I timed myself on one game and it took me 6 minutes to reach from where I spawned, sprinting in one direction, to then finally spotting my first enemy – only to be killed immediately. However, one annoyance was that sometimes I didn’t see players for a long, long, LONG time. Seeing all of this in one map really made me realise how small other game maps are and how much time, effort and beautiful design has gone into this one. One map, Utah Beach, had me jumping off the landing boat, sprinting up a land-mine scarred beach, trudging through wet trenches, taking cover in derelict, mortar destroyed houses and running through open fields to capture an enemy sector.

I’m very used to playing Call of Duty so going to a game like this was a fantastic breath of fresh air and the sheer diversity was nothing short of stunning. For me, personally, this was 90% incredible and 10% annoying as all hell (no pun intended). One of Hell Let Loose’s biggest draws is the sheer scale of its maps. Having just two modes to pick from is fine for now as they are both enthralling and tense, but I’d definitely like to see more added in the future, if only for a bit more variety. Or you can play Offensive, which is a very similar style of game but one team is in control of all sectors at the start and the opposing team tries to capture them all before the time runs out. You can play either Warfare, in which the battlefield is split into sectors and the victor controls them all or at least the majority when the timer runs out. There are only two game modes currently available, but each play in perfectly to the sheer size of the games and maps. I’ve never played a game where it genuinely seems like the other 49 people on my team were each playing a vital role towards victory without working together we would be defeated. This level of variety shows just how much teamwork is needed to accomplish your mission.

There are also different aides that come with each role such as vehicle repair kits for engineers and binoculars for spotters. Within each role there are identifying weapons and appearances which can be levelled up and unlocked through gameplay. This is, clearly, a big undertaking and I cannot stress how much better my team did in games where the commander took their role seriously, helping to plan and strategize. Each role can only have a select amount of people playing it in each game so you’ll need to be quick as sniper roles and rifleman, for example, are always selected first! The commander is the most important of roles on each side though as it’s their responsibility to call in special abilities such as air strikes, and the building of spawn points. These 14 roles within the classes include snipers, tank commander, medics and rifleman to name a few. These are Infantry, Armour, Recon and Command. Set during World War 2, you are thrust headfirst into an online mode, as there is no storyline to get you bogged down here, as you pick between 14 various roles, split between four distinct classes to help your side in battle. And I tell you what, it really didn’t disappoint. Published by Team17, the masterminds behind the infamous Worms games, Hell Let Loose has some serious experience behind it and that got me very excited for some intense fire battles.

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