Brothers in Arms DS
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Brothers in Arms DS is a game for the Nintendo DS
, developed by Gameloft
after a Gearbox Software
license, and published by Ubisoft
. It is part of the Brothers in Arms series
established by Gearbox's Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
.
The game is the series' first outing on a Nintendo system alongside Brothers in Arms: Double Time
for the Wii
. In the game, the player takes the role of an anonymous
United States soldier (but his name may be mentioned in level 1.2) and must face the Germans, also referred to as Krauts.
set in World War II
. It features 16 missions across 3 campaigns set in Tunisia
, Normandy
and the Ardennes
. The player drives tanks or battles on foot fighting his way through Nazi soldiers. The game features stylus-based controls and support for WiFi multiplayer. The game adapts to the DS easily by allowing auto-cover when the player gets near cover, and aiming with the stylus.
troops. The first few men are killed but soon the player's squad finds him, kills the Germans and destroys a Panzer IV
. The player then proceeds through the village, and then into a French village with Sergeant McLain, Lieutenant Roberts, and Corporal Barney. The player and the squad are attacked by Panzergrenadiers who are protecting an MG42. The player destroys the MG42, and then clears out a church where the Germans put up their last stand.
The next mission has the player and the 101st supporting Baker Company in a frontal assault on a German V-2 facility. The player ambushes a convoy, destroys a V-2, and meets his squad in a barn. The squad's sharpshooter, Jenkins, gets wounded and the player takes his M1 Garand
. After sniping two German snipers, the facility is attacked by a group of Sherman tanks. The Germans prepare to launch a counterattack, and McLain orders the player to shoot the satchel charges on the V-2's. Then the base is secured by another group of Shermans.
The final mission has the player paratrooping into a French town. The squad is quickly discovered by some Panzergrenadiers, and the player has to kill them, also witnessing the crash of a C-47. After eliminating them, the player advances towards the town's church, being chased by a Panzer IV the entire way. After sniping German snipers in the church tower, the 101st prepares to attack a bridge held by the German soldiers that survived the initial assault. The player, Roberts, Barney, McLain and the remaining paratroopers from the crashed C-47's assault the bridge and plant satchel charges on it. A squad of Panzergrenadiers charge down the bridge, and the player has to hold them off. They retreat after the player kills the Panzergrenadier trying to defuse the charge. The campaign is then complete.
-wielding Afrika Korps
soldiers, and destroy some Flak 88mm guns. After Roberts finds a damaged Panzer IV, the squad ambushes it and destroys it. The player then flanks around a building, clearing MG42 positions. After a small battle with the remaining German garrison, the town is secured. The player then attacks the Mareth Line
, where an entire division of the Afrika Korps are waiting for the player. Upon destroying German bunkers, an officer orders the player to leave his Sherman and attack a group of Flak 88mm's on foot. Then the player will find himself in a Sherman again, attacking and destroying a German radar station and destroying more Panzers. After dismounting, Lt. Roberts gets chased by two Panzers, but one is successfully disabled by his Sherman. You and Barney take the Panzer and attack the German headquarters. After supporting another company, the mission is complete.
The next mission has the player on a patrol in a Willys Jeep. Upon arriving back at a fort a US mechanized division has occupied, the fort is attacked by a division of Afrika Korps soldiers, along with their Panzers. The player does multiple drive-by's destroying Kubelwagons, and taking out Germans. Then, the player parks at the base to get repairs, and are then sent to a small house to do some sniping with an M1 Garand. The player shoots the gunners on Flak 88mm guns, and then return to the base, where Roberts gives the player orders to take M1 Bazooka ammo and aid a small squad of soldiers who are preparing to ambush a German convoy. After the player does more drive-by's while the rest of the men blow up Panzers with Bazookas, he returns to base for a last stand against the Germans. The base is successfully defended, and the mission is done.
The final mission has the player performing an SAS
-style raid on a German airbase. The player cuts off communications to the base, and proceeds to chase a Stuka and successfully shoot it down in his Jeep. The player and the 101st destroy the remaining Stukas with satchel charges, and hold off a small attack by some Panzergrenadiers, accompanied by some Panzers. Upon accomplishing this, the base is yours.
. The player attacks a German-occupied town with his men and a Sherman battalion, and upon securing it, the player sets up a camp near the town. Sergeant McLain tells the player that the mess hall has captured German food, but the base is attacked by artillery. Before he can receive his food, he has to take it out. He retreats to a bunker, but it is destroyed. The player then heads to the US defensive line, where he has to hold off Panzergrenadiers, Panzer IV's, halftracks, and Wehrmacht troops. After destroying some 88's, the player is pulled into the trenches to defend against another attack. The player finds some bunkers containing more 88's, and destroys them with grenades. He then discovers a large bunker that has more cannons in it. The player destroys the bunker with satchel charges, and then a squad of Panzergrenadiers and a halftrack show up. Once the player destroys the halftrack the mission is complete.
The next mission has the player and the 101st, with armored support from Shermans and halftracks, attacking a hill that is occupied by Fallschirmjäger
and Panzergrenadier troops. The player snipes MG42 gunners with an M1 Garand, and destroys 88 guns with Lieutenant Roberts.
The very last mission has the player attacking soldiers that have set up defenses around the Rhine river.
After completing the game, an M1 Garand with an M7 grenade launcher
and an M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle are unlocked. In levels where players will control a tank, they can change all the tanks in the levels into M10 Wolverine
tank destroyer
s.
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
, developed by Gameloft
Gameloft
Gameloft SA is a major French computer and video game developer and publisher headquartered in Paris, France. The company also has subsidiaries in 31 countries around the world....
after a Gearbox Software
Gearbox Software
Gearbox Software, LLC is an American video game development company based in Plano, Texas.-History:Gearbox Software was founded in January 1999 by five members of the content team from the defunct developer Rebel Boat Rocker: Randy Pitchford, Brian Martel, Stephen Bahl, Landon Montgomery, and Rob...
license, and published by Ubisoft
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
. It is part of the Brothers in Arms series
Brothers in Arms (series)
Brothers in Arms is a video game series consisting of three main games and seven spin-off 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...
established by Gearbox's Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
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, Xbox and Mac OS X. It is the first game in the Brothers in Arms series. It is published by Ubisoft and was released in early 2005...
.
The game is the series' first outing on a Nintendo system alongside Brothers in Arms: Double Time
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 platforms. The title is a compilation of the first two Brothers in Arms games, Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 and Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood and was developed by Gearbox Software and...
for the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
. In the game, the player takes the role of an anonymous
Anonymity
Anonymity is derived from the Greek word ἀνωνυμία, anonymia, meaning "without a name" or "namelessness". In colloquial use, anonymity typically refers to the state of an individual's personal identity, or personally identifiable information, being publicly unknown.There are many reasons why a...
United States soldier (but his name may be mentioned in level 1.2) and must face the Germans, also referred to as Krauts.
Overview
Brothers in Arms DS is a third-person shooterThird-person shooter
Third-person shooter is a genre of 3D action games in which the player character is visible on-screen, and the gameplay consists primarily of shooting.-Definition:...
set in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. It features 16 missions across 3 campaigns set in Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
, Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
and the Ardennes
Ardennes
The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and ridges formed within the Givetian Ardennes mountain range, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel...
. The player drives tanks or battles on foot fighting his way through Nazi soldiers. The game features stylus-based controls and support for WiFi multiplayer. The game adapts to the DS easily by allowing auto-cover when the player gets near cover, and aiming with the stylus.
Weapons
- M1A1 Thompson submachine gunSubmachine gunA submachine gun is an automatic carbine, designed to fire pistol cartridges. It combines the automatic fire of a machine gun with the cartridge of a pistol. The submachine gun was invented during World War I , but the apex of its use was during World War II when millions of the weapon type were...
: Standard weapon in the game, the player always starts out with it. It has short to medium range, and can do small wonders in infantry in close quarters combat. It carries 32 45 ACP rounds, but in reality, Thompsons carried 20-30 box magazines (With the exception of drum magazines on the M1928's, which had 50-100 drum magazines).
- M1903 Sniper Rifle: This weapon is the standard American bolt-action sniper rifle. It's good for long-range shooting and has medium range when the player is not using the scope.
- M9A1 Bazooka: An anti-tank weapon that is useful against tanks, halftracks, Kubelwagons, bunkers, and infantry alike.
- M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR): An unlockable light machine gun that can be unlocked after completing the game on either difficulties.
- M1 Garand with M7 grenade launcherM7 grenade launcherThe M7 grenade launcher, formally Rifle Grenade Launcher, M7 was a 22 mm rifle grenade launcher attachment for the M1 Garand rifle which saw widespread use throughout World War II and the Korean War. The M7 was a tube-shaped device, one end that slotting over the barrel of the rifle, the other end...
: An unlockable version of the M1 Garand that fires rifle grenades.
- .30 Cal Machine GunMachine gunA machine gun is a fully automatic mounted or portable firearm, usually designed to fire rounds in quick succession from an ammunition belt or large-capacity magazine, typically at a rate of several hundred rounds per minute....
: Main machine gun for Allied tanks and Jeeps, along with halftracks.
- Frag grenades: Standard US grenades. Can be used to destroy tanks, halftracks, and Flak 88mm guns.
- MG42MG42The MG 42 is a 7.9mm universal machine gun that was developed in Nazi Germany and entered service with the Wehrmacht in 1942...
: A German machine gun that can be mounted at any time in the game if an allied soldier or a German isn't manning it already.
- Satchel chargeSatchel chargethumb|right|250px|Weapons used in [[Winter War]]. The original Finnish satchel charge at left.A satchel charge is a demolition device, primarily intended for combat, whose primary components are a charge of dynamite or a more potent explosive such as C-4 plastic explosive, a carrying device...
s: Demolition charges.
Normandy
The player lands in a small village in Normandy, where he witnesses American paratroopers fighting WehrmachtWehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
troops. The first few men are killed but soon the player's squad finds him, kills the Germans and destroys a Panzer IV
Panzer IV
The Panzerkampfwagen IV , commonly known as the Panzer IV, was a medium tank developed in Nazi Germany in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War. Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz...
. The player then proceeds through the village, and then into a French village with Sergeant McLain, Lieutenant Roberts, and Corporal Barney. The player and the squad are attacked by Panzergrenadiers who are protecting an MG42. The player destroys the MG42, and then clears out a church where the Germans put up their last stand.
The next mission has the player and the 101st supporting Baker Company in a frontal assault on a German V-2 facility. The player ambushes a convoy, destroys a V-2, and meets his squad in a barn. The squad's sharpshooter, Jenkins, gets wounded and the player takes his M1 Garand
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand , was the first semi-automatic rifle to be generally issued to the infantry of any nation. Called "the greatest battle implement ever devised" by General George S...
. After sniping two German snipers, the facility is attacked by a group of Sherman tanks. The Germans prepare to launch a counterattack, and McLain orders the player to shoot the satchel charges on the V-2's. Then the base is secured by another group of Shermans.
The final mission has the player paratrooping into a French town. The squad is quickly discovered by some Panzergrenadiers, and the player has to kill them, also witnessing the crash of a C-47. After eliminating them, the player advances towards the town's church, being chased by a Panzer IV the entire way. After sniping German snipers in the church tower, the 101st prepares to attack a bridge held by the German soldiers that survived the initial assault. The player, Roberts, Barney, McLain and the remaining paratroopers from the crashed C-47's assault the bridge and plant satchel charges on it. A squad of Panzergrenadiers charge down the bridge, and the player has to hold them off. They retreat after the player kills the Panzergrenadier trying to defuse the charge. The campaign is then complete.
Tunisia (Tunis)
The second campaign is set in Tunisia where the 101st must initially liberate a town with the help of a group of Shermans. The player and Sgt. McLain clear the rooftop of a building of PanzerfaustPanzerfaust
The Panzerfaust was an inexpensive, recoilless German anti-tank weapon of World War II. It consisted of a small, disposable preloaded launch tube firing a high explosive anti-tank warhead, operated by a single soldier...
-wielding Afrika Korps
Afrika Korps
The German Africa Corps , or the Afrika Korps as it was popularly called, was the German expeditionary force in Libya and Tunisia during the North African Campaign of World War II...
soldiers, and destroy some Flak 88mm guns. After Roberts finds a damaged Panzer IV, the squad ambushes it and destroys it. The player then flanks around a building, clearing MG42 positions. After a small battle with the remaining German garrison, the town is secured. The player then attacks the Mareth Line
Mareth Line
The Mareth Line was a system of fortifications built by the French between the towns of Medenine and Gabès in southern Tunisia, prior to World War II...
, where an entire division of the Afrika Korps are waiting for the player. Upon destroying German bunkers, an officer orders the player to leave his Sherman and attack a group of Flak 88mm's on foot. Then the player will find himself in a Sherman again, attacking and destroying a German radar station and destroying more Panzers. After dismounting, Lt. Roberts gets chased by two Panzers, but one is successfully disabled by his Sherman. You and Barney take the Panzer and attack the German headquarters. After supporting another company, the mission is complete.
The next mission has the player on a patrol in a Willys Jeep. Upon arriving back at a fort a US mechanized division has occupied, the fort is attacked by a division of Afrika Korps soldiers, along with their Panzers. The player does multiple drive-by's destroying Kubelwagons, and taking out Germans. Then, the player parks at the base to get repairs, and are then sent to a small house to do some sniping with an M1 Garand. The player shoots the gunners on Flak 88mm guns, and then return to the base, where Roberts gives the player orders to take M1 Bazooka ammo and aid a small squad of soldiers who are preparing to ambush a German convoy. After the player does more drive-by's while the rest of the men blow up Panzers with Bazookas, he returns to base for a last stand against the Germans. The base is successfully defended, and the mission is done.
The final mission has the player performing an SAS
Special Air Service
Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...
-style raid on a German airbase. The player cuts off communications to the base, and proceeds to chase a Stuka and successfully shoot it down in his Jeep. The player and the 101st destroy the remaining Stukas with satchel charges, and hold off a small attack by some Panzergrenadiers, accompanied by some Panzers. Upon accomplishing this, the base is yours.
Ardennes
The third and final campaign of the game has the player fighting Germans in the Ardennes during the Battle of the BulgeBattle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive , launched toward the end of World War II through the densely forested Ardennes mountain region of Wallonia in Belgium, hence its French name , and France and...
. The player attacks a German-occupied town with his men and a Sherman battalion, and upon securing it, the player sets up a camp near the town. Sergeant McLain tells the player that the mess hall has captured German food, but the base is attacked by artillery. Before he can receive his food, he has to take it out. He retreats to a bunker, but it is destroyed. The player then heads to the US defensive line, where he has to hold off Panzergrenadiers, Panzer IV's, halftracks, and Wehrmacht troops. After destroying some 88's, the player is pulled into the trenches to defend against another attack. The player finds some bunkers containing more 88's, and destroys them with grenades. He then discovers a large bunker that has more cannons in it. The player destroys the bunker with satchel charges, and then a squad of Panzergrenadiers and a halftrack show up. Once the player destroys the halftrack the mission is complete.
The next mission has the player and the 101st, with armored support from Shermans and halftracks, attacking a hill that is occupied by Fallschirmjäger
Fallschirmjäger
are German paratroopers. Together with the Gebirgsjäger they are perceived as the elite infantry units of the German Army....
and Panzergrenadier troops. The player snipes MG42 gunners with an M1 Garand, and destroys 88 guns with Lieutenant Roberts.
The very last mission has the player attacking soldiers that have set up defenses around the Rhine river.
After completing the game, an M1 Garand with an M7 grenade launcher
M7 grenade launcher
The M7 grenade launcher, formally Rifle Grenade Launcher, M7 was a 22 mm rifle grenade launcher attachment for the M1 Garand rifle which saw widespread use throughout World War II and the Korean War. The M7 was a tube-shaped device, one end that slotting over the barrel of the rifle, the other end...
and an M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle are unlocked. In levels where players will control a tank, they can change all the tanks in the levels into M10 Wolverine
M10 Wolverine
The M10 tank destroyer, formally 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, M10 was a United States tank destroyer of World War II based on the chassis of the M4 Sherman tank. It was numerically the most important U.S...
tank destroyer
Tank destroyer
A tank destroyer is a type of armored fighting vehicle armed with a gun or missile launcher, and is designed specifically to engage enemy armored vehicles...
s.