Iron Storm is not bad for a bargain bin game, though you can certainly find better.
User Rating: 6.7 | Iron Storm PC
Iron Storm is a FPS that sets you in a world where World War I never ended. Does that sound exciting? Of course not, but atleast that gives you some since of what you are doing. As in World War I, most of your battles will be fought in trenches, mainly the enemies'. It just so happens the Germans decided to build trenches not to stop the advance of enemy troops, but to stop the lone player from defeating them (aparently they've seen the games and movies today and prepared accordingly, since everyone knows that one man is much more of a challenge than a whole army). The trenches are obviously made to chalange the player since they have no since of realism what-so-ever, and quickly become quite boring. While the game would seem linear because of the trenches, it actually is surprisingly open. Most of your objectives can be solved numerous ways if you look. The game also includes a few puzzles, which really are just blowing something up in order to get by. Unfortunantly most of the time you won't realize it is a puzzle and will be running around searching for a door or somesuch. Your goals are often given with little advice and help, so it will be up to you to find out what you are supposed to be doing. This does get a bit frustrating since most of the stuff isn't obvious at all. You can use stealth, and many times you'll want to, but there's no real way to do it. You can crawl around, but the game never tells you how well you are hidden. Sometimes you are required to use stealth to get past something, which results in a long trial and error excercise that will truly test your patience. Luckily, the enemy AI is pretty well done and makes fighting pretty enjoyable. Enemies will run away from your grenades, and throw their own for example. It's not amazing like a few other games of its kind, but it will give you a few enjoyable battles. The battles are pretty entertaining, but nothing amazing. All in all, Iron Storm is a decent FPS that, if you have nothing else you want from the bargain bin, may provide a few hours of enjoyment.
