MOH:Breakthrough

[Enzian]

If you liked MOH:AA and/or Spearhead, this is another fantastic voyage through the wreakage of WWII. This time you're coming up through Africa and into Italy with Patton.

I just played the frst level through the Kasserine Pass, and I gotta say, I'm blown away, again!

The dust! The dust is everywhere, obscuring enemies and objectives. The cutscenes are perfect as before.

There's no real innovation, but it's a continuation of the MOH series. THe first level took me through entrenched German lines, hijack a panzer, and search and clear a bunker for "documents" before linking back up with the rest of the Armored Division. Seems pretty passe', now that I detail it like that, but the gameplay is as excellent as before.

Is there anyone else playing this game? There's zero buzz.

[IKEA_boy]

If I had a capable PC I'd be all over MOH... but alas... .

*goes back to FreeCell*

[Mr. Furious]

The thing keeping me from buying this new add-on is that I was burned by spearhead (here is my review). I completed spearhead in an afternoon (about 4 hours game play). I thought the closing credits were a joke!

The original game was short and spearhead was even shorter. Even though the game is fantastic, I'm no longer willing to spend $50+ on a game and $30+ on an expansion that will take me 10 hours to finish (total). I expect more.

That said - how long did this expansion take you?

[Enzian]

Call of Duty... I pointed that one out to The Missus for Christmas.

Spearhead was short. I was having all sorts of hard drive issues, and I kept fixing/replacing them, losing all my save games in the process.
I got Spearhead for Christmas last year, and I got to the last level before my HDD shat out.
I didn't realize how close I had come to finishing the game until I actually beat the game... in a brief period of time. 4 hours is about right, I think.

I suspect Breakthrough is as short, unfortunately. For some reason, I've stayed away from reviews of these expansion packs - so, don't give it away to me, now!
Is t worth it? It is to me. The gameplay, the immersiveness, and the levels are very close to perfect, to me. I love the arcade-y action mixed with a healthy dose of history. I truly love this series.

Kinda like Battle Of Britain 1942: Their Finest Hour...

[Enzian]

No... I haven't. I've been busy on Steam. Dude... time to get your CounterStrike groove on! We can all suck together!

Anyway, back to Breakthrough. I'm playing it in a very haphazard manner. Pick it up. Put it down. Pick it up for a level. Put it down for CounterStrike (with Steam, it's a whole new game!). Meh.

I just started a new level. I had to cross a river via rowboat... pretty neat. But the opening scene just bogged my computer! Swamped! Choppy, jerky, horrible - unplayable - framerates. Luckily, it passed rather quickly, but man. I've never seen my computer choke like that since I tried 3DMark 2003.

I think the time is nigh to upgrade the ol' b0><3n.

PS - 1900+, 512MB PC2100, GeForce3 Ti200.