Based on the true story of the paratroopers of the
101st Airborne, the Screaming Eagles, gamers assumed the role of squad leader,
Sgt. Matt Baker and led their men through missions based on real WWII
battles. Brothers In Arms Earned In Blood, the next chapter in the
Brothers In Arms franchise adds new features and builds upon the elements that
made Brothers In Arms Road to Hill 30 a runaway success. As Sgt. Joe “Red”
Hartsock, gamers will lead a new squad of men through a series of all new
missions and urban environments as they liberate France and eliminate the last
bastions of enemy resistance. Brothers In Arms Earned in Blood adds a new
dimension of gameplay with new multiplayer modes and all new Co-Op Skirmish
mode. Product Features:
Features:
Secure wartorn cities, meticulously recreated from aerial photos using
real WWII paratroopers' tactics.
Complete more than 42 missions in campaign, Skirmish and MP modes
including new weapons and vehicles.
Face fierce German troops that react to your actions and to their
surroundings, for highly realistic and intense fire fights.
Play alone or cooperatively either as US or German squad leaders through
objective based Skirmish missions.
Single Player Delve deeper
into the most authentic WWII experience as you take the role of Sgt. Joe "Red"
Hartsock, the new squad leader of 2nd Squad. You represent the best of the
101st Airborne, the Screaming Eagles. Lead your squad of American
Paratroopers, and command your assault team and fire team through war-torn
France's urban streets and villages. On the verge of liberating vital
villages in Normandy, your missions will take you deep behind enemy lines to
accomplish missions more dangerous than before. As squad leader, you will
control your teams with a powerful and easy to use one button command
system. Suppress the enemy with a barrage of gunfire with your fire team,
while you and your assault team move in for the
kill.
Multiplayer Assume the role of squad leader and command
your assault and fire teams and go head-to-head in objective based multiplayer
missions. Fight for freedom as the Allied forces, or fight for WWII
dominance as the Germans. Choose from multiplayer missions like,
"Bunker" where you will need to take advantage of nearby cover if you want to
stay alive and "Aid Station" where you must choose from several paths to
transport vital first aid supplies to the front line. Skirmish
Mode Single Player and Co-Op New for Brothers In Arms Earned in Blood,
Skirmish mode features objective based missions available for both single player
and co-op play. Choose to play as both the Allied and German forces and
achieve unique mission objectives specific to each map and side.
Objective: Outsmart your enemy and achieve unique Allied or German
objectives based on real WWII events.
Defense: Test your stamina and resolve against waves of oncoming enemy
soldiers that get more difficult as time goes on.
Timed Assault: Destroy all the enemies on the map within a limited time.
Tour of Duty: Complete all five German or American maps with only one life
and one squad with no checkpoints or saves.
System
Requirements:
Windows 2000/XP (only)
1 GHz Pentium III or AMD Athlon (2.5 GHz Pentium IV or AMD
recommended)
512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
32 MB DirectX 9.0c-complaint video card
16-bit DirectX 9.0c-complaint sound card
DirectX 9.0c (included on disc)
16X CD-ROM
3.5 GB hard-drive space
Windows keyboard and mouse only
Broadband with 64 Kbps upstream for multiplay (128 Kbps
recommended
Chipsets:
ATI Radeon 8500/9000/X series
NVIDIA GeForce 4/FX/6 series (GeForce 4 MX not supported)
Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported.
Additional chipsets may work but are not supported. For an
up-to-date list of tested chipsets, video cards, and operating systems, please
visit Manufacturer's Web site