World War II can only come in so many flavors, yet it seems like most game developers take the FPS-route and probably for good reason; its super fun to shoot Nazis in the face. The good folks at Midway know this all too well and are about to roll out Hour of Victory this summer. But really, why should you care? In a world full of Medal of Honors, Call of Dutys and Generic of Bland-titles, Victory tries to spice up the formula a bit. And no, it doesnt mean youll get to shoot at the rest of the
Oh man. It must have taken ages to come up with the super-imaginative title for Midways foray into the uber-competitive WWII genre. After going hands-on with HoV this month, its name might reflect the big budget aspirations of the Call of Dutys and Brothers in Arms of this world, but the rest didnt measure
We never thought we'd say this, but... we're actually sick of killing Nazis.
We've simply visited the trenches of World War II far too many times in the last several years. How many times can one storm the beaches of Normandy and still find it harrowing? How many times can one invade Berlin and still find it meaningful? If everyone tries to make an ultra realistic shooter out of a real, historical event, they're all going to end up pretty much the same.
That's why Hour of Victory, arriving on
