{"id":1246,"date":"2012-10-04T11:13:22","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T11:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2012-10-04T11:13:22","modified_gmt":"2012-10-04T11:13:22","slug":"my-top-100-74-brothers-in-arms-road-to-hill-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/?p=1246","title":{"rendered":"My Top 100: #74 &#8211; Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1256\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/920310_57233_front.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256\" title=\"920310_57233_front\" src=\"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/920310_57233_front.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/920310_57233_front.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/920310_57233_front-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2005 &#8211; GearBox Software (PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Not long before the World War II shooter genre got stale, GearBox managed to squeeze a little bit of innovation into the formula.\u00a0 Take some elements from co-developer UbiSoft&#8217;s <em>Rainbow Six<\/em>, mash it together with <em>Medal of Honor&#8217;<\/em>s European WW2 setting, and what do you get?\u00a0 One of the most critically acclaimed titles in the relatively short history of the genre.<\/p>\n<p><em>Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 <\/em>adds a strategic element to the already hectic battles fought in previous World War II games.\u00a0 If you\u00a0play like your character is\u00a0Superman and feel like taking on the entire Nazi occupation by yourself, then\u00a0this game is\u00a0probably not for you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YkWUz_uWGek\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This probably goes without saying, but the war was not won by a handful of people acting independently from one another.\u00a0 This is the point <em>Road to Hill 30 <\/em>hammers home, and the game will kick your ass for not\u00a0going about it the right way&#8230;\u00a0 enemy soldiers entrenched on the other side of the road?\u00a0 Get your squad mates to lay down suppressing fire, while you find a way to flank the enemy.\u00a0 Going into a barn?\u00a0 You might want to take a quick peek before casually strolling in there like you own the place.<\/p>\n<p>This game ups the difficulty without being too unforgiving, and I actually found it to be one of the more genuine World War II experiences in a video game&#8230;\u00a0 not that I&#8217;d know anything about that, but it just <em>felt <\/em>more real, and I actually cared for my in-game squadmates.<\/p>\n<p>Play it!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1257\" style=\"width: 485px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/brothers_in_arms_earned_in_blood_frontcover_large_iBn97KM3gTPnfy2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1257\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1257\" title=\"brothers_in_arms_earned_in_blood_frontcover_large_iBn97KM3gTPnfy2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/brothers_in_arms_earned_in_blood_frontcover_large_iBn97KM3gTPnfy2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/brothers_in_arms_earned_in_blood_frontcover_large_iBn97KM3gTPnfy2.jpg 475w, http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/brothers_in_arms_earned_in_blood_frontcover_large_iBn97KM3gTPnfy2-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here&#8217;s the sequel, released in late 2005. 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