Full Spectrum Warrior

Full Spectrum Warrior is a video game in the strategy genre developed by Pandemic Studios, LLC and published by THQ Inc. originally released in 2004. It is currently playable on Windows.

In Full Spectrum Warrior, you assume the role of commander of two U.S. Army squads, Alpha and Bravo, as you lead them into the fictional country of Zekistan on a mission to capture or kill the terrorist Al Afad.

In this game, you do not directly control your troops. You don't point at a target and shoot, nor do you surround enemies. Instead, you tell your squad what to do, and they do it. It's like a real-time strategy game. You can tell your two squads to do numerous things, such as hide behind a wall, take cover behind a car, throw a grenade, fire a rocket, or attack a target. You will have to use both squads to succeed. For example, you can have Alpha squad hide behind a car and lay down cover fire on a target you can't kill directly, giving Bravo squad cover so they can cross open terrain and get to a position where they can kill the enemy.

The game takes place in one location, a Middle Eastern country, which is divided into several zones. You will have to make your way through parks, an airport, city streets and even some buildings. Throughout the country there are many terrorists, who are trying to kill you. You have four members in each squad: the team leader, the automatic rifleman, the grenadier and the rifleman, each of whom plays a unique role.

Full Spectrum Warrior supports Xbox Live, where two players can play the single-player campaign. Instead of controlling both squads, one player controls Alpha while the other controls Bravo.

Full Spectrum Warrior is available at a reduced price on the following websites and is no longer abandonware.