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It might be finally time we let go of these WWII games.

I’ve never been a person to embrace trends; I never wore parachute pants, spandex or listen to Flock of Seagulls. Maybe that’s because I’m not nearly old enough to have been around for those trends, but never-the-less I have always thought I walked to the beat of a different drum. Every once in a while there are trends that come out that I not only approve of, but embrace myself. Trends such as hybrid cars, eating healthy, and energy drinks have all been okay with me; but the one trend I love above all the others is WWII video games.

I’ve been an avid history buff for as long as I can remember. I actually started college set out to get my Master’s Degree in Military History, primarily on World War II. So when the movie and video game industries started to take a great interest in them I was ecstatic. Although nearly all reviewers have begun to express that they are growing bored with them and the overall consensus of the general gaming community is that WWII games are old news, yesterday’s genre, etc, etc. Not me, I still love them. Company of Heroes, Medal of Honor Airborne have all been really great games that have breathed life back in to the WWII genre.

I am all over these games like a Stuka diver-bomber at a train yard. The problem with trends is that nearly everyone wants to get on the bandwagon. Knocking out awful tasting energy drinks and bad World War II games seems to just be par for the course. I know that there is a fairly sizeable group of people that were fans of the original Pacific Storm, but Allies just doesn’t seem to make the genre cut for me.

Aside from very poor gameplay, this game is riddled full of holes that would sink even the strongest Naval Aircraft Carrier. Things like thoughtless stereotypes of the Japanese aviators and beyond awkward camera controls make this game frustrating at the least, and infuriating more often than not.