Despite the fact that the hero of the game "Eastern Front: The Collapse Annenerbe Karl Stolz, in fact - the zombie, the rhythm of the shooter is far from sluggish shuffling. The very first scene, a mad chase in a jeep, setting the pace, which will be further reduced only in rare moments of finding any key or switch. Skirmishes in the corridors give way to battles in open areas, escort missions - defensive, and the battle where the hero to confront dozens of enemy soldiers - fights with bosses and almost-boss. Accelerated and access to weapons - a separate button (Shift), in the manner of Resident Evil 4, is reserved for stabbed by pressing F can be without changing weapons, throwing grenades. In addition, during the time migrated to shield proprietary psy-wash the first episode, trapped in the air, bullets and fragments of grenades. As before, the shield is not very convenient to use because catches are not only incoming, but outgoing and bullets, as well as free flows of people.
 | |  | Looking at this tower from afar, it's hard to believe that the hero will have to climb to the very top of her. | | These indicators show which side of the Charles in danger. |
I recall that the plot of the game resurrected the dead (Charles - one of them) become sverhsoldat because it experienced at the time of death, shock gives a person psychic powers. However, as soon as Charles encounters with the enemy, all his "ubernost" is a big question. Wehrmacht soldiers are trained in such tricks, what our Der Untote * does not portray at all desire, because he can only shoot wherever looks. The soldiers juggle, ran from cover to cover, scribbling sideways or behind, hiding, expose for hedge only the hands with a gun and firing blindly. No, the enemies are really quite clever, deftly maneuver accurately throw grenades, and can fend for themselves in the melee, fighting off fierce gun butts or boots (oh, a ballet show the ladies of the Women's Battalion "). But the authors, unfortunately, used unfair methods of delivery of replenishment to the enemy - in many, relatively speaking, "arenas" new Fritz emerge from the locked doors (which in this case remain locked up), or to Forest, climbing over the fence height just above the belt of the Charles, which hero, of course, can not overcome. Fizkul'turna failure heroes FPS has become a tradition (Show me one of them, who will be able to catch up on the bar!), But the coolest are able to at least pay a kick enemies. Karl - not of the coolest, and use a powerful kick as a skeleton key capable only of his comrades in the Resistance. The reasons for the existence of scripting stub is not allowed before the time on the level, are clear: a large gathering of soldiers framerate drops considerably, so they are trying to extradite "batches". Simple shooter, with no tactical and puzzling elements, such that, in general, excusable.
 | |  | The scene with the train not only looks impressive, but still very good sound. When the hero comes out of the car on an open platform, amplified the sound of wheels, and with it the sense of presence. | | This scene, as if borrowed from Fallout 2, the hero will see more than once. The similarity is exacerbated by the fact that Karl has not given polish iron muzzle Frank Horriganu ... that is, of course, Dietrich Schneider. |
But "Eastern Front: The Collapse Annenerbe" looks a bit beyond the genre, developing the ideas of the previous game. As you may recall, the first "Eastern Front" for the three enemies killed by gunshots to the head or death zapolosovannyh knife, immediately issued a special award - the extra point shot for the health or increase the power of board were killed. Continued goes beyond - triple murder rewards points of experience, and brandishing a knife is listed higher than the sniper shots. If Charles can not for one minute put the fourth enemy the same way as the previous three, it immediately for a short time become the uber-sniper or Berserkers. I will not paint the detail of what the slope of these altered states - can guess (or see) - but both include the slowing of time and immortality.
 | SECRET! |
On disc is easy to find two Password protected archive file: fun.zip and extras.zip with additional material to the game. Password to extras.zip can learn, passing game to the last level, and then it is easy to invent and to the second password. However, the "Eastern Front: The Collapse Annenerbe" poses one more little secret. To see it, append to the file config.ini in the directory with the game line «bindc + DIK_GRAVE (console_showhide)» (without the quotes). Now for the key "tilde" will display the console. Start the game, open console, write in it «map berlin» (again without the quotes) and press «Enter». Boots Berlin level, do not fall into the game. There are no enemies, but you can walk and admire. Look just do not fall off the edge of the map.
 | |  | At the Berlin barricades hero meet fascist Psionics and cast aside debris. | | Three-dimensional model girlfriend of the protagonist of Mary looks prettier than the same Maria interlevel comics. With Karl - all the way around. |
But the most interesting things happen at the end of the level where you offer to put the experience gained in improving the characteristics of the hero - lengthening lines of health and energy, strengthening the shield, increasing the accuracy and duration of the uber-abilities.The system is simple, but works fine and, no doubt, stimulate re-replay for at least two reasons: firstly, for the same level you can get different amounts of experience depending on your success, and secondly, some variants of pumping you can play not to hand in showdown with the final boss.
The road to the lair of the villain winds, giving the hook from Germany to Africa and from Africa - to Asia, passing through Berlin. It seems that the plot was tied to a set of levels already in the second turn, and the soap-opera passions ("You stole my girl!" - "I'm your brother!" - "Oh no, not my brother!"), Coupled with voice acting, floating from "bad" to "mediocre", and scenes in which three-dimensional animation is interspersed quite stylish comic books, create a feeling of some kind of parody. It is, however, is clear: movies and games about "bad Nazis" have probably hundreds, and completely original such a project can not be. But let the team and followed the classic formula, she has fulfilled her one hundred percent.
| Ahnenerbe means "ancestral heritage" |
Organization Annenerbe, which are fighting our heroes really existed in Nazi Germany. It was established in 1935, and in 1939 became a division of SS. Its full name, Forschungs und Lehrgemeinschaft Ahnenerbe translated as "Society research and teaching the heritage of ancestors", and it worked, respectively, the history of the Nordic race. In particular, "Annenerbe" organized numerous expeditions around the world to prove that in ancient times, the world is ruled by the Aryans. The main villain of the Eastern Front, Ernst Schaeffer - also a historic personality. He became famous mainly involving the Tibetan Expedition "Annenerbe" 1938-1939 year, from bringing a rich ethnographic material, as well as samples of local flora and fauna. Incidentally, while Scheffer was only 28 years old, and he does not like to order a bald elderly uncle, as he is portrayed in the game. Ernst Schaefer died relatively recently, in 1992.
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