All right, listen. Maybe you've been playing Call of Duty for many years and have grown accustomed to its semi-real run-and-gun, or the way a sniper folds in and out of the scope. Maybe you're a Battlefield person, opting for a more real, team-oriented experience. Maybe you are neither of these, or maybe you're both.

It really doesn't matter. This is a must-play FPS.

You might say, "World War Two? Seen it." Please, do not say that about this game. I would say that it is because of this timeframe that Red Orchestra 2 feels and plays like the most in-your-face multiplayer war experience you can find. You are immersed in fighting to defend your homeland or strike back upon those who would do said homeland harm. Even if the direct immersion into the patriotism of the game don't immediately hit you, the ever-constant danger of death will push you onward.

The shooting mechanics are not hard to grasp; the class and weapons system may seem a bit convoluted at first, and the difficulty of finding an ideal server in this tightly-knit community might put you off at first. However, once you're in, you cannot simply go back. This is a masterwork of war gaming, and I applaud Tripwire Interactive for their work on this title.

All right, listen. Maybe you've been playing Call of Duty for many years and have grown accustomed to its semi-real run-and-gun, or the way a sniper folds in and out of the scope. Maybe you're a Battlefield person, opting for a more real, team-oriented experience. Maybe you are neither of these, or maybe you're both. It really doesn't matter. This is a must-play FPS. You might say, "World War Two? Seen it." Please, do not say that about this game. I would say that it is because of this timeframe that Red Orchestra 2 feels and plays like the most in-your-face multiplayer war experience you can find. You are immersed in fighting to defend your homeland or strike back upon those who would do said homeland harm. Even if the direct immersion into the patriotism of the game don't immediately hit you, the ever-constant danger of death will push you onward. The shooting mechanics are not hard to grasp; the class and weapons system may seem a bit convoluted at first, and the difficulty of finding an ideal server in this tightly-knit community might put you off at first. However, once you're in, you cannot simply go back. This is a masterwork of war gaming, and I applaud Tripwire Interactive for their work on this title.