Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

 Xbox 360
User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 168 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 131 out of 168
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 168
  3. Negative: 13 out of 168
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. IanC.
    Sep 26, 2008
    0
    DON'T waste your time, this is a bad joke, and what happened to the skirmish multiplayer of before, with squads and all? Ubisoft, you owe me BIG TIME for this.
  2. DavidW.
    Sep 27, 2008
    1
    Games with no split screen get a 1. If you can't play the story with your bud in the same room, on the same console what good is it!!
  3. gamingisgreat
    Feb 20, 2017
    3
    I seriously don't understand why people like Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway.

    The gameplay is extremely generic and does not do anything new.The AI is ridiculously accurate to the point of being downright cheap and the level design is downright terrible.Another issue is the retarded ally AI.The game also has 10 minute unskippable cutscenes followed by loading screens,which removes the    I seriously don't understand why people like Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway.

    The gameplay is extremely generic and does not do anything new.The AI is ridiculously accurate to the point of being downright cheap and the level design is downright terrible.Another issue is the retarded ally AI.The game also has 10 minute unskippable cutscenes followed by loading screens,which removes the immersion this game tries so hard to achieve.

    The graphics and framerate are solid.

    The sound design is decent but the soundtrack is awful.

    Overall,Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway is an absolutely awful WWII FPS,there are far better games set in this time period,FPS and other genres.Don't go anywhere near this.    … Expand
  4. Broyax
    Jul 14, 2020
    0
    On pourrait croire avec ce "Frères d'Armes" à un énième clone d'un Kevin of Duty mais il n'en est rien : en vérité, c'est bien pire ! il s'agit d'un FPS certes mais avec un système de couverture comme les Gears et qui se repose ici exclusivement sur la mécanique du "tir de suppression" : il faut clouer les ennemis avant éventuellement de pouvoir leur tirer dessus ou plus précisément de lesOn pourrait croire avec ce "Frères d'Armes" à un énième clone d'un Kevin of Duty mais il n'en est rien : en vérité, c'est bien pire ! il s'agit d'un FPS certes mais avec un système de couverture comme les Gears et qui se repose ici exclusivement sur la mécanique du "tir de suppression" : il faut clouer les ennemis avant éventuellement de pouvoir leur tirer dessus ou plus précisément de les buter...

    Car leur tirer dessus avant de les "clouer" sur leur position ne sert strictement à rien, c'est comme si vous tiriez dans le vide... et tout le jeu est comme ça apparemment ou de ce que j'en ai vu et joué avant d'éjecter cet étron et de le reconvertir en super freesbee... ou miroir portable (c'est bien pratique). On peut aussi s'en servir comme patin sur le parquet et faire des figures comme danseur étoile et se préparer ainsi pour les prochains jeux olympiques. C'est quand même sympa, un DVD !

    C'est donc encore plus chiant que la merdasse annuelle des Call of Kevin, très répétitif et par ailleurs la mise en scène, les cinématiques d'andouilles qu'on ne peut pas zapper, sont encore pluis pénibles que les étrons à succès d'Activitron ! c'est dire si ce jeu casse les couilles ! un enfer... Alors certes, la réalisation est de fort bon aloi mais franchement, on s'en fout... complètement.    … Expand
  5. Nico
    Oct 16, 2008
    4
    This game is plain and simply appalling. The First person shooter/tactical shooter genre is such a tough area of gaming to break into, not many of them are bad, just unrecognized, this though is poor, your teammates are unintelligent and clunky, the plot is poor, the voice acting is irritating, and the gameplay is monotonous. is was a rent, and i will be forgetting the experience.
  6. BlabStinka
    Sep 25, 2008
    2
    This would have been considered decent in 2002. In 2008, it just seems devoid of fluidity, nice controls, realism and excitement. Flat as a pancake.
  7. BurningDesire
    Jan 13, 2013
    0
    wow this is a horrible game. a good story can't make up for some of the worst controls on an fps or stupid AI that will run out and get shot, or how the guns just dont seem to shoot where you aim them. come on cod4 was before this and it looks better and plays better. if you want a wwII game get something else anything, a bag of hot sick will do but save your coin for anything else
  8. WarrenX
    Jun 17, 2013
    1
    This title was pretty awful my FPS standards, it should be categorized as a strategy title. Gearbox was attempting to bridge so many concepts from other genres such a covering from third-person shooters, squad commanding, and FPS that the entire package just comes across as a mess.

    Poor frame rates and visuals that wouldn't have cut it in 2008 It plays and feels like a second tier    This title was pretty awful my FPS standards, it should be categorized as a strategy title. Gearbox was attempting to bridge so many concepts from other genres such a covering from third-person shooters, squad commanding, and FPS that the entire package just comes across as a mess.

    Poor frame rates and visuals that wouldn't have cut it in 2008 It plays and feels like a second tier game from the early 2000's. Avoid.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

65
#65 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2008
22
#22 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2008
55
#55 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2008

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 65 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 65
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 65
  3. Negative: 0 out of 65
  1. games(TM)
    60
    To continually repackage the same hackneyed take on real pain, real suffering, and real people in the mane of entertainment is a sure road to exploitation. [Nov 2008, p.112]
  2. MEGamers
    87
    The game offers so much, from an engaging emotional story to showing the brutal face of war. Easily one of the best WWII based shooters.
    Read full review
  3. 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]
See all critic reviews »