and an Indian regiment) I snuck into a position on
the right flank that was used as the main assault path
for the Axis forces. From my position armed with
the trusty Bren gun I was able to rack up an ungodly
amount of kills before they sent a flame thrower to
burn me out.
Guns in this game are a joy and we see a lot of guns
we’ve not really seen in other WW2 themed games,
including the option to play as a machine gunner,
which means running around with guns usually
limited to static locations in other games such as the
MG42, the 30cal belt fed browning etc. These guns
are fire from the hip unless you deploy the bipod
on a surface or while prone. Its when the bipod is
deployed you start having serious fun, mowing down
the other team as they break from cover.
The map design is another topic to discuss, with each
map having a very distinct play style and look, and
capturing the location and feel of that environment
really well. The D Day landing map is an obvious
favourite despite how often games have presented
this particular moment of World War 2 to us.
Sadly it is not without fault, I have fallen foul of a
glitch thats been present since the Alpha build
whereby experience doesn’t carry over from match
to match. Instead resetting itself every game, which
ultimately means I cannot level up. Now in terms of
gameplay this has no effect at all as levelling up only
unlocks cosmetic items, but still as a bit of a history
buff its annoying i cant unlock units like The Black
Watch and the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
Overall I think Days of Infamy delivers a fun game
but its replay value is limited, and the player count
is also a little low - peak activity i have seen was
around ~1000 players on at one time, and the lowest
I’ve seen was a mere 400. I hope that the new Call
of Duty on the horizon takes note of games like this,
as its depth in terms of units and weapons from the
period is unrivalled and with Battlefield 1 finally
showing a wider depth of countries (thats right,
America wasn’t the only player in the world wars) i
pray COD follows suit. 7/10
Review by Callum Walker
www.eliteonlinemag.com
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