When a gamer starts playing Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30, he might think of it as another one man shooter game based on World War II. But wait. Before prejudge the game based on your pre-conceived notions, play the game thoroughly. The game has a lot of intensity and the battle sequences have been kept very realistic, setting it apart from being just yet another WWII game.

The gamer assumes the role of Matt Baker, A Sgt. in the 101st Airborne division. Brothers in Arms (Nintendo DS) has a total of 17 campaigns and it will take the gamer some time and patience to finish them all. The chapters have been designed in a very sleek way, which also happens to make good use of the game’s high end graphics. With the completion of each mission, the gamer will keep unlocking extras like photographs depicting the real life invasion of the Baker’s Platoon.

The game has also been given a very cinema-like presentation with inspiration coming from movies like Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down. Most of the environments have been kept in the form of deserted mansions and jungles where actual wars take place. The duration of the game will last up to 12 hours if the gamer decides to finish it at one go.

The campaigns are satisfactory and the environment is very realistic and engrossing. So if you want some action military style, then this is a game which will really set the tone on your Nintendo DS Lite.

Playing games is nothing if there isn’t any emotion in those games. The games are rather incomplete without this — Brothers in arms gets you just that — a modicum of camaraderie splashed with a lot of energy, action and of course adrenaline pumping action.

Bothers-in- arms is a war game — a classic World War Game and is almost first personish — the weapon firing is done through the shoulder buttons and the weapon aiming is done with the touch screen — for ease, of course. It might not be using the dual screens to the full use as they were intended to but then, the game is so good that this minor flaw can be tolerated.

Sprinkled with thrilling action sequences and aided with a lovely soundtrack and sound effects, the game promises a rocking entertainment. The 3D display gives out a feeling that you did get your money’s worth and the game doesn’t fail to impress you at almost every level — dotted with about 16 missions and spread over 3 legions of war, the game feels like it would never end. The missions are passed through sequentially in a phased manner but that doesn’t stop you from experimenting as you wished throughout the game. It is more like you-chart-my-course-and-play-me-as-you-want.

Equipped with an excellent Multi-player option and game modes would literally spoil you with a never ending gaming. It does come with its flaws but they would seem irrelevant to the kind of love you would feel for the game.

Sebastian of Play-Nintendo reviews the game Brothers in Arms for the Nintendo DS lite.  Brothers in Arms is a nice action game with plenty of stuff going on but with the downside of a low frame rate.  It is basically your standard World War II shooting game for the DS.  This review gives you a good idea of the many controls and features of Brothers in Arms DS.  Overall, Brothers in Arms is a good World War II shooter with excellent sound effects.

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