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  1. 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 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 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! Expand
  2. SimonF.
    Oct 11, 2008
    10
    Best FPS WW2 Shooter out there, bar none! When put up against COD and MOH, it blows both out of the water!...The fact that your squad isnt just scenery (like COD and MOH) and the whole game is like playing a movie, makes this a unique experience. Fantastic.
  3. SqueG.
    Oct 9, 2008
    9
    Kinda addictive graphics are OK and gameplay too. There is a really great feeling like you are really in WW2. Combat its kinda slow but that´s cool.
  4. SJT-Ruler*
    Feb 7, 2009
    9
    I am going to divide this into good and bad points, because that's what this game is made up about. The good things are definitely the story, it's just epic and finally crushes games like Call of Duty that are just brainless shooters. Hell's Highway shows the player a deeper meaning into it and the Nazi-Germans are for once shown like a force to be reckoned with, not cannon I am going to divide this into good and bad points, because that's what this game is made up about. The good things are definitely the story, it's just epic and finally crushes games like Call of Duty that are just brainless shooters. Hell's Highway shows the player a deeper meaning into it and the Nazi-Germans are for once shown like a force to be reckoned with, not cannon fodder. I will not reveal anything about it, all I can say is that the singleplayer alone is worth playing. The multiplayer is also great, finally you have to advance carefully. With no respawns, you can't just rush in to kill the enemy, often you will die. Because of that, noobs will often get pissed off, but serious gamers will love this game. Thanks to that cover system, it looks more like a real war simulator, making this far better than games like Call of Duty. There are some bad things about it, though, Online is just terrible with connections. Normally, I have no lag at all in multiplayer games. In this game, it keeps going on, and on, and on. When most people host a server, nobody can even join it, meaning that only a few people are able to host resulting in just a few online servers, which is really sad because it's a good game. However, what's also sad is that multiplayer features only a few maps and a single game mode, meaning that you can hardly experience the game any differently. It's understandable that many people dislike the game for that, but in my personal opinion that one game mode is actually a great one. My conclusion, you can clearly see that this game had a lot of work put into it, so it is really worth it. Expand
  5. muratg.
    Jul 12, 2009
    9
    In my opinion, Brothers in arms:HH is in among the best military shooters. With amazing graphics and sound, the game really brings you to a virtual world in that you feel like fighting in a real war. Its squad base gameplay gives you opportunity to make some strategy during the battle. Commanding your squad is also very easy with single clicks. Compared to BoA: Road to Hill, the AI of In my opinion, Brothers in arms:HH is in among the best military shooters. With amazing graphics and sound, the game really brings you to a virtual world in that you feel like fighting in a real war. Its squad base gameplay gives you opportunity to make some strategy during the battle. Commanding your squad is also very easy with single clicks. Compared to BoA: Road to Hill, the AI of your squad mades and enemies were improved. I prefer this game to serious military shooter fans. Thanks. Expand
  6. JohnM
    Nov 11, 2008
    9
    okay firstly ignore Dziban M. hes complaining because his computer couldnt run the game, it is on the unreal 3 engine, go get a better graphics card!
    as for the game, the plot is pretty sweet and the gameplay is great it takes the duck and cover from gears and perfects it in a world war 2 setting great tactical combat, enjoy it, buy a console version though much nicer using a pad
  7. MarkM.
    Oct 11, 2008
    8
    I'd rate this game a little higher if it weren't for the few bugs in the game. It deserves more than the 8 I gave it, but not quite a 9. That being said, this is a really fun and satisfying game to play. Once you complete an objective, you do get a feeling of accomplishment, (and a save checkpoint. . .whew!) This is not, and not meant to be a Call of Duty clone. If that's I'd rate this game a little higher if it weren't for the few bugs in the game. It deserves more than the 8 I gave it, but not quite a 9. That being said, this is a really fun and satisfying game to play. Once you complete an objective, you do get a feeling of accomplishment, (and a save checkpoint. . .whew!) This is not, and not meant to be a Call of Duty clone. If that's the game you're looking for, then stay away. I love the CoD series, but it is an arcade game compared to BIAHH. In this game you feel more attached to your squad mates, and absolutely must utilize them in order to be effective on the battlefield. I actually did feel guilty when one of my assault squad members got killed after I gave a move order. The slo-mo kill cam for getting headshots is over the top, but really gives you a satisfying, "take that you Nazi bastard" moment. Graphics are good using the Unreal 3 engine and shouldn't tax most current PCs. The sound is excellent. While the WWII shooter has been done to death, this title is reason to go back to the well one more time. Expand
  8. RyanD.
    Oct 16, 2008
    9
    This game is almost perfect. Single player has a great story and plenty of action. Multi player is quite fun when you are on a server with a good ping. A few complaints: The AI could have been smarter since they never move from their spots. Online is kind of buggy but playable. You can't go prone, which would really help with things like machine guns. Overall, a must get.
  9. DanielS.
    Oct 8, 2008
    8
    Awesome gameplay,gory slow motion head-shots is icing on the glorious story of the game cake 8/10 because of minor bugs (soon to be fixed,maybe?).
  10. DavidJ
    Jan 12, 2009
    9
    Excellent Dont go by those who give low scores trust me, Ive played loads of games and encountered all sorts of problems and buggs in games and this one is not that bad. And stop compairing it to the likes of COD its not suppose to be like them, infact its about tactics more than being a FPS. Yes that means you have to use your brain and thing about how to out flank and eliminate the Excellent Dont go by those who give low scores trust me, Ive played loads of games and encountered all sorts of problems and buggs in games and this one is not that bad. And stop compairing it to the likes of COD its not suppose to be like them, infact its about tactics more than being a FPS. Yes that means you have to use your brain and thing about how to out flank and eliminate the enemy. Unlike the COD games which is a typical FPS, dont get me wrong the COD games are good and have got better over the years, but you cannot compair those to this. TBH I only rate it 8/10 but Im giving it the extra to make it up for all those who gave it silly low score for very poor reasons. Buy it if you like realism over arcade style play. Expand
  11. JaCkAmO
    Mar 27, 2009
    8
    Great shooter. I've been playing shooters since they hit the market. The controlling is a little hectic at first, but once you get used to commanding your units, it's a lot of fun. Great storyline, fantastic graphics. I had to disable SLI to get the video bugs out...but runs flawless.
  12. ChrisC
    Oct 13, 2008
    9
    An uncensored war game where the most important part, the soldier's story is not ignored. If you want mature, brutal, Saving Private Ryan type experience where the soldiers are living breathing individuals, look no further. If you prefer watered down, Michael Bay PG13 summer action flicks with cheap, mindless thrills, go Call of Duty.
  13. Mikew.
    Dec 14, 2008
    9
    Best stratagy FPS ever, the gore was awsome and the story was really, truly amazing, the multiplayer isnt even worth setting up and accout for, and I do have some problems witht the authentic mode, I mean your looking downthe sites, why cant u give me a crosshair? well maybe theyll patch it or redoo the multiplayer and add some new map waysand stuff. I didnt like the fact theat every time Best stratagy FPS ever, the gore was awsome and the story was really, truly amazing, the multiplayer isnt even worth setting up and accout for, and I do have some problems witht the authentic mode, I mean your looking downthe sites, why cant u give me a crosshair? well maybe theyll patch it or redoo the multiplayer and add some new map waysand stuff. I didnt like the fact theat every time your lke following a path instead of choosing your own, Also your way too acurate. If you know alot about he war, this game will make you wet. Expand
  14. NunoD.
    Aug 28, 2008
    10
    Brilliant, one of the best games i`ve ever played. The first person shooter of the year.
  15. Uel
    Mar 29, 2009
    9
    An excellent, solid ww2 game that has a great storyline and immersive gameplay. This game is tactically rewarding and a good challenge on the harder difficulties, my only issues are the few bugs that are apparent and poor multiplayer - but don't buy it for that, keep to the story mode.
  16. May 28, 2011
    10
    I absolutely loved this game. I loved hill 30, and this was amazing! The troops are a lot smarter and the game is simply amazing on all points. I would like to see the old, bloody difficult, shaky aiming like the old game. Other than that, I loved everything about and was extremely swallowed by the story line. I can't wait for the next installment! Please reveal it this E3!
  17. 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 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
  18. JimCIII
    Sep 9, 2009
    10
    Again, great story line, graphics amazing compared to previous titles. Can't wait for the next installment.
  19. JohnnyV
    Aug 10, 2009
    10
    I had totally no problems running it... if you people do have to compare it to cod the cod series are way to short in gameplay cod - No story cod -is way to eays even at highest diff. bia is the first ( i think) fps that u can play WITHOUT crosshair! just like it would be. Good graps good gameplay really it's a f ing nice game.
  20. Jan 3, 2011
    10
    Very good game. Good story, gameplay. I **** love it. blablablalbalbla blalbalblabl al balblablabllb alblabllablablalb lablalblbalb lablalbalblalbalb just buy it :P
  21. ALB
    Mar 17, 2009
    5
    At the start of this game i was amazed.Excellent graphics with a story line that looked good(i wouldn't know as i haven't got the games before this).I liked the way you command your squad and all that.Its the actually shooting that is boring.All your doing is setting up your squads behind cover and then peeking up and shooting the Germans who are also behind cover and peeking At the start of this game i was amazed.Excellent graphics with a story line that looked good(i wouldn't know as i haven't got the games before this).I liked the way you command your squad and all that.Its the actually shooting that is boring.All your doing is setting up your squads behind cover and then peeking up and shooting the Germans who are also behind cover and peeking up.I mean the least they could have done is added some music when your fighting.You cant just move up either,you get shot down.Take a look at call of duty.You don't command a squad but that doesn't mean its a ''brainless'' shooter. Either way it got boring for me after 15 hours, but don't let me stop you,if you want to waste your money,go right ahead. Expand
  22. [Anonymous]
    Oct 9, 2008
    3
    The squad gameplay definitely is something very exciting about this game. Also the player models look fantastic. But I have to say the landscape is horrible, i've not seen so many bitmaps put together since 1998. Im sorry but this is not what we want to see nowadays...
  23. ChrisM.
    Oct 8, 2008
    2
    Single player squad action is so-so. Multiplayer feels like a free download. Overall game is mediocre at best. Save your money for COD5.
  24. DzibanM.
    Oct 31, 2008
    0
    I'd probably enjoy the hell out of this game if it worked. The game crashes to desktop and gives bizarre errors right after the intro movie to the single player campaign ("Previously on Brothers in Arms"). I've tried everything I could find in forums across the internet, to no avail. Judging from the amount of posts from others with problems, this game is seriously defective and I'd probably enjoy the hell out of this game if it worked. The game crashes to desktop and gives bizarre errors right after the intro movie to the single player campaign ("Previously on Brothers in Arms"). I've tried everything I could find in forums across the internet, to no avail. Judging from the amount of posts from others with problems, this game is seriously defective and full of bugs. When I tried to get support from Ubisoft, they basically told me to get bent. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a patch out soon that Ubisoft stole from some pirate group (just like they did with the new Rainbow Six, where they released a no-CD patch from a warez group). I'll never waste my money on another Ubisoft game. Expand
  25. RobertS.
    Oct 11, 2008
    2
    The story line was new but that's about all. The single player was OK. It really didn't bring anything new to the table just the same old stuff. I agree with Crhis M. CoD5 will be much better.
  26. Jun 7, 2011
    1
    classic BIA is much better than this crap
    single player is too short,
    and multiplayer is **** **** there isn't squad command system(it's core of the game)
  27. Jun 10, 2011
    8
    Gearbox Software is well known for putting out quality work. This game is no exception. Although the game mechanics are visibly older, it is a decent squad based FPS set in the WWII era. The story is quite immersive focusing on the bonding of individuals and the simple realities of war. The enemy AI forces you to use tactics and strategy versus just running and gunning. With a packageGearbox Software is well known for putting out quality work. This game is no exception. Although the game mechanics are visibly older, it is a decent squad based FPS set in the WWII era. The story is quite immersive focusing on the bonding of individuals and the simple realities of war. The enemy AI forces you to use tactics and strategy versus just running and gunning. With a package price of $10 for all three titles, it is a good value. Expand
  28. Jan 14, 2012
    9
    a solid package. great singleplayer, and a strong, tactical multiplayer side that still has people playing to this day. highly recommend to any fans of the rainbow six vegas series and realistic military shooters in general.
  29. Dec 26, 2012
    9
    Played Dec, 2012 This game is definitely worth a better review then it seems to have gotten. With the over saturation of FPS games from huge companies, I decided to play a gamed I missed a few years back. I've played previous installments in the BIA series but never played this one. I have to say that it is a very refreshing game when everyone else wants to play COD with horrible stories.Played Dec, 2012 This game is definitely worth a better review then it seems to have gotten. With the over saturation of FPS games from huge companies, I decided to play a gamed I missed a few years back. I've played previous installments in the BIA series but never played this one. I have to say that it is a very refreshing game when everyone else wants to play COD with horrible stories. This game has a great story, decent combat but poor AI. However, it is an older game so the AI might not be on par with 2012 games but it's worth a play through. Only issues I have with the game is the poor AI (all you have to do is pick up a KAR98 and pick off their heads when they look from behind cover), and historical inaccuracy. But if you're sick of the COD type games nowadays give this a play through and you'll have some fun you wouldn't have expected. Expand
  30. Jul 26, 2011
    8
    The controls can be a bit clunky, but once you're used to commanding the squads, it's quite atmospheric. Story is a tad better than we're used in these generic WWII stories. Everything has an authentic feel.
  31. Aug 7, 2011
    7
    As stated in the official reviews - depends too much on the previous games in the series to really get the story. Otherwise, a pretty good WW2 Shooter. The only issue i have is that the game is not optimized for CrossfireX Configuration, and was a pain ti play even with the V-Sync on.
  32. Apr 26, 2020
    7
    The third installment of the BiA series tries to go a little bit mainstream and tries to attract newer players. The game difficulty is definitely not as demanding as the two previous titles, only the graphics seem to be a vast improvement.

    I can’t shake the feeling that they were pandering to the MoH / CoD audience by ramping up the gore and violence. And there are some boring scripted
    The third installment of the BiA series tries to go a little bit mainstream and tries to attract newer players. The game difficulty is definitely not as demanding as the two previous titles, only the graphics seem to be a vast improvement.

    I can’t shake the feeling that they were pandering to the MoH / CoD audience by ramping up the gore and violence. And there are some boring scripted stealth missions which is definitely taken out from the tired playbook from CoD.

    Same goes for the story, while the previous titles had a creeping darkness that slowly reveals itself, they still had a balance and felt grounded in reality (they were after all modeled after the great HBO show Band of Brothers). This time we're dealing with full on hallucinations/ghosts etc which feels again like trying to rip off other games ( F.E.A.R. & Bioshock) which is a shame since the BiA series had it's own identity that made it stand out from the vast amount of (tactical) FPS shooters.

    It's still a good game, regardless of these flaws, because the core mechanic of this game are still intact. Although most missions feel definitely more linear than the old games, which has something to do that the old game's maps were much more open and therefore there was more room for movement and different approaches.
    It’s definitely worth checking out.
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  33. Nov 10, 2013
    10
    One of my favorite games of all time. I'm love so much WW2 thematic and this game is so realistic, story just outstanding and gameplay is great. Can't wait for next final part!
  34. Jan 23, 2014
    3
    ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLY TERRIBLE ! Ubisoft put aside all elements that made the two original Brothers In Arms unique. Moving spot when aiming down the sight used to be a challenge for players in order to eliminate targets, but now it is no longer a problem because Ubisoft completely removes it. Significant increase in graphics and model detail is far from enough to make up to the boring,ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLY TERRIBLE ! Ubisoft put aside all elements that made the two original Brothers In Arms unique. Moving spot when aiming down the sight used to be a challenge for players in order to eliminate targets, but now it is no longer a problem because Ubisoft completely removes it. Significant increase in graphics and model detail is far from enough to make up to the boring, short story and horrible gameplay which turned Hell's Highway into a literal bunch of **** Expand
  35. Sep 10, 2014
    8
    One of the best World War II games I have played in terms of story. The characters are very real, however, from playing this game alone, you never truly get attached to them. The 3rd person shooter elements are solid, with a seamless transitions from 3rd to 1st person. The gameplay gets spiced up with some tank missions here and there, which is a nice break from the slow paced shooting.One of the best World War II games I have played in terms of story. The characters are very real, however, from playing this game alone, you never truly get attached to them. The 3rd person shooter elements are solid, with a seamless transitions from 3rd to 1st person. The gameplay gets spiced up with some tank missions here and there, which is a nice break from the slow paced shooting. Overall a very entertaining game. Expand
  36. Sep 3, 2017
    4
    Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway is probably the most disappointing of the Brothers in Arms series. Sure it may not be as bad as the Mobile games but it doesn't have the excuse of being on a weak platform with touch controls. Hell's Highway should have been a good game. Road to Hill 30 and Earned in Blood did amazing things for the time, told a great story, had new and interestingBrothers in Arms: Hell's Highway is probably the most disappointing of the Brothers in Arms series. Sure it may not be as bad as the Mobile games but it doesn't have the excuse of being on a weak platform with touch controls. Hell's Highway should have been a good game. Road to Hill 30 and Earned in Blood did amazing things for the time, told a great story, had new and interesting gameplay, and the most intelligent AI I've ever seen. Hell's Highway on the other hand tells a nonsensical cliche story, has extremely watered down gameplay with elements that I can't even begin to understand why they were put in, and AI that serves as more of a placeholder for the squad you used to have.

    Let's start with graphics and sound design. This is probably the only good thing this game did and made me enjoy some moments. The guns all look and sound nice and the terrain is bright and colorful which works in a World War 2 setting. The game even takes some of the original audio clips from the first game to go through and show you what's happened so far and seeing some scenes from two of my favorite games remastered was nice. However, what isn't nice is some of the new voice clips. I don't know if it's just me, but some of the early scenes in the game have such poor audio quality when anyone talks. But this went away after a while.

    The gameplay COULD have been good, if it wasn't hampered but newly shoved in mechanics and poor world design. Sure, the map is pretty but small and corridor like. The finally added sprinting into the game which was a minor annoyance during the old series but I'd rather go back to jogging around constantly any day than have to deal with the HORRIBLE cover system. No longer are you hunkering behind cover manually praying the enemy doesn't hit you and every now and then standing up to return fire. No, now you run up to any piece of compatible cover, press q, and attach yourself to the wall and activate third person mode. This removes your ability to aim down sights. I say that again, in a series which is heralded as being the most realistic around you switch to third person mode and it removes your iron sights forcing you to either guess where your bullets are going or go back and re-enable the crosshair (which is turned off forcefully in authentic mode). I don't understand this. It makes the game SO MUCH WORSE. Sure you can still crouch manually behind cover but doing so will have enemies practically lock on to your skull and your screen with constantly be bathed in red as you aren't sure whether you are dying or just suppressed. The map design and AI are also garbage. A typical battle is you and your squad(s) standing at a location as waves of Germans come from the same few locations, run to the same cover, and die as you stand behind them. Then when you are done fighting in this little corridor you run through the German lines not into more Germans BUT INTO YOUR OWN MEN. The maps are small and a far cry from the old gameplay which had multiple avenues in which you could handle the mission, now your hand is guided to make sure you do the same flanking maneuver over and over again. It's boring beyond belief. I can't say much for the AI. It's stupid, and the enemy doesn't try to flank it spends most of it's time either running away when cover is destroyed, sitting around returning fire, or charging you. No flanking nothing, not that it matters. Your squad AI is just as stupid and in my experience fails to miss German enemies which stand around in the open.

    But the story, the story was so amazing in the earlier games. In Road to Hill 30 you marched your way through Normandy in a slog, and Baker was forced to harden himself and lead his men as **** hit the fan and his friends died before him. In Earned in Blood you get to see Baker deal with mental breakdowns and have to deal with taking the place of a fallen comrade as Hartstock. In Hell's Highway everything is just peachy. Baker no longer seems to really be bothered by the events of previous games and just continues on as normal. The men are no longer at all concerned with taking on the massive Wehrmacht but instead acts like stereotypical jock-esque soldiers. Who love to joke around. There is so much more I can say about how boring and stupid everything is but I'm running out of characters.

    Overall, Hell's Highway deserves a 4 out of 10, a few points for the graphics and sounds but everything else forces me to dock it points for horrendous gameplay mechanics and an awful story.
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  37. Jun 11, 2021
    10
    First played this game shortly after the release of its DVD-version, passed several times. Before that, I had played the previous two games of the series. Now I bought it in Steam and passed it twice in a row. A fan of this series of games. I am waiting for the continuation, rumors about which appeared on the network.
  38. Dec 20, 2016
    8
    I loved this game and a 7.9 is reasonable. Levels design is pretty good but the environments are great. Story is also good and gameplay was great. But the worst part about this game is the squad. Seven people will take 2 minutes to kill one man. It's easier to do everything by yourself because your squad is God awful. Which sucks because this game has pretty good squad mechanics.
  39. Jul 18, 2016
    9
    Perhaps the most underrated WW2 shooter ever. Beautiful graphics, excellent game play, great level design, great voice actors, and of course amazing story line. This game definitely presents the horrors of WW2 the same way Saving Private Ryan did. I still do not understand why it fell short of being even an 8. The only flaws are the weak multiplayer and a weak last mission. Outside of thatPerhaps the most underrated WW2 shooter ever. Beautiful graphics, excellent game play, great level design, great voice actors, and of course amazing story line. This game definitely presents the horrors of WW2 the same way Saving Private Ryan did. I still do not understand why it fell short of being even an 8. The only flaws are the weak multiplayer and a weak last mission. Outside of that the game is incredible. A good 9.1/10 Expand
  40. Feb 20, 2022
    8
    My favorite Brothers in Arms game. Had much better visuals than the previous BIA titles.
  41. Oct 20, 2019
    0
    Вот за это я ненавижу Юбисофт. Хардкорный тактический шутер превратили в консольные пострелушки с восстановлением хп и системой укрытий.
  42. May 4, 2022
    5
    Тактический шутер от первого лица - Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway — рассказывает историю 101-ой десантной дивизии. Событие носит название «Голландская операция», и происходило оно в 1944 году. Во время масштабных и успешных операций союзников, армия СССР смогла прорвать восточный и южный фронт. Однако оккупированная фашистами Голландия терпела неудачи, и из-за этого проход союзников поТактический шутер от первого лица - Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway — рассказывает историю 101-ой десантной дивизии. Событие носит название «Голландская операция», и происходило оно в 1944 году. Во время масштабных и успешных операций союзников, армия СССР смогла прорвать восточный и южный фронт. Однако оккупированная фашистами Голландия терпела неудачи, и из-за этого проход союзников по Рейну был невозможен. Из-за этого фельдмаршал Фернанд Лоу Монтгомери спланировал высадку английских десантников за спинами противников, чтобы солдаты британской армии держали 3 моста в Арнеме, Эйндховене, Наймегене. Expand
  43. Feb 17, 2020
    10
    10/10......................................................................
  44. Dec 3, 2022
    8
    вот это отличе от ghost recon aw здесь правильно сделали простенькую тактику а там бяка,здесь история увлекает будто сам съездил на Сво
  45. Nov 14, 2020
    10
    the best gameplay world war 2 i play better than battfield 2 and the last of us 2
  46. Jun 5, 2022
    9
    Masterpiece. Hell's Highway improves upon Brothers in Arms Road To Hill 30 that changed the Military shooter forever. It was no longer about point and shoot, endless shooting galleries, or gunning down hordes of brain-dead enemies that rush to their deaths. Gearbox introduced concepts like fixing & flanking the enemy. We were used to looking at the map to check the current objective, andMasterpiece. Hell's Highway improves upon Brothers in Arms Road To Hill 30 that changed the Military shooter forever. It was no longer about point and shoot, endless shooting galleries, or gunning down hordes of brain-dead enemies that rush to their deaths. Gearbox introduced concepts like fixing & flanking the enemy. We were used to looking at the map to check the current objective, and we started using the map to check possible flanking maneuvers. It was totally refreshing.

    Hell's Highway is an impressive, highly emotional war story based on Operation Market. A Risky Allied effort to push into the Rhine and end the war sooner. It's an emotional story, with the squad leader and main protagonist Matt Baker suffering from PTSD while trying to come to terms with the loss of fellow soldiers during Operation Overlord.

    This last entry in the brothers in arms series is a total masterpiece, the gameplay mechanics, enemy IA, everything is improved upon the previous games. But is not perfect, your IA teammates do as you intend most of the time, but often place themselves in the line of fire, so you have to take the broken IA into account when carefully giving orders you can't just send them to that position you have to watch over them in case they get killed for getting in the line of fire. Battles become really hard, next to impossible, when you lose entire squads. The same goes for the Enemy IA, was really improved upon the last games, sometimes they would react to your flanking maneuvers like real intelligent combatants. But sometimes, especially indoors, they will stand still waiting for you to drop them. So the IA looks advanced and fitting, but sometimes broken. That's why I'm sticking with a 9 instead of 10 :)
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  47. Oct 2, 2021
    10
    This game is really good, I played it so many times, the AI is really accurate, the gameplay is realistic, and the lore and cutscenes are one of the best comparing to every other WW II game, so it deserves a 10/10 and I cant wait for another brothers in arms with matt baker
  48. Sep 7, 2022
    9
    the only problem with this game is the cutscenes that are long and you can't skip. A tactical game that reminds a lot of RAINBOW SIX VEGAS only in WWII and more violent. The coolest thing is when you kill someone in the grenade, bazooka or rifle fire, there is a slow motion showing the bodies being mutilated
  49. Dec 11, 2022
    8
    Good shooter with interesting team mechanics. graphics are solid and story is quite good. I recommend this one for those interested in a WW2 FPS with an extra layer of mechanics for team control.
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 22
  2. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. PC Gamer UK
    85
    Grippnig small scale stories of WWII. [Nov 2008, p.84]
  2. 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]
  3. 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.