Operation Flashpoint

Operation Flashpoint Series
Genres	Military simulation, tactical shooter
Developers	Bohemia Interactive Codemasters
Publishers	Codemasters
Platforms	Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox Xbox 360
Year of inception	2001

Operation Flashpoint is a series of military simulation games. The first game, Operation Flashpoint, was developed by Bohemia Interactive Studio. The second games, comprising Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising and Operation Flashpoint: Red River, were developed by Codemasters. There are also three spiritual sequels to the original game made by Bohemia Interactive Studio.

Bohemia Interactive series

Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis (2001)

Main article: Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis

Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis's gameplay varies significantly depending on the player's role, but the game is best described as a tactical shooter with significant vehicle elements and minor real-time tactics elements. Set in 1985, the game takes place on two fictional and one real-life islands: the island-states of Everon and Malden, and later in the game, on the barren Russian island of Kolgujev which is the staging point for the renegade Russian forces invading Everon and Malden. It has been re-released as ArmA: Cold War Assault in 2011.

Expansion pack

Main article: Operation Flashpoint: Resistance

Codemasters series

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (2009)

Main article: Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising

Dragon Rising takes place on a fictional island named Skira, in May 2011. After the Global Economic Crisis causes mass unemployment and political destabilization in China, the PLA seize control of Skira and the vast, newly discovered reservoir of oil there, from the Russian Federation. Peace talks prove useless as both combatants lay claim to Skira due to previous ownership of it. The situation deteriorates quickly and China begins to fortify its northern provinces in anticipation of armed conflict with Russia. Russia, already countering the PLA on the Chinese mainland, calls to the United States of America to retake Skira from the Chinese. Bound by treaty arrangements made after the end of the Cold War, America agrees and the two biggest armies in the world begin to clash on the island. Dragon Rising was released for both PC and consoles, with the PC version including map editors and larger multiplayer games.

Operation Flashpoint: Red River (2011)

Main article: Operation Flashpoint: Red River

Operation Flashpoint: Red River was released in 2011 as a sequel to 2009's Dragon Rising.The game's plot concerns a fictional conflict in Tajikistan. The game follows a platoon of Marines, with the player controlling Kirby, Bravo team fireteam leader.