Intense, with chaotic battles at times. In a nutshell; pure gaming goodness! Better than Battlefield 2 IMHO.
To those unfamiliar with the game, Joint Ops is a tactical military FPS where you fight for control of waypoints on the map (well, at least in Advance And Secure mode, which is what most everybody plays. Basically like the Conquest mode in BF2). You can choose your class and weaponry. Me personally, I love being a sniper. That is my preferred class. Nothing like sneaking up on the enemy and taking out a few with headshots before you're discovered and taken out yourself lol. The game takes place in Indonesia where you play as either a team on the Joint Ops side (basically the United Nations), or play on the "Rebels" side (basically terrorists).
The vehicles are straightforward and easy to control. And there is plenty of em, everything from helicopters to boats, and even motorcycles.
I've had a blast playing this game, and I've been playing it for a long time now. Battlefield 2 is a good game, but I keep coming back to Joint Ops. There's just something about it that makes it better in my eyes.
The sound is good, but some of the guns don't quite pack the "oomph" that they should, but they are still good. As for visuals, it's not on the cutting edge of technology like BF2, but it is still very well done.
Perhaps one of the best features is that the game supports a max of 150 players, although you will find mostly 64 player servers online (which is still PLENTY of players). Part of this I suspect is due to the server rental fees from Novalogic. They are, shall we say, a bit "pricey". If you want to host a dedicated 150 player server you're looking at 500+ bucks a month, which is a bit ridiculous IMHO. But oh well, you'll have no trouble finding servers to play on, and there's typically at least a COUPLE 150 player games going on. Though they are rarely ever close to capping out.
Bottom line; this is one of the better FPS games that I own. I love everything about it. I've had some pretty intense and chaotic battles playing this game. Sometimes there is just plain insane action. Nothing like jumping out of a helicopter in mid air right before it gets hit by a rocket and landing in the water below to swim to shore. That's just one scenario of awesome gameplay I've experienced playing this game.
Highly recommended if you are into tactical military FPS games!