![]() ![]() There are a few moments of déjà vu here and there, and it's nice to see some of the connections to previous missions. The new game covers much of the same territory as the original, but you'll be seeing it all from Hartsock's perspective. This time around, you'll be taking charge of Joe "Red" Hartsock, the "other" sergeant from the original game. What this game accomplishes in terms of its historical authenticity and innovative tactical combat system is genuinely unlike any other video game you've ever played.īut let's talk about what's new. Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, Full Spectrum Warrior and others each contain small components of Brothers in Arms, but none put them together in quite the same way. Still, the best argument against passing over Earned in Blood is that, discounting the original game, there really aren't any other games like it. The "been there, done that" quotient is pretty high in this game. Since the dust has barely settled form the first game's launch, some gamers may be inclined to pass on the new game. There are some new game modes, a new campaign and some impressive AI and texture improvements of course, but the content and gameplay still feel more like an update of the original Brothers in Arms than a full sequel. While Earned in Blood is a stand-alone game with a fifty dollar price tag, the changes it makes to the core game are more in line with what we'd expect from an expansion pack. Now I use the term "sequel" kind of loosely here. Now, barely over a year later, the team is back with a sequel, Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood. A thrilling story and intense attention to detail made the game all the more engaging. Instead of relying on the cinematic action hero approach, players of Brothers in Arms had to effectively lead their squadmates around the battlefield, using suppression fire and flanking moves to outmaneuver an enemy every bit as deadly as the player was. Attacking a nearby tank with grenades was utterly pointless. Trying to rush an enemy machine gun nest meant certain death. ![]() Brothers in Arms punished those who relied on run-and-gun tactics. If you need prints that can get wet without becoming unreadable, you need a laser printer.Earlier this year, Gearbox challenged that model with the release of a sophisticated tactical shooter, Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30. Toner doesn’t smear and run when it gets wet.Laser printers don’t waste toner in the same way, and because they don’t gunk up like inkjets, they may last longer before needing to be replaced. Some inkjets have a lower cost per page than home laser printers, but they also waste more ink on cleaning. They may be more economical to run in the long term.The best inkjets do a good job, but even a mediocre laser printer does a better job delivering crisp results, especially when it comes to fine lines and small font sizes. Our laser picks can pump out as many as 27 pages per minute the fastest inkjets we’ve tested max out at 13 pages per minute. If you have a home office or run a home business, you may be more conscious of printer speed than those who don’t. Laser toner cartridges don’t have to be replaced as often as ink tanks, and they don’t clog-as inkjet print heads sometimes do-if you go weeks or months between print jobs. Laser printers are less frustrating to maintain. ![]()
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