Before games set in World War II became cliched and monotonous, and before squad based tactical shooters were ten a penny there was the Hidden & Dangerous series of games.
The first game released in 1999 was unfortunately a bit of a buggy mess but at the same time it was very tense, revolutionary and inspired. It wasn't until the 2nd (and final to date) game in the series released in 2003 however that developer Illusion Softworks got pretty much everything right and built on the first game to create an immersive, thrilling and realistic (for the time anyway) title that blew me away.
For me what Hidden & Dangerous 2 did that none of the other WWII games have managed to nail is a sense of unique atmosphere. Instead of the gung-ho Saving Private Ryan-esque feel of Call Of Duty etc H&D2's atmosphere is much more Where Eagles Dare.
Classic missions set in the desert or in snowy Nazi bases bring to mind many classic World War II films, and with unique personalities and skills for each member of your squad comes an actual feeling of loss should one of them die.
A fantastic title, and one i should no doubt reinstall on my old PC to play through again.
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