6 MAXIMUMPC OCTOBER 2007
11 GAMES
THAT WILL
YOUR PC
DEMONIC DESTRUCTION
Hellgate: London
Flagship’s fi rst game is the spiritual
successor and follow-up to Blizzard’s
seminal Diablo series. It’s not Diablo
III, but it’s made by the same folks
that made Diablo. Hellgate pits you
against demons in near-future London,
a setting that won’t just challenge your
skills, but also dazzle your eyes.
The game plays very differently
depending on the faction you choose.
The Cabalist and Templar fi ll the stan-
dard RPG ranged and melee arche-
types. But when you play as a Hunter,
you’ll play the game from the fi rst per-
son perspective with traditional RPG
elements—and utilize your twitch skills.
Naturally, Hellgate will turn on the
eye candy too. We know that the
game will support DirectX 10, but
the graphical wizards at Flagship
haven’t announced what they’ll be
using it for, yet.NOW WITH BAZOOKAS!
Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway
Welcome to Operation Market
Garden, gentlemen. Our favorite
tactical World War II shooter
returns with a trip to Monty’s folly
powered by a spiffy new version
of the Unreal Engine and a cargo
plane full of new features.
Hell’s Highway implements a
much more realistic cover system.
You duck behind an object, pop
out to shoot, then duck back
down before Jerry draws a bead
on you. The only problem with
this approach is that the game
has a real materials engine,
and much of the cover will get
chewed up under a constant
barrage of fi re. Destructible
cover sounds like fun, but it’s a
double-edged sword—you can
tear up the Germans’ cover, but
they can do the same to you!