CODEMASTERS’ OPERATION FLASHPOINT 2 TAKES PC SOLDIERS TO THREE NEW THEATERS

Sequel to Game-of-the-Year Military Sim, Operation Flashpoint 2 Targets Southeast Asia, Central Europe and Africa

New York – May 8, 2003 – Global games publisher, Codemasters, announced today that its internationally acclaimed military simulator sequel, Operation Flashpoint 2, will feature three different theatres of combat across Southeast Asia, Central Europe and Africa. The game’s mission-based campaigns will take PC gamers through fictional conflicts based on authentic events during the years around 1970.

Operation Flashpoint 2 is now in development at Bohemia Interactive Studio, the Prague-based creators of the original game, and will be published by Codemasters in late 2004 for the PC. Positioned to advance and expand on the groundbreaking squad-based gameplay of the original, Operation Flashpoint 2 will set a new standard in its realistic portrayal of conflict situations.

“We want to create a game set in realistic theatres, but not tied to any single historical event,” said  Marek Spanel, the Project Leader for Operation Flashpoint 2 at Bohemia Interactive Studio.  “The theaters selected for Operation Flashpoint 2 will provide a great variety of combat environments that draw players into a thoroughly believable experience where every element of tactical combat is important.”

An important part of the main campaign in the game will focus on events from the Vietnam war in the late 60s, when U.S. forces in South Vietnam numbered over half a million. Missions will have players engaging in solo action, commanding a squad, driving military vehicles, or taking to the air in authentic helicopters and planes. Weapons and military and civilian mobile units are being accurately modeled from period military data.

Taking players as close to the war experience as they want to get, Operation Flashpoint 2 will continue the series’ reputation as the ultimate military action game when it launches late in 2004. Gamers can now sign-up for development updates online at: www.codemasters.com/flashpoint2

The original Operation Flashpoint revolutionized military gaming by enabling the player to control and command not just soldiers of all ranks, but also land, sea, and air vehicles. The series has won universal acclaim for its realism in simulating military conflict situations.  The game’s technology has even been adapted for the United States Marine Corps to use as a special combat training application called VBS1 (Virtual BattleField System). The original game and its expansions are currently available as a box set, “Operation Flashpoint: Game of the Year Edition”. Full details on the series can be found online at: http://www.codemasters.com/flashpoint

ABOUT BOHEMIA INTERACTIVE
Bohemia Interactive is an independent game development studio that focuses on developing state of the art computer entertainment software and the research of advanced real time 3D graphics, artificial intelligence and physical simulation technologies for real-time interactive environments. More information about the studio is available online at http://www.bistudio.com

ABOUT CODEMASTERS
Codemasters is a leading developer and publisher of best-selling interactive entertainment products for a global audience on current and future gaming platforms and channels. Established in 1986, the company’s dominant brands include Colin McRae Rally, TOCA, LMA Manager, and Operation Flashpoint. The company is headquartered in Southam, Warwickshire UK and maintains European operations in Germany, France, Spain, and Benelux. The company has its US headquarters in New York and maintains an online gaming facility in Oakhurst, CA. More information about the company and its products is available online at http://www.codemasters.com

 

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