Iron Storm

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  • Summary: Western Germany, March 1964...The last Great War continues to rage on. All you have ever known is the madness of the front lines and of men butchering each other. War-torn Europe stands ripped apart by a front line that runs straight through the heart of Germany where American and WesternWestern Germany, March 1964...The last Great War continues to rage on. All you have ever known is the madness of the front lines and of men butchering each other. War-torn Europe stands ripped apart by a front line that runs straight through the heart of Germany where American and Western European troops battle against enemy forces. In an eternal war that seems to have no end in sight, opposing forces mercilessly attack each other with unrelenting force, claiming small victories one day only to lose them the next. As Lieutenant James Anderson you must infiltrate and destroy key enemy positions deep behind enemy lines using your sharpened combat skills and stealth where necessary. If successful, your mission could finally put a stop to the carnage and restore what everybody has long since forgotten about: peace. Alternative history: between reality and fiction, Iron Storm takes place in an imaginary environment which has been inspired by real events. Iron Storm takes real elements from the First World War; trenches, barbed wire fences, mines, gas warfare, snipers?and combines them with more modern elements from the Second World War; automatic weapons, radar, tanks, flame throwers? as well as elements inspired by modern warfare; helicopters, lasers, electronics and more. [DreamCatcher Interactive]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Gamezilla!
    94
    The story is what really what makes Iron Storm rock!
  2. Yahoo!
    80
    The game's story manages to draw through its limitations, and the shoot-em-up gameplay is enjoyable for the segments when it's not so tough we're tearing our hair out.
  3. Game Over Online
    75
    If there were a category for set design and creativity, this game would be one of the forerunners for most creative of the year.
  4. PC Gameworld
    72
    What hurts this game more than anything else, is that it could have been so much better.
  5. GameSpot
    70
    Its story doesn't make a whole lot of sense, and it's sometimes frustratingly difficult, but Iron Storm is a reasonably successful action game, which is what counts.
  6. Gamers' Temple
    55
    An interesting premise, but dismal AI and frustrating trial and error gameplay ultimately weigh this title down.
  7. Computer Games Magazine
    50
    Iron Storm has its own versin of the "what if" game: what if WWI had never ended? Unfortunately, it may leave you wondering, "What if I was playing a game that was more fun?" [Feb 2003, p.80]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 7 out of 14
  1. SoM3GuN
    May 11, 2005
    10
    Best game u can get in the world!!!!
  2. JohnP.
    Apr 12, 2005
    10
    The best game ever!
  4. Mike
    Apr 16, 2007
    8
    The game has alot of problems, like people snipers shooting you and you get killed by one shot and you dont know where it came from. it was The game has alot of problems, like people snipers shooting you and you get killed by one shot and you dont know where it came from. it was very annoying. The graphics are good. and so is the sound. What I really like about this game is that I really got into the atmosphere of the game. Overall I would recommend this game, despite some problems.… Expand
  5. BlakeB.
    May 14, 2007
    4
    5 because it's a mediocre game IF you can get it to play. I'd probably give it a 6 if I could get the multiplayer to work, but if I 5 because it's a mediocre game IF you can get it to play. I'd probably give it a 6 if I could get the multiplayer to work, but if I take the bugs that stop others from playing into account, I'd give it a 2.… Expand
  6. Skizzzo63
    Dec 24, 2015
    4
    There are three types of games:
    - the good ones let you choose different ways to reach an objective (e.g. Deus Ex, Bioshock, Sniper Elite);    There are three types of games:
    - the good ones let you choose different ways to reach an objective (e.g. Deus Ex, Bioshock, Sniper Elite);
    - the mediocre ones force you through a single, linear way;
    - the bad ones let you think you can choose, but punish you when you try a way that's not what the designer intended.
    Alas, Iron Storm is the third type of game (most of the time, at least). When you try something different, it hinders you in unfair ways (you slow to a crawl, you meet invincible enemies...).
    Some levels are good (the trenches, the town), but some are quite awful (the underground facility, the train), or confusing and frustrating (the final Reichstag).
    On top of this, you have a few bugs, and an irritating unbalanced difficulty (I played on Easy... and it was sometimes too easy, and sometimes very hard!). Its "saving grace" is you can fast save anywhere; and trust me, saving often it's the only to way to finish this game while keeping your sanity.
    The premise was good and the game has some interesting ideas and atmosphere, but it also has uninspired locales and gameplay: in the end, it's a game that could have been good, but it's seriously flawed. Try it if you find it cheap and you have low expectations, but prepare to be frustrated.    … Expand
  7. Steve
    Dec 21, 2002
    3
    Despite a strong "what-if" story, the game itself feels like it was released 6 months too early. Wait until they fix the install-stopping, Despite a strong "what-if" story, the game itself feels like it was released 6 months too early. Wait until they fix the install-stopping, game-stopping, gameplay-stopping bugs before considering this as your next purchase.… Expand
  8. RickeyC.
    Feb 10, 2004
    0
    No way to play the game, always want a update. cannt update it.i rate it a (0).i had this game to 1 month cannt play on the net with it.

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