First off, the camera functions are perfect. You have a huge range open to you, from zooming close into any object to pivoting around it or above at a very high top view. Zooming into your units reveals amazing detail on every one of your troops. Your vehicles and men are decorated with typical army camouflage, while the enemy's units are unique and recognizable with a distinct appearance of their own, with fine lines and very little aliasing on all at the highest resolution of 1024 X 768. You can even see people inside some of the squad vehicles.
Terrains are very well detailed.
With ripples in the sand and well rounded hilltops you'd think you were traversing inside the painting of a well-known landscape artist. Effects are plenty, it seems the folks at Massive went all out, not pulling any punches. When your vehicles move across the open terrain they kick up dust and debris, and if you move too close behind it's almost blinding. Your fired weapons streak across the land leaving shells clanking to the ground and explosions from your various weapons will have you spell bound as they rip through enemy lines in firecracker like displays. There's plenty of it here.