Those looking for a excellent Military tactical shooter with historical accuracy look no further
User Rating: 9.8 | Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 PC
Brother’s in Arms gives you a taste of what it must have been like for a young inexperienced Paratrooper 60 year ago. You play as a young Sergeant in the 101st and you take command a 12 man squad through the horrors of Normandy in an attempt to push the Nazi’s out of Occupied France, along the way you encounter hardships and a fanatical enemy. Brother’s in Arm’s is a excellent game because it shows what combat is really like without having to enlist, it also gives you a feeling that your actually in Normandy during World War 2, In BIA you control 3-6 other soldier’s depending on the mission, the soldier’s are spilt into two teams one assault (flanking team), One suppress the way you move and plan your attack will mean the life and death of the soldier’s, The command interface is easy to use with one click of the right mouse button and your team will move to a specific spot, though at points your men won’t deploy to the point you told them to go. The AI in this game is pretty good, the Germans are extremely good shots but so are your teammates, your team will automatically take cover when attacked and duck and return fire, they’ll automatically start firing and move to a position that offers them cover. In some missions you’ll be supported by Tanks from the 4th ID and 2nd Armoured Division making the mission even easier and sometimes even more difficult but beware however the Germans can and will destroy a tank with any chance they get. Most people complain about the tactics and how its gets boring each mission, let me tell you something the tactics are authentic the fire and flank tactic was used by troops in World War 2 and even now are being used, the tactics are straight out of a Military manual. Most games are scripted meaning that certain characters just won’t die (in COD it was Capt. Price, the sniper, Capt. Foley, Sgt. Moody), in Brother’s in Arms that’s not the case the tactics you use will determine the number of your own squad mates getting injured or killed if your smart enough all 3 or 6 men will come home in one piece if you like running and gunning then your whole team and yourself will be coming home in a body bag (if a teammate dies in one mission he’ll automatically be back (or else it’ll just be you)). The maps are well designed and well laid out, you have a number of ways of approaching an objective but some ways are more dangerous and difficult to bypass then other’s, its not like in other games where there is only one way to approach an objective. Characters in the game is well done, each character has their own unique personality from the professional Sgt. Hassay to the more quiet and poetical Legget each person has a personality that matches the profiles from the war. Your character actually has the personality of Maj. Winters. You’ll start to care for some of the character’s and you’ll start to develop a little bond with them. The game also features a Special Section that has weapon profiles, After Action Reports, photos, and other miscellaneous items. There are flaws in the game but let’s face it what game is perfect?, What I would have loved to see in this game or in a future release is more AI, both allied and Enemy. Have a boot camp level like MOHPA. I’ve spent almost five years studying about battle and battlefield tactics, I’ve read countless books and seen countless documentaries, Brother’s in Arm’s is a one of a kind game, it takes you back to Normandy and gives you a first hand account of what it must have been like to be a 18 or 20 year old soldier. It also makes you realize the intensity and brutality of war and the friendships that can only be found in war. It’s a documentary rolled into a video game. 
