The war was codenamed Operation Desert Shield during the build up of troops in Saudi Arabia, and Operation Desert Storm during combat operations (hence the game's title).Ĭoalition special forces teams were deployed during the conflict (most notably from the United States and United Kingdom), targeting key communication facilities, Main Supply Routes (MSRs) and mobile SCUD launchers. Iraq did not comply, resulting in conflict. In response to this invasion, US-led coalition forces consisting of 35 nations (including the United Kingdom) issued Iraq with a formal deadline to withdraw its troops from Kuwait midnight of 15 January, 1991. 4.1 Alpha-One (US/UK Special Forces Operators):Īfter Iraqi President Saddam Hussein invaded the Gulf nation of Kuwait in early August 1990, widespread outrage occurred across the world.
It is succeeded by Conflict: Global Storm and Conflict: Denied Ops.
Conflict: Desert Storm II is the second instalment of the Conflict Series and is the sequel to Conflict: Desert Storm. It was developed by Pivotal Games and published by SCi Games. It was later released on GameCube in North America and Europe on 6 January 2004 and 6 February 2004 respectively.
It was initially released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox on 19 September 2003 in Europe and 7 October 2003 in North America (8 October 2003 for Xbox). Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCubeĬonflict: Desert Storm II (titled Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad in North America), also referred to as simply Desert Storm II, is a third-person tactical shooter video game that takes place during the first Gulf War. Tactical shooter, third-person shooter, action