In most levels of Brothers in Arms, the player is in command of one or two separate 1-3 man teams, with the exception of several sections in which the player is not in command of any unit. There are two types of teams, which are automatically provided before each mission:

Fire team: Made up of soldiers with the M1 Garand and the Browning Automatic Rifle and used to fix the enemy with suppressive fire.

Assault team: Made up of soldiers usually with the M1A1 Carbine and the Thompson submachine gun and is good for flanking the enemy while they are pinned down by the players fire team.

Additionally, some levels provide the player with a tank in lieu of a team, providing players with heavy firepower and mobile cover. The player can also man the pintle-mounted M1919 Browning machine gun on the tank for additional suppression.

Brothers in Arms is notable for its intuitive command system. Teams and tanks can be ordered to move, lay suppressive fire, rally, find cover, and charge the enemy. The game stresses at multiple points the effectiveness of fire and maneuver tactics, known as the Four Fs actually used by the military during World War II, expressed in the game tutorial as "Find, Fix, Flank, Finish" describing the steps in suppressing and flanking an enemy.

The focus on team command is emphasized by providing the player with an inaccurate aim. Instead of having almost perfect accuracy with weapons in games like Call of Duty, Brothers in Arms models weapons with erratic accuracy, and enemy fire can interfere with a player's aim to simulate the effects of suppressive fire. The relative lack of accuracy is designed to simulate the difficulty in hitting targets in a combat situation as well as forcing the player to use team members to engage enemy units and provide better tactical opportunities.

Awesome extremely realistic shooter set in WWII. Still a great game today, 7 years after its launch. If you want to play a shooter where you command a small squad of troops and acutally have to develop a strategy to defeat each level, this game is for you. If you want an arcade experience, look elsewere. Great game!

This was one of the best FPS games I've played in a long time, the A.I. is good and squad commands work well and it gives the feeling of actually cooperating with you squadmates to reach an objective. Well worth the price!

this game was one of the first squad command games i have ever played and i loved it the only problem with it is the level design is stale and boring in some parts but other than that its a great game with a great story .

Good game and value for money at $9.95.A nice WWII shooter game where the gameplay and graphics are nicely done,giving you a realistic feeling of how it was to be a solider back then.You basically have 20 missions to get through all following a storyline to your final objective.The soundtrack is also worth mentioning and the opening scene for your first mission will have you wanting to get stuck in as soon as possable.Enjoy