Includes 5 items: ARMA II, ARMA II: Operation Arrowhead, ARMA II: British Armed Forces, ARMA II: Private Military Company, ARMA II: Army of the Czech Republic ARMA IIBuilding on 10 years of constant engine development, ARMA II boasts the most realistic combat environment in the world. It models real world ballistics & round deflection, materials penetration, features a realtime day/night cycle and dynamic wind, weather and environmental effects. The simulation of a combat environment is so effective, the engine forms the basis for training simulators used by real armies the world over. Although ARMA II is set in the fictional ex-soviet state of ‘Chernarus’ the gameworld is actually a 225 square kilometer chunk of the real world! ARMA II’s highly detailed landscape is a meticulous facsimile of real terrain, modeled using extensive geographical data. This recreated region is brought to life with spectacular environmental effects and populated with dynamic civilian settlements and wildlife. Wild animals roam the atmospheric forests while the people of Chernarus try to live out their lives among the war-torn streets. The 27th U. S. Marine Expeditionary Unit have been deployed to the former soviet country of Chernarus in this third installment in the series of award winning PC war simulators from Bohemia Interactive, creators of Operation Flashpoint*: Cold War Crisis and ARMA: Combat Operations. Force Reconnaissance Team ?Razor? are among the first to fight. This elite five-man team are about to fall down the rabbit hole, trapped in a war not only for control of the country, but the hearts and minds of its people. With the might of the USMC offshore and the Russians anxiously watching from the north, the stakes couldn’t be higher. The fate of Chernarus is balanced on a razor’s edge. . . ARMA II: Operation ArrowheadThree years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original Arma 2, a new flashpoint explodes in the Green Sea Region. Coalition forces led by the US Army are deployed to Takistan to quickly restore peace and prevent further civilian casualties. You will enlist into various roles within the US Army, from basic infantrymen, through special operatives, to pilots and tank crew in this new installment in the award winning line up of military simulators for PC from Bohemia Interactive. Building on 10 years of experience and constant engine development, Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead boasts the most realistic combat environment in the world. It models real world ballistics & round deflection, thermal imaging, materials penetration, features a realtime day/night cycle and dynamic wind, weather and environmental effects. ARMA II: British Armed ForcesIn summer 2012, less than two months after Operation Arrowhead successfully routed the Takistani military regime, NATO coalition forces face a large-scale outbreak of guerrilla insurgency. A mechanized force of British troops, with support elements of US Army TF Knight, are about to deploy and embark upon a large scale counter-insurgency that will define the future of the coalition presence in Takistan. ARMA II: Private Military CompanyOne year after British and coalition armed forces successfully quelled the insurgent uprising in Takistan, described in Arma 2: British Armed Forces, the NATO Green Sea deployment is in the process of a strategic drawdown of its combat troops in the region. Private military contractors shoulder the burden of the increased workload, with competition rising between the multinational organisations for lucrative security contracts. Private Military Company, ION, Inc. (formerly Black Element), successfully bid for a contract – codenamed Black Gauntlet – to provide security for a UN investigation team as they seek to piece together information regarding Takistan’s abandoned nuclear weapons program. ARMA II: Army of the Czech RepublicArma 2: Army of the Czech Republic is a brand new installment of the most authentic, diverse and open tactical military shooter series, Arma. A2: ACR features a variety of authentically modelled units and vehicles together with detailed environments, demonstrating the various roles and deployments of modern Czech Armed Forces across different theatres of war. Storyline Civil war in Bystrica is at its end. But it’s not the end of fear for the people. War criminals like Colonel Miyovic still terrorize the country with their militia looting and murdering civilians. Forces of the Czech Republic Army are sent to restore order. After restoring some order in Takistan; Allied forces were able to send in a small number of provisional reconstruction teams. Unfortunately local insurgents are still planning operations to damage the reconstruction process. However Czech forces are operating in the area and that should help change the status quo. Features PLAYER-DRIVEN STORY – Command your troops through a branching campaign full of twists and surprises. THRILLING REALISM – Explore the 225 square kilometer of highly detailed landscape, modelled using real-world geographical data and master each of 81 weapons and 120+ vehicles. AUTHENTIC SIMULATION – Game simulates various aspects of combat and evironment effects from bullet ballistics, material penetration, ammunition types and stopping power to weather conditions. EXTENSIVE MULTIPLAYER – Play the campaign missions in cooperative mode or join duty in the massive multiplayer battles with up to 50 players. ADVANCED AI – Compete the ultimate next-gen AI: no scripts, no predefined pathways. All units react on actual game situation. MISSION EDITOR – Design your own missions by the intuitive, easy-to-use mission editor and become part of one of the biggest and most creative PC gaming community ever. CHEAT PROTECTION – Optional anti-cheat BattlEye (http://www. battleye. com) available to help secure dedicated servers. In addition BE adds ‘RCON’ (remote control) for game’s dedicated server software. DEDICATED SERVER – To support smooth multi-player experience there is ‘dedicated server software’ available for Windows (included with game) and Linux (download-able from game’s website).