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America's Army
As mentioned by Mr. Watt The game created by the US Army to train young kids to get ready for war.
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Americas Army
It's not too often you can say you are playing a game put out by the United States Government, but Americas Army is just that. This began not only as a game, but a tool to train future army recruits. The US Army probably didn't expect the game to quickly explode into a popular online stature though.
The game follows a rather serious theme due to its original and current goals, but it's also a blast for players who have no desire to join the army. Other similar games on the market cost money while AA is free. But there's a catch. As of version 2.5, AA was discontinued for Linux and Mac OS X, although it doesn't seem to affect the training missions or playing with other 2.5 clients. So, this makes it great for a Linux AA clan, or a LAN party.
The game is based on the Unreal 2.5 engine, so you can expect some great graphics and sound. If you have played Counter-Strike, then you already have a good feel of what AA is all about. It's you, against the terrorist. There is no deathmatch mode, as that is not exactly the goal of the game ;-)
Of course, moreso than Counter-Strike, there is a lot of strategy you must execute to be successful. The game is based off what could happen in real life, so it's not going to be easy. Splinter Cell could be a name brought up, as the stealth in that game would prove useful here. As you can guess, the game is focused around realism, and so you cannot jump in and expect a Counter-Strike or Unreal Tournament gameplay. You must shoot accurately if you want to kill... spray and pray doesn't really work well here.
This is a great game, no two ways about it. It's just too bad the developers decided to halt Linux and OS X support.
Game Information
* Title : Americas Army
* Genre : Tactical Online FPS
* Open Source : No
* Official Website : Link
* Related Game : Enemy Territory
Yeah, its been around for a while but I've never played it. Even back when I hadn't figured out what they were up to yet.
America's Army is a game designed for the purpose of training people to kill.
America's Army = game = training to kill
A game can be used to train people.
game = training
Have other games been designed to train people?
How do people learn?
Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:52 am
madthumbs
Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 8187 Location: Fingerlakes - NY usa
Train them to be lazy game players who think the injections they give are good for them. I'm surprised they're not using our tax dollars to make playing paint ball free.
Iraq Veterans Against the War sounds off with their stance on the America's Army game at a St Louis expo. Members of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) stood in mass company formation and sounded off with "War is not a game" in front of an America's Army game booth and were met with cheers from bystanders.
Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:40 am
imamonstertruck VIP
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 519 Location: Louisville KY
Just getting off a 10 hour work day and running on 2 hours of sleep.
Just watched the video and it was what I needed. The hairs on my arms and neck stood up and I got the tingles.
Very powerful to see that. Better than any caffeine shot!!!
