The game ripples with feeling of realism and action. That's not to say that the feel and graphics are flawed in any way. The engine runs well, but it isn't at the level of Half Life 2. You'll need a pretty fast machine to play the game, but nothing too special. Toggling through the 'Situtional Awareness View' (A view that lets you pause the game, assess the battlefield and come up with a plan), you see that enemy soldiers hold onto key points of advantage and retreat to a more secure position when fearing being flanked.Īlong with the usual WWII weapons introduced in the first Brothers in Arms game, Earned in Blood comes out with some of the new weapons like the M3 grease gun which is a pleasure to use. You notice that while trying to flank your opponents, they are instead out-flanking you. You soon become aware that enemy troops, just like you, don't want to die. The in-game battle shifts just like it does in war. By this I mean that suppressing fire and flanking doesn't always work. Not only are you out-flanking and shooting the fish in the bucket, you're also trying to avoid becoming the fish itself. The AI seems to have dramatically taken it up a notch as well. Both can be used for assault of firing, but your men are less likely to die if you take advantage of their specific training and specialties.
Your primary teams are the 'Fire' and 'Assault' teams, one for suppressive fire and the other for assaulting an enemy's position. You are attributed two main teams (and sometimes a 3rd armor team for even more fun).
To truly succeed, you need to learn how to correctly apply suppressing fire to an enemy's position and how to cover your own troops while in the heat of a battle.Īlong with these rudimentary fundamentals, you learn that flanking is the key ingredient in battle. You will have to work together, or achieving the end-result will be utterly hopeless.ī.I.A.:E.I.B.
You're a professional soldier who's been trained to work together, to cover, to return fire, to flank, and most of all, to eliminate the enemy. The main objective of this game is to make you and your squad work together as one cohesive unit. If you've already played Brothers in Arms:Road to Hill 30, then you've already adapted to the intricate style of commands and orders, but for the ordinary FPS shoot'em up fan, get ready to click your heels together Dorothy, cause you've just entered Oz. This First Person Shooter isn't like anything you're used to. Not the ideal way to start any mission, but learn for yourself what happens, I don't want to spoil anyone's adventures' Gameplay
Get ready for a night time drop that gets you caught in branches and looking down the enemy's barrel. You command both assault and fire teams through cut-throat missions in France's rural and urban settings. Taking part of the 101st airborne, 2nd squad, you start off the game by listening to a dialogue between 'Red' and his superior recounting the details of his mission. It's as though you were in the real show of Band of Brothers, but instead of just watching, you're actually participating, interacting and leading your troops to victory. The action, fighting, dialogue and feel are incredibly well done. gives players an in-depth perspective of life as a paratrooper.īe prepared to play through the real missions and tactics starting from D-Day to +15 (fifteen days prior to the Normandy landing). The typical motto of 'behind enemy lines' is a way of life for these soldiers who wanted to prove that there's really a reason why they're called the best. With casual drops behind enemy lines, these soldiers go in and take care of business the old fashioned way. Being a paratrooper means being part of the toughest mother truckers in the military. Joe 'Red' Hartsock, you take on the role of delegating orders to your squad and executing your military prowess on the battlefield. takes us through the somber life of troops in WWII and transforms the user into a military leader fighting in a war that changed the century.Īssuming the identity of Sgt. Focusing on a French backdrop, Ubisoft gives us an authentic story-line with glimpses of fear, honesty and action-packed intensity. Brothers in Arms 'Earned In Blood' is at it again with new and improved gameplay, action and a spot on perception of what it was like to lead a squad of men through the hell that was WWII.