Global Operations

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Global Operations
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Developer(s) Barking Dog Studios
Publisher(s) Crave Entertainment
Electronic Arts
Engine Lithtech 2.4
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: March 25, 2002
  • EU: May 10, 2002
Genre(s) First-person shooter, tactical shooter
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Global Operations is a first-person tactical shooter video game developed by Barking Dog Studios and co-published by Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. [1] [2] It was released in March 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. The full game featured thirteen maps and featured both a single player and a multiplayer mode, which supported up to twenty-four players and three teams. Afterwards, a multiplayer demo with only the Antarctica map was released. [3] The game was built on the Lithtech game engine. [4]

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Gameplay

The game focuses on firearms in a special forces setting, with a mixture of military and counter-terrorist type themes. The game features a large number of firearms, numbering in the dozens and including a wide selection of handguns and rifles. Many of them can be customized as well; for example, a C-mag and silencer can be added.

The singleplayer and the multiplayer mode offer different specialities (Commando, Recon, Medic, Heavy Gunner, Demolitions Expert and Sniper) with extra abilities and class-specific weapons. All classes can use all other classes' firearms (by picking them up off the battlefield), but each class does not have the same level of skill with a given weapon (such as less precision). [5]

Other features include a life-sign tracking device, as well other game items like tear gas grenades, smoke grenades and medkit. A LAW (Lightweight Anti-tank Weapon) can be used, as well as night vision and thermal vision.

The existing player base has continued improving the game by way of modifications and custom maps. [4]

Reception

The game received favourable initial reception. Actiontrip currently has the game at an 8.1 "very good" rating citing advanced teamwork over Counter-Strike . [6] The game holds a 79 on Metacritic based on 13 critics. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Operations Review". IGN . Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Global Operations" . Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Global Operations Windows game". 23 March 2002.
  4. 1 2 "Global Operations". gamespy.com. GameSpy . Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Global Operations". GameFAQs . Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Global Operations". actiontrip.com. Actiontrip. April 10, 2002. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Global Operations". Metacritic . Retrieved April 11, 2017.
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