Minimum System Requirements
1.2 GHZ CPU or Equivalent
512 MB RAM
Video Card: 64 MB DX9 Compliant
2 GB free hard drive space
DX 8.1 Compatible Audio

Recommended System Requirements
2.4 GHZ CPU
Video Card: 128 MB DX9 Compliant with PS 2.0 support
Sound Card: Eax Compatible

Test System
3.0 GHz Intel P4 with HT
2 GB of Dual Channel RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 256
SB Audigy2

Red Orchestra: Ostfront takes a new twist on the WWII shooter. First, they only feature the battle between Russia and Germany. Second, they threw out the cinematic feel of Call of Duty and Medal of Honor for a more realistic experience. RO is a multiplayer-only game featuring 13 maps for up to 32 players. All weapons and vehicles are built to their original specifications. For more in-depth information, check out our interview with Tripwire.

The game is distributed on Valve’s Steam system and what many people are confused about is that it is its own game not on the Source engine; in fact, it is built on the Unreal 2.5 engine. The release day was not without problems. The game wouldn’t launch because it needed one more update. A quick check of the official website explained how to have Steam “verify integrity of game cache” and it went back into its update. At first, I was ready to mark this down as a negative, but since the game is on Steam, any new person buying the game will not have the same problem. It has already been patched. In fact, I doubt anyone after the first day had much trouble. This cannot be said for games that you buy at retail that major bugs take weeks to get a fix yet still leaves every retail box as bugged as day one.