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Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

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Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

The Empire Strikes Back of WWII games

Jan 9, 2008

Whereas former Brothers in Arms games focused on victorious moments in World War II, Hell’s Highway concentrates on Operation Market Garden: the last major Allied defeat.

“In the first game it was like the first Star Wars, with Carantan like the Death Star where all the Rebels band together,” explains head of Gearbox Randy Pitchford. “This story is more like The Empire Strikes Back. The bad guys are on top. It is not a good day for the Allies.”

This is a somewhat grounding statement after sitting through the tales of Gearbox’s developers interviewing gruff veterans and seeing them break down in tears. Market Garden was an attempt by the Allies to gain a fast route into German territory to end the war quickly and efficiently - sending paratroopers and gliders over the frontline in an attempt to secure roads (including what became known as the Hell’s Highway) and bridges (including that famous Bridge Too Far) to allow for a high-speed armoured advance to Berlin.


 
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Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

Genre: Shooter
Release date: Oct 7, 2008
Published by: Ubisoft
Developed by: Gearbox
Franchise: Brothers in Arms
Min system requirements: 2.6GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB RAM (2GB for Vista), 128MB Geforce 6800 or better, 8GB HD space
Recommended system: 2GB RAM, GeForce 9800GT/Radeon 3870 videocard
Multiplayer Modes:
Online
20 player VS
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