Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising

List Price: $29.99 Discount Price: $12.49

Features:

• Fly helicopters, pilot boats, and drive fast attack vehicles in exciting first-person shooter missions
• Large scale combat as you transport teammates and vehicles from island to island - control and manage massive troop deployments
• Realistic super-foliated maps as you travel across vast terrain - use the dense 3D jungle canopy as cover when you're on foot
• Fight for the enemy as an Indonesian Separatist
• Amazing 64-person multiplayer combat through a LAN or Internet connection

Accessories:
PC Gamer (1-year)	Games for Windows: The Official Magazine

Customer Reviews:

One of the best FPS ever created [Posted on 2007-06-12]
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising is an excellent sequel to Nova Logic's Delta Force series. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because there are no single-player scenarios, just a few training exercises to get the player familiar with the weapons and vehicles, and the graphics are a few years out of date. This game was intended to be played on-line, either via LAN or the Internet. However, unlike so many other on-line games these days, there are no monthly fees.

The best part of the game, in my opinion, is the open-ended maps. I despise Doom-like games that make you run through a maze of corridors like a blind mouse looking for cheese. They don't allow for player creativity like Nova Logic games, which is half the fun. As with all the prior Nova Logic Delta Force games, the maps have no borders. If you want to drive, fly, or run miles out of your way, you can. The terrain simply repeats every 512 meters.

The game includes about 8 different Co-Operative scenarios, where players work as a team to accomplish several objectives. The AI for the enemy on the Co-Op maps is mediocre. The enemy isn't very bright, as they have a tendency to run towards you when you shoot at them instead of seeking cover. There are also Team Death Match scenarios that pit one human team against another human team. There is also Team King of the Hill scenarios where the team that stays in the scoring zone the longest, wins. Finally, there are Advance and Secure scenarios where two opposing teams hold various positions while advancing against the enemy to take their positions away.

The players can chose various weapon and equipment load-outs at the beginning of each scenario, and change those load-outs during the scenario and any Armory. These includes: Riflemen, Engineers, Heavy Gunners, Snipers, and Medics. A typical Riflemen might be equipped with an M4/203 (which includes a 2x scope) with 300 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition and six 40mm grenades, three flash-bang grenades, three smoke grenades, three fragmentation grenades, an M1911 side-arm, two satchel charges, and of course a knife. There are a dozen different weapon types from the M82 0.50 caliber sniper rifle, to the AT-4 (anti-tank missile launcher).

Joint Operations will allow up to 64 players to join on-line, which makes for an action packed game and provides a target rich environment. The Co-Op scenarios Nova Logic provides are well thought out and balanced to make each one challenging, but not to the point of frustration. The keyboard and mouse controls are intuitive and easy to use, and can be changed to suit your playing style. The graphics are very good and you don't need a super-charged PC to run the game in any resolution.

There is also a third-party map editor and scenario builder that allow you to create your own maps and play them on-line. This is something I always look for in a game because it extends the playable life of the game. The game also does not require the CD to be in the PC in order to play the game, which I consider to be another nice feature.

I've been playing this game for several years and expect to playing this game for several more years, it is that good.

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