• 29Sep 08

  My thoughts on BIA: Hell's Highway

  whether you're planning to buy the game or not, this "review" of mine may help your decision.

  First off, Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway is the third game to the popular tactical WW2 shooter series. And it is easily the best. This isn't COD or MOH where you are a one man army, single handedly changing the outcome of ww2. You play as Sgt. Matt Baker, a squad leader who has lost a few too many soldiers under his command.

  If you don't like tactical shooters, well this game will still be fun, because it's not quite as tactical as GRAW 2 or games like it. While you do have to take cover and control squads, it's all very fun and user friendly. You usually control up to two squads, have them lay suppressing fire on the the Germans while you go flank them and kill them from the side. Nothing too complicated, but it's enough to where you HAVE to take cover or, yes, you will die.

  As for the graphics, well they're not the best and the textures can take some time to load. It uses the Unreal Engine, and texture loading times seems to be a problem with that in most games. With that being said, this game has the best graphics of any ww2 shooter I've seen/played thus far. Sometimes it looks a little too shiny and pixelated, still, the graphics and environments can blow you away. (it did for me).

  The single player mode takes about 10 hours to complete, depending on how you play the game (whether you choose to sit back and let your squad take the bad guys out, or if you just rush head on, etc...).Multiplayer on the other hand, is complete garbage. I was very dissapointed with this. It feels like they just tacked it on, just to have a mutliplayer component in the game. I won't go too far into this, seeing as how bad it sucks. There's lots of lag and I had trouble figuring out what to do.

  So here's the final rundown: Hell's Highway is an excellent shooter with plenty of character development (lots of cutscenes). It' deeper than most ww 2 shooters and you have to use strategy to get through levels. The levels are very detailed. If you're looking for a great single player experience, this is the game for you.

  If you're looking for a multiplayer shooter to replace COD4 or other games, this isn't gonna do it, I'm sorry to say. Try waiting for COD WaW or Gears of War 2. Oh, and you can reload the M1 Garand mid-clip

  Sorry about my long-windedness, but come on, it's a great game! My score: 8.5/10

  • Posted Sep 29, 2008 5:59 am GMT
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• 5Sep 08

  Preordered Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

  that's right, went to my gamestop and put the 5 dollars down payment and I'm now on the reserve list for it. I just hope it'll be a good game.

  Some things are still bothering me, like the graphics, which don't seem to have quite enough texture to them. But either way, I'm gettin the game on the first day.

  Oh, and the school is fine, even though I'm in a freshman class, but it doesn't really matter.

  • Posted Sep 5, 2008 4:11 pm GMT
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• 2Sep 08

  School Starts Tomorrow, Sept. 3rd

  Yep, I'm back to school tomorrow. Luckily, in exactly 24 hours, school will have already been out and I will have completed my first day. Too bad these next 24 hours will go by very slow....

  On top of that, I'm trying out a vocational school that teaches trades like culinary, auto repair, and the like. So I'm a new kid-again. Of course, there are some people there that I might know, seeing as it's in the same district as my regular school. But either way, I can't see myself having a very good day tomorrow. Wish me luck folks

  • Posted Sep 2, 2008 12:08 pm GMT
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