Faces of War

by Ubisoft

Product Features

• Manage the war or fight it yourself - Play from the traditional point-n-click RTS view, or immerse yourself directly into the battle
• Enter the battlefield equipped with a squad of six intelligent soldiers that think and react on their own as the war rages on
• Command American, English, Soviet and German troops during world-renowned battles that include the Battle of Bulge, D-Day and the Battle of Berlin
• Manage Your Squad through battle -- locate and furnish individual soldiers with specific weapons and equipment for tactical advantage
• Advanced AI reactions and real-time physics guarantee that no mission will be fought the same way

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000E2478K
• Item Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 12, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,772 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Manage the war or fight it yourself!Product InformationRelive World War II's most famous battles like never before.  Take abird's-eye view of the battlefield as you manage your squad from above or stepinto the boots of a single soldier and fight the war from eye level.Product Features Command American English Soviet or German troops during the fiercest battles of World War II. Take control of a single soldier  and immerse yourself in frenetic combat. Lead your intelligent squad of soldiers through stunningly realistic faithfully rendered destructible battlefields. Battle alone or go online and experience intense multiplayer combat with up to 16 other players.Product Reviews"Faces of War ups the ante in virtually every singlearea."     - IGN"Say hello to a new kind of of WWII game."     - GamespotSystem Requirements Windows 2000 or XP only (XP recommended) Pentium 4 2.0 GHz processor (3.0 GHz recommended) 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended) 2.5 GB Hard Drive space 64 MB DirectX 9.0c compliant Video Card (128 MB recommended) DirectX 9.0c compliant Sound Device DirectX 9.0c or higher (included on disc) Multiplayer: Broadband connection with 56 Kbps upstream 12X CD-ROM drive 4X DVD-ROM drive or faster Windows Mouse Windows Keyboard

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jagged Alliance meets RTS, June 26, 2007

By 

D. Finn "enderone" (Folsom, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Faces of War (CD-ROM)

Great tactical game, where you control inventory and "man" a vast arsenal of equipment. To boot you can capture equipment from enemy and use it against them. The graphics are nice, and everything (but bunkers) can be destroyed. Nice strong missions, and no base management, just pure meaty tactical bliss.

What it lacks:
Teams don't carry over from mission to mission
No leveling your squads
Interface is not the most elegant

Despite these lowlights, this is a amazing game and not many these days offer this kind of tactical depth and fun.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Way to much micromanaging, August 22, 2008

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T. rabe - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Faces of War (CD-ROM)

For my taste there is too much to micromanage. The game play, graphics etc are very good however. Also, as others have said, this game is mainly for multiplayer online play. In the campaigns, The AI is fairly robust. If you like to micromanage everything I think you will like this game, if not I'd pass. I prefer Company of Heroes.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed Feelings on this Clunker!, June 28, 2008

By 

Ian Davis "lizardpudding" (NNJ) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Faces of War (CD-ROM)

I really appreciate where the developers were going with this game, but I think they missed the mark by a bit, much like the soldiers in this game often do.

Pros:
*Very good graphics!
*Decent music & SFX!
*Fairly easy to master interface!
*Lots of content & Replayability!
*VERY strategy based (this can be a con, too, I suppose, depending on your taste)

Cons:
*Difficult to tell who's on whose side!
*Impossible to bond with your crew since none carry over to other missions, nor are any of the much needed RPG elements that would make this game more interesting and enjoyable.
*Repetitive, annoying voice acting.
*The interface is fairly easy to master, as I said, but it's very badly designed nonetheless.
*Not nearly as "IN THE ACTION!" as they'd have you think.
*It's basically like every other boring war strategy game on the market, except you only control a few soldiers and they can pick up some objects and have a few more in-depth actions. WHOOOPEEEE.
*Some missions are TERRRIBLY DESIGNED!

Overall, I'd say leave it on the shelf. They didn't really bring anything new to the field. If you're looking for an innovative, exciting FPS/RPG/Strategy feast, look elsewhere. This is just another point, click, watch, strategy army game. Not bad, but not remarkable either.

On one final note, I went through a mission, and, near the end, realized that I'd killed all of my ally russians thinking they were enemy germans. Hm. I also watched one level mission play itself without me. Hmmm.