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Slideshow: Circling the Perimeter of Cool

Most futuristic combat simulators make mountains out of molehills. Only one -- Codemasters' -- demands you rule over and reshape both. By Scott Steinberg.
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A magnificent visual presentation fuels conflagrations, though it'll bring even the highest-end systems to a crawl at maximum detail.Courtesy of Codemasters

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Play perplexing at first quickly resolves into a mix of several innovative ideas.Courtesy of Codemasters

Play, perplexing at first, quickly resolves into a mix of several innovative ideas.Courtesy of Codemasters

If other combat simulators take as many risks as Codemasters did with its latest venture the trend will result in...

If other combat simulators take as many risks as Codemasters did with its latest venture, the trend will result in countless victories for all, especially consumers.Courtesy of Codemasters