Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

Hell's Highway will have a hard time going up against Treyarch's Call of Duty: World at War this Christmas, but, like Sergeant Baker himself, it's going to put up a damn good fight.

Fans of Band of Brothers or Saving Private Ryan can rub their hands with satisfaction. Hell's Highway improves the most serious mistakes of its two predecessors, and additionally tempts with nice graphics.

The Airborne soldiers that fought and lived through the horrors of World War II, and particularly that Operation Market Garden deserve respect, honor, and tales that highlight their sacrifices on the field of battle (as all soldiers do). Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway does an excellent job of presenting the story of these men, and is as compelling as many war movies. While many of the franchise's traditional gameplay elements return, such as the tactical controls of squads, so do the issues associated with those controls. While the visuals are better, it still has a number of AI issues, m...

However, if we look beyond the politics I must say that as a stand-alone squad shooter it’s a solid game if slightly unremarkable. If World War 2 is your thing then sure, go for it. However, you might want to wait and see how COD5 fairs and make your choice then: yet another World War 2 game to look forward too. Or not.

It always seems that when developers sit down to work on a new first person shooter for the Xbox 360 they must think about doing something that's innovative and exciting rather than following the same tired old formula of which war to choose. Then, I imagine, they must reach a point at which it becomes way too much effort and then decide that World War Two still hasn't had every last drop of creativity squeezed out of it. Rather than drop innovation completely, they compromise and make the ga...