The Great Escape Review - PC

Gameplay

I don?t think anyone could imagine what it must feel like having to abandon your aircraft over enemy grounds whilst your dropping down looking over your shoulder and seeing all your pals in there planes flying away while your awaited by a small contingent of German soldiers ready to pounce and ship you off to the nearest POW camp. This is how The Great Escape starts, your starting point in the plane as a pilot and you are having trouble with the German fighter planes making ground and attacking you with great force. Your rear gunner is killed and you must make the trip to the back of the airplane and use the gun to fight off German resistance. You're successful in making the Germans retreat but your plane has taken too much damage and you have to make an exit or fall to your death inside the aircraft.

You've undertaken the role of ?McDonald?, a British pilot who's captured and taken to the German prisoner of war camp called 'Dulag Luft' where you meet and greet the other prisoners of war who allow you into there secret society in plotting the escape root to freedom. Your given objectives to do for different characters you meet inside the prison and it all links to you getting in with the escape master minds, for example finding a shovel for the tunnel digger or finding a German pass for your own benefit.

Inside the POW camps there are two types of German soldat. The 'Goons' are the guards that are in charge of the security of the camp, there not that bright. However the 'Ferrets' are special anti-escape offers who search and detect suspicious behavior. The guards AI is different off course between the two model soldiers with the 'Ferrets' being a smarter version while the 'Goons' are more like the rent-a-cop version of German soldat, don't be surprised to find the odd one asleep on the job.

Having friends inside the POW camp proves to be an enormous help to you and your escape plans. They can create diversions for you to work (continued next page)