FC Weekly News
Featuring: Brothers In Arms: Hells Highway
By: The Sik One and Laughlin
[b]THE FOX NEWS REPORT[/b]
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Step into action with the new Brothers in Arms Hells Highway
Weekly game review:
Brothers In Arms Hells Highway (PS3), Online, Historic first person shooter, Created by Ubisoft, Release date, November 1st 2006
Brothers In Arms Hell's Highway brings the critically acclaimed squad-based WWII shooter into the next generation of gaming with amazing graphics and sound, new cutting-edge gameplay features and a completely redesigned online component. Delivering on the franchise's compelling story, unrivaled authenticity and intense squad-based action, Brothers In Arms Hell's Highway drops you into Operation Market-Garden, the largest airborne operation of World War II. Lead Matt Baker, Joe Hartsock and the rest of the 101st Airborne Division as they fight to open "Hell's Highway" in a daring bid for a quick end to the war.
Check out the comparison between Hells Highway and Road to Hill 30
[u]Weapon's for BIA:HH [/u]
As you have seen in other WW2 game's, It get's very un-realistic. You can hold 5 gun's and 10 grenade's! Seriously, That's pointless. But in BIA:HH you will experience a new kind of WW2 genre.
The weapon's you will experience in BIA:HH are the basic weapon's soldier's would of faught with back then. Like your support squad would be getting M1-Garand's and BAR's while your assault squad get's Thompson's and M1-Carbine's. Usually the squad leader has a Thompson. In BIA:HH you usually have the Thompson/M1-Garand and a few grenade's. Making the fighting seem real.
When you go to get a grenade you actually look down on your belt to see how many you have left. Grenade explosions are SICK in this game, Explosion's very much like real grenade's. If you watch the Band of Brother's serie's the fighting is alot like that, Like when they are in Carentan. But back to weapon's, You will usually see the regular weapon's but more realistic.
Most german infantry had Kar-98's and MP40's with the occasional MG-42 position. So I give the BIA:HH weapon's two thumbs up, They sound great and look great!
Allied guns you can expect: M1-Garand, Thompson, Bar, Springfield, .30 Cal, Colt .45, M1 Carbine, Bazooka
Axis guns you can expect: Kar98, MP40, STG44, MG42, Kar98 scoped, Walther P38 or luger,
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Machine gun team
[u]Enemy and Squad members [/u]
The enemy in this game is very smart and well loaded with guns and ammo! The designers for BIA:HH have made the enemy use tactic's instead of just sitting there waiting for there death to come. They will actually try to flank you to kill you and rush, Sometime's they will be camping there but that's because they are ocupied. They are either loading ammo into arty gun's, cleaning there own guns, or talking inside a building. Your squad member's will not fire on them unless A. You fire, B. They fire, C. You give the order to fire. But until that no one will fire. Now for the allied squad member's.
Your squad member's have been made exceptionally well, Let's say if (made up names) Private.Kyle fall's down, Private.Cartmen will run back and help him up or if you were walking around and went up to one of your squad member's they will actually say something to you! The visual's on the squad member's look amazing.
BIA:HH is also bringing new squad's to your disposal, such as a MG team, which has a .30 cal, A bazooka team, Which the bazooka is named "Spella" and a radio team where you can actually call in artillery to take out them german's. I would save some money because this game is going to rock!
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Hartsock holding Thompson
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Baker holding M1-Garand
[u]General Gameplay [/u]
You can expect action and lots of shooting every mission. While first mission looks to be action packed starting off on the bridge and being instantly attacked by german soldiers inside a cafe, As you can see in the video's there is alot of tactic's involved in every mission. For blood it seem's there will be lots of gore so most likely it will be a high rating.
BIA:HH also introduces civilians to the game. Since there was alot of people stranded in the town while Operation Market Garden was going on, As you will see in image's and video's these civilians help the allied forces. Like when the man with the light was showing Baker that their were axis forces infront of him then he open's fire.
One other thing in gameplay that people are looking forward to is shooting, As you saw in the trailor he shoot's right through the blanket, and in other part's MG's shredding through wood and other such materials.
As for ammo, the game is trying to be realistic, so you will find you have basic ammo. 8 clips for thompson, and possibly 10 clips for M1 garand.
Now for explosions it can get very real. I was watching a trailor and all the allied force's were sitting down in a cafe, and all of a sudden a arty shell hits infront of it and the glass shatters into piece's and hit's Baker in the arm, as his world is going slow, he walk's outside and the medic is outside looking at him and says "Jesus christ, Baker, let me get that out of your arm" Baker raises his arm and he pulls the piece of glass out, This was all in first person, and made the experience feel very very real!
Videos can be located [url=http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/772/772044/vids_1.html] here[/url]
[u]Rating's from The Fox[/u]
[[b]u]Sound[/u][/b] Score: 9.4
From the video's The Fox has seen, it has sounded amazing. With all the yelling making it feel like your there and making the intensity level rise. Allied gun's such as the Thompson sounded very good, But gun's like the M1-Garand we found didnt give enough punch, and hearing the axis gun's was very good aswell. The enemy didnt speak alot though, We were wishing for them to yell out as much as Baker's squad would. But otherwise very well sound.
[u][b]Graphics[/b][/u] Score: 10
All we had to say was wow, The visual's on the enemy and squad member's was amazing, No more crystal line. The look on gun's was also very amazing. The whole graphic thing was absolutely outstanding! Good work
[u][b]Fun[/b][/u] Score: 9.2
Looking from the video's it look's like BIA:HH is a fun game, But is trying to strive more towards a serious game role. From the tactic's it is trying to show gamer's how to out-smart your enemy in a serious way instead of doing the Medal of Honor style, "Run n Gun" where 1 soldier take's on the whole army. But player's may get tired of idea of flanking and might want to run and gun, This game is for people that want to play a serious WW2 game. Gore also make's the score go up since I know alot of people out there just love that blood on games!
Over all score: 9.7
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Our job is done here, Time to head home
PS3 Spec’s and info
Alright FC mark November 17 down on you calander! If you can cough up th money you’ll have a chance to get your hands on the best gaming system yet! Play Station 3 will be hitting the store’s along with a vast assortment of state of the art games. If you’re an American It’s going to put you $499 dollars in the hole for the 20GB HDD and $599 dollars for the 60GB HDD. If you’re a Canuck it’s gonna cost you $549 for the 20GB and $659 60GB. Get off the couch and mow some lawns if you want a winter of intence gaming! Here is the Spec’s for the PS3!
CPU Cell Processor 3.2GHz
AV Output HDMI, A/V, Digital (Optical)
GPU RSX "Reality Synthesizer"
Disc Media DVD, Blu-ray, Backward compatible PS2
Supported Resolution 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
Communication Ethernet, WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth
System Memory 256MB XDR
Internal Storage Detachable 2.5" HDD slot
Controller Bluetooth Wireless (up to 7 additional), Motion sensitive
I/O MemoryStick, SD Memory, CompactFlash, USB 2.0 (4 ports)
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PlayStation®3 Launches On November 17, 2006 In North America
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