VERY INTERESTING question if you like video games and military?

Question

I hope you like this question, give me a star if you do, I've always been into first person shooters; and my family has some military in it. I never joined the military..and always wondered...and think I have an answer...

Are there video games out there that realistically use real world military in it? By this I mean how good of a job do video games do of mimicking real war, strategy, what games can't protray yet, what in real world works but doesn't in games, and what games have done a decent job?

I think we all know of a couple of first person shooters....all multiplayer...

Battlefield 1942, 2, 2142
Call of Duty
Counter Strike
Full Stectrum Warrior

(I for one has never seen a multiplayer game that actually makes using suppression fire work well...maybe it's because in games you don't worry about dying and just run and get shot)

Answer 1

Americas Army is very realistic for close order battle, engagement ranges are very limited. Operation Flashpoint is an older game but it was the most realistic depiction of infantry combat. I served in the Army from 87-95 11b Airborne Infantry and that game gave me flashbacks lol. Battlefield 2 is not realistic at all, and the Ghost Recon games are so so in the realism factor.

Answer 2

According to bro's who consisted of one Ranger, and a few Special Operators, SOCOM is good, as are the Tom Clancy series. Naturally the "America's Army" (IIRC) series from the US Army, is also accurate-unsurprisingly.
My forte is flying so these are my recommendations for sims/combat games:

1- Falcon 4.0 (or higher)
2- IL2, and all its sequels
Obviously, for pure sim, commercial/private aircraft Microsoft Flight Simulator stands alone.

Answer 3

My husband plays Ghost Recon, and a lot of other Tom Clancy games. Also First to Fight. He's says it's pretty accurate... besides being 2-D inside a TV.

Answer 4

I dont know about first person shooter, but i know SOCOM US Navy Seals does a good job.

Also the game, "America's Soldier" was created using millions of tax payers' money to create a game to help recruit for the Iraq War.

Answer 5

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