while I know it won't appeal to everyone, I find it to be substantially more appealing to decimate an enemy not by rambo-tactics, but by outsmarting them by utilizing true-to-life battlefield tactics. the outcome is the same over and over.įor as hyped as COD2, BIA has spoiled me. well, if there weren't a seemingly endless supply of soldiers to take the position of gunner after the first headshot. Hell, you can take out an MG42 with a single shot. They don't hide all that effectively, usually having some part of their body protruding from the defensive position they are in. The enemies? Grab a rifle and it's headshot city. knowing how to take cover automatically behind available defensive structures. In Brothers and Arms your squad is very smart. You do have allied support in the form of an unlimited supply of stupid soldiers, who rush right past you into the line of fire every time.

It's a typical FPS killfest with WW2-inspired graphics. Everything from the weapons, the missions, to the architecture of buildings themselves was duplicated for the game based on historic accounts of the events of that time. The missions in the game are not only true-to-history, but Gearbox goes as far as to unlock game 'extras' for beating a level that show you precisely how closely the game mirrors what actually happened. At this point they are most vulnerable to flank attacks, which is typically how you utilize your second (assault) squad who carry an armament of machine guns. You must command your fire squad to lay down suppressive fire, which causes the enemy to become less and less likely to pop their head out at you. and you *will* be killed.Īs you adjust your position around the available battlefield the enemy shifts into as defensively superior a position as they can find. While annoying at first, it forces you to make tactical battlefield decisions instead of just running out like rambo on all-you-can-headshot Tuesdays. Your shooting abilities aren't those of a sniper, even if you are used to dominating with low caliber guns in other games. You face enemies that have a remarkably smart AI. What separates it from other games is that you are a squad leader in charge of one or two squads. It is set in the World War 2 era on D-Day and the next few days that followed.

I don't play many games usually because of having no time, but I do play games that come with a relatively small time commitment that you can play a quick few minutes and then get back to doing whatever you *should* be doing.īrother's in Arms is a tactical first person shooter, which is a strange combination. After having played both games, I've decided that BIA is much, much better than COD2.

Brother in arms 2