In the world of games available today, it seems as though war games are a dime a dozen.  Anyone looking to purchase such a game could easily opt for the obvious, more mainstream choices.  Though high budget games like the Battlefield or the Call of Duty franchises grow more popular each year, there many smaller indie games that can be just as entertaining.  Heroes and Generals, is one such game.  Unlike most war based first-person games of today,  Heroes and Generals has taken up a setting that has been somewhat neglected in recent years.

Heroes and Generals is a World War II multiplayer FPS for the PC.  From a statistical standpoint there is nothing to complain about: great graphics, frame rate drop is rare, and the gun mechanics and general animations are quite good.  Gather some friends and this game can be just as fun as any of the high budget kings. This game, like all, has some areas in which it falters.  One of the most annoying glitches I noticed was that the hit detection on enemy players is somewhat dodgy and unrefined.  In some cases I found myself lining up shots just fine and then finding that the shot hit but did no damage whatsoever. The price however more then makes up for any problems with the game.

Heroes and Generals can take it’s place amongst a gamer’s Steam library for a grand total of zero US dollars and unlike many other free games available today, Heroes and Generals has managed to stay away from the excessive “free to play, pay to win” curse that haunts many other “free” games. Of course there are ways the game tries to urge the player to spend money (all free  games like this have to make money somehow); in Heroes and Generals though, spending money simply speeds up rank progression and weapon unlocks. When it comes to playing styles for this game, the best advice I can give is to be patient and don’t take this game too seriously.  Leveling up and progressing isn’t required to have a good time playing this game and thus it is better to just take the longer route and not be compelled to spend any money. Have fun, battle other players or friends, and take advantage of the “freeness” that one does not get from Battlefield or Call of Duty.