Brothers in Arms (video game series)

Brothers in Arms
Genres First-person shooter
Developer(s) Gearbox Software
Publisher(s) Ubisoft
Platforms PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Mobile, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, iOS, Android, Windows Phone
Platform of origin PlayStation 2
First release Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
February 15, 2005
Latest release Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War
December 17, 2014

Brothers in Arms is a World War II first-person shooter video game series consisting of ten individual games. The storyline is set against the backdrop of the liberation of Europe. It has mainly been released for Windows and Mac OS platforms as well as sixth and seventh generation consoles and some mobile devices.

Games

Aggregate review scores
As of October 30, 2014.
Game GameRankings Metacritic
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 (Xbox) 88.43%[1]
(PC) 87.97%[2]
(PS2) 85.04%[3]		 (Xbox) 88[4]
(PC) 87[5]
(PS2) 82[6]
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood (Xbox) 85.11%[7]
(PC) 84.00%[8]
(PS2) 74.41%[9]		 (Xbox) 85[10]
(PC) 84[11]
(PS2) 71[12]
Brothers in Arms: D-Day (PSP) 65.76%[13] (PSP) 65[14]
Brothers in Arms DS (NDS) 72.33%[15] (NDS) 72[16]
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (PC) 77.25%[17]
(X360) 77.19%[18]
(PS3) 76.21%[19]		 (PC) 79[20]
(X360) 76[21]
(PS3) 76[22]
Brothers in Arms: Double Time (Wii) 46.47%[23] (Wii) 45[24]
Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes (iOS) 69.00%[25] -
Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front (iOS) 81.40%[26] (iOS) 83[27]
Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War (iOS) 58.57%[28] (iOS) 60[29]

Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 (2005)

Developed using Unreal Engine 2, this was Gearbox's first game after a series of expansions and ports to other games, such as Half-Life. It received highly positive reviews from critics.

Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood (2005)

The second installment in the series, released about seven months after the first game. Like the first game, it earned positive reviews, while the PS2 version received mixed to positive reviews.

Brothers in Arms: D-Day (2006)

First person shooter game for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and later published downloaded version from psn for Playstation Vita

Brothers in Arms DS (2007)

Brothers in Arms DS is a third-person shooter video game developed by Gearbox Software and published by Ubisoft for the Nintendo DS.

Brothers in Arms: Art of War (2008)

Art of War is chiefly a top-down shooter, featuring 13 missions in 3 campaigns, including Operation Market Garden.

Brothers in Arms (2008)

Brothers in Arms is a game developed and published by Gameloft for the N-Gage mobile gaming service, and is a port of Brothers in Arms DS based on Gearbox's Brothers in Arms series. The game is a full 3D third-person shooter.[30]

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (2008)

The next installment in the series was made using Unreal Engine 3, developed for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Brothers in Arms: Double Time (2008)

Brothers in Arms: Double Time is a first-person shooter video game compilation for the Wii and OS X platforms. The title is a compilation of the first two Brothers in Arms games, Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 and Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood and was developed by Gearbox Software and published by Ubisoft. It features 31 levels set during the Battle of Normandy.

Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes (2008)

Hour of Heroes is the series' first game for mobiles. Instead of being published by Ubisoft, it was published by Gameloft.

Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front (2010)

Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front is a first-person shooter released for iOS and Android, with the game's events occurring in World War II.

Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War (2014)

Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War is a third-person shooter created for iOS, Android & Windows Phone.

Furious 4

Originally intended to become the part of the series, it became a separate intellectual property after negative fan feedback. It was cancelled in July 16, 2015 and many elements were pushed into Gearbox's Battleborn.

Future

After cancelling Furious 4 in 2015, Gearbox announced that they were developing a more accurate game to the series.

References

  1. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: D-Day Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: D-Day Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Brothers in Arms DS Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Brothers in Arms DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway Reviews Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Double Time Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Double Time Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  27. ↑ "Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  28. ↑ "Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  29. ↑ "Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  30. ↑ YouTube video of Brothers in Arms (N-Gage 2.0)
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