[OFP] ULOTC Campaign by Challenger3

Review by YankeeTanker

Missions

Let me break it down like this:

THE GOOD.

• This campaign has a logical progression from mission to mission although maybe a cutscene, intro or outro might have helped to set the tone in between missions. None were available but some people have a hard time with the cams and cam angles... I did and still do. :)


• At some points there is very intense action that is encompassed by very long and dull periods of inactivity... so that is kinda realistic.


• There are a lot of missions... if that is your thing.


• The briefings have a lot of graphics that wrap up the jist of the mission and the briefings themselves have a good amount of info.

THE BAD.

Whoa, where to start.

• I had a bad feeling about this campaign from the beginning after reading the read-me. Instead of reviewing the campaign mission by mission, I will sum it up and let you download to see if I am right or wrong.


• The missions themselves are not that good. Some of them probably could have been removed and the player wouldn't have missed them anyway. Some of them have some good intentions but the author could have spent more time tweaking them to get them timing down or make them more relevant to the overall campaign. He didn't.


• There are no Intro / Outro / Cutscenes / voice overs... nothing really special in this department. I know I covered this before but these things really add a personal feel and pace to a campaign.


• These are basically beginner missions that don't require any real skill to play... and although the thought of going against 30+ BMPs/T80s/T72s with a M60 (machinegun) and 3 LAWs appeals to my "sledgehammer" approach to this game... it seems kinda silly.

THE UGLY.

Well... just about everything... and I have a bad conscience and a big heart... so you figure that out.

REPLAYABILITY.

Not in this lifetime.

Overall

(Review Version: 1.0 -  Date: Jun 2002) Sorry if this seems brutal but that is what I get paid for. And if you want to see a really bad mission or two, check out mine... ;)

YankeeTanker

P.S. - Send all hatemail for this review to my posted email... ;) (if you feel the need).