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Brothers in Arms Wii - exclusive Gearbox FPS. Wii don't use Wii puns anymore...
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New Wii and DS versions of the Brothers in war series -
No images of the Wii version yet, but could this be Ubisoft's very good FPS that we've been waiting for for a while. Gearbox were one of the first dev teams said to be working on the Wii, I think this ihas been in the works for a while.
gaminghorizon.com wrote:Ubisoft has announced that its highly successful Brothers in Arms franchise will be arriving on the Nintendo DS and Wii this year. Entitled Brothers in Arms DS and Brothers in Arms Double Time, respectively, the games promise to "immerse Nintendo system owners into the intensity of World War II through the stories of Sergeants Baker and Hartsock and their squad of paratroopers during the Normandy invasion."
“Brothers In Arms on the Wii and DS systems is really exciting for us,†said Randy Pitchford, president of Gearbox Software. “I am a huge fan of both systems and thrilled about making games for the two platforms. In the entire space of first-person shooters on video game systems, Brothers In Arms really lends itself to both the Wii and DS interfaces. Imagine using the Wii Remote to give actual hand signals or aiming with the DS stylus from a covered position. That’s what you can look forward to with Brothers In Arms Double Time and Brothers In Arms DS.â€
Brothers In Arms DS Key Features:
* First Brothers In Arms for the DS System: Exclusively designed for Nintendo DS with easy-to-use, stylus-based controls such as using the Touch Screen to aim, with the camera following the stylus.
* Impressive, Realistic 3D Graphics: Incredibly detailed environments with highly believable characters and enemies, cinematic camera angles, and great animation.
* Drivable Vehicles: Drive a recon car or a Sherman Tank. Use a wide range of weapons such as bazookas, sniper rifles, grenades and more to destroy your enemy.
* 16 Missions and Three Different Campaigns: Relive the intensity of WWII through three different campaigns, from Normandy to North-Africa and Ardennes.
* Redesigned New Multiplayer Experience: Fight major multiplayer battles with three of your friends in different multiplayer modes, including Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch.
* Contextual Movements: Gameplay adapted to the Nintendo DS hardware with auto-cover behind walls or auto-recovering life system.
Brothers In Arms Double Time Key Features:
* Next-Generation Brothers In Arms - The award-winning WWII franchise comes to the Wii system with all of the action, story and authenticity that has critics and fans eager for more.
* Combining All 31 Playable Levels: Play as Sergeants Matt Baker and Joe Hartsock, leading your squad behind enemy lines through the Normandy invasion.
* Unrivaled Authenticity: Fight actual Airborne Infantry battles of D-Day accurately recreated using thousands of official photos, maps, After-Action Reports and eyewitness accounts under the direction of Military and Historical Director, Col. John Antal.
* Challenging and Dynamic Combat: Featuring close-quarter urban environments and a next-generation artificial intelligence system, Brothers In Arms Double Time promises to take authentic military action to the next level on the Wii system.
* Enhanced Control Scheme: Issue orders and perform military gestures to command and lead your team using the Wii Remote.
The DS version is tentatively scheduled to launch this summer while Double Time is slated to launch this fall. Screenshots below are from the DS version.
No images of the Wii version yet, but could this be Ubisoft's very good FPS that we've been waiting for for a while. Gearbox were one of the first dev teams said to be working on the Wii, I think this ihas been in the works for a while.
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thank god. I thought the first comment would be "yes there are, surely those are the wii shots right there. olol"
Can we fight the Germans?
That would be neat.
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Dude, are you serious?
I know! We can storm the beach at Normandy, and take a shit in Hitler's hat and everything.
This is exactly what I came in here to post.
About what? The screenshots? Okay, I guess I would have been moderately surprised.
Wouldn't that be the greatest?
But really, even though I'm not a fan of the whole BiA series, hopefully this will be another step towards awesome wii shooters.
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Isn't that the premise of the game Mortayr (sp?).
I still think we need a game where Normandy Beach is actually on Hoth.
edit: Wii needs some good FPSes. But we don't need more WW2 FPSes. Conundrum.
However, I have this little thing against WW2 FPSes now. They are becoming stale. Stale to the point where I hate them no matter how good they are. Sigh.
God, I hate you people sometimes.
so-wii
Or are you just a bunch of stupid assholes who figured hey, the point's been made, but it hasn't been made by ME, and so rushed to get your very own kick at the dead horse?
Seriously, the rush of identical replies is actually less original than Ubi's choice to make yet another WWII game. You're all massive fountains of stupid irony.
Let's try something novel. Let's fucking read at least the first post in the thread as a minimum, and then come up with a reply that has something to do with the actual topic at hand. I'll go first:
I think it's pretty cool that they're focusing on authenticity so much, and the hand gestures thing with the remote is pretty cool, but I think spending that time implementing online play would pay off much better. It doesn't really matter if they nail the controls and put out a fantastic FPS for the Wii, thereby convincing everyone of its viability as a platform for FPSes if it doesn't have online multi, because that's the biggest reason why people buy any FPS these days. Even back before online was big, if it didn't have compelling multi, it still wasn't going to compete with Goldeneye.
CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
So much anger.
Anyway, so from the sounds of it, I'm guessing the wii version will be the first two games rolled into one?
Yes, I saw the many flames regarding World War II games. I decided to throw my wood on the already burning fire. It was also on-topic considering this is about a World War II game. I will post this same thought in every announcement about a new World War II FPS no matter how many people post the same shit before me be it one or one-hundred. There is no redundancy clause in the G&T rules, and there's nothing wrong with saying something that was already said or agreeing with people that stated something before you.
P.S. I did feel really smart and clever posting it. In fact, I still do.
I own them all, from Call of Duty to Medal of Honor to Brothers in Arms to anything and everything else. Doesn't matter. The genre is stale. Even Company of Heroes kinda pisses me off. I recognize that it is an excellent RTS, but I'm so disgusted with developers overusing World War II. It seriously bugs me.
But kicking the dead horse is fun. God forbid we have any of that.
Look at the thread title! B-wii-others in Arms? That's the worst fucking Wii pun I've ever seen and no one has made a peep about it. These stupid puns may not have been going on for as long as whining about WWII games, but, my god, this is just getting ridiculously retarded.
There are bigger issues with this thread than WWII whining.
I live with other people that gobble the shit up. Therefore I am in the unique position of owning nearly every example of the genre without actually buying them. I also review games and I've gotten a number of them that way as well - like Company of Heroes, and I think MoH: Pacific Assault, as well as Big Red One and some other shit.
To be honest, I'm just sick of it in general. Doesn't have to be FPS. RTS, hell even World War II tactical/strategy or simulators or even hardcore wargames are annoying at this point. Then again I grew up on games like Kamfgruppe in the C64 era so I have well over 20 years of World War II shit. Enough is enough already.