Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2482 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Released on: 2005-10-28
• Rating: To Be Announced
• Platform: PlayStation2
• Number of items: 1

Manufacturer's Description
With its unprecedented combination of authenticity, compelling story and squad-based action, Brothers In Arms Road to Hill 30 has established itself as a benchmark for military action games. Brothers In Arms Earned In Blood builds upon the elements that have made Brothers in Arms Road to Hill 30 a runaway success by adding new features and game modes. Featuring a new single-player narrative, new multiplayer missions, an all-new cooperative-style game mode, and new weapons and vehicle.

Customer Reviews

NO, really earned in BLOOD!!!
This fantastic first person shooter is extremly heart wrenching. Make desisions so quick you don't know if death is right around the corner! Even though it's very good, it's mostly the same as the first Brothers in arms. {Road to Hill 30} Also, it can get very hard at times. But I would urge you to buy this game.

Brothers In Arms: Earned In Blood
Gritty, dirty, vivid.

If you have ever wondered what it would have been like to have fought in 1940's Normandy, then this game is probably just as good as a veteran's auto-biography. Set entirely from photos taken from reconnaisance planes, this game really puts you in to the perspective of Sgt Baker's, now Sgt Harstock's, "Dozen".

The game starts were Hill 30 left of. War-torn, bombed out Carentan, with a familiar gang of soldiers. The game is basicaly one big "flash back". In several cut-scenes you see Sgt Joe "Red" Hartstock talking to a General about his story so far. They talk about a particular mission - you play that particular mission. Interesting really when you think the very characters in the game were actualy once there as real, normal people fighting for what they believed. Anyway, back to the review...

The gameplay is very similar. Supression indicators and Situational Awareness maps play a big part in the tactical side of the game. Sure you can turn them off, aswell as your cross-hairs, and you will have it as authentic as you can, but then the game would be practicaly impossible. The AI of your squad hasn't really improved, but that of your enemies has, HUGELY. The Germans try more ambitious assaults, aswell as a quicker awareness of seizing a flank. This adds to a truly commanding game. As seen in many WW2 games, your squad prefers to run out and get shot, than stay behind cover and fire at the enemy from there. Although by now gamers should expect this flaw, it's still really frustrating when you lose a man due to poor AI. The AI of your team is really the main problem and it's why I have given an Overall Rating of 4*, but have still given a Fun Rating of 5*, because that's what it is - fun.

There are one or two new weapons introduced into the game such as the German FG42 assault rifle, a personal favourite of mine. As in the old game, you can still man 30 Cal. assault rilfes on the top of US tanks, aswell as sending your tank to run down a MG42 position - well - it is a lot easier than doing it yourself....

Graphics: 9/10: Great, gritty, realistic graphics but just not as crisp as those on BIA's rival, Call of Duty.
Gameplay: 10/10: Easy to use control interface make for an enjoyable gaming experience.
Sound: 8/10: The guns, in my opinion have never sounded fantastic and also, the fact that when you take a hit, your character just gives a little grunt, where as in real life he would be screaming.

Overall: 10/10: Great realism and gameplay, combined with real challenges make this game well worth its price tag.

Hope this was helpful.

Brothers in Arms. Earned in blood.
I thought the first one was good, but this has come on in leaps and bounds! Can't wait for the next to come.
Excellent all round. Strategy, graphics, choice of weapons, missions, very varied. excellent game!