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Generally favorable reviews- based on 81 Ratings

  • Summary: 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. [Ubisoft] Expand
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  1. Positive: 18 out of 22
  2. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Easily one of the most engrossing shooters ever made. [Holiday 2008, p.70]
  2. For all its faults Hell's Highway is a rich experience that should be played through at least twice, because in completing the game you just want to keep going. [Dec 2008, p.68]
  3. Hell's Highway proves to be an exciting, engaging ride despite a few bumps along the way.
  4. There are some technical problems and crash bugs that need ironed out (especially for ATI users, from the sound of it), and the feel and responsiveness of the controls could have been better. The AI is lacking, but those special slow-motion moments when you score a particularly nasty headshot or a grenade blows a guy into thirds are rewarding and add to the cinematic feel.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 30
  2. Negative: 5 out of 30
  1. ScottS.
    10
    Plain and simple the PC version of the game really rocks. If you have the hardware you will find that the game looks fantastic. I really can't say enough about how good the character models look. Very realistic. The game was also longer than I expected which was nice. This game is a great improvement over previous BoH games and I really enjoyed it. This time around the FPS elements are improved and the squad AI is awesome in my opinion. Any low scores say to me either bad hardware was used or the person is just sick of WWII games. I highly recommend this game! Well done Gearbox! Expand
  2. JaCkAmO
    8
    Great shooter. I've been playing shooters since they hit the market. The controlling is a little hectic at first, but once you get used to commanding your units, it's a lot of fun. Great storyline, fantastic graphics. I had to disable SLI to get the video bugs out...but runs flawless. Expand
  3. 7
    As stated in the official reviews - depends too much on the previous games in the series to really get the story. Otherwise, a pretty good WW2 Shooter. The only issue i have is that the game is not optimized for CrossfireX Configuration, and was a pain ti play even with the V-Sync on. Expand
  4. [Anonymous]
    3
    The squad gameplay definitely is something very exciting about this game. Also the player models look fantastic. But I have to say the landscape is horrible, i've not seen so many bitmaps put together since 1998. Im sorry but this is not what we want to see nowadays... Collapse

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