Specifically adapted for Xbox from the PC original, Operation Flashpoint: Elite retains all the depth and content of the original and takes players into the heart of a gripping Cold War conflict between NATO coalition forces and a renegade Soviet Red army faction. A tactical shooter in the vein of Rainbow Six, Operation Flashpoint also allows players to operate a variety of land, sea and air vehicles. Additionally, players are able, and in some cases required to scavenge weapons off dead enemy soldiers. The game can be played from a third- or first-person perspective.