ok first let me start off by saying that I am actually a soldier so I had mixed feelings going into this game. If you have played the one for PC you would know why.
I will say this though, i am pleasantly suprised. The game has great graphics and it is not like a lot of those other shooters out there where they just run and gun. You have a squad you have teammates-use them and dont let them get hurt. I found myself havig a couple of hours turn into a day of training and wargames. which are not easy. You dont just shoot. You breathe you aim all the things that regular shooters dont usually take into consideration.
there are a couple of quirks but then again I know why they were put in there. I.E. Look at your soldiers uniforms. Thats all i will say.
controls are good not perfect but they are damn good. once in a while you may miss what you thought was dead on but thats because you( the soldier) breathed when you fired or you moved. such a little thing will throw your aim off by a lot.
If you looking for a run and gun shooter... this aint it. THis one takes patience which a lot of people do not have.

The game America's Army, was orginally developed as a recuritment tool for the US Army back in late 2002. Popularity had caught on around late 2003. Having said that, the game differs little from the orginal source. While I'm sure that they pumped up the graphics, in order to be a little more appealing to the eye, and to use the tools at hand, the graphics aren't anything spectacular. To be honest, this game is built like many others with online game paramount to anything else. Truth be told, I didn't play it online, due to the fact that I cannot get a connection speed fast enough. So I cannot give you a fair judgement of that. However, if the online gameplay is the same as the local play, don't be expecting much. Gameplay is fairly repetitive, and much like the military, takes all the fun out of it. I can say that, because I"ve actually done it, so in that sense, the gameplay is dead on. The lack of free gameplay in the training modes, and 'wargames' is utterly retarded. However, I will say that they did I good job with the weapons systems, but they don't stray at all from the M16A4/M4A1/M249/M203. Lack of variation on that really dissapointed me(ie, not being able to pick up enemy weapons), which is true to say with the Military. The major difference with this, versus the old computer game, is that they don't let you expand upon any level of training beyond basic. There is no Airborne school, or Special Forces training. Along with the AI that is substandard, and the lack of checkpoints, makes this game frustrating more than fun. The heavy breathing, and other sound effects get annoying quickly, taking away from what could have been solid game play. Much of the game is spent not in actual shooting, but setting up ambushes, and moving to a new position. This is not your standard fast past first person shooter. Keep that in mind above all. All in all I would have to say that you would be much better off going out and buying Call of Duty 4, then wasting your money on this lackluster, poor attempt of a FPS.