26.11.2003

I have the American version and although I doubt there are any differences, they may be subtle. I like this game. That said, this is a quality game. It's not trying to be realistic, and as far as linear game play, there is some exploration to be done. If the game didn't put it into a set path to victory, where are you gonna go? What are you gonna do? Go to the right and then go back to the left?The weapons are varied, and I found myself liking different weapons with different characters. They have limitations to the weapons they can carry as well. Two of them must have a pistol and one of those is a sniper. The other can be, but not as good. The main character is the tough guy.

23.7.2003

I bought Brute Force after reading a magazine review. It looked very nice and indeed the graphics are, not unexpectedly, quite stunning.The premise is quite straightforward: you assume the identity of a four "person" commando team attempting to rid the galaxy of bad people and various ne'er do wells through a fairly linear set of missions. Each member of your team has an advantage unique to them and all are quite useful. However, being the type of game it is violence and mayhem are the name of the game and the weapon list is interesting if not predictable. Apparently the guys who developed Halo where advisors and like Halo, you are restricted to only two weapons but you get a multitude of grenades and the like to play with as well.

21.7.2003

Brute Force is the kind of game that takes some time to grow on you. When you first insert the DVD into your xbox, what will immediately catch your attention is the detail in the graphics department. Almost every aspect of the graphics section is unbeatable. Yes, the graphics are better than Halo's! Utterly stunning.It doesn't end there though. Soon you realise that dremendous amount of work has been put into the sound department as well. The sounds of the explosions, the voice acting, the ambient sounds... everything sounds gorgeous, and needless to say that if you have a decent stereo, you will enjoy Dolby digital sound at its finest.As for the gameplay, hmmm. Brute Force is a team squad based game.

20.9.2003

You may have heard that this is an excellent, polished and intelligent game. Well, two out of three isn't bad. Brute Force is basically a sci-fi shooter, and is good when it doesn't try to be anything else. The adverts with it as a squad based shooter are slightly misleading - squad options are available, and to the developers' credit they are easy to use, but in reality you'll find that running in guns blazing is the easiest, and most enjoyable, option.You are Tex, Flint, Hawk and Brutus, so overall a bit schizophrenic. Nevertheless, the different types of character give good variation to make it something other than a Halo clone, and the graphics are certainly better than Halo's. To be honest,

29.6.2003

If you are a fan of Halo and I know u are, then Brute Force will definatly appeal to you. Brute Force is set in 2340 and a new special forces unit codenamed Brute Force has been set by the confederation of worlds to deal with alien invasion. Your squad is made up of 4 commandos: Tex - Basically a walking killing machine, Brutus - A alien with spritual powers but is as hard as nails, Hawk - A stealthy character with a leathal power blade and Flint - A synthetic robot with amazing sniping abilites. Each member of your squad has a unique special ability wich can be activated with a push of the white button,

3.7.2003

After ordering Brute Force from amazon and recieveing it next dat(which I was most pleased with) I instantly stuck the game in my x-box switched on the surround and was dumbstruck. The game is awesome the graphics are excellent, all the characters look very real and believeable. To save you the long winded review the game is a very classy arcade squad based shooter with a solid character control an intuitive command system(for controling the other characters ordering them around etc). The AI is very intelligent as apposed to just running at you and one of the best features that elivates the game from good to great is your mates can jump in and help whenever you want!

14.7.2003

First off you can't control 4 players straight away you need to actually find the 3 other characters within the first few levels.Right now on with the important stuff, this is a good THIRD person shooter, yep you read correclty the words good and third person shooter in the same sentence......The graphics are good (apart from some slow down in split screen) and the viewpoint is quite good, you can clearly see where you are going and who you are shooting.The only downfall is in 4 player mode, when you have a quarter of a screen to see on you would prefer not to see the back of your character...but hey you get used to it...The sound is good...not much to comment on...explosions bit of music,

7.9.2003

Most X-Box specific magazines have loved this game, but multi format mags like Edge and Arcade have rubbished it. Each to their own, I dont know what Edge expected but if its action and fun with good looks, great sounds and music and diverse weapons this ones for you.The squad based gameplay is simple enough to get into quickly and allows rudimentary tactical play but nothing overly complicated. But if thats what you want get a PC and play Rainbow Six, this is all about noisey fun! The sounds are great all weapons have punchy effects which make you want to pull that trigger again and again. Ambient sounds, especially in the swamps and the spooky levels on Shadoon are great as is the music.The level detail is decent enough but it is very linear,

28.6.2003

Having enjoyed playing the co-operative missions on HALO it was great to have another game like it where each player can take on a character and play the missions. The downside to the game is that you cannot change the view from third person to first person but the controls are easy enough to get the hang of. Fans of GHOST RECON will like one player version as you have more control over how your team mates react and you can place them and leave them were you wish them to be. If the swaping of characters annoys you, then you can take control of one of the characters and control the rest of your team using the go to commands. Each character has a special ability (invisibility, weild two weapons etc..)

14.7.2003

This is a great game in many ways and of course has down-falls, but not many and ill come back to them. Graphics are smooth, videos and story have good sequences that wont bore and all is dandy. Gameplay is smoother then silk on water and you do find it more intense somehow then halo, just beacause you get ambushed loads, your squaddies can get disorientated and people with telepathy fight you, so they teleport around. So much to say really, that all i can do is just pick on some bad bits to make you see how good it is. Ummmmm.......ok got 1, it is a bit repetitive level wise, BUT only because they want it that way (storyline). Although there are some amazing levels, but back to criticisms!

29.6.2003

If you are a person who likes shoot em ups well this has to be the game to buy at the moment, it is a true contender to probably the best game of last year and maybe even this year halo, well untill now. In the campaign of the game you can be a wide range of super commandos, they are tex a heavy assault troper, brutus who is a shock trooper who is very strong, flint who is a expert sniper and hawk who is a scout. They all have special abbilities when you press the white button on the controller, tex will get out both of the weapons he is carrying and shoot them both at the same time for extra power, brutus will go into vengar mode where he can regenarate health and kill someone with a charge attack in one go,

22.6.2003

This game is a lot of fun at the end of the day. But it has a lot of other things to mention. It's graphics are superb, great bump-mapping, textures, scenery, models etc.. Although a little let down in the design department. The story is compelling if not a little cliche. Brute Force's AI is quite good, enemies hide and try to 'snipe' you if you're far off and storm you en masse if you walk right up to them. But the most important aspect to this game is the strategy, with the team commands you get a real sense of planning to this game. Made even more so with the harder difficulty. My favourite part about this game though is the squad deathmatch, great fun and fantastic maps.

26.6.2003

Graphics: the character models are excellent. on par with splinter cell.nice dynamic lighting.The levels are designed beautifully. lots of rocks and structures to use for cover etc. tactically demanding maps.wait until you see the explosion effects.. especially the frag grenades... (drooling over keyboard)Sound: great voice acting. background tunes rock.Gameplay: A combination of Halo and Conflict: Desert Storm. In a word, fantastic. You can rarely get away with rushing into a situation with all guns blazing... you're highly likely to get slaughtered. the game places high emphasis on team play, by using the specail abilities of your very unique team members and conrollinjg them as a cohesive team unit.The team commands are very simple to grasp.

20.6.2003

Brute Force has been hyped by Microsoft Game Studios America as a third-person squad-based shoot'em-up with in-depth strategy elements, rivaling Halo in terms of gameplay. Its not.Strategy elements and forward planning are necessary, but not in the same scale as Ghost Recon or even SOCOM. The game is mainly a sci-fi shoot 'em-up, and is very repetitive.But once you get past any complaints about the team elements or the misleading hype, you have an excellent game. Its not a classic, but it offers a great deal of fun especially in multiplayer. The single player campaign starts off dull, is superb in the middle but drags towards the end with little new variety.Definately worth your time and money if you like shooters.

25.6.2003

Now everyone in the country or world, who owns an XBOX surely has or played HALO:COMBAT EVOLVED, if not then you should get it.This game though BRUTE FORCE is the equivalent to Halo and could be slightly better, the graphics are out of this world and very realistic. The basic plot of the game is that you have to gather a squad together of 4 people, each with different specialities, then battle the alien world through a range of different missions. BRUTE FORCE is an excellent game produced by Microsoft Anvil Studios and it really does show.The only pitfall is that there is no XBOX Live, but this doesn't matter as the game itself will keep you occupied for a long time.

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