Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 (Xbox, 2005)

THE most realistic WWII shooter game I have played yet. This game places you in some of the most realistic and historically accurate scenarios yet. While MOH starts you on Omaha beach, BoB puts you in a C-47 troop carrier plane before the troops hit the beach. You are with the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division. Did you see Band of brothers? This game gives you the feel that you are there. In the beginning you jump out of your plane where you head towards enemy infested badlands. As you come down your mazette bag, with all your gear, gets torn away leaving you with no gun! Luckily you find a fellow trooper and.....well, you'll see. Aside from the history you can learn from this game, you will have a ball playing it. You do start off playing a single shooter game, but as you progress you get more responsibilty and take command of some troops. The gameplay is not difficult and there is an ingame tutorial that is helpful. While the game itself is great it does have some of the characteristics from playing a war game, such as profanity and extensive violence so you may want to keep that in mind for younger players. You can't get any closer to WWII squad based combat than Brothers in arms. Have fun it's a game!