Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood

"This is a great war game!"

Graphics- 8/10
The graphics are nice and are detailed, but there are some slowdowns and the environments don't look as good as they could. Sometimes after loading a checkpoint the graphics glitch for a sec and lose there color.

Sound- 10/10

The sound is simply amazing; there is nothing that compares to it. The music is great and sets the mood for battle. The music also is depressing. The music sounds like Band of Brothers or Saving Private Ryan. The music is great. The gunfire is great and each gun sounds like they do in real life. The gun fire does slowdown sometimes, but it's hard for u to notice it. The sound is the best in any game this year.

Game play- 9/10

The game play is the most important aspect of a game so you want it to be good, well they made it great. First off, in single player you command two squads, which have two people to each group. One squad is the fire team and one is the assault team. You can command them to suppress, flank, and attack the enemies. The AI in the game is great, they flank attack and have good aim, and you can't just run out in the middle and kill everyone. This game is about strategy, so you have to think before you do. A new feature that allows you to freeze the game and look at a map to see your enemies, so you can plan an attack. Your squad man will take cover even if you don't tell them to and run from grenades. Another cool feature is co-op which allows you to play with a buddy, each controlling a squad. A new mode in the game is skirmish which is kind of like war mini games; you can pick a map and get attacked by the Germans. The game play is great if you like war games.

Controls- 9/10

The controls are great they allow you to command your squad and shoot at the same time. The game doesn't have cross heirs which is a lot of fun to be able to shoot out of the iron sights. The controls feel good and never really have a flaw.

Overall- 9/10

This is great war and strategy game that anyone should try.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 02/24/06