
I thought the missions were much more in-keeping with the style of the original 1985 Flashpoint campaign (which I liked) than rather than the Red Dawn add-on (which is more like playing Rambo). The missions are well put together with well defined and attainable goals (compared to the rambling ULOTC Campaign briefings or the impossible Red Hammer objectives). I also love the way the plot goes from the beachhead landing and follows the NATO infantry push southwards. It doesn't jump around from place to place - you have to fight for every town. It's cool flying from the airfield southwards thinking 'I remember capturing that hospital' 8) or 'that's where that sniper took out my whole squad ... twice' >:(
On the downside there were a couple of bugs in some of the missions but nothing really major. There was some notably some dodgy AI on the Night Watch mission (when the leader told me to run into the middle of the airstrip and stand there while all the helos were destroyed) and one of the missions defending Meaux (when the leader just lay down in the middle of the village and didn't move)
I also had a couple of missions that didn't seem to end. Presumably there was a Russian somewhere on the map but I'd be damned if I could find him. I think I had this problem defending Meaux, mining the BMPs in Gravette, ambushing the Roadblock and taking Entre Deux.
Apart from the minor faults it was a blinding campaign and I can't wait for Part 2

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