Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (Xbox 360) (Xbox 360 Games)

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway is relentless in emphasising the horrors of war with an engaging psychological story and high-intensity combat that both entertains and petrifies you every step of the way.

Stellar single player strategy and story in Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway make for the best (offline) World War II experience to date.

The Brothers In Arms series has finally made its way on to the current generation of consoles with Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway. Much like the previous iterations of the series this title is also set in World War 2. For those unfamiliar with the...

Call of Duty for people who prefer grenades to not arrive in multiples of thirty.

Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway manages to rise above the now over familiar WW2 setting to be counted as tactical squad based shooter worthy of anyone’s time and money in an overpopulated marketplace filled with copycats and clones that lack half as...

Hell's Highway unfolds during World World II's ill-fated Operation Market Garden, which saw Allied forces deliver the largest ever airborne assault down onto Holland in an effort to not only combat German occupation, but to also cross the Rhein and...

Furthermore, the temptation to plough onward with a simple FPS approach is made all the more tangible as most player deaths come about while using precious seconds to quickly peep out of cover to assign orders, at which point Baker cannot fire his...

Hell's Highway starts with a summary of the squads efforts from earlier efforts, telling the tale of what happened in previous games. The summary is done akin to the opening of a TV show, with a "previously on" set of scenes shown before the game kicks...

All in all, the best way to describe BiA: Hell's Highway is that it's a nice evolution of its predecessor rather than been a true revolution of the developers efforts from last gen. In places you'll probably wish Gearbox could have done more to make...

Hell's Highway proves to be an exciting, engaging ride despite a few bumps along the way.

Great blend of squad control and first-person combat ; Vibrant, detailed environments ; Battlefield sounds will put you on edge ; Interesting characters ; Action camera is exhilarating

Story relies too much on knowledge of past games ; Texture irregularities can sour cutscenes

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Sadly, Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway looks destined to become yet another also-ran in the great yuletide arms race of 2008. It may hold your attention for a while but don't get your hopes up.

Gripping Story, disturbing authenticity, awesome audiovisuals

Insipid, busted multiplayer

Stellar single player strategy and story in Hell's Highway make for the best (offline) World War II experience to date.

World War II is coming back into your living room with Hell's Highway, a solid, squad-based tactical shooter. Aside from some minor glitches and a lack of decent multiplayer the game is stunning, with a movie-like story that is gripping and emotional....

Squad-based combat. Great graphics. Solid controls and gameplay. Authentic WW2 experience. Spectacular sound effects. Destructible cover

Weak multiplayer. Occasional issues when moving squad. Squad members cannot be healed

A solid WWII experience!