ARMA: Cold War Assault vs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

A full spec-by-spec comparison of ARMA: Cold War Assault vs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification ARMA: Cold War Assault Bohemia Interactive Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Activison
Overview
Release Date August 29, 2001 November 10, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Bohemia Interactive Infinity Ward
Publisher Bohemia Interactive Activison
Official Site http://www.bistudio.com/index.php/english/games/arma-cwa http://modernwarfare2.infinityward.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Strategy, Simulation Shooter
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op
Perspective First-person, Third-person First-person
Average Playtime 1 hours 22 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On GOG, Steam PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, Xbox Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements Minimum OS: Windows XP or Windows Vista or Windows 7 Processor: Intel Pentium II 500 MHz or AMD Athlon 600 MHz Memory: 128MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 8.1 compatible 3D graphics card with 16MB RAM DirectX®: DirectX 8.1 Hard Drive: 800MB free space Sound: OpenAL sound compatible audiocard (DirectX via compatibility switch) OS: Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported) Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor or better supported Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT or better or ATI Radeon 1600XT or better DirectX®: Microsoft DirectX(R) 9.0c Hard Drive: 12GB of free hard drive space Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card Internet: Broadband connection and service required for Multiplayer Connectivity. Internet Connection required for activation. Co-op/Multiplayer Hosting: To host Co-op or MP matches, a 2Ghz dual-core or better processor is recommended.
Recommended Requirements Recommended OS: Windows XP or Windows Vista or Windows 7 Processor: Intel Dual-core 2.4GHz or AMD Dual-core Athlon 2.5GHz Memory: 1GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce 8600GT or ATI Radeon 3650 or faster with 256MB VRAM DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c Hard Drive: Hard Drive: 1 GB free space Sound: OpenAL sound compatible audiocard (DirectX via compatibility switch)
Critic & Community Scores
Community Rating 2.9 / 5 (212 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (2,085 ratings)
Metacritic 86 / 100