Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30 is a first-person shooter video game created by Gearbox Software for the PC, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. It is published by Ubisoft and was released in early 2005. The game takes place during World War II and focuses on team strategy rather than the faster paced run and gun tactics of the Medal of Honor series.
Brothers In Arms was developed specifically to take advantage of Microsoft's Xbox Live online gaming service.
On Thursday, February 24, 2005, Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30 went gold and was shipped the following week. The Xbox version arrived at stores on March 1 and the PS2 and PC versions released later on March 15. Brothers In Arms retails for $49.99.
Story
Brothers In Arms is based on the true story of the famous 101st Airborne division who was dropped by parachutes on D-day in Normandy. You play the role of Sgt. Matt Baker, a paratrooper, and the leader of an airborne squad from Baker Company. The missions range from dropping into France on June 6th to the final defense of Hill 30 eight days later. Baker has to lead the squad through troubled times and make decisions that may result in the death of members of his squad and is troubled by such choices.
Graphics
Brothers In Arms uses the Unreal engine, albeit with heavy modification. It makes heavy use of pixel shaders.
Gameplay
In each level of Brothers In Arms you can command either 1 or 2 teams of men, 1 team and a tank, or no teams at all.
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