Hour of Victory (Xbox 360)

"Not another World War 2 based first person shooter!" the gamerholics cried out when the gaming company Midway announced their newest title, Hour of Victory for the Xbox 360. With so many World War titles being released in recent times, for example the Call of Duty and Medal of Honour series', the gaming public were gradually becoming bored of killing countless amounts of Germans; so has Midway done enough to convince the dedicated gamers to dip into their pockets for Hour of Victory? Carry on reading to find out... As aforementioned, the game is set in the World War 2 genre; nothing new there then! So what new ideas does this title ...  Read the complete review

Hour of Victory is a first person shooter based in world war two for the Microsoft Xbox360 console. In this game you can choose to be one of three different characters at the start of a mission. A commando you can take more hits, the sniper to take your enemies out from a far and a stealth operative you can sneak around hide in the shadows and pick locks. Unfortunately the gameplay is terrible the enemies are incredibly stupid, sometimes they will shoot you sometimes they will just stand there and wait for you to hit them. The games story does not make much sense and the shooting is bad, sometimes when you shoot an enemy the bullet will ...  Read the complete review

"hour of victory" is a solid ww2 shooter for xbox360. It's especially convincing where the three different playable characters are concerned (sniper, stealth mode soldier, "normal" soldier). It also features a very good supporting soundtrack, which is a rare find.

On the down side are the graphics and at places also the AI.

Overall it's an enjoyable, fast paced ww2 shooter.