QuoteImmediately it was apparent that Six Days is not aiming for a very realistic take on modern warfare. I never did imagine that Atomic would create a plodding, Operation Flashpoint-esque shooter in the sacrifice of action-packed combat. But considering the extensive marketing on the point of realism, I certainly didn't expect to see soldiers running out into the middle of the street during a firefight, taking a half-dozen bullets in the chest, and then regenerating their health safely behind cover. Not in a planned demonstration for press, at least.

In fact, from what Konami showed us, Six Days is far closer to Gears of War than America's Army. It has the same Gears D-pad weapon selection, the same style of cover system, and the same action-oriented gameplay.

In another clip, the player broke off from his squad, crouched up behind two insurgents who were firing on US soldiers, and took them out from a few feet away like some kind of renegade commando. I may be ignorant of this particular battle, but I've certainly never heard of any Army ninjas breaking off from their squads and capping insurgents solo. Maybe something like that has happened once or twice; either way, the videogamey nature of the moment seemed entirely out of place.

Later on, a soldier fired a rifle-mounted M203 grenade launcher into a building--then fired it again, and again, in a rapid-fire Rambo tactic that you'd only ever see with a controller in your hand.

Quote from: Pseudoephedrine;297755You know, Arabic insurgents in Iraq or Afghanistan are actually an awesome FPS scenario. It's got all the classic elements. You're outnumbered and outgunned by futuristic cyborgs, and all you've got is your trusty assault rifle and your cleverness to defeat them. It'll never be made. of course.

Quote from: Ghost Whistler;299868New from the Ministry of Defence toy department.

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Quote1964 - GI Joe action figures introduced in U.S. by toy firm Hasbro, generating huge sales.
1966 - Action Man launched in UK by Palitoy - a simple copy of GI Joe produced under licence.