Brothers in Arms screens split the duty

by David Hinkle { Apr 14th 2007 at 1:36PM }

If you've been keeping up with the march of news about a certain squad-based FPS franchise hitting the DS, then you might know that the game was recently confirmed to have vehicles for player use. Old news, right? Well, it still is, but at least we have more screens from Ubisoft to look at. Never hurts, right?

Kiffnews dishes up 4 fresh screens, with a pair each presenting foot-based and vehicle-based action for the upcoming title, which we've gone ahead and embedded past the post break.

Tags: bia, brothersinarms, ds, dslite, lite, nintendo, nintendods, nintendodslite, ubi, ubisoft

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

PSPFANBOY @ Apr 14th 2007 3:28PM

Those are next gen graphics...for the DS. If it's hard to make for the PSP, then it'll most likely suck for the DS. Just...don't try.

Ethan Duffy @ Apr 14th 2007 4:24PM

I'm intrigued by the controls, but imagine the frame rate to be very inconsistent, otherwise we'd have a video.

Graham @ Apr 14th 2007 5:05PM

I actually hate the DS when it tries to use 3D that it can't do (well.....technically it CAN do but looks lame), but I must admit these screens aren't that bad for a 3D DS game.... hmmmm

LH:Spectre (GT) @ Apr 14th 2007 5:20PM

Pixels....BADDDDD!!!!! I hope they work on the graphics before sending this one out.

monkeyman24 @ Apr 14th 2007 8:44PM

i dont care for the graphics as long is it plays good...

also i think the pspfanboy is jealous

Saphion @ Apr 15th 2007 3:25AM

Mmmm, shiny.

David @ Apr 15th 2007 10:44AM

Yeah, I agree with monkeyman24, um, as long as it plays without too much framerate issues the pixels won't bother me. Metroid Prime Hunters managed. It can be uglier than Metroid and still be fun. More first person shooters for the DS.

pixelator @ Apr 15th 2007 12:23PM

The problem is, even if they do pull off the visuals sufficiently that you can *play* the game without suffering from bleeding eyeball syndrome, you still have the problem of the display being too small and the resolution being too low to really see enough of your surroundings, let alone objects or enemies in the distance: 'Is it a tree or an enemy unit?'

All those screenshots shows the detailed objects VERY close to the player. If they were enemies, you'd be dead already. Notice the one pic with enemies advancing - you can barely tell which sider they're on.

Games like this suffer from distance draw issues even on the PSP - so I can't say I'm thrilled with the prospect of squinting and peering trying to discern units on my DS, regardless of how far they manage to push the hardware to replicate the console type gameplay. Better to go with a different approach, ala Killzone on PSP or Advance Wars style 2D / isometric view.