World War II Combat: Road to Berlin
| World War II Combat: Road to Berlin | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Direct Action Games |
| Publisher(s) | Groove Games |
| Distributor(s) | Atari |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 2.0 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Xbox |
| Release date(s) | January 24, 2006 |
| 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 budget-priced first-person shooter, developed by Direct Action Games and published by Groove Games. Despite its low-budget price, it has been panned by users and reviewers as having shoddy control, and a rushed, unfinished feel. The game was followed by World War II Combat: Iwo Jima.
Story
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 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.
Criticism
Reviewers have dismissed World War II Combat: Road to Berlin as being one of the worst games to be released on the PC and Xbox.
The GameSpot and Official Xbox Magazine (June 2006 issue) reviews were extremely negative.[1] GameSpot gave it a 2.0 / 10 (terrible) and Official Xbox Magazine gave it a record low score of 1.0 / 10. This is only the Third game rated a 1.0 / 10.0 by OXM, the other 2 are Pulse Racer & Bad Boys: Miami Takedown.