Brothers in Arms (series)

Brothers in Arms
Genres	First-person shooter
Developers	Gearbox Software
Publishers	Ubisoft
First release	March 1, 2005
Official website	http://brothers-in-arms.ubi.com/

Brothers in Arms is a video game series consisting of three main games and seven spin-off games.

Games

Main series

Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30

Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 is a first-person shooter video game created by Gearbox Software for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. It is published by Ubisoft and was released in early 2005. The game takes place during, and the following days, of D-Day in World War II and focuses on realistic team strategy and tactics rather than the faster paced run and gun gameplay of contemporary WW2 shooters. It was ported to the Wii in 2008, as part of the Brothers in Arms: Double Time compilation.

Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood

Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood is a video game and sequel to Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30, developed by Gearbox Software for the PC, PlayStation 2, and Xbox, and was later ported to the Wii in 2008 as a part of the Brothers in Arms: Double Time compilation. It takes place directly after Road to Hill 30.

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway is the third entry in the Brothers in Arms series of video games, developed by Gearbox Software for the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. It covers Operation Market Garden in the later stages of World War II.

Spin-offs

Brothers in Arms: D-Day

Brothers in Arms: D-Day is a tactical first-person shooter game in the Brothers in Arms series for the PSP. It uses the Unreal Engine 2.0 as its technology base.

Brothers in Arms DS

Brothers in Arms DS is a game for the Nintendo DS, developed by Gameloft after an Gearbox Software license, and published by Ubisoft. It is part of a series established by Gearbox's Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30.

Brothers in Arms: Art of War

Brothers in Arms: Art of War is a game developed and published by Gameloft for mobile phones, based on Gearbox's Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 license.

Brothers in Arms

Brothers in Arms is a game developed and published by Gameloft for the N-Gage mobile gaming service, based on Gearbox's Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 license.

Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes

Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes is a third-person shooter video game published by Gameloft and developed by Gearbox Software for iOS.^[1][2][3][4] It is part of the Brothers in Arms series of video games.

Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front

Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front is the second iPhone OS installment of the Gearbox Software series. There's also a version for Android mobile phones.

Brothers in Arms: Furious 4

Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 is a spin-off in the Brothers in Arms series, developed by Gearbox Software for the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. It explores the adventures of a new set of characters inspired by the famous Filthy Thirteen.

Compilations

Brothers in Arms: Double Time

Brothers in Arms: Double Time is a first-person shooter video game compilation for the Wii and Mac OS X^[5] platforms. It is part of the Brothers in Arms series and was developed by Gearbox Software and published by Ubisoft.

Characters

Main article: List of Brothers in Arms characters

The main games of the series follow the men of the 101st Airborne Division's 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, F Company as they progress through the war. The player directly controls either Staff Sergeant Matthew Baker (Road to Hill 30, Hell's Highway) or Sgt. Joe "Red" Hartsock (Earned in Blood), and can control the members of Baker and/or Hartsock's respective squads in combat.

Future

On 18 June 2009 Gearbox Software applied to the United States Patent and Trademark Office for 4 trademarks with a "War Hero" suffix, "Brothers in Arms War Hero" being one of them.^[6][7] On 25 June Gearbox's president Randy Pitchford confirmed that the company was interested in developing a "War Hero" game in the unspecified future, however he added that there was no publisher signed to the project and the company was not ready to talk about it publicly.^[8]

A new game titled Brothers In Arms: Savage 7 has been sighted for sale on the website of British retailer Gamestation.^[9] Although the game has not been officially announced by Gearbox, the sales date of 'late 2011' suggests a release in the not too distant future. However, the link now directs to the page for Furious 4.

References

1. ^ Kaminski, Joseph (2008-12-03). "'Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes' storms App Store". CNET. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10112546-1.html. Retrieved 2009-07-12. 
2. ^ Crecente, Brian (2008-12-10). "Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes Micro-Review: A Touching Attempt". Kotaku. http://kotaku.com/5106701/brothers-in-arms-hour-of-heroes-micro+review-a-touching-attempt. Retrieved 2009-07-12. 
3. ^ Buchanan, Levi (2008-12-05). "Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes iPhone Review". IGN. http://wireless.ign.com/articles/936/936220p1.html. Retrieved 2009-07-12. 
4. ^ Thompson, Michael (2009-02-05). "Review: Hour of Heroes brings WW2 to iPhone in style". Ars Technica. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2009/02/review-hour-of-heroes-brings-ww2-to-iphone-in-style.ars. Retrieved 2009-07-12. 
5. ^ "Feral to Ship Brothers in Arms: Double Time on April 16". The Mac Observer. http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/feral_to_ship_brothers_in_arms_double_time_on_april_16/. 
6. ^ http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77762851
7. ^ http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/997/997616p1.html
8. ^ http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/998/998295p1.html
9. ^ http://www.gamestation.co.uk/gs/brothers-in-arms-savage-7-48525?categoryIdentifier=12604&attributeName1=Genre&attributeValue1=4294967174