Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood review

The PS2 is missing all the guts and the glory

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Instead, the gameplay makes you focus on the ‘four Fs’ of infantry combat. These are, in sequence: 1) Finding the enemy, 2) Fixing them in their positions with suppressive fire, 3) Flanking them while they’re pinned and 4) Finishing them off. Remember: F.

To achieve all this you have to command separate units – a fire team to suppress the enemy and an assault team to out-flank and kill the enemy. Issuing orders is as simple as selecting the relevant team then positioning a cursor and pressing either the left trigger to get your men to move to that position, or the right trigger to order them to fire at that position.

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GenreShooter
DescriptionA WWII game with that discourages the run-and-gun nature of its contemporaries, with a greater focus of squad tactics and strategy.
Franchise nameBrothers in Arms
UK franchise nameBrothers In Arms
Platform"Xbox","PC","PS2"
US censor rating"Mature","Mature","Mature"
UK censor rating"","",""
Alternative names"BiA"
Release date1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK)
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