Not impressed with the Lockdown demo.

I can't connect to a decent multiplayer server because there's no way of running one.  In their infinite wisdom, UBI require the game to be running on a machine that meets their graphics spec in order to host a game - theres no dedicated server exe or command-line flags. It's not THAT difficult to code an option to bypass the GUI and launch a dedicated server, trust me. First thing I do in writing any app is make sure I've added command lines so I can do things from scripts (and in my latest MMORPG efforts, the server even has a COM+ interface for scripting, wheeeee).

The graphics are good, but the game just doesnt feel right.  Movement seems too arcade-ey.  I can lean to the side and the view doesnt tilt with me. Worst of all, the game feels just like the PS/2 version, while we were promised the PC version would be completely different. 

Still, lets see how it all works out in the final release.  At least if I can get into a multiplayer game theres a good chance something can be salvaged.

In the meantime its back to BF2 - clan match on Sunday so I need the practice!