World War II Combat: Road to Berlin
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| World War II Combat: Road to Berlin | |
|---|---|
 Xbox cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Direct Action Games |
| Publisher(s) | Groove Games |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 2 |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Xbox |
| Release | Xbox
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| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
World War II Combat: Road to Berlin, also known as Battlestrike: Secret Weapons, is a 2006 budget-priced first-person shooter, developed by Direct Action Games and published by Groove Games for Microsoft Windows and Xbox. It was panned by reviewers as having shoddy controls and a rushed, unfinished feel. The game was followed by World War II Combat: Iwo Jima, which released a few months later.
Story
[edit]World War II Combat: Road to Berlin takes place during the final days of World War II. The Germans have been developing secret long-range rockets (called "Vengeance Weapons") that they could use to attack opposing countries. Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union at the time, wanted to get hold of these rockets in his attempt to dominate the western world. The Soviet Union joined Britain's battle. This meant that the Allies could not battle the Soviets to prevent them from getting hold of the Vengeance Weapons, but rather, they had to race against them to make sure that the weapons did not fall into Stalin's hands. Players take control of Lieutenant Stephen Moore, an officer of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services), a precursor to the CIA. The events that take place in this game are invented, bearing in mind that this storyline is completely fictitious and the "weapons", if any, truly did fall into Soviet hands.
Reception
[edit]| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PC | Xbox | |
| Metacritic | 20/100[4] | 23/100[5] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PC | Xbox | |
| GameSpot | 2/10[1] | 2/10[2] |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | 1/10[3] |
The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Colayco, Bob (April 24, 2006). "World War II Combat: Road to Berlin Review (PC)". GameSpot. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ Colayco, Bob (February 3, 2006). "World War II Combat: Road to Berlin Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ "World War II Combat: Road to Berlin". Official Xbox Magazine. June 2006. p. 83.
- ^ a b "World War II Combat: Road to Berlin for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "World War II Combat: Road to Berlin for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 18, 2017.