Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood (2005) PC

The second part of a series of shooters about WWII, in many ways similar to Road to Hill 30. Innovations consist in several multiplayer mode missions, the appearance of new types of arsenal and vehicles, improving the AI of enemies and comrades-in-arms. But the main character and the storyline are the successors of the original game: Sergeant Joseph Harstock, like his predecessor, is fighting in France in 1944.

Plot

The main character is only 22 years old, and he has already managed to participate in the famous Norman operation under the leadership of the protagonist of the previous game, Sergeant Baker. Now the young American himself commands a detachment liberating France from the fascists. The narration is conducted on behalf of Harstock, who tells about his military everyday life to Colonel Marshall, who collects information about the participation of small groups of paratroopers in the war.

The screenwriters tried to "revive" the characters in the eyes of gamers by providing information about their life before the war, presenting the soldiers of the detachment as people with unique character traits that are revealed in extreme conditions. So, a modest quiet man at a crucial moment will be the first to rush into the attack, and the most hot-tempered and unfriendly fighter will sacrifice himself, saving the commander.

Gameplay

The player is subordinate to two teams: assault and fire support. With their help, the assigned tactical tasks are solved according to the scheme proposed in Road to Hill 30. To destroy a group of fascists, follow these steps:

• detect the enemy;
• surround him with dense fire;
• outflanking;
• take it by storm.

Completing missions is complicated by the fact that the Krauts have become more savvy: they change their location depending on the actions of the gamer, they can attack quite aggressively from the flanks. A small supply of grenades in some situations does not allow the Germans to be driven out of hiding when the paths for their retreat are completely blocked. Therefore, we will have to storm the whole squad,