Baker often faces hallucinations which contain ghosts of his former soldiers who were killed under his command we often see him talking to Private. Along the way, Baker is reminded of the horrors of war as he sees his fellow soldiers as well as innocent civilians be killed by the Germans.īrothers in Arms: Hell's Highway takes a strong look at Matt Baker's relationships with his squad and how he copes with their deaths. The game follows Matt Baker and the 101st Airborne assault on the city of Eindhoven as well as the many German counterattacks. Players take control of Sergeant Matt Baker, a squad leader that, through months of combat, is starting to ask himself the question "How many lives is one officer worth?" After being deployed as part of Operation Market Garden, the largest Airborne operation ever executed, Baker commands his squad through Holland and is set with many tasks of securing bridges, roads, tanks and 88s with the hope of then being able to move into Germany. This is due to the use of third person models, in which the player's view is placed.
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The game also includes full body awareness, which previous Brothers in Arms titles did not. For this reason, it is important to move soldiers in a manner where they can exploit weaknesses in enemy defenses.Ĭharacters previously established in the franchise, such as Joe Hartsock, reappear, though they are not playable. Rushing forward will do little more than kill the player rather players must strategically command their squad mates to provide covering and suppressing fire in order for the player to flank the enemy.Īs with previous games in the Brothers in Arms franchise, individual soldiers are not incredibly strong and succumb to their wounds after sustaining only a few bullets. Crucially however, it retains the emphasis upon strategic actions. Market Garden was a very ambitious plan, which was intended to culminate with the Americans cutting a path straight to Berlin before Christmas 1944.īrothers in Arms: Hell's Highway is a first-person shooter, like the rest of the games in the series. The game takes place during September 1944, as the Americans invade Nazi-occupied Holland during 'Operation Market Garden', as it was known.
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The Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 copies of the game were released on September 23rd, while the PC version came out a day later, on the 24th. The game released on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC during September 2008. Brothers In Arms Hell's Highway tells the story of Operation Market Garden (the largest airborne operation in human history) through the eyes of sergeant Matt Baker.