America's Army: True Soldiers

America's Army True Soldiers brings the same tactical shooting action that the series has grown famous for while introducing some new game mechanics to help compete with the growing shooter market today.  The game offers some basic character customization allowing the user to pick from a selection of faces and give a nickname to their character.  Like previous games in the franchise, True Soldiers focuses heavily on squad based tactics and cooperation.  Communication between players and the use of formations are key in order to successfully pull off ambushes, traps, or coordinated attacks or defense.  The game provides the user with AI controlled teammates but also supports up to 16 player coop for the story missions. 

True Soldiers integrates a new class system allowing players to choose from five different classes each with two usable weapons one of which will need to be unlocked.  These five classes are the Rifleman, Grenadier, Sniper, Automatic Rifleman, and Squad Leader.  Each class plays a different role on the battlefield and the balancing of classes on your squad is the key to your success.

True Soldiers is heavily focused on multiplayer and allows players to create their own clans. The game offers a variety of gametypes all with different objectives for your squad.  These include an elimination mode(Team Deathmatch), a mode where a squad must reach and secure an extraction point, a defend the base game mode, and also a VIP mode where you must eliminate the enemy VIP.  Voice chat in True Soldiers is a little different than in most shooters today, you can only talk to and hear those around you, friend or foe.  This means that if you are trying to flank an enemy base and you need to direct your squad, your best bet is to whisper to avoid detection. 

Probably the most important mechanic introduced by True Soldiers is the Honor system.  Whenever a player heals a squad member, drags a wounded squad member to safety, shares ammo, or sacrifices them self to eliminate enemies, players will receive a certain number of honor points.  Accumulating enough honor points will cause the player to rank up.  When you rank up you can choose to specialize your soldier in three different categories Valor, Marksmanship, and Physical Training. Each area has their own benefits; Valor increases damage resistance and squad bonuses, Marksmanship increases zoom and reduces gun drifting when scoped, and Physical Training allows the player to run farther and faster, reduces healing time, and increases the maximum amount of equipment you can carry. 

Achievements

	Meritorious Achievement Star	50
	Complete all eight "Wargame" missions without any casualties.
	Gold Achievement Star	40
	Complete any six "Wargame" missions without any casualties.
	Silver Achievement Star	30
	Complete any four "Wargame" missions without any casualties.
	Bronze Achievement Star	20
	Complete any two "Wargame" missions without any casualties.
	Operation Blue Bird	15
	Complete Sniper Role "Wargame" missions.
	Operation Brown Bear	15
	Complete Auto-Rifleman Role "Wargame" missions.
	Operation Black Cat	15
	Complete all Grenadier Role "Wargame" missions.
	Operation Gray Wolf	15
	Complete all Rifleman Role "Wargame" missions.
	Distinguished Skill Citation	30
	Reach Professional level in any two skills.
	Meritorious Skill Citation	25
	Reach Professional level in any one skill.
	Gold Skill Citation	20
	Reach Skilled level in all skills.
	Silver Skill Citation	15
	Reach Skilled level in any three skills.
	Bronze Skill Citation	10
	Reach Skilled level in any one skill.
	Distinguished Combat Service	60
	Win 250 missions (4 players in game) acting in any Role.
	Meritorious Combat Service	45
	Win 150 missions (4 players in game) acting in any Role.
	Gold Combat Service	35
	Win 75 missions (4 players in game) acting in any Role.
	Silver Combat Service	25
	Win 25 missions (4 players in game) acting in any Role.
	Bronze Combat Service	15
	Win 10 missions (4 players in game) acting in any Role.
	Operation Gold Lion	30
	Win all missions (4 players in game) of the Co-op Multiplayer campaign.
	Helo Hunter Award	20
	Destroy 50 Helicopters in multiplayer (4 players in game).
	Tank Hunter Award	20
	Destroy 50 Ground Vehicles in multiplayer (4 players in game).
	Indirect Fire Support Award	20
	Distinguished Leadership Award; 100 KIA's by Artillery Strikes in multiplayer (4 players in game).
	Distinguished Combat Medic	50
	Successfully perform First Aid upon teammates 250 times (4 players in game).
	Meritorious Combat Medic	40
	Successfully perform First Aid upon teammates 100 times (4 players in game).
	Gold Combat Medic	30
	Successfully perform First Aid upon teammates 50 times (4 players in game).
	Silver Combat Medic	20
	Successfully perform First Aid upon teammates 25 times (4 players in game).
	Bronze Combat Medic	10
	Successfully perform First Aid upon teammates 10 times (4 players in game).
	Distinguished Auto-Rifleman	20
	Win 25 missions (4 players in game) as Auto-Rifleman.
	Distinguished Grenadier	20
	Win 25 missions (4 players in game) as Grenadier.
	Distinguished Leadership	20
	Win 25 missions (4 players in game) as Team Leader.
	Distinguished Rifleman	20
	Win 25 missions (4 players in game) as Rifleman.
	Distinguished Sniper	20
	Win 25 missions (4 players in game) as Sniper.
	Meritorious Auto-Rifleman	10
	Win 10 missions (4 players in game) as Auto-Rifleman.
	Meritorious Grenadier	10
	Win 10 missions (4 players in game) as Grenadier.
	Meritorious Leadership	10
	Win 10 missions (4 players in game) as Team Leader.
	Meritorious Rifleman	10
	Win 10 missions (4 players in game) as Rifleman.
	Meritorious Sniper	10
	Win 10 missions (4 players in game) as Sniper.
	Combat Injury Star	10
	Win 25 missions (4 plus players in game) in which you were wounded at least once, but not killed.
	Golden Eagle	20
	Join a Unit (Clan) and win 10 missions (4 players in game) as a Unit member.
	Pistolier Award (M9)	20
	Win 10 missions (4 players in game) with an M9 accuracy of 80% or higher (15 shots fired).
	Rifleman Award (M16A4 / M4A1)	20
	Win 10 missions (4 players in game) with an M16A4/M4A1 accuracy of 80% or higher (30 shots fired).
	Automatic Rifleman Award (M249)	20
	Win 10 missions (4 players in game) where 30 targets were suppressed with the M249.
	Grenadier Award (M203)	20
	Neutralize 75 targets with M203 grenade launcher in multiplayer (4 players in game).
	Sniper Award (M24/M107)	20
	Win 10 missions (4 players in game) with an M24/M107 accuracy of 80% or higher (10 shots fired).