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Huge ArmA II Arrowhead PC demo out

3GB taster has "more fun than full games".

Bohemia has choppered in a goliath PC demo of ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead, the standalone expansion to ArmA 2.

The demo hits the ground at 3GB, so free up an hour or so for the file to download.

That meaty file contains the single-player mission Coltan Blues and single-player scenario Little Bird. Plus, there are three Boot Camp scenarios, three multiplayer modes and a Mission Editor to fiddle with.

Bohemia's CEO Marek Spanel reckons "there is more fun to be had in this demo than in some full games".

ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead follows Bohemia's strict mantra of "war without the training wheels". Eurogamer liberated some bad-guys in Operation Arrowhead back in June.

Major mistake, pal!