The player takes the role of a US soldier, part of the allied force fighting against outnumbering Chinese forces vying for control of the island. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a game about a fictitious conflict on one of the Sakhalin islands, a conflict that is in danger of erupting onto a global scale. In Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, players will experience the intensity, diversity and claustrophobia of a modern conflict from the unique perspectives of an infantry marine, a helicopter pilot, a Special Forces officer or a tank commander, each engaged against the full force of the Chinese PLA on a scale never previously experienced in a military action title. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising was released on Octoand it is an unofficial stand-alone sequel to Bohemia Interactive’s Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, but was developed entirely by Codemasters due to a falling-out between the two companies. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a first person tactical military video game developed by Codemasters for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.