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Such issues, plus the numerous bugs - the most annoying of which is the dodgy collision detection of the various vehicles - are sure to be addressed if they haven't been already by the time you read this. Nevertheless, Joint Ops already shows a lot of promise, and can certainly lay claim to being the most realistic and tactical of the current crop of multiplayer teambased shooters.

UT may still be the most balls-out fun to play and Battlefield probably has the edge in terms of variety, but Joint Ops is certainly a worthwhile contender. We never know whether to worry or celebrate when a game can be summed up in ten words or less. In the case of Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising, however, we're pretty sure it's a cause for celebration, as this is a rather fine-looking entry in a new sub-genre.

To put you out of your misery, the ten words we're talking about are: ' Battlefield with the Delta Force: Black Hawk Down engine'. There's a bit more to it than that, but that's the basic starting point. Large-scale maps, real-world team-based warfare, vehicular action over land, air and sea - all online of course, with up to 64 players duking it out simultaneously.

There's also a nine-mission single-player campaign, but as with BF, this serves mainly as a primer for the online games. Loyal Battlefielders may be reeling in horror at such shameless coattail-riding, but bear with us, as there are some interesting twists on the formula here, some of which aren't half bad. To get a better idea of what Joint Ops is bringing to the table, we recently got hold of the latest code and fired it up on the office LAN.

While teams of three and four obviously didn't give us the full experience, we managed to get a good grasp of the direction NovaLogic is taking - and have a surprising number of laughs in the process. The most immediate difference between JO and its Swedish inspiration is the environment.

Set in an imaginary conflict in near-future Indonesia, JO pits US and allied Joint Forces a real-life combination of land, sea and air forces against some random Indonesian guerillas. As such, the levels take in vast open swamps and rice paddies, dense jungle areas and sprawling tropical islands - along with the occasional shantytown or urban death maze.

The designers have done their best to highlight the strategic possibilities and limitations of each different terrain type, so the jungle is dense enough to both hide and get lost in, and the more open areas are dotted with buildings with multiple entrances and vantage points.

Joint Ops seeks to raise the realism stakes in other areas t too. There's full day and night cycling for the serious campaigner, and one or two attempts to reflect the actual practices of warfare. Since Joint Force protocol dictates that you approach dangerous terrain with your gun practically glued to your cheek, the interface lets you peer down the sights of all the guns, even while on the move.

Other little touches include a temporary blindness effect if you aim into the sun and some bloody great alligators that attack you in murky waters - sure to give you pause next time you're crossing a swamp. Important information concerning the downloadable version of this game.

You can do this by updating in-game or by downloading the single file update here. This title is Vista compatible; however, there are known issues with joining Punkbuster-enabled servers under Vista for some users.

Manuals are available at the Downloads section of www.