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One of the worst games in years. I’m a big fan of the original series, I own them all. I didn’t hesitate to pick up this newest FPS, I thought it would rock pretty hard. Good Lord was I wrong.

The graphics

Horrible. Reminded me of a FPS from the early 90’s. The controls? Nothing original. You can cook a grenade before hucking it at the idiotic AI. Speaking of the AI, they are about as bright as the hookers in Grand Theft Auto.

The only promising graphic detail is when you have the pre-mission briefing. The rest suffers from unoriginal details and textures, the lighting is weak as well.

The Adventure

There’s no adventure in this game. While you can finish the mission in any order, you can’t adventure around, and there isn’t anything to see regardless. I found it amusing how I could jump into a truck 3 feet off the ground, but I couldn’t jump over a small boulder.

The game is short, real short. 6 Missions… and none of the take more than 25 minutes to complete… if you are really slow. I tackled every level pretty easy with a sniper rifle and machine gun.

The final two levels were fun, the previous four were pathetic. The real annoying part of the game was the fact you could only save at certain check points, and not just anywhere. What a corny premise in this day and age…. just let me save where I am, I don’t want to do the level over from the previous check point.

The Gameplay

Finally, and the funniest part of the game… is when the German troops gain more experience as the game progresses. The funny part? The german soldiers take 6-7 bullets in the head before dying.. instead of 1-2 like the inexperienced troops. Because, apparently if you are a higher ranking soldier, it takes more bullets to penetrate your skull? Wow, this makes a lot of sense.

The Verdict

Avoid this game, it stinks.