Here's the review of Brothers in Arms from someone born and still living in Eindhoven (The Netherlands).
When i heard about this game being made about WW2: Operation Market i found out you get to play in my hometown 'Eindhoven'. To me that alone was pretty amazing and it just might be the real reason i bought this game.
There are a lot of WW2 shooters so why would you buy BiA? BiA isn't that different really, the main difference in BiA is that this time you can command your squads to go somewhere and hide behind a wall and take cover. You could say BiA is a bit tactical, you will have to order your men to good positions or they will die but on the other hand it's not that hard to kill most of the enemies yourself after you get the hang of it.
Your teammates don't always act very realistic when taking cover but that's not a real problem. The germans seem to always try to shoot you first unless you're hiding. Your enemies do try to take cover but they will never try to outsmart you and your squads. So the A.I. isn't very good but not very bad either.
The Graphics in BiA are not superbe but they'll manage to create a colourful world (sometimes too colourful). Holland looks pretty good and i must say a lot of these houses look just like mine. The town Eindhoven also looks pretty good, churches and big houses are well created like they are in real life.
The story is pretty basic and emotional. I Wish it was a bit more emotional sometimes and to me the end of the game was pretty bad. Ofcourse Gearbox had to make the game as realistic as possible, but when you've finished Eindhoven, you get to back to the villages and the game only get's easier from there in my opinion. I must say i was kinda dissapointed because you have to fight through Eindhoven quite some time but not enough.
Conclusion:
BiA is a great game, you will have to like shooters and WW2 games. Also the difficulty is not hard, once you get the hang of it. If you want a nice game right now just pick this one up. If you're buying another game wait till this one is cheaper.