Conflict: Desert Storm Critic Reviews

The opening movies hooks you and the training missions make the game seem innocent enough. Once you start playing however, the true nature of just how difficult this game really is become quickly apparent. This is not a game to be approached by the casual action gamer.

Although it could have been improved even further — the graphics and vaguely cumbersome feel of the movement still need more refinement — as a tactical squad based shooter, this is easily the GameCube’s best.

It takes elements from many great shooters and has bundled them into a real life based situation.

A surprisingly fun, intelligent little squad-based shooter that's made all the better on GameCube.

My number one complaint is nothing is that exciting.

It's not like being there, but Desert Storm offers us a glimpse into what modern warfare is like.

The promise of well-implemented squad tactics is completely undercut by terrible control and routine missions.

You can switch between any soldier in the four-person British SAS or American Delta Force units, firing all manner of weapons at surprisingly well-coordinated Iraqi forces (not civilians), blowing up bridges (not mosques), and rescuing P.O.W.'s (not Jessica Lynch).

Players will find themselves replaying missions again and again because, as in real war, life is cheap and death is all too common.

After Red Storm beauties like "Raven Shield" and "Splinter Cell," and even more recent efforts like "Vietcong", Conflict: Desert Storm on the GameCube is a pretty embarrassing release.

If you want a good wartime shooter, "Medal of Honor: Frontline" is far superior to Desert Storm. Look at that - I just saved you $40.

Frustrating play control and awkward camera movement weaken the game.

If you played "SOCOM" for the chat, however, then you'll probably abandon this game early on.

The U.S. Delta Force puts up such a piss-poor fight in this game, playing through it might actually boost the Republican Guard's morale.

While it’s not terrible, it approaches a level of bland mediocrity that is all too typical of today’s mass market gaming industry.

The interface and poor control are bigger enemies than the game's Iraqi soldiers ever are, and in the end, this is a game you can surely live without.

If this was simply a run-and-gun action game, Conflict: DS wouldn't survive its mediocre moments, but the presence of units of up to four who require steady management carry the game.

You’ll have to be extremely familiar with the controls to have a hope in hell of finishing the game.

Lacking in virtually every area. The graphics are terrible, the controls are clunky, and the gameplay is uninspired.