I finished this game on Thursday, January 25, 2007, 9:49:00 AM. This review was first published on GameSpot on June 27, 2007.
I didn’t know what to expect from Medal of Honor when I started playing it. I had no idea that the game was based on the solid Quake 3 engine. Having started the game, it strong resemblance to Return to Castle Wolfinstein was striking, which basically means solid visuals are guaranteed throughout the game.
So I won’t even talk about the visual aspect, because it’s bound to be very good, after all, we are talking about the Quake 3 engine, which was also used for Call of Duty, albeit modified.
About the gameplay itself, it’s a standard FPS game, although you are joined by other soldiers a few times, it doesn’t happen a lot, and more often than not, it’s up to the player to do the job. And what a job it is! Although the basic premise of the game remains the same, the missions are varied enough to keep you playing. There are escort missions, sniper missions and more, you even get to drive a tank, although it’s a little sluggish…but I have played Battlefield 2 just a while before playing those particular missions and naturally it feels that way, however it’s not frustrating.
There is wide range of levels as well, from Africa to Austria, so that gives a lot of variety. The AI of both the enemy soldiers and team mates is a bit of both good and bad, or should I say mediocre. The enemy snipers seem to spot you no matter where you are hidden, behind bushes, trees etc. and I have tried to use stealth to catch them off guard, but it almost never worked for me, so I used to the classic way of going about the business – attack head on and shot till you hit! Of course, the sniper rifle in your armory is very effective, and I used it quite a lot as well.
One of the things I found really strange about the game was that ammunition lying on the ground after you kill an enemy soldier would strangely disappear after a minute or so…this was a little annoying, but then in the large scheme of things, it wouldn’t matter a whole lot.
Over all, I have thoroughly enjoyed playing this game, and I would definitely recommend it any FPS player. It’s a solid World War 2 game, and the level in Omaha beach invasion was particularly thrilling. The atmosphere throughout the game is extremely good. If I am not mistaken this is one of the first World War 2 shooters, and it certainly set a very high standard for future games.
This game is about 5 years old, so that means it will run quite well on most of the new computers, even those with onboard display, so budget or casual gamers should find that to their liking.
Don’t waste time soldier, get on the battlefield! There is a war to win!
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