Those of you who aren’t too busy hating on Valve for their Left 4 Dead 2 announcement might want to take some time to pre-load America’s Army 3. Like the previous two America’s Army titles the game will be free to play.
America’s Army 3 is boasting some major improvements over it’s two predecessors. The ultra-realistic first person shooter was built from the ground up this time around, using the Unreal Engine 3 to do most of the heavy lifting. And no more jumping. Gone are the days of hopping around corners like a Halo freak. Also the U.S. Army took a lot of time and effort to improve on the movement mechanics. Players will move more fluidly and have smoother transitions between crouching positions, prone positions and full on sprints.
Another new feature will be highly accurate ballistics properties. The Army painstakingly integrated all of it’s ballistic information into the game. So each bullet will have it’s own unique physical properties. Each shot will sound different depending on the bullet used, location of the shot and where the shot hits. Bullets will now be able to blast through some materials as well. You’ll have to be very careful where you choose to take cover. That wooden wall just won’t cut it anymore.
Along with the increased realism with inanimate objects comes realistic character damage as well. No health regeneration here. If you take a bullet to the leg sprinting won’t be an option. Get hit in the arm and you can kiss your accuracy goodbye. And if wounds aren’t treated by medics you’ll find yourself taking a dirt nap. That’s as real as it gets.
More new features include integrated team chat (finally!), achievements, and a very robust stat tracking system. All recommendations they received from the game’s online community. Kudos to the developers at the U.S. Army for listening.
Oh and let’s not forget the 126-player online action!
America’s Army 3 won’t be released until June 17th, but make sure to pre-load it now and save yourself some time later.
