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Lead US forces in Takistan as infantry, vehicle crew, or pilot in a tactical military sandbox of missions and large-scale battles.
Released 29 Jun 2010
Lead a Fireteam
Pilot Aircraft and Tanks
Create Custom Missions
Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original Arma 2, a new flashpoint explodes in the Green Sea Region. Coalition forces led by the US Army are deployed to Takistan to quickly restore peace and prevent further civilian casualties.
Developed by Bohemia Interactive · Published by Bohemia Interactive
Set three years after the conflict in Chernarus, the game follows coalition forces led by the US Army as they deploy to Takistan. You take on military roles ranging from infantry to special operations, tank crew, and pilot.
Combat unfolds across large desert, urban, and mountainous maps. Missions combine squad tactics with simulated ballistics, weapon optics, vehicles, and changing day and weather conditions; the environment is described as destructible and interactive.
A story campaign sits alongside single missions, tutorials, and multiplayer modes, including cooperative play and large battles. You can also use the mission editor to build scenarios, with tools for modifying and creating custom content.
Players who enjoy the game often highlight its tactical, realistic combat, the scale of its maps and battles, and the freedom to approach missions in different ways. The editor, mods, and multiplayer modes also come up as sources of replayability and memorable sessions with friends. Other reviews describe steep controls and learning demands, alongside technical and AI frustrations.
NEW PLAYABLE CONTENT: New story campaign for both SP and MP gameplay. Wide range of new tutorials, single scenarios and multiplayer modes.
MASSIVE GAME WORLD: Three brand new Central Asia-style large maps including expansive urban, desert and mountainous terrain featuring a fully destructible and interactive environment.
ULTIMATE WAR EXPERIENCE: Fully integrates with the original Arma 2 for unmatched warfare simulation.
UNIQUE GAMEPLAY ELEMENTS: Detachable backpacks with equipment, advanced weapon optics, material penetration modelling, remote real-time simulation of Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAV), freedom of decision and repercussive actions.
EXTRA UNITS AND VEHICLES: Multiple factions for all sides including US Army, United Nations, Takistani Army and Guerrillas making a collection of 300+ new units, weapons and vehicles.
MISSION EDITOR: Design your own missions by the intuitive, easy-to-use mission editor and become part of one of the biggest and most creative PC gaming community ever.
GAME MODIFICATION: Create Your own custom game content with complete editing tools suite (freeware SDK kit) and modify the game in ways where the only limitation is Your own imagination.
EXTENSIVE MULTIPLAYER: Play the campaign missions in cooperative mode or join duty in the massive multiplayer battles with up to 50 players.
CHEAT PROTECTION: Optional anti-cheat BattlEye available to help secure dedicated servers. In addition BE adds 'RCON' (remote control) for game's dedicated server software.
DEDICATED SERVER: To support smooth multi-player experience there is 'dedicated server software' available for Windows (included with game) and Linux (download-able from game's website).
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Players | 1–50 |
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| Multiplayer | The store text states the game supports online PvP and online co-op. It includes multiplayer modes, a multiplayer campaign component, and cooperative play for campaign missions. The official description says massive multiplayer battles support up to 50 players. |
| Multiplayer & mods | The game includes a mission editor and full mod tools. Reviews describe many multiplayer servers, player-made missions, custom maps, and major mods such as DayZ, Wasteland, Takistan Life, Warfare, Domination, Insurgency, and UNSUNG. Mods substantially expand multiplayer modes and server communities. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 73/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
