Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis
Bohemia Interactive's debut game published by Codemasters as Operation Flashpoint in 2001, became genre-defining combat military simulation and the No. 1 bestselling PC game around the world and has won many…
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis is a shooter developed by Bohemia Interactive Studio, released 22 June 2001 on Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis is
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis is a shooter game developed by Bohemia Interactive Studio and released in 2001. It was published by Codemasters. It is available on Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Real Virtuality.
The premise, in the publisher's words
As president Ronald Reagan begins his second term in the White House a little-known politician, Mikhali Gorbachev, becomes leader of the Soviet Union after Leonid Brezhnev's death in 1982 and two short-lived general secretaries of the Soviet communist party. Gorbachev is a reformer who wants to create a new era of peace and co-operation with the Western World. He uses terms like "Glasnost" and "Perestroika" - modernist policies which involve a re-structuring of the Soviet state and a move away from the old threats of the Cold War. Gorbachev's appointment causes immediate tensions; many of the Communist's old guard, from Generals to Regional Politicians, refuse to accept him and chaos…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 94% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 18 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 89, across 68 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Dual-core 2.0 GHz (x86-64), 4 GB RAM and OpenGL 3.3-capable GPU, 512 MB VRAM (e.g. Intel HD 3000). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 20GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis launched on 22 June 2001, within three weeks of NBA Street, Sonic Adventure 2, Twisted Metal: Black and Startopia. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: NBA Street, Sonic Adventure 2, Twisted Metal: Black, Startopia.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Expansions
Quick answers
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis — frequently asked questions
When did Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis come out?
What are the minimum PC requirements for Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis?
How many GB is Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis?
If you like this
