I got no womenz to tell about my day so you will have to hear about that first before I tell about the game.
O.K. so one last time I go to the computer store to see if this damn game is in. The place is packed. On the way in, starting from the parking lot, the FDCGH count is up to already 5 by the time I get to the game section. Lo and behold there it was and I got 1 of the 2 last copies on the shelf. Must be good if they can sell out their entire stock in just 2 days.
I go to the checkout stand and the guy there is staring off into space and doesn't even know I am standing there. I start to get my hopes up that Dawn of the Dead is finally happening and this guy is going to be the first FDCGH (ya he was one of THEM) I get to take out. Right when I was going for one of those cheap chicom screwdrivers on the counter display to jam in his ear, the guy snaps out of it. Aww hell. So I pay the $39.95 and leave the store. Final FDCGH count is 8, an unusually low number. I think these idiots are catching on and shaving off their "I caused the economy to fail" facial identifiers.
The game. Basically you are a U.S. soldier stationed on some island and the Russians start some shit. It is your job to stop them. It has to be one of the most realistic shooter games out. The maps are huge and AI is damn scary. It isn't like most games where the bad guys keep running around aimlessly when you shoot them. I ran into a group of 4 Russians and got pinned down. They split up and were actually trying to flank me. Then another time I took out a sentry along the road and a passing patrol found him. They got out of the car and searched the area. Finding nothing they piled back in and drove off, but left behind a guy who was hiding near the body in case I came back. Night battles with armor support is DAMN neat. Illumination flares, HUGE muzzle flashes and explosions light up the ground.
What sets this apart from games like DF3 is that you can get into vehicles and aircraft to fight. For example with an M60 tank, if you play multi-player you can get 3 people, a commander, gunner/loader, and driver to run the thing. Another realistic feature is shooting. Unlike DF3 where you can run and hop all day long with a m249 and 50lbs of other gear, in this game your guy gets tired from running, especially when you are carrying heavy items. Shooting things aren't very easy either and I have been switching over from 3rb to semi-auto to save ammo and control recoil. A big departure from other shooters (except SOF) is locational damage. I shot this Russian guy in the legs and he was trying to crawl away before I killed him.
The only negative thing I have come across with this game is that Codemasters does not have a dedicated server like Novalogic does. Hell it isn't like they aren't making money. They sold 300,000 units in the 3 months after it was first released in Europe. I really would like to try out a large scale multi-player battle.