 | | | | Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway (Xbox 360) |  | From: Ubisoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: £49.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (32 reviews)
Sales Rank: 139
Platform: Xbox 360
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: Video Game
Age: 11 - 18 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
EAN: 3307210227218
ASIN: B000FNA2AU
Release Date: September 26, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Amazon.co.uk Review
In a nutshell:
After a successful tour of duty on the current gen consoles Brothers in Arms returns in the ultimate WWII squad based shooter, set during the closing months of the war as you take part in the crucial Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands. The lowdown:
Although there were many astonishing looking games at the recent E3 event this was for most people the most graphically amazing next gen game seen so far. The levels not only look near photorealistic but the game world is huge and almost completely interactive. The gameplay works in the same basic way as before, with an easy to use onscreen cursor enabling you to direct your men with a single button press. New movement types now exist though, allowing you to specify stealth or patrol postures depending on what you?re doing and how fast you need to move. The only problem is the enemy have the same abilities and their artificial intelligence is advanced enough to make proper use of them. Most exciting moment:
Not only are the enemy intelligent but they?re also well trained, reacting just as a real German soldier would. They?ll hide in doorways, ambush at road junctions and even, in one memorable encounter, hide behind a washing line ? where your only warning is from a Dutch civilian at a window above. Since you ask:
Everything in the game is as realistic as possible with streets and house copied exactly from photos taken at the time, while all weapons and vehicles are modelled to work exactly as they did in real life. The bottom line:
The most realistic WWII game ever ? in terms of history, tactics and graphics.
HARRISON DENT
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 This is BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!! December 25, 2008
As soon as I started playing, I loved the game. The graphics are very good but could be better. The whole game is a squad based fps set in WW2
and follows the story of Matt Baker like in the last two. The game play is very fun and advanced as you can now dig in and use cover like Gears of War. The German squad morale is cool and I like the way you can surpress their units. The use of destructable cover makes it more realistic. Tanks also come into the game and the driving controls are very similar to Halo. Another cool feature is the action camera which, if you get a cool head shot or nice explosive kill, will show you the moment again in slow motion for added effect. I think if you like smart fps then this game is right for you! This is worth dubble what you can bye it on Amazon because it is a 5 star great game.
one of the best wargames ever December 18, 2008
i love everything about this, i think its one of the best although sniper elite is probably the greatest of the WWII games. its possible to really lose yourself, and on the hardest level it is exciting and challenging, and gives a sense of total authenticity, while being a lot less clunky and awkward than other games. i cant recommend this highly enough - love it one of the best games ive ever played
The Thinking Man's FPS November 23, 2008
Well after getting to the Industrial Complex and taking out another MG crew, I actually feel compelled to write a review. I ordered this game after seeing the preview movies. I then read the reviews here and was expecting the worst, but I have to say this really is a great, well thought out game. The tactical element of the squad based play is brilliant and really makes you think about where you will place your men, although it can be annoying when they take an exposed route and get shot. All in all I think Hell's Highway is in a genre of it's own placing the emphasis strictly on tactics. If you want a "shooter" that really makes you think, then buy this game.
 A Thinking Man's Shooter November 18, 2008
Following on from its two predecessors, Hell's Highway continues the story of Sergeant Matt Baker and his squad of US paratroopers as they take part in the ill-fated Operation Market Garden in September 1944.
The game relies a little too heavily on the player having completed the two earlier games. It tries to fill in the story and, to be fair, does succeed, but it's definitely a richer experience if you know your Brothers in Arms history.
The game incorporates a cover system, extra fireteams (bazookas make a welcome appearance) and there is a new health system whereby your health recharges after taking cover for a few seconds (similar to Call of Duty). The gameplay is largely the same, and these new additions are very welcome. You must use squad tactics and good cover to pin, flank and overcome your enemies.
Control of both your character and your fellow soldiers is generally smooth and solid. Occasionally in the heat of battle things get a little fiddly, and your squad AI isn't always as sharp as it could be, so you end up doing a lot of the fighting yourself. Thankfully, unless you play on the very hardest difficulty, enemy AI is not very aggressive (German tanks are especially rubbish), so you usually aren't punished too hard if you take on too much or make a mistake. This isn't always the case, but is is more often than not. Hell's Highway is an easier game than its prequels.
The graphics are very nice, with a huge effort made to portray the different characters as individuals, and they are all well animated too. Hell's Highway is a surprisingly gory game, with slow-mo headshots and exploding bodies being frequent, but it can be turned off in the options.
The good graphics are important as this is a very story-driven game. You care about the men under your command and what happens to them. Few games have tried as hard as this to represent how gruelling and difficult war is, and the burden that rests on the NCOs who are responsible for so much of the key infantry battles.
The stress Baker feels is well handled throughout and although the ending is perhaps a little rushed it just about fits. It makes a nice change for a game to attempt to show the psychological impact of war, rather than purely concentrating on the guns and killing (although there is plenty of that too). It is genuinely sad and also amusing in places.
The multiplayer side of Hell's Highway appears to be something of an afterthought. With just one game type (a mild variation on capture the flag), some pretty bad lag and next to no players, you won't spend much time on it. But the campaign mode is engrossing and rewarding, so the game is still well worth a play.
Heaven... November 15, 2008
Got something COD hasnt, a cover system. A 1st person shooter that you CANT just run and gun. Part shooter, part RTS... ACE.
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