ARMA II

ArmA 2 is the latest in the hardcore soldier sim series that began with Operation: Flashpoint and continued in 2007's ArmA: Armed Assault. Both turned the relatively simple notion (in gaming at least) of moving through a battlefield into a complicated series of button gymnastics. In Bohemia Interactive's games, war isn't a scripted series of dramatic set-pieces, but a fluid, dangerous and sometimes stunning approximation of a soldier's life.

Multiplayer has a range of experiences. The games can be as small or as big as you choose. For example, there's been a shift in ArmA 1, dictated by its remarkable community, toward a RTS-style of multiplayer game that takes advantage of the massive landmass. The commander builds a base, helicopter pilots ferry ground troops, jets scream overhead. It's never as simple as deathmatch: there are ongoing campaigns between factions, with multiple objectives, squads, even civilians. This community has sustained Bohemia since Op Flash, generating missions, fixes, new islands, new factions, and more for both games. Buying ArmA 2 with an expectation of more of the same would be a good investment

• Non Persistent Dedicated Server $1.99 Per Slot click to order 
• Persistent Dedicated Server $2.99 Per Slot click to order
• Operation Arrowhead available