Fight in the theatre of war
that changed the world forever. Battle alongside your compatriots on some
of the most inhospitable environments of the Eastern Front in Red Orchestra:
Ostfront 41-45. RO places you in the most realistic WWII first-person
multi-player combat to date on the PC, allowing the player to fight through
some of the most intense combat of the war. The game comes with thirteen
maps and more custom examples are sure to follow. You can play in a variety
of infantry roles, using a wide range of infantry weapons, or crew one
of the many armoured combat vehicles available in the game, from half-tracks
all the way through to the most famous German and Soviet heavy tanks.
You can engage the enemy with everything from your bayonet at close quarters
up to the massive 122mm cannon on the Soviet IS-2. And, if that isn't
enough, find an officer and a radio to call in thunderous artillery strikes
to shake the enemy loose.
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| A German Panther stops to engage its target, which is concealed in a farm complex. | Another Russian vehicle meets a fiery end.other rning in its wake. |
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| A group of German infantry dashes across some open ground towards their objective. | A pair of German riflemen move forward more cautiously towards the enemy.e this. |
Red Orchestra is a game
designed for gamers, by gamers. Winner of the Unreal Tournament 2004
mod competition, the mod team won the rights to turn their mod into
a commercial game. Red Orchestra: Ostfront, is a shooter touted for
its uncompromising realism. Weapons use iron sights, no ammo counters,
telescopic sights with peripheral vision, no crosshairs when the weapon
is not in a firing position, manual bolting of weapons, correct ballistic
characteristics, etc. As an infantryman you can sprint, walk, crouch
and crawl, although you'll have to pay attention to your stamina. If
you run to the point of exhaustion, you'll find your aim noticeably
less steady. There's also a wide choice if you want to crew an AFV.
The Germans have the SdKfz 251 half-track, Pz IV F2, Tiger, StuG III
and Panther to choose from, while the Russians have a similar array
of T-34's, IS-2's, BA-64's and others.
There are 13 maps in Red Orchestra, ranging from small farm towns and
the plains surrounding them, to a bombed out rail yard and a monastery
set atop a hill. These maps are generally quite large and well designed.
Red Orchestra is an online-only game, although the developers have included
a single-player practice mode, where you can populate a map with bots
and learn the many nuances of the game without getting berated by human
players. For online gameplay, the game also has built-in voice chat
and uses its own server browser. Since the game rewards teamwork and
not individual action, there's rarely any acrimony or adversarial frustration.
The modding community has already created several new mods and custom
maps, which can be accessed via the Steam website www.redorchestragame.com
