Marines star in 2 new video games

1. Operation Flashpoint: Red River

This game is set in 2013 in Tajikistan, a country wedged between China and Afghanistan.
Through the game you will wage battle against insurgent guerillas as well as troops of China’s People’s Liberation Army. While fighting in an infantry unit, you seek help from your Marine brethren — calling in mortar and howitzer fire as well as close-air support from AH-1Z helicopters. CH-53E Super Stallions are also featured heavily.
Marines served as consultants on the game and a former Marine wrote the script, said Tim Browne, Red River’s principal game designer.

2. Battlefield 3

In this game, players are “elite U.S. Marines” fighting against insurgents on the Iraq-Iran border. Action soon escalates into an all-out world war.
Electronic Arts promises a realistic, and even emotional, experience. Watching a 12-minute walkthrough on Battlefield’s YouTube page, including a deadly sniper ambush and subsequent firefight, is more than a little unsettling.

These two Electronic Arts-produced game should go on sale this fall. A rating is currently pending, but based on the walkthrough, violence and f-bombs come standard.

Both games will be available on Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. Online retailers price each game at about $60 each.