ArmA II demo out now

Provides a glimpse of ArmA II's broad gameplay style.

Bohemia Interactive and 505 Games have announced the release of a demo for military simulation ArmA II.

The demo version of Bohemia Interactive’s tactical PC shooter will provide a glimpse of some of ArmA II’s backdrops, equipment and broad gameplay style.

The fictional post-Soviet state of Chernarus provides the location for all the action in ArmA II and gamers will have the opportunity to explore its highland area in the demo version, along with the small Chernarussian island of Utes.

Boot Camp missions are all available which act as tutorials for the game’s many disciplines including helicopter flight, unit command and base construction. In addition, the full single-player mission ‘Trial By Fire’ from the main campaign and the multiplayer map ‘Mini Warfare’ are included.

A selection of over 20 vehicles, over 25 weapons and various soldier and civilian models will be included.

“Distilling ArmA II’s gameplay into a trial sized package has been a bit of a challenge because there is just so much in there that we want to show off,” commented Mark Allen, European Communications Manager for 505 Games. “In the end we’ve decided to be pretty generous, there are five types of rocket launcher in there for starters!”

ArmA II is out now only for PC and it's rather good as you'll find out by reading the VideoGamer.com review.