Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway is the latest from developer Gearbox Software and publisher Ubisoft. The game is based on a true story following the exploits of the 502nd Parachute Infantry regiment of the 101st Airborne Division in World War II. The games story is centered around the colossal failures of Operation Market Garden which took place in Holland. This being such a popular franchise on Xbox 1 its sure to be a hit for the next-gen consoles, right?
The story is true and it's good, but unfortunately it's not portrayed well. Long boring cut-scenes plague this game. There's so much that didn't need to be in the game and yet they left it in. I understand that because its based on true story you want to keep as much in as possible, but they just don't know when to quit. To be honest, it seems they did a better job with the last- gen games then they did with this installment.
The graphics are mediocre at best and the game lacks polish. There are a ton of glitches in the game as well. Enemies occasionally just stand in the open oblivious to what going on around them. And sometimes when firing on the enemy you can't hit your target. It's almost like the enemy is hiding behind invisible cover. This leads to some serious aggravation. The game just seems sloppy and stitched together. It's hard to believe that they play tested this game. Another draw back in the graphics department are the animations. They are basic and uninspired, and you can tell that the developer didn't spend allot of time and effort in the creative process. Everything in this game is so bland. And to make things worse the frame rate drops in an out. Like I said before this game lacks polish.The controls don't respond as well as they should either. Especially when you try to crouch. Now, you can take cover like in RB6: Vegas (a welcome addition to the gameplay mechanic) but it's not executed well. This is extremely bad in the heat of battle and it will kill you. Now giving
orders is cool as it should be but AGAIN the controls don't work well. When you tell your squad to go somewhere they don't always go where you tell them too. Naturally, this puts your squad at risk and they will most likely die. And the same goes for firing on an enemy via using your squad. If you tell your bazooka squad to fire on an enemy emplacement, they will probably miss, or they will shoot the sandbag right in front of them. Wow, this is some ground breaking A.I.
orders is cool as it should be but AGAIN the controls don't work well. When you tell your squad to go somewhere they don't always go where you tell them too. Naturally, this puts your squad at risk and they will most likely die. And the same goes for firing on an enemy via using your squad. If you tell your bazooka squad to fire on an enemy emplacement, they will probably miss, or they will shoot the sandbag right in front of them. Wow, this is some ground breaking A.I.The sound is good, but it won't win any awards. The weapons sound good and authentic. But, your squad constantly repeats the same dialogue over and over. This hurts the game, but luckily you can turn this option off in the menus. The acting in these long and boring cut-scenes are done well. But, it's just to much nonsense. They should have focused a bit more on the action in the cinemas. It would have helped the game more than anything.
This game will take you about 8-10 hours to complete with three difficulty options to choose from. The online aspect of the game is average. Your put into a squad or team of four pitting you against the other teams. It's all very standard and not groundbreaking by any means. And you'll be lucky if you can find anyone to play with. All in all it's a great idea, but it's not put together very well. It seems to me that the developer ran out of time and money and it shows. If your a die hard WWII fanatic then I would recommend this game as a rental and a rental only. It's not that the game is bad, it just wasn't done right.Reviewed By Trilithium 4
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Nice Review, another game I wanted to pick up but never got the chance due to the fact I have no money.
Posted on 20/10/08
Reviews are coming along nicely here
Posted on 20/10/08
I miss the video reviews
Posted on 20/10/08
Sorry thunderfox. The nex BIG game I review I will consider a video review. It has to be a big deal (game) for me to do video. Like Fallout 3. But, I think somone else on the staff is doing that one. I've been doing the ones no one wants to do. Lol
Posted on 20/10/08
Very good review tril. I would review this game but I dont have the money to get it. : (
Posted on 20/10/08
O an sorry thunder for not many video reviews but you see the only person who can capture the footage is me because I am the only one with a capture card. So if I dont have the game it cant be done. Sorry but all the biggest titles this year will have a video review : )
Posted on 20/10/08
Hey blood. I bought SOCOM PS3.
Posted on 20/10/08
Oh, and thanks B for the compliment.
Posted on 20/10/08
Jesus Tril I take it the credit crunch ain't affecting you lol. How is SOCOM?
Posted on 20/10/08
Yer good review Tril although you forgot about the brilliant gore in this game.
Posted on 20/10/08
this game makes me vomit!
Posted on 20/10/08
Your right Jackedup. I totally forgot about that one. And Merc Socom is cool but the design for the controls are questionable. And of course no one still talks on PS3! What a downer. I'm actually debating on wether or not to keep it because none of my LIVE friends have it, and they probably wont get it. A major downer. Calling all friends please get SOCOM
Posted on 21/10/08
Nice review, but I don't like the dark look of the site, I think you should make it brighter with blues or greens or make the ninjas white
Posted on 21/10/08
I dont know I quiet like the look. The red and black is nice alot white Ninja's could be cool.
O and good review
Posted on 21/10/08
Dually noted guys. I am still trying to find the right tone. I am going to stick with the red and black but I might take your advice and see about those white Ninja's.
Posted on 21/10/08
Interesting. I guess you could mix it up until you find the right balance
Posted on 21/10/08
Still makes me vomit!
Posted on 28/10/08
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