Advantages: Realism, Historically Based Missions, Strong Graphics and Sound Disadvantages: Can't Really Think of Any
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood tells the story of Joe Harstock and second squad, one of the many squads of paratroopers from the 101st airborne dropped over Normandy the night before the D - Day invasions in World War 2.
With missions based on actually 101st airborne engagement Brothers in Arms follows second squad through to D Day +15 and the assault on the German held fortress of St. Sauveur.
Through-out the game you control Joe Hartstock ... ...The main strength of Brothers in Arms is the realism. Gearbox software have gone to a major effort to accurately model the terrain and especially the urban environments to recreate the experience of Normandy in 1944. The weapons both American and German are portrayed very accurately and have obviously been well researched.
The visuals in the game are amazing and the look of the game is reminiscent of the colour leached scenes from Saving Private ...
zero1010 20.03.2006
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood (PS2)
Advantages: New challenges Disadvantages: Repeated missions
...So when the Brothers in Arms series started, one had to say to themselves,'not another war game'. Intrigue plays it's part though and I had to go out and buy it to see for myself how it compared with the other games.
The new game called Brother's in Arms Earned in Blood came out towards the end of last year. At the time, Call of Duty 2 was about to be released also, so there was a lot of competition around. So here's my review of the latest war ... ...to be released under the Brothers in Arms heading. The first one, Road to Hill 30 was released a year or two previously. The start of the game introduces you to your character that you are potraying, a sgt. Joe''red'' Harstock. Users who played the first game will know that Harstock was one the characters in your squad, so we automaticaly see that this game is a continuation where the last one finished off.
Harstock is recording his version of events ...
bifbails 06.02.2006
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood (PS2)
Gameplay/Playability
Graphics
Sound
Value for Money
1-2 of 2 reviews
Compare prices for Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood (PS2) »
1 to 2 out of 2 offers for Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood (PS2)
AKA: CoD2: Big Red One - Genre: Shooter - First Person Shooter - Publisher: Activision - Developer(s): Gray Matter Interactive Studios, Spark Unlimited, Treyarch - Age Rating: 16+