Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold

If you are NEW to this game do not purchase!!! You cannot register to play online unless you have a previous account. I used to play this game back in the days and later in time it requested an email/account to continue playing. I registered an email then one day the support for this game ended and I couldn't find my account. Seemed like Novalogic deleted it. I recently revisited this game and wanted to play it but every attempt to do so has led me to nothing.

This was one of the best multiplayer titles of its time, yes multiplayer even though it has a single player mode it was heavily focused on its multiplayer aspect. Sadly these days you cannot play this game that easily not only does it not work well out of the box on modern computers you also need a Novalogic account. The current owners are THQ Nordic and they haven't addressed this issue ever since they bought the rights to this IP and honestly I doubt they'll do anything about it. But afraid not there is still an unofficial method to access the game however it requires you to jump through a lot of hoops before you can get this game to run. But I don't think its worth doing all of that. I cannot recommend this broken version of the game so this one is a thumbs down.

Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold is a complete military shooter package developed by NovaLogic and published by NovaLogic and THQ Nordic. Combining Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising with its Escalation expansion, the collection showcases one of the earliest first-person shooters to prioritize massive online warfare over small-scale firefights. Even though its visuals and mechanics reflect the technology of its era, the game remains notable for its ambitious design, emphasizing coordinated teamwork, realistic battlefield operations, and expansive environments where infantry, vehicles, and aircraft work together in dynamic conflicts. Rather than relying on cinematic storytelling, the experience focuses on strategic military engagements that reward planning, communication, and adaptability. The game's defining feature is its enormous multiplayer battles, supporting an impressive number of participants in objective-driven warfare. Instead of placing players into confined arenas, every battlefield stretches across huge maps inspired by Southeast Asian terrain, featuring jungles, rivers, villages, industrial zones, and military installations. These landscapes are more than visual bac…

Throwback fun

classic, but be prepared to be shot on novaworld

This game was ahead of it's time when it came out. Especially the multiplayer aspect. Sadly, it is no longer supported and the only way to play it as multiplayer is to create a LAN with some friends, and this can be hit and miss with any friends trying to join often being unable to. The single player campaigns are kind of fun merely for nostalgic reasons but unless you have 50+ friends with some technical ability all willing to mess about at the same time, you will not have the original experience. A friend and I got all nostalgic and thought we'd revive our old glory days, however we're both resigned to basicaly wandering around the old maps saying "Remember this place when we...". Honestly, the fact it is no longer supported (I don't think Novalogic is even a thing anymore) makes it pointless and Steam should be ashamed of themselves for selling it.