Brothers in Arms Road to Hill 30

Yes - another WW2 f.p.s game - another outing for the Garand and the Thompson - this time exclusively in Normandy 1944. Well I was glad there wasn't another long D-Day cut scene to endure but other than that I'm not too sure about this game. It features a unique squad tactical element which means you don't just run around with a bunch of homies like Call of Duty 2 but instead you command them to give suppressing fire and so on. There is an icon showing how pinned the krauts are. I found it all a bit difficult to control. The online multiplayer set-up was bothersome and tedious, and not very encouraging - there were only two people playing when we dropped in - which is not good for a game that came out in 2005. The only advantage this game has over their rivals is the 2 player split-screen mode enabling you to practice pwning people before going online. So my verdict - Call of Duty 2 is still the best. Maybe I ought to try harder with this one but first impression is it's too complex. The online aspects of these games have the potential to be more fun than any mission so game designers should work on this more. A favourable review here