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Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Brothers in Arms is based on the true story of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the famed 101st Airborne Division who were dropped behind German Lines on D-Day. The game is based on the historical Mission Albany, in which the player has to complete true-to-life missions of the 101st.
The sequel Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood is also based on the last missions of the 101st, such as link up with 82nd Airborne Division and capture of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte (which historically did not involve the 101st A/B as a whole, but some members volunteered to assist the undermanned 82nd Division). The player takes the role of Sergeant Matthew Baker, a paratrooper (based on Harrison C. Summers and various other people) and leader of an airborne squad from Fox Company. The missions range from dropping into France on June 6 to the final defense of Hill 30 eight days later. Baker must lead his men through troubled times and make decisions that may result in the death of a paratrooper, which causes him much heartache.
Brothers in Arms uses the Unreal Engine 2.0, including a modified version of the Unreal Engine 2.0 with significant improvements such as the use of pixel shaders. The enhanced engine also uses a form of Soft Lighting bloom effect.
Hardware Requirements
- Supported OS: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP (only)
- Processor: Pentium III or AMD Athlon 1 GHz (Pentium IV or AMD Athlon 2.5 GHz recommended)
- RAM: 256 MB (1 GB recommended)
- Video Card: 64 MB DirectX 9.0c compliant (128 MB recommended) (see supported list*)
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c-compliant sound card (EAX recommended) (PC audio solution containing Dolby Digital Live required for Dolby Digital audio)
- DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c or higher (included on disc)
- Hard Drive Space: 4 GB free (5 GB recommended)
- Multiplay: Broadband modem, 64 Kbps upload (128 Kbps recommended)
*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: ATI Radeon 8500/9000/X series NVIDIA GeForce 3/4/FX/6 series (GeForce 4 MX not supported)
Age Restriction: 16
