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Charlie 90 were "on loan" to them to participate in unofficial assignments. In the first mission, both teams were to mark a radio tower for an airstrike to end the propaganda broadcasts. On the second epilogue mission, both fireteams, with assistance from Staff
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Despite the death of Al-Afad, propaganda broadcasts were made by a surviving group of Al-Afad soldiers called the Black Wind
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have forced rebels and loyalists to flee, seeking refuge in the nation of
Zekistan by invitation of the nation's dictator, Mohammad Jabbour Al-Afad. His tyrannical regime houses death camps and training centers for the terrorist networks, and promotes cleansing of the ethnic Zeki population. After
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became the subject of some controversy shortly after it was released. The two primary complaints aired were that the United States Army was not using their training version of the game because it was not "realistic enough". Secondly, the United States Army had been short-changed. There was some
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launch aircraft to airstrike Al-Afad's air, armor, and bases across the nation. When the dust settles, infantry and armor from seven different NATO countries begin to land at southern
Zekistan. Under the cover of darkness, the U.S.-led forces converge on the capital city of Zafarra.
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Infantry Captains Career Course, with the first-person perspective of a Company Commander. As the application was designed to play on a desktop PC (unlike the Xbox), no commercial release was necessary.
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online gaming service through the use of voice communication. In co-op mode, two players are in command of their own fireteam and must work together to accomplish the goals of the level.
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involved individual combat action. The application defied conventional wisdom, winning both awards and commercial acceptance. The game's working title evolved to
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attachment. The last team member is the Rifleman, equipped with an M4 carbine. If a member of the team is wounded, another member of the team will carry them.
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on the enemy and assigned to take command if the team leader is shot. The third team member is the Grenadier, equipped with an M4 with an
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was awarded "Best Original Game" and "Best Simulation Game". The staff of
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grants US access through its airspace, and the invasion begins. The
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1953:"GAME THEORY: O.K., Private, Give Me 50, Then Play This Video Game"
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McCaffrey, Ryan (August 2004). "Full Spectrum Warrior".
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The game sold nearly 1 million copies for Xbox and PC.
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votes to invade Zekistan to remove Al-Afad from power.
1471:"Full Spectrum Warrior Review for Xbox on GamePro.com"
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in an old train yard. Charlie 90 must then call in an
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1705:"Full Spectrum Warrior - PS2 - Review"
1732:"Full Spectrum Warrior - XB - Review"
1711:from the original on December 8, 2008
1684:from the original on November 6, 2008
1678:"Full Spectrum Warrior - PC - Review"
1620:"GameSpy: Full Spectrum Warrior (PC)"
1589:"Full Spectrum Warrior Review (Xbox)"
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2231:"NPD: June game sales up 12 percent"
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1563:"Full Spectrum Warrior Review (PS2)"
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1858:Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
1703:Bedigian, Louis (April 10, 2005).
984:Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
303:Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers
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2185:. January 5, 2005. Archived from
1757:Adams, Dan (September 24, 2004).
1730:Bedigian, Louis (June 12, 2004).
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1239:Adams, David (March 22, 2005).
551:Having established a U.S. Army
1920:"Full Spectrum Warrior (Xbox)"
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1790:Sulic, Ivan (March 22, 2005).
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2609:Dark Reign: The Future of War
2295:"Did the Army get Out-Gamed?"
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2088:Staff (January 18, 2005).
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427:U.S.-led operations in
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1887:Official Xbox Magazine
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1865:on November 19, 2015
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624:Full Spectrum Leader
607:Quicksilver Software
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121:Tobias Enhus
52:Publisher(s)
40:Developer(s)
2496:Other games
2479:Battlefront
2438:Mercenaries
2426:Ten Hammers
1653:. GameSpy.
1095:(favorable)
701:Publication
540:Development
499:Joint STARS
495:lieutenants
461:Carl Vinson
433:Afghanistan
400:Multiplayer
261:multiplayer
140:Platform(s)
116:Composer(s)
74:Designer(s)
64:Director(s)
2701:Xbox games
2636:Advergames
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2591:Activision
2311:2009-11-18
2279:2013-11-22
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2060:Metacritic
2027:Metacritic
1993:Metacritic
1226:References
1174:Metacritic
1154:nominated
1120:nominated
679:Metacritic
653:Aggregator
394:Cut scenes
347:Lieutenant
323:M4 carbine
278:video game
2671:THQ games
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2159:Awards".
1411:Eurogamer
1379:Eurogamer
1256:March 10,
1245:Deployed"
764:Eurogamer
644:Reception
639:Reception
609:entitled
546:U.S. Army
518:airstrike
459:USS
452:USS
409:Xbox Live
319:fireteams
106:Writer(s)
96:Artist(s)
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598:(2003).
522:gunships
448:Pakistan
351:CASEVACs
310:Gameplay
242:Genre(s)
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1162:" and "
1102:At the
880:GameSpy
800:GamePro
793:8.25/10
757:7.67/10
592:C-Force
482:Georgia
390:Windows
253:Mode(s)
159:Release
2568:People
2471:series
2441:series
2411:series
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2137:X-Play
2127:X-Play
2121:X-Play
2102:X-Play
2092:X-Play
2086:X-Play
1275:"Army"
1150:, the
1117:X-Play
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1359:2015
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1049:(US)
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720:Xbox
672:Xbox
580:Xbox
486:NATO
457:and
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431:and
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415:Plot
388:and
382:Xbox
357:and
296:and
290:Xbox
288:for
163:Xbox
145:Xbox
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