Argo (video game)
{{Short description|First-person shooter video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Argo
| image = Argo video game logo 2017.png
| developer = Bohemia Interactive
| publisher = Bohemia Interactive
| series =
| engine = Real Virtuality 4
| platforms = Microsoft Windows
| released = {{Video game release|WW|June 22, 2017}}
| genre = Tactical shooter
| modes = Multiplayer
}}
Argo is a free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Bohemia Interactive. The initial prototype of the game, Project Argo, was released on 1 November 2016 as part of Bohemia Incubator.{{cite news|title=Bohemia Interactive just announced two new projects|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/bohemia-interactive-just-announced-two-new-projects/|website=pcgamer|date=November 2016|access-date=1 June 2017|language=en|last1=Lahti|first1=Evan|archive-date=3 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603205704/http://www.pcgamer.com/bohemia-interactive-just-announced-two-new-projects/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=O'Connor|first1=Alice|title=Arma Devs Launch 5v5 FPS Project Argo's Free Prototype|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/11/01/arma-developers-release-free-project-argo-prototype/|website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|access-date=1 June 2017|date=1 November 2016|archive-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125163109/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/11/01/arma-developers-release-free-project-argo-prototype/|url-status=live}} The game was released as Argo on 22 June 2017.{{cite news|title=Argo, Bohemia Interactive's free online shooter, will be out in June|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/argo-bohemia-interactives-free-online-shooter-will-be-out-in-june/|website=pcgamer|date=31 May 2017|access-date=1 June 2017|language=en|archive-date=3 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603140813/http://www.pcgamer.com/argo-bohemia-interactives-free-online-shooter-will-be-out-in-june/|url-status=live}} On June 26, 2018, the developers announced that official servers are shutting down, only allowing unofficial server support.{{Cite web|title=Unofficial Argo servers support only {{!}} Uncategoriezed {{!}} Blog {{!}} Argo|url=https://www.projectargo.net/|access-date=2021-04-13|website=www.projectargo.net|archive-date=2021-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831030135/https://www.projectargo.net/|url-status=live}} Servers were shut down on December 15, 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-15 |title=Argo - Closure of Argo - Steam News |url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/530700/view/3128310340401373901 |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=store.steampowered.com |language=en}}
Gameplay
Argo is set on a fictional island called Malden (the setting of Bohemia's previous game Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis). Mercenaries are deployed to Malden by two rival factions and have to fight over the remnants of a crashed space station. The game is similar to Arma 3 but is less focused on realism and military simulation.{{cite web|title=Bohemia Interactive will release free new game"Argo" on June 22nd|url=http://www.develop-online.net/press-releases/bohemia-interactive-will-release-free-new-game-ldquo-argo-rdquo-on-june-22nd/0233197|website=Develop Online|access-date=1 June 2017|archive-date=4 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604195227/http://www.develop-online.net/press-releases/bohemia-interactive-will-release-free-new-game-ldquo-argo-rdquo-on-june-22nd/0233197|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Gamasutra - The Art & Business of Making Games|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/299053/Bohemia_Interactive_will_release_free_new_gameldquoArgordquo_on_June_22nd.php|website=www.gamasutra.com|access-date=1 June 2017|language=en|archive-date=7 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807233344/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/299053/Bohemia_Interactive_will_release_free_new_gameldquoArgordquo_on_June_22nd.php|url-status=dead}}
Players can choose from multiple game modes. There is a mode called "Combat Patrol" in which players can fulfill procedurally generated tasks scattered across the island. Another mode, "Link" is about fighting on a smaller scale, in which both teams have to hack a central computer. "Raid" is a battle of attackers and defenders. "Clash" is similar to "Link" but fighting takes place on a larger area.{{cite web|title=Project Argo od Bohemia Interactive mění jméno a chystá se na vydání plné verze|url=https://games.tiscali.cz/datum-vydani/project-argo-od-bohemia-interactive-meni-jmeno-a-chysta-se-na-vydani-plne-verze-298228|website=Games.cz|access-date=1 June 2017|language=cs|archive-date=8 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808002520/https://games.tiscali.cz/datum-vydani/project-argo-od-bohemia-interactive-meni-jmeno-a-chysta-se-na-vydani-plne-verze-298228|url-status=live}}
Argo also features a scenario editor. Argo{{'}}s editor is limited in comparison with Arma 3.{{cite web|last1=Matulef|first1=Jeffrey|title=Arma 3 dev is releasing completely free competitive FPS Argo next month|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-05-31-arma-3-dev-is-releasing-completely-free-competitive-fps-argo-next-month|website=Eurogamer|access-date=1 June 2017|language=en-UK|date=31 May 2017|archive-date=1 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601225449/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-05-31-arma-3-dev-is-releasing-completely-free-competitive-fps-argo-next-month|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.projectargo.net/}}
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