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$4.99 on Steam, this weekend only (now until early Monday morning). Link:
http://steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=app&AppId=1200
I love these Steam weekend sales. I can hardly turn down anything for $5, and when it's a great game like this, you've gotta bite.
For anyone unfamiliar with this game, a little background:
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 is a game which started out as a UT2003 mod, but eventually evolved into a full, stand-alone retail game after the original mod won the first Nvidia-sponsored "Make Something Unreal" contest (the prize of which was a million bucks, and an Unreal Engine license, which they used to make the retail version). Don't go in expecting Medal of Honor or Call of Duty; RO is almost certainly the most realistic WWII game on the market. Realistic ballistics (flight time, bullet drop, etc) and weapon recoil, manual reloading, no crosshairs, no ammo or health displays, no radar, brutal damage modeling, et cetera. The simulation of character movement is also especially detailed and realistic for an FPS, from running around, down to breathing and the like. And no, you can't drive a tank (which don't turn on dimes in this game), and command the cannon at the same time. This ain't Battlefield. It's not for everyone, but if you give it a chance, it's a great change of pace from pretty much every other FPS on the market. I wholly recommend at least trying it.
Vids, submitted for your approval:
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