Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

 PC
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
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  1. PC Gamer
    93
    Easily one of the most engrossing shooters ever made. [Holiday 2008, p.70]
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  2. Gaming Nexus
    91
    An excellent and authentic single player experience, combining great game play based on squad leadership with compelling story telling.
  3. Game Chronicles
    89
    Brother’s in Arms Hell’s Highway is a beautiful and engrossing cinematic experience that is as much fun to watch, as it is to play. Games rarely are this enjoyable and I can't remember the last time I started up a game and couldn't stop playing it.
  5. GameStar
    87
    Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway offers the best gameplay and narrative of all three parts of the series. It's a thrilling shooter, tells a haunting story that shouldn't leave anyone untouched and the cut scenes are fantastic. The AI has a few bugs, but most of the time the other soldiers act convincingly intelligent. The best "Brothers in Arms" so far.
  6. PC Zone UK
    86
    For all its faults Hell's Highway is a rich experience that should be played through at least twice, because in completing the game you just want to keep going. [Dec 2008, p.68]
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  7. PC Gamer UK
    85
    Grippnig small scale stories of WWII. [Nov 2008, p.84]
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  8. GameSpot
    85
    Hell's Highway proves to be an exciting, engaging ride despite a few bumps along the way.
  9. Gameplanet
    85
    World War II is coming back into your living room with Hell's Highway, a solid, squad-based tactical shooter. Aside from some minor glitches and a lack of decent multiplayer the game is stunning, with a movie-like story that is gripping and emotional. A must buy for WWII shooter fans, and fans of the series.
  10. Gamers.at
    84
    So what is it that makes a great “anti-war-shooter”? Is it its heart? Or its brain? Personally, I think it’s probably both, which is exactly what keeps BiA:HH from being a 90+ title. After all the story and the presentation may be great, but the gameplay itself is still a bit repetitive and doesn’t bring anything entirely new to the series.
  11. Gamer 2.0
    82
    The fantastic storytelling coupled with an equally impressive score though will make you forget your grievances with the finished product, and there are just enough extras in the campaign to make completionists return a couple times to get them all.
  12. CPUGamer
    81
    Clocking in at around 10 hours, Hell’s Highway provides tons of drama but brings with it some new gameplay elements that don’t mesh with the series philosophy.
  13. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    80
    Infernally absorbing game with not only stunning graphics but also a compelling story and a reasonable amount of pathos. If all WWII games come this way we’ll never be bored. Be prepared for flying body parts and mutilated bodies - this game is not for sissies! [Oct 2008]
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  14. GameZone
    80
    Hell’s Highway is a solid shooter with some great elements, but the AI issues are very problematic, especially for a squad-based shooter.
  15. Play (Poland)
    80
    New and vastly improved targeting model allows now (at last!) to hit every pixel you see. The game isn't so hard as the first part, unless you have to fight alone - you'll be positively beaming with joy when you see your boys again. And losing every one of the team members hurts just as much as it should. [Oct 2008]
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  16. PC PowerPlay
    80
    Overall a good mix of realistic action and tactical gameplay will appeal to the Private Ryans rather than the Rambos. [Dec 2008, p.73]
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  17. Total PC Gaming
    80
    Hell's Highway is held back by tunnel-vision solo play, but that shouldn't put you off. [Issue#12, p.55]
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  18. PC Format
    80
    A proper war game that tries to have its rations and eat them, and chokes because of that. [Dec 2008, p.94]
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  19. IGN
    79
    Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway does an excellent job of presenting the story of these men, and is as compelling as many war movies.
  20. Worth Playing
    70
    There are some technical problems and crash bugs that need ironed out (especially for ATI users, from the sound of it), and the feel and responsiveness of the controls could have been better. The AI is lacking, but those special slow-motion moments when you score a particularly nasty headshot or a grenade blows a guy into thirds are rewarding and add to the cinematic feel.
  21. Cheat Code Central
    68
    If you’re a newcomer to the series, it’s recommended that you play the first two before delving into this one, as you’ll miss out on the developed story up to that point. If you’re looking for a new World War II multiplayer experience, it would be best to skip over Hell’s Highway and wait for something a little more multiplayer-oriented.
  22. Edge Magazine
    60
    Gearbox has made a game that is stable and complete, if hugely unrefined in places, with an under-exploited but sound core of tactical squad combat. [Nov 2008, p.93]
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  23. Thunderbolt
    50
    Nobody is suggesting that such a marriage of styles and boundary pushing storytelling shouldn’t be attempted in gaming, and in that Hell’s Highway is incredibly brave, but arguably any effort to be both an enjoyable first person shooter and stony-faced anti-war tale is doomed from the outset. Something must be compromised, it’s just a shame that in this case it happens to be the whole package.

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#39 Best PC Game of 2008
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#36 Most Discussed PC Game of 2008
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#29 Most Shared PC Game of 2008

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User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 186 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 129 out of 186
  2. Mixed: 39 out of 186
  3. Negative: 18 out of 186
  1. JimCIII
    Sep 9, 2009
    10
    Again, great story line, graphics amazing compared to previous titles. Can't wait for the next installment.
  2. ScottS.
    Oct 13, 2008
    10
    Plain and simple the PC version of the game really rocks. If you have the hardware you will find that the game looks fantastic. I really Plain and simple the PC version of the game really rocks. If you have the hardware you will find that the game looks fantastic. I really can't say enough about how good the character models look. Very realistic. The game was also longer than I expected which was nice. This game is a great improvement over previous BoH games and I really enjoyed it. This time around the FPS elements are improved and the squad AI is awesome in my opinion. Any low scores say to me either bad hardware was used or the person is just sick of WWII games. I highly recommend this game! Well done Gearbox!… Full Review »
  3. flixwito
    Mar 11, 2014
    10
    The story is awesome, although it's not as good as "Road to Hill 30" where you can choose the fate of your "brothers" (soldiers).

    And the    The story is awesome, although it's not as good as "Road to Hill 30" where you can choose the fate of your "brothers" (soldiers).

    And the graphic is great, especially the landscape and when scooping down. The cutscene is better than the game, though.

    The atmosphere is awesome, this game tells us that war isn't funny, it's a hell.

    100-th review btw :P    … Full Review »
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