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Desert Storm is a tactical shooter, set in Iraq. The game is set during the first gulf war back in the early 1990s and has ideas borrowed from the book Bravo Two Zero and other real missions from the war. One fights either for the Delta Force or SAS and in teams with up
to 4 combatants who have different specialisations (i.e.: explosive, sniper's
guns or machine guns). As your troops gain more experience, they will gain
ranks and upgrade their skills. As their skills get better, the more effective
they become at doing their job. A campaign exists of 14 missions which contain
for instance, bridge attacks or hostage rescues. You can switch from first person
to third person view by the press of a button. You and your team are sent on
missions with specific objectives, whether it be to infiltrate a base, destroy a
SAM site, or assassinate an opposing general. You can both control your men
individually and send them orders. Your men can be ordered to attack, retreat,
follow, stay, and do many more things. If the mission requires it, you must
drive tanks and jeeps around while your squad mans the guns on the vehicle.
There is also the ability to play up to four player co-op with friends, with
each person controlling a soldier in your squad. At the end of each mission,
if you performed well, your men are awarded medals for their bravery. If you
work hard enough, you may even be able to earn the Medal of Honor. Desert
Storm is a console conversion and its console origin still is clearly evident. Improvements
for the PC version seem to be in short supply and thus Desert Storm is
not free of frustration for spoilt PC users. Indeed, it is playable but
offers also nothing new or innovative, but only good entertainment with
light console atmosphere. |
