As for BIA HH, I'm slightly disappointed with the game. The previous versions seemed so 'polished' and crisp and stood out among many other original Xbox titles and I feel someone dropped the ball on this one. Which would seem to be the case for a game that was delayed 2+ times and still came out with glitches. The gameplay is decent and the story is amazing but I found the textures and that crazy 'grain' filter to be annoying and took away from the experience. I'm stoked to see another is on the way so lets hope it comes out solid. All in all it's worth a buy if your a true WWII or Band of Brothers buff but I can understand why some would shy away.

I especially like it, because you are going to visit my city, Eindhoven, where you will be snipering from the top of the Philips Light Tower (now being renovated into a beautiful living space).

I really like it, and screw those reviews which speak bad about the action moments.. I love it when their legs are blown off

It's not a typical type of gameplay, as far as targeting locations for your crew the entire time, but it's not hard to get a hang of quickly.

This game is also not as quick as playing other games like Bad Company or Call of Duty, since there is more strategy involved. I'm not so familiar with this lineage of games, but this one felt good.

With a constantly decreasing timeframe for which to play games, I think I'm tending to lean towards the the run and gun, like the new Call of Duty: World at War, which is quite impressive.

I just played the demo of Tom Clancy's End War and i'm struck with the same problem: Probably a really fun game to 'get into' but I just don't have the time.

Ever go to a music store (remember those times?) and sample a CD? So annoying. *skip track* next… *skip track* next… No real chance to enjoy and get used to a CD to make the value decision for purchasing.

I crave instant action lately.

Glad to hear you've enjoyed it for the most part. By the time the credits roll, I think you'll be singing higher praise.

Why aren’t you a big fan of the Rainbow games?

A couple reasons. I'm not a huge fan of realistic modern warfare. It just doesn't do it for me like WWII or futuristic sci-fi does. But mainly, the control scheme in those games (at least RSV) is atrocious. There's definitely more elegant controls for having your dude peek out from behind cover that don't involve 4 fingers and both thumbs.

The one thing I forgot to commend Hell's Highway for was their diverse control schemes that were based on other popular games. I used the Tour of Duty scheme, which was based on COD4 – so there's no learning curve there.

This is my first Brothers in Arms game, and being a fan of WWII shooters and tactical squad based games, I didn't even feel the need to read reviews or check in with friends before buying it. For the most part I'm not disappointed, but I do have a few gripes. Nothing major, but I do feel it could have been better graphically, and I have experienced the texture pop-in issue you mentioned in the comments. I think some of the Achievements are stupid, too.

Enough complaining! I've really enjoyed it so far and am looking forward to my next playthrough hunting for Killroys!

Matt, it sounds like you really enjoy the slow tactical pace. Why aren't you a big fan of the Rainbow games?

But those minor graphical quality took me out of the game. And maybe I am a little too picky about how Holland is pictured. I totally don't recognize it

I do like the character-graphics, very nicely done.

Yeah. I do believe that the gameplay of COD isn't quite as realistic as BIA. But I really enjoy playing it. Have played COD4 since November last year and never let go of it – still playing it.

I just don't have the patience to plan and make my plan. Maybe I would have, if the graphics would be better… or if the gameplay would be a little less straight forward.

I can totally imagine the emotional extra touch this game will provide… but not for me. I want to hop in, have fun and hop out

So still waiting for BC, but have played the demo a couple of times and enjoyed it.

So we'll meet again, but this time not in Holland, but in [wherever BC is situated]

I also really was struck by the uglyness of some of the cutscenes and surroundings. Some things are really nice, but the opening-scene (with the glider)… very very ugly!

That's my favourite one. I saw tons of people complaining about the foliage in forums as well. Honestly, that opening cinematic with the shot of the windmill and ugly-ass grass was the only time anything stuck out to me. Not sure what happened there, but yes, very ugly. On a related note, I saw lots of complaints about texture pop-in, primarily on the character models – never experienced that myself.

The atmosphere kinda touched the Band of Brothers feeling, but the gameplay took the whole experience down.

They've definitely picked up a lot from Band of Brothers – more so in the previous games, and I'm sure the next sequel as well.

The gameplay is what makes it for me, though. I was just watching some footage of Call of Duty: World at War and it looks completely ridiculous – like it's in fast-forward or something. Dude just running around, taking half a dozen bullets at every turn, stabbing dudes frantically… utter bullshit. In the Brothers in Arms games, you have to slow it right down. Think about everything and plan your attacks before you enter the situation. If you don't, you end up leading your squad to certain death. It's pretty amazing when a game can make you feel bad for losing a squad-mate's life, and BIA does that for me.

So I’ll trade my copy of BIA for a copy of Bad Company, which will probably fit me better.

I've been meaning to get back to Bad Company. Still lots of Achievements to collect, and I haven't even played the recently added conquest mode. Definitely a great game, and yeah, probably one that you'll enjoy more.