Most of the campaign maps feature multiple routes to their objectives, and a map screen provides you with a decent overview of your immediate surroundings. The trick is to identify a flanking route and a good point to position your support squad. Once your support team is in place and is given the command to fire, you usually find yourself running the flank in a bid to take the enemy by surprise. Finding the correct routes almost becomes a puzzle in itself; while you could blast away at the enemy’s cover all day in hopes that they finally poke their heads out, a proper mix of suppression and flanking leads to swift success.

Along the way, you hunt for secret recon points that, once found, provide some extra intel on the map and the history of that particular location. Finding these recon points is also the key to unlocking some of the game’s achievements. In addition, the developers have sprinkled hidden “Kilroy Was Here” graffiti throughout the levels, which unlock additional points. Players can choose to either search for or ignore these items.

You’ll certainly have your hands full with the task at hand, as Brothers sends you and your squad through eight huge maps, each containing upwards of eight unique objectives. While the focus of the game is on properly managing your squad, at times you are separated from your comrades and forced to journey solo behind enemy lines, leading to some tense set-pieces. In addition, control occasionally switches to a tank unit charged with taking down some of the heavier armaments in your way. All of these varied components come together to give you a better picture of the full-scale effort employed in this theater of war.

On the multiplayer front, the game ships with an online objective-based mode in which two squads battle each other to take control of flags on each side of the map, sort of a cross between the Territories and Capture the Flag variants found in many online shooters. Hell’s Highway supports up to 20 players split 10 on each side. So, should you sign up for another tour of duty or sit this one out?