Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
Moderate overall intensityWhat's in it
Realistic military firearm and vehicle combat against human soldiers with blood effects; no dismemberment or gore focus.
War setting referencing civilian casualties, a threatened missile strike, and toppling a regime.
Occasional mild profanity in radio chatter and combat dialogue.
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What it is
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead is a realistic military tactical shooter and combat simulator in which the player takes on roles ranging from infantryman and special-forces operative to tank commander and helicopter pilot during a fictional conflict in the desert nation of Takistan. Gameplay centers on authentic firearm and vehicle combat against human enemy soldiers across large open battlefields, with blood effects but no dismemberment or gory emphasis. The story touches on war themes including civilian casualties, a threatened missile attack on a neighbor, and the overthrow of a hostile government. Online play supports multiplayer with voice and text chat among strangers, and the game is highly moddable, allowing community-made content and scenarios.
How it's framed
The game frames combat through a professional-military lens, casting the player as coalition forces sent to restore stability and prevent civilian harm; violence is presented as duty-driven soldiering rather than sensationalized, and the fiction avoids real nations while depicting the human cost of war.
Details
- Developer
- Bohemia Interactive
- Publisher
- Bohemia Interactive
- Released
- Jun 29, 2010
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