When it comes to what is quite possible the U.S. Army's best recruiting tool, one is drawn in by beautiful graphics, authentic weapons and the overall stigma of soldiers in combat. America's Army has several unique features not found in other first person shooters that make it interesting. First, the Training mode is not meant to be as fun as it is to be informative. The Army has taken elements of various types of military training (mainly the fun stuff) and integrated it into a mode that lets you perform weapons training for badges that go on some "permanent jacket" that I have yet to see, parachute from an airplane in Airborne school and sneak past guard towers and HumVees in a reconaissence excersize. They also threw in an unskipable classroom simulation where you literally learn about the differences between enemy and allied armor, weapons, aircraft and ordinance and then you literally have to pass an exam that really tests whether or not you were paying attention to an animated slide show. While taking the test, if you stray away from your paper too long you get accused of cheating! If this is all the game contained, enthusiasm would soon die and players would remove this free download from their hard drives for good. Luckilly, there is also a rather immense group of hardcore followers always ready to take you out in the game's online multiplayer mode. This is truly the game's bread and butter, with many different maps to choose from, a weapon mod selector (which I haven't figured out how to work yet) and a great chance to show off your squad combat skills...especially if you have a worthy clan that understands a thing or two about tactical warfare, most gamers will want to skip the training and head straight to the fight. As for the action itself, the gameplay is a little slower than I am used to, being a Rainbow Six 3 fan, and some of the movements feel generic and choppy. And just like real life, when you bring your sights up field of view sinks way down and careful aim doesn't gaurantee a hit. In summary, it's a free game, so eat it up and enjoy it while you can. Yes, there are many first person shooters which are better and offer more, but none of them are free.
This game is perfectly fine, there are no strings attached. somebody wrote that you shouldn't put your real information in when you sign up... WHAT INFORMATION! you type an account name and give them your email ad... Read Full Review
The gameplay is solid and has some very nice details that add realism into it. The aiming system is great, you can shoot like in most shooters, with the help of "the red dot" if you like, but to hit something from a long... Read Full Review
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