For the first time, the world saw the turn-based tactical role-playing strategy "Operation Silent Storm" in 2003. The developers were a campaign called NivalInteractive - an international studio founded in 1996 by Sergey Orlovsky. The central event in the game was World War II in Europe. Players took control of a group of six elite fighters and joined one of the parties to the conflict - the Axis or the Allies. The gameplay consisted of performing various tasks united by one common plot.
A year after the release of the first part of the players was waiting for the release of "Operation Silent Storm 2" - an extended expansion called "Sentinels."
general information
Silent Storm is a three-dimensional adventure that combines several popular genres at once. The user becomes the commander of an elite group of soldiers whose tasks include completing highly secret missions and invisibly penetrating the enemy rear. The player’s actions are aimed at preventing a mysterious disaster, the consequences of which will affect the whole world.
The squad can be filled with fighters from forty elite categories belonging to thirty different nationalities. Historical weapons have over seventy-five unique units - each player will find ammunition to his liking, whether it be an assault knife or a hand grenade launcher. Particularly interested users will be able to find among the available weapons several experimental and small-scale samples. As a result, only five soldiers will go on a mission, so before each sortie it is necessary to correctly assess the capabilities that the existing personnel can demonstrate.
As for the style and complexity of the passage, in this regard, the game kindly adapts to the user. Performing a variety of tasks, you can strengthen the fighting squad based on your own preferences, choosing a direct attack or covert operation. Thus, a unique way of passing is selected for any mission.
Operation Silent Storm is a game that successfully unleashes the full potential of an interactive environment. During the fighting, you can destroy absolutely any game objects, whether it be a high-rise building or a subway. This feature does not depend on a specific event or place - interaction with the interactive environment is completely free.
Plot plot
The beginning of history is closely connected with 1943, and the Second World War itself is noticeably different from the event that actually happened. This is a kind of crypto-history, which adds several completely unexpected facts to the real conflict.
The storyline of Operation Silent Storm talks about a secret organization called Thor's Hammer, whose main goal is to seize world domination. The MT management is well aware that such ambitions cannot be achieved in the world with existing military-political alliances. In order to avoid strong opposition from the opposition, the Hammer of the Torah begins to develop a secret weapon - an orbital beam gun. Its launch into space will provide MT with control over all the leading countries of the world.
More on gameplay
As mentioned earlier, at the very beginning of the Silent Storm Operation, the player must choose between the two parties to the conflict - the Axis and the Allies (in other words, the anti-Hitler coalition). After that, he is given a small introductory task, the implementation of which opens up access to a military base with all the necessary equipment. Now you can begin to view all the available battle classes and the subsequent selection of soldiers in your squad.
The characters are engaged in a wide variety of activities: there are doctors, and snipers, and scouts, and grenadiers, and engineers, and soldiers, and many others. Each specialty has not only a number of advantages, but also special disadvantages that appear during the battle. As you progress through the Silent Storm, the player will be able to expand weapons, gaining access to new models: either through warehouses or by earning trophies.
What is an AP?
For any actions the heroes have to pay with special AP-points. For example, ten AP-points will run to overcome a ten-meter field, and all thirty to crawl the same territory.
The same situation is with weapons. It takes a corresponding amount of AP points to reload, aim and shoot (especially rifles that have a sliding shutter).
Weapons and leveling
You can open fire either simply at the enemy, or aiming at specific points. If the wound was not fatal, then the stat suffers from it - from minor bleeding to fainting. Everyone can die on the battlefield, so do not forget about various covers from enemy shelling and timely rescue of the wounded.
Each character has its own leveling branch, the development of which takes stocks of special points and levels. In addition to the main development, it is necessary to pay attention to the habit. The fact is that some soldiers can "get used" to a certain type of weapon, the replacement of which will entail a deterioration in skill.
Staying more on the subject of weapons, we can say with confidence that the game "Operation Silent Storm" in this regard was not stingy. Among the truly huge arsenal (over 500 units) you can always find any type of weapon. In addition to well-known units, there are also secret developments, for example, plasma rifles, which were created by specialized German laboratories.
Due to the fact that each type of weapon needs appropriate ammunition, players often make a choice in the direction of a weaker gun, but with universal ammunition. In addition, picking up fallen cartridges from defeated opponents is much easier and more convenient.
What awaited the series next?
Following the first Silent Storm game, a second part appeared on store shelves in the form of the Sentinels add-on. The storyline Sentinels was the spiritual successor to Operation 1, and it was only in the next sequel, entitled Hammer and Sickle, that the developers decided to move away from the WWII theme, postponing events during the Arms Race and the Cold War.
Unfortunately, the low sales of the series were not able to provide a release for the full second part of Silent Storm.
A few words about the Sentinels
Sentinels is a direct addition to Operation Silent Storm, which is similar in gameplay and continues the original storyline. The player is again transferred to the time frame of World War II, which finally was able to come to an end. After all the bloody battles, the secret organization Thor's Hammer decides to announce his return. It is the disclosure of the new MT plans and the destruction of the old enemy that are key tasks in the continuation of the Silent Storm.
Support, cheats and mods
"Operation Silent Storm" received its first release a long time ago - as much as 15 years ago. To this day, many fans release special custom mods that help improve graphics, performance and reduce the number of bugs caused by various compatibility issues.
Also greatly facilitate the gameplay and various cheats. Some of the most popular codes for Silent Storm Operation are described below:
- godmode 1 - immortality or god mode;
- game_noai 1 - disabling artificial intelligence in opponents;
- i_am_an_alien 1 - the main character becomes invisible;
- setxplevel # - the code makes changes to the levels of participants and a given number;
- cheat_showall 1 - reveals the location of all enemies.
Also very popular among players are cheats that open any type of weapon.