When Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood was released in 2005, it began an epic war story not unlike HBO’s Band of Brothers. In fact, the third chapter, Hell’s Highway, begins with a “Previously, on Brothers in Arms” recap, to remind us what Captain Matt Baker and the men of the 101st Airborne Division have been through since dropping into Normandy on D-Day. Now, as part of Operation Market Garden, Baker and his men ...
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Geeks who came a generation before gaming are still giddily dressing to the nines and LARPing away all over America in super-serious Civil War reenactments. The point is: You're not over World War II, you just think you are. Yeah, yeah - the market was over saturated and Call of Duty 4 got with the times, but history never goes out of style. There are still plenty of us out there with a rabid hankering for all things WWII, an appetite that has not been satiated by Medal of Honor's recent Vanguard and Airborne assaults. Enter Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway. ...
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There’s something inherently sensible about the Brothers in Arms games - in the nicest possible way. Despite all the bullets and drama they never lose their head; they always seem a few steps ahead of you. Case in point: the first proper level begins with an airdrop of the 101st Airborne Division. Immediately we imagined the same night sky filled with transport planes and flak fire that we’ve played and seen in a good dozen games ...
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When Brothers In Arms: Hells Highway looks more like Soldier of Fortune than it does Medal of Honor, you know that its not your typical WWII shooter. Our first act was to hurl a grenade that blew one man into three: eviscerating his mid-section and blasting off his left leg at the knee. Once wed thrown the grenade, the game decided that we werent in any immediate danger, so it gave us a close-up of the explosion. In slow motion we could make out every little detail, including the bones ...
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Jan 9, 2008
Whereas former Brothers in Arms games focused on victorious moments in World War II, Hells 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 ...
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ESRB Rating
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway is rated: Mature
Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Mild Sexual Themes