Though the single player isn't that exciting, the multiplayer stands out, and it is reason enough to cough up 20 bucks.
Gameplay: If you haven't ever played a first person shooter, you have issues (or your Jack Thompson, Hilary Clinton, or that Lieberman dude). As with most first WW2 first person shooters, you are put into the first person mode, with only a few weapons, and unlike most WW2 FPS, you don't get much health. The damage model in the game is very accurate. Get shot five times, and you are probably dead. The game has an interesting twist by letting you choose where you want to spawn, and what class you want to spawn as(medic, engineer, scout.....). Now, you can't spawn anywhere, you can only spawn on your teams flags. Flags are basically camps which you can capture. At the top of your screen you have a ticket counter. This counter shows how many reinforcements you have left. Anytime someone on your team dies, you lose a point. If your opponent controlsall or most of the flags on the map, your team starts losing reinforcements automatically. The multiplayer in the game is great, with up to 64 people playing. It can be laggy when you first enter the battle, but the lag usually goes away. The game also supports Punkbuster, which takes care of those jerks who are racist/sexist/total douchebags, and kicks them. It sometimes isn't turned on, though, so you probably will run into an @$$ sometime or another. All in all, the muliplayer rules. However, the single player isn't that great. It has you fighting on two fronts, trying to win WW2. The problem is that the bots are just too easy to kill, even on their hardest setting. Due to a lackluster multiplayer, I give the Gameplay an 8.
Graphics: The graphics in the game are great. The vehicles, planes, infantry, bascically everything looks good. The enviroments are varied, and all look good as well. I give the Graphics a 9.
Sound: I have one problem with the sound, and that is that there is no music during battle. I love playing to music, and from what little music i do hear, I feel that EA could've done much better. However, the weapons sound like real weapons, and nothing sounds better than hearing your bomber sending little packages of death to Earth with a whistling sound, followed by a BOOM! I give the Sound a 9.
Value: Well, you don't get much value from a FPS like this. Other than the fact that yoou get tons of multiplayer maps, and the fact that the gameplay is very addictive and solid enough to keep you amused, you wouldn't be coming back. I give the Value an 8.
Reviewer's Tilt: I love FPS. They are in my blood. I have to give this one a 10 from the Reviewer's Tilt.
Simply put, this game is great. Plus, you can pick it up for only twenty dollars. not too much to ask, is it?