As for multiplayer, Bohemia has some thrilling ideas. Aside from capture-the-flag-style objective-based matches, you'll be able to create gigantic battles over the entire island with computer-controlled soldiers rounding out the number of combatants. A "join in progress" option means these battles could be near-endless, with new players joining all the time to keep the war raging. The first massively-multꦏiplayer wargame? It certainly sounds like it.

Armed Assault is just over two-thirds complete and heading for a release in the summer, although the visuals you see here are basically finished. It's a bit ugly, however - especially when you place it against beauts like Oblivion or even Doom 3.

Still, thestrength of Armed Assault is the staggeri🌞ngly real, engrossing military sim that's bubbling along nicely under the slightly dated graphics. We'll have to wait to find out if that's enough to enlist a new army of fans.