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[Placebo 28]

But i think its not fair , because :

First they tell us that the demo will be available on monday or evt tuesday , so its now wednesday and still no demo , and now they gonna tell us there will be no demo until after the release !

Im sorry but dont they think first before they saying something ?

if its true im really pissed:mad:

1. Walker doesn't work for BIS.

2. Walker doesn't represent BIS in his above comment.

3. We said we'll release it this week, the only thing holding it back is that we're actually refining it to make it a better all round experience for you so it demonstrates all aspects of the full version.

4. If you want to see an official update to the Demo question look here.

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All demo comments deleted (except mine which better be the final word on the issue in this thread). If you want to read the status of the demo then see point 4 above.

Any further demo comments in this thread will result in infraction warnings and/or infractions, that includes you Walker! ;)

[NoxNoctum 10]

ARMA 2 getting reviews in the 8.0-8.5 is a good sign.

OFP got a lot of 8.X reviews IIRC.

My other fav game, Red Orchestra, got a lot of 8.0-8.5 reviews too.

The fact that it's getting "B" ratings means:

It's a ton of fun, AI is great, blablabla but it's buggy and unpolished

I can EASILY live with that ;)

[eik 0]

French review jeuxvideo.com 16/20

[EricM 0]

Jeux Video's review is rather elogious with the well expected reserves concerning the frustrating (and sometime old) bugs in a globally impressive title.

Short Translation of the French Review's conclusion

"General mark : 8/10 (16/20)

To give a grade to a title like Arma II isn't an easy task. In its current state, the big olive-drab baby from Bohemnia clearly lacks polish and would certainly deserve an inferior mark than 16, however it gives intense sensations inside a very feature-rich war sandbox. Complex, terribly demanding, violent, the title even manages to reproduce an atmosphere a lot more present and convincing than its predecessor. While waiting for the must-have patches that will allow it to fully express its potential, Arma II remains a title of its own kind which will be very hard to surpass in the future.

Graphics : 16/20 (8/10)

Playability :15/20 (7,5/10)

Duration :17/20 (8,5/10)

Sound :18/20 (9/10)

Story :16/20 (8/10)"

Edited June 18, 2009 by EricM

[txalin 2]

Duration :17/20 (8,5/10)

C'mon..... is there any other game with more duration than ofp/arma saga?? I don't think so...

[roberthammer 582]

More reviews: Eurogamer.net 8/10

and first czech review Bonusweb.idnes.cz 75%

[Mafia101 0]

Latest Issue of Free Online magazine, PCGZine gave 84%

http://www.gamerzines.com/PDF/PCGZine_31.pdf

Edited June 18, 2009 by Mafia101

[Andi 10]

C'mon..... is there any other game with more duration than ofp/arma saga?? I don't think so...

Well... The Sims... you know... those unpredictable female players :D

[walker 0]

Hi all

Seems like ArmA II has now replaced Crysis, Company of Heroes, Supreme Commander, World in Conflict, Quake Wars: Enemy Territory, Unreal Tournament 3, and Far Cry 2 as the benchmark game program.

For both CPU:

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,687567/ArmA-2-im-Test-Benchmark-mit-18-CPUs/Rennspiel-Sportspiel-Simulation/Test/

And Graphic card:

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,685661/Armed-Assault-2-Grafikkarten-Benchmarks-plus-Optikvergleich/Rennspiel-Sportspiel-Simulation/Test/

I think the richiespeedisback thousands of AI missions is the best test for any computer.

The most important thing is that: the benchmarks mean we have solid info on which to choose the best system for ArmA II

Kind Regards walker

Edited June 18, 2009 by walker

[ziiip 1]

ArmA2 on a major Hungarian games retailer's site is on front page along with Sims 3.:)

[walker 0]

Hi all

ArmA II has gone up to 78% on Metacritic

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/arma2

Will be interesting to see what it is after release tommorow.

And once again after the 1.02 patch.

Kind regards walker

[walker 0]

Hi all

richiespeedisback's video of 1000 AI in battle in ArmA II

Which was posted on 07 June 2009 and is listed in the Gaming Category

Has over 90,000 views for this month.

Yet it does not appear in the Gaming Category of most viewed on Youtube this month:

http://www.youtube.com/browse?c=20&s=mp&t=m

Anyone want to shed some light on it?

Kind Regards walker

[-X- Charlie 0]

Because the month isn't over yet?

[Sniperwolf572 758]

Anyone want to shed some light on it?

E3.

Most of it's video coverage is viewed massively.

[walker 0]

Hi Sniperwolf572

Compare the view numbers richiespeedisback's video's should be in there.

Very odd.

Anyway it looks like ArmA II may be getting some TV advertising.

http://www.mcvuk.com/press-releases/48466/ArmA-II

Kind Regards walker

Edited June 18, 2009 by walker

[thr0tt 12]

Hi all

Seems like ArmA II has now replaced Crysis, Company of Heroes, Supreme Commander, World in Conflict, Quake Wars: Enemy Territory, Unreal Tournament 3, and Far Cry 2 as the benchmark game program.

For both CPU:

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,687567/ArmA-2-im-Test-Benchmark-mit-18-CPUs/Rennspiel-Sportspiel-Simulation/Test/

And Graphic card:

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,685661/Armed-Assault-2-Grafikkarten-Benchmarks-plus-Optikvergleich/Rennspiel-Sportspiel-Simulation/Test/

I think the richiespeedisback thousands of AI missions is the best test for any computer.

The most important thing is that: the benchmarks mean we have solid info on which to choose the best system for ArmA II

Kind Regards walker

http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,687620/ArmA-2-tested-Benchmarks-with-18-CPUs/Practice/

English version - looks like the game dislikes AMD CPU's, maybe thats the issue.

Edited June 18, 2009 by Thr0tt

[Thunderbird 0]

The Most Important French Video Game & Game Review Website (jeuxvideo.com)] gave 16/20 to ArmA II

Which is just, fantastic!

However they complain about the numerous bugs which were already present in ArmA I but they mention that they trust BIS/Community in fixing them.

Regards,

TB

[Scrub 0]

Metacritic up a point to 78%

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/arma2

[paragraphic l 2]

Hi all

richiespeedisback's video of 1000 AI in battle in ArmA II

Which was posted on 07 June 2009 and is listed in the Gaming Category

Has over 90,000 views for this month.

Yet it does not appear in the Gaming Category of most viewed on Youtube this month:

http://www.youtube.com/browse?c=20&s=mp&t=m

Anyone want to shed some light on it?

Kind Regards walker

http://www.youtube.com/browse?c=20&s=mp&t=w

Both the 1000 AI and 1500 AI are in the most viewed this week page! So that's good news for the exposure it may be getting. As how it's not on the most viewed this month, I have no idea.

[sbsmac 0]

RockPaperShotgun have favourable first impressions here.

BTW, whilst I can see the appeal of the 1500-AI demo, I think the

is much more likely to make your average punter go 'wow'

[jakerod 254]

RockPaperShotgun have favourable first impressions here.

BTW, whilst I can see the appeal of the 1500-AI demo, I think the

is much more likely to make your average punter go 'wow'

Yeah thats a really cool video. I don't know why but for some reason in both the AI 1500 one and this one I love it when

the planes crash at the beginnings

[ck-claw 1]

Jakerod you are so right!

Vid starts,then seconds later-wow,plane nearly takes ya head off!

So funny!

[Sniperwolf572 758]

ArmA2 Launch Trailer

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Nostalgia kicked in for a moment there when the narrator started speaking, he sounds like Berghoff!

[MQ-9 Reaper 10]

This launch trailer is for TV advertising ?

[Sniperwolf572 758]

This launch trailer is for TV advertising ?

No clue, found it linked on the ArmA2PC twitter thing.