The Great Patriotic War is the largest and most fierce conflict not only in the history of Russia, but also in the history of the whole world. In addition, it is also the main theme on the basis of which many computer games are created. World War II shooters were the first three-dimensional shooters in the history of the gaming industry.
Medal of Honor
In the 90s of the last century, a new game project called Medal of honor came to the players' court. Steven Spielberg himself took part in the work on the game, having presented the world with many movie masterpieces.
Since then, the games of the series have appeared, it seems, on all platforms on which you can play. In addition, Medal is a shooter about the war of 1941-1945, which has the largest number of games in its series.
The most interesting part of the series is Allien Assault. In it, you will have to get used to the role of Lieutenant Powell, who served in the strategic service of the US BCC. In general, in different games of the series, the main character is not the same person, which allows developers to beat this military conflict from different angles.
Among other things, it is impossible not to mention: the Medal of Honor series has a shooter about the First World War in its line.
Game features
Medal of honor will introduce the gamer to different parts of the world in which hostilities took place. The characters perform various tasks: penetrating enemy territory as a scout, sabotage, espionage, sabotage, night landing, assaulting fortified areas, undermining bridges. In the game you can control various equipment.
Shooters about the WWII series are connected by plot, although not by one line, many characters not only have references in different parts, but also appear in them repeatedly.
Playing in the FPS series of the old years, you can get no less pleasure than when passing the latest samples, because during their development maximum attention was paid to quality. It is possible to complete the missions of each game in several ways, which makes it possible to participate in virtual hostilities with pleasure when restarting.
Call of duty
Describing shooters about the Great Patriotic War, this game could not be ignored. She is the most popular of the existing. The series has a huge resemblance to Medal of honor, but the army of fans at Call of Duty is more impressive.
A few words about the plot
The plot of almost every game is built so that the player has to start each new episode in a new place. Perhaps the gamer will only move to another city, or perhaps to a different point in the world. Also, each chapter will have to go through a new protagonist.
This state of affairs allows us to consider all situations of military conflict from a variety of sides, to understand that not everything is clear. When passing the games, gamers will get to Stalingrad, Latvia, winter Moscow, and the Reichstag; they will have to visit the FAU-2 launch mines and Japanese gardens.
Nonsense in Call of Duty
A few words need to be said about the mistakes of the development team, of which there are plenty. First, epaulets on Soviet uniforms in the 1942 missions will catch the eye, but they were accepted after the Battle of Stalingrad. In the same year it will be possible to see StG 44. A weapon unusual for our army, such as a machete, will add color to the Russian soldier. In one of the chapters, the Allied forces will capture the Tirpitz battleship, although in reality it was hit by torpedoes. On some textures you can see the flag of the USSR, but not familiar to us, but drawn upside down.
Shooters about the Second World War of the Call of Duty series can drag the player for many hours, but they are not perfect, they are often criticized sharply. First of all, it is necessary to mention the uniformity of the gameplay. The protagonist is almost always represented as a team player, solo missions are very rare. The companions will always be near, they either cannot be killed (if they receive enough damage, they will cease to act actively, but only for a while), or another will immediately replace the killed soldier. The revival of the comrades will not stop until the player reaches the control point.
Brothers in arms
The best shooters about World War II are represented not only by classic games of this genre, there is also an offshoot in which tactics play a big role. Brothers in arms will make the gamer nervously turn off the computer if there is no logic in his action.
Here it is necessary not only to shoot, but also to think, and the second is more important than the first. The player will have to take control of a small detachment. Since the squad is small, the loss of fighters should be ruled out if possible. Throwing everyone under the crossfire, the task will most likely need to be started anew, before deciding how to get around the enemy from the flank.
A variety of locations will not let you get bored: the battles will take place on city streets, in fields, villages, inside ancient castles. Opponents will also not be the same, therefore, tactics will have to be chosen for each situation separately: perhaps a small group of lightly armed soldiers will barricade themselves in the building, and then the game will force them into a battle with a regiment of troops that have undergone special training.
UberSoldier
There are shooters about the Second World War, developed in Russia. One of the best among them is the "Eastern Front" (in the West the product was released under the name UberSoldier). The studio, which had a hand in creating the game, is located in Voronezh and calls itself Burut CT.
The plot for a product created in Russia can be called strange. All of it was played around the resurrection of the Germans who died in battle. A scientist who works in secret bunkers conducts experiments on killed soldiers, trying to resurrect them. The task is his strength, but there is a small snag - the resurrected follow the orders of only the person who was first seen after the operation. Karl Stolz, after his awakening, did not see the professor, but Mary, who is a member of the resistance. She ordered him to escape, and he did this, but realized that it was too dangerous to remain on the side of the Nazis, and joined the members of the detachment of Mary.
UberSoldier World War 2 shooters will show Carl as the main character. And in both parts of the game he will be on the side of the German resistance. The plans of him and his companions are to seize secret laboratories (in which Stolz was resurrected) with their subsequent destruction.
War is not an obstacle to love
Karl’s story is not limited to military action. There is a place in the plot and romance. The main character will find love, as you might guess, Maria will become his passion. Subsequently, she will die, but Stolz will not lose hope (after all, the first goal of resistance is to capture bunkers where the dead are resurrected). The ending of the first part will be a battle with the most dangerous opponent for the whole game - the latest version of the universal soldier. But the new version does not mean that it is better than the old model. To survive and win is Karl’s motto. After the victory, our hero will receive the award to which he sought. He will resurrect Mary.
In the second part, the gamer will meet with old characters. The scientist who began the resurrection of the dead will himself be in the role of a rebel, but this time Karl will finish him off forever.
Wolfenstein
Games based on the events of the Second World War also include those whose plot is based on an alternative story. Examples include Wolfenstein, one of the most striking games with a similar scenario. The first part was released back in 1981, the hero performed feats in a two-dimensional world. And it’s hard to call that game a shooter, it was more a stealth action.
1992 was marked by the purchase of rights to the name "Wolfenstein" by idSoftware to create a three-dimensional game. If a modern user looks at the resulting product, he won’t understand why Wolfenstein 3D has become so popular. I must say that at the time of launch the game had no analogues - this shooter about the war of 1941-1945 represents the player in the world in the first person of the hero, this has never been seen before. The three-dimensional image was also an infrequent guest in computers.
Over and over again, shooters about World War 2 called Wolfenstein came out, and in each new story it looked like the one that could be seen in the previous one. The end of the 90s came, and IDsoftware management decided that the subject had become obsolete. Now the emphasis was on fiction. It will not be a secret to anyone that the secret laboratories of Anenerbe received scientists engaged in the occult sciences. Hitler himself supported their undertakings. All historians believe that it was the fascination with occultism that prompted him to start a war, desiring omnipotence.
Return to the castle
Returnt to the Castle Wolfenstein made idSoftware's World War Shooters unlike any other game. The beginning of the story implies that everything will be the same as many times in a row, but earlier. The player tries to get into the castle, but it is discovered. It seems that only a miracle helps to escape from the building safe and sound.
This is where the main events begin. The main character will go through fire, water and copper pipes, he will visit many locations teeming with enemies, eliminate scientists, soldiers and zombies. But it’s too early to relax. The gamer will again receive the task, which failed at the very beginning.
Most interesting is that history unfolds after the war. And what is happening before our eyes is an attempt to unleash a conflict once again, but using magical powers and occult knowledge as a weapon.
In the last part of the series, the hero will receive a new name and a new appearance, for the rendering of which the most modern achievements in the field of computer graphics are responsible. The plot can not be called quite fresh. An American intelligence agent kills villains with any weapon that falls into his hands. The Nazis are dying, the hero goes on vacation, waiting for the next part to come out with a narrative of his adventures.
Battlefield 1942
Shooters about World War 2 are represented not only by single-player games. There are also multiplayer ones, for example, Battlefield. And you can advise many developers to follow the Digital Illusions CE path. No wonder this team shooter is called the standard.
The war will unfold in completely different corners of our planet; Japan, the Eastern Front, the Pacific Region, and Africa are represented here. This is in addition to those locations that players are used to seeing in similar products. Shooters about the Second World War of the Battlefield series before the battle present the player with a choice of five classes of soldiers. The choice will determine what role a virtual soldier will play in a theater of operations and what weapons he can carry with him.
Special mention is worth the technique. It is represented by many samples. There is thirty-four beloved here - a victory tank, armored vehicles from different countries, boats for moving on water, and those who do not want to "crawl" can board a plane.