Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising

After the second world war, the Russians managed to gain control over the island and found a huge oil deposit of a size similar to the ones in the middle east.

No one cared at first but China's economy grew and grew and with it their need for oil.

Then the recession hit.

China's manufacturing industry was especially affected and civil unrest got stronger and stronger bringing the country closer and closer to a civil war.

Because of these riots the National People's Army guarding the Russian border under the lead of General Zhang was put on high alert, further increasing the tension between China and the international community.

As Russia was preparing for the worst-case-scenario, General Zhang suddenly invaded Skira saying that the island is the rightful historical property of China.

Since Russia is too busy preparing for a possible war against China on the ground, they ask the USA for assistance in regaining control over the island.

Soon afterwards UH-10 Black Hawks are sighted over Skira and in one of those helicopters: the player.

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is an action-orientated military-simulation.

The player moves through the mission areas in a typical first-person-shooter fashion and has to fulfill certain objectives like blowing up a generator or taking out anti-air-guns in order for the invasion to move along.

But since realism plays an important part in this game, the player can't just walk up to the enemy base and shoot everyone.

Instead he and his three squad-mates have to use the different stances like crouching and couching to move from cover to cover in different formations and think before a bullet is fired or in short: the player needs to take a tactical approach in order to not end up dead in the high grass.

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising for Xbox 360 is currently worth €9.21 loose, €4.91 complete in box, and €15.37 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, loose is €9.21 and CIB is €4.91 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is currently worth €9.21 loose, versus €8.28 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.