I apologize for the delay in finding this review, This is the last (as we know it) preview for OFP2. We will continue to look but so far nothing is on the immediate radar. This review is similar to the others presented in the last 2 days.

Thanks to Helios for the heads up,
View: Destructoid Mini Preview

Hopefully the last of the previews today. I present to you the IGN preview of stemming from the media day at Codemasters.

View: Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising Hands-on

GameSpot UK has released a preview of OFP2 from the recent media day held at Codemasters.

It gives nice insight, however nothing that is not known by now.

View: GameSpot Preview

Found today is another preview for OFP2. This review is similar to the previews seen thus far. Unique to this write up is a nice perspective that is clear of marketing and flowery writing. It speaks of urban combat and the more ‘arcade’ but dynamic nature of OFP2.

View: Badassgamer Preview

Thanks to Jmcorp for finding it.

Once again the OFP2 community is quick on getting the news, before it even been released. Today was supposed to be screens and a preview article. Both have been released ahead of the party schedule of 4pm EST [9pm GMT].

With this light there is no reason for continue with a release party as the release information is already known. There will still be OFP2 related discussion on IRC, just no party today. Below is a summery of the second half of the major media release.

Eurogamer – Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Preview
6 new screens found

This morning gaming website “Eurogamer” have posted up their Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising preview, revealing plenty of new information regarding how the game is going to turn out.

Here’s a few choice quotes from the article:

“One of the group playing discovers the implications of this all too clearly, as his bold plan to drive erratically at the enemy, shooting wildly, doesn’t go down very well with his AI team. “**** this ****!” shouts one, before retreating and leaving our hapless player to deal with the aftermath of his rash actions alone.”

“When we finally get to sit down and see the latest PC build, the wisdom of this two-pronged control scheme becomes clear. The quick-command menu is great for reacting to the battlefield on the fly, the available options changing to reflect whatever you’re looking at”

“There’s no doubt that it’s an impressive undertaking. After he’s spent some time scampering around this corner of the island, Lenton calls up the map and zooms out so we can see the scale of the place. The area he’d been playing in covers maybe one square centimetre in the lower-right-hand corner. It’s vast, and full of procedurally generated elements to boot. Smoke and dust lingers rather than fading away.”

View: Eurogamer – Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Preview

This Friday, February 20th 2009 at 9pm GMT [4PM EST]. The last part of the first major OFP2 news release will be released.

There will be a Release Party on #OFP2 Community Chat (IRC) leading up to and trailing after the official release moment.

The above count down timer is for the meaty second part of the news release. Once again don’t miss out by not being on IRC, and check back with Flickr or this website for the screenshots that are bound to be uploaded.

As allways if you can’t make the event, or want all your news delivered to your inbox – as it happens. Make sure to sign up for e-mail alerts. Currently 91 people including 3 members from Codemasters use it. It is a great tool and service and it lets me make sure you don’t miss out.

View the Ego Engine Video Screen Grabs on Flickr

IRC Chat Transcript – Feb/19/09