Not another WW2 shooter.
Midway has recently announced that it’s releasing a WW2 shooter exclusively for the Xbox360 called, Hour of Victory. (No official site yet.) How is this going to be different from Call of Duties and Medal of Honors (or Medals of Honor)? Apparently, the player will take on different roles which forces him/her to change gameplay style. Play as a sniper, assault rifleman, or commando. Talk about class-based systems; we’ve seen this in the Battlefield series so it’s not much of an innovation is it?

From Midway:

“Hour of Victory allows you to play a key role in the pivotal and cinematic battles from the European and North African theaters of World War II, using the skills and gameplay style you choose. Sneak into enemy territory as a covert operative, storm the gates as a British Commando, or snipe from afar as an Army Ranger — each character’s unique attributes will be needed for the fulfillment of the overall objective. Only with all these skills working closely together will you be able to say that you helped define the Hour of Victory. “

Hmm. That just about describes all of the WW2 shooters out there.

Oh well, more for us gamers I guess.

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