If I wanted THIS much realism, I would've joined the army.

User Rating: 3.2 | Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 PC
By dacopper | Review Date:
Man, what a disappointment. After reading how realistic and addictive the game was, decided to give it a shot and... disappointment. Huge and realistic maps coincide very badly with slow-mo-like-movement, awkward weapon control and horrible vehicle control. Vehicle control is so bad, you just want to jump out of it and trade it for a bolt-action rifle. Then there are grenades, don't even bother with them. For some reason they don't fly very far and unless you thew it into a window, there's a good chance it will cause you more damage than to your opponent. Oh yeah, about damages, I have to give it to the game designers - very realistic. If you're hit in an arm, you can't hold your weapon. Hit in a leg will slow you down. But what the heck are you supposed to do for the rest of the game if you can't hold your anti-tank gun, with and only a pistol against a tank (there are no medics in the game and no way to heal yourself)??? So useless.
Before you get into a multi-player mode, you probably want to get yourself up to the speed in "Practice" mode. Not exactly it works that way. Single-player mode is only good to get a feel on the controls and maps. AI is dumb. Your AI team mates get stuck behind object and drive themselves into ditches. Enemy AI are easy moving targets even with highest difficulty set. Seriously, this "Practice" should've been called "Map introductory" mode as it doesn't give you any idea what to expect battle-wise.
In short, if you expect it to be another Battlefield or Brothers in Arm, welcome to my nightmare.
P.S. Later, I wanted to sell this useless junk to somebody who may appreciate it a little better, but since it utilizes Steam service, it's impossible. I had wasted $30 for a pretty plastic box that I'm stuck with, damn it!!! So, I lowered games value to 1 and my tilt to 2. Enjoy.

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