also the hearts and minds of its people. With the might of the USMC

offshore and Russia anxiously watching from the north, the stakes

couldn't be higher. The fate of Chernarus is balanced on a razor's

edge...

Key features:
• Player-driven story: Players will have the opportunity to command

  members of Force Recon Team Razor through a branching campaign full of

  twists and surprises. ARMA II integrates a combination of preset

  conversations with dynamic queries about the game environment: the

  revolutionary "dynamic conversation system" which brings to the player

  a unique gaming experience in a movie-like style. Players can talk to

  soldiers in the field and civilians caught up during fights to gather

  the Intel they need to further advance in the game. As a pure military

  simulator, there are linguistic difficulties while speaking to native

  citizens if you don't know their native tongue. Chernarussian's NPC's

  speak Czech, US NPC's speak English and Russian NPC's speak Russian,

  etc.

• Reality check: Bohemia Interactive's standard 225 square kilometers

  of highly detailed sandbox landscape, modeled with stunning detail and

  precision and using real-world geographical data, covered by 235

  megapixel of accurate aerial map (15.3602 pixels) and more than 1

  million objects. This game is a true environment master piece, never

  seen before in first person shooter type games with 81 weapons and 136

  vehicle models created to an exacting real-world schematics with

  extreme precision, including 350 kilometers of roads, 50 cities and

  villages full of life.

• Authentic military simulation: ARMA II simulates various aspects of

  combat and environment effects form bullet ballistics and deflection

  to material penetration, tracers, varying ammunition types and

  stopping power, to supersonic bullet crack and weather conditions.

  ARMA II benefits from the 3rd generation Real Virtuality engine

  featuring advanced and semi-autonomous AI. Players will compete with

  the ultimate next-gen AI: no scripts, no predefined pathways, and no

  repetitive gameplay. All units react to actual game situations and use

  the open environment to their advantage. Soldiers shout and use hand

  gestures based on real world military doctrine, actively seeking and

  using cover and also taking advantage of suppressive fire techniques.

  The ARMA II system is so complex and effective that the same

  simulation technology is used to train real soldiers in numerous

  countries around the world.

• Live war: the campaign missions can be experienced in cooperative

  mode, or players can join for duty in the massive multiplayer battles

  with up to 50 players. Among standard MP modes is Warfare, introduced

  in ArmA: Armed Assault, a unique combination of RTS and tactical FPS

  which allows players to choose whether to control the combat with

  detailed base management or instead to operate guerilla hit-and-run

  tactics focusing on attack rather than defense.

• Unlimited Creativity: An intuitive and easy-to-use built in mission

  editor, together with powerful modding tools, infinitely extends the

  gameplay of ARMA II and moves it far above the standard gaming

  experience. More than 200 character models, 81 weapons, 136 vehicles

  are ready to be used in an enormous 225 square kilometers sandbox map.

  Players can use default models or create completely new models and

  mods can be shared with other players all around the world.