$9.99Is RAID: World War II worth it?
RAID: World War II is worth it if…
- you want a four-player co-op shooter with a heist streak and a sense of humor
- you like fast, frantic waves of enemies rather than slow, careful play
- you enjoy over-the-top violence with a wink, not a somber war drama
- you have a regular crew to play with and don't mind a grindy leveling curve
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Four ways to fight the Reich
You pick from four classes, each with its own weapons and playstyle. Recon picks enemies off at range, Assault drowns them in lead, Insurgent soaks up bullets, Demolitions blows everything to smithereens. Each class also has a Warcry, a powerful ability that buffs you and your allies when the tide needs turning. The four characters, Sterling, Rivet, Kurgan and Wolfgang, come from Britain, the USA, the Soviet Union and Germany, with fully customizable uniforms so your crew looks like a crew. Leveling each class is its own slow climb, so pick a favorite first.
Raids, gold and going rogue
Missions send you to places of historic importance across war-torn Europe, from the mighty Flakturm in the heart of Berlin to a bridge over the river Elbe. Find secret documents and you unlock Outlaw Raids, where you go behind your employer's back and lift as much gold as you can for yourself. Operations chain several raids in familiar locations with new storylines and objectives: greater risks, greater rewards. The level design is a highlight, with maps that keep offering new variations even after many hours.
Better with a full lobby
This is a game built for four. You join a lobby, pick your characters, and coordinate: who plays Recon and covers, who plays Demolitions and holds the door. The banter between the four heroes carries a lot of the fun, and the comedy runs through the whole thing, from silly voices to absurd situations. Challenge Cards spice up a shared mission in all kinds of ways: a small health boost to get across the finish line, a run with pistols only, or a scuttling victory as the fan favorite Crab People. Chaos is better when someone else caused half of it.
What else should you know?
Can you play it solo?
There is a singleplayer mode, but the game is clearly built around four players working together, and the co-op sessions are where it shines. Playing with friends, or at least a full lobby, gets you the banter, the shared Warcrys and the coordinated chaos the game is made for. If you mostly play alone, expect a lonelier experience.
How violent is it?
Very. This is a brutal shooter with graphic combat: blood, gore and dismemberment are part of the experience, and fights are visceral and intense. The violence is played with a comedic streak rather than a grim one, but if graphic combat is not for you, this one will not change your mind.
Is there a story?
A light one. Four prisoners of war are freed by Mrs. White, a secret British Intelligence operative, to take down Hitler and his Third Reich without rules or mercy, paid in all the Nazi gold they can carry. It is a setup for heists and shootouts more than a deep plot, and the comedy is the point.
