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Full Spectrum Warrior is based on a game commissioned by the U.S. Army
to train light Infantry troops in urban combat situations. Soldiers
are placed in a tense, hostile, and claustrophobic environment where
they must complete a variety of military objectives. Players act as
the Squad Leader, providing direction to Alpha and Bravo fire teams.
The successful Squad Leader effectively uses cover in the environment
and moves his fire teams in a coordinated fashion so they can protect
themselves from possible attacks that could come from any direction.
In the game, you don't directly control your troops. You don't take aim
at a target and shoot, and you don't circle-strafe around enemies.
Instead, you tell your squad what to do, and they'll do it. It's like
a real-time strategy game. You can tell your two squads to do numerous
things, such as hide behind a wall, take cover behind a car, lob a
grenade, fire off a rocket, or attack a target. You will need to utilize
both squads to be successful. For example, you can have Alpha squad hide
behind a car and lay down covering fire at a target that you can't
directly kill, giving Bravo squad cover so they may cross open terrain,
and get into a position where they will be able to kill the enemy. The
game takes place in one location, a Middle Eastern country, that's
split up into several areas. You'll have to make your way through parks,
an airport, city streets, and even some buildings. Throughout the
country are many terrorists, all of whom are trying to kill you. You
have four members on each squad; the Team Leader, Automatic Rifleman,
Grenadier and Rifleman. Each plays a unique role. In October 2008, the
Windows version of the game was made available free of charge in an
ad-supported version. |