Medal of Honor (2010)

Medal of Honor is the 13th first-person shooter video game in the Medal of Honor series, developed by Danger Close studios and Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment (DICE), released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on October 9, 2010. The game is a reboot of the series, set in modern-day Afghanistan. Medal of Honor's single-player campaign uses a heavily modified version of Unreal Engine 3, and its multiplayer uses the Frostbite engine. The game uses dedicated servers.

It was announced at E3 2010 by EA that a Play Station 3 exclusive Special Edition would be released and will include a remastered version of 2002s Medal of Honor: Frontline. It is the first game in the Medal of Honor series to receive an 'M' (for mature) rating from the ESRB; all the previous installments have been rated 'T' for teen. It has a released sequel, Medal of Honor: Warfighter.^[1]

Gameplay

Medal of Honor differs from the rest of the Medal of Honor installments. The game breaks away from the World War II setting of previous games in the series and is instead set in ongoing War in Afghanistan. The emphasis is on realism, with EA going as far as to bring in real Tier 1 Operators from the United States military as consultants. It includes the kinds of objectives and tasks issued in real life such as raiding terrorist hideouts, hostage rescues and undercover operations. The game introduces new weapons and technology to the Medal Of Honor franchise, including the M4A1 carbine, M16A4 assault rifle, the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System, AN/PEQ side rail-mounted laser pointer, the MP7A1 Submachine gun, and the AT4. The single player includes some drivable vehicles such as helicopters, jeeps and a quad bike.

A player can be positioned in one of three stances: standing, crouching, or prone; each affecting the character's rate of movement, accuracy, and stealth. Using cover helps the player avoid enemy fire or recover health after taking significant damage, as there are no armor or health power ups. The player can also slide along cover. When the player has taken damage, the edges of the screen glow red. If the player stays out of fire, the player can recover. If the player get a headshot an icon will appear to the screen. When the character is within the blast radius of a live grenade, a marker indicates the direction of the grenade, helping the player to flee from the frag grenade.

Campaign

Overview

The game features a single-player campaign, in which the player will control multiple characters from both the "Tier 1" and "Big Military" perspectives. The storyline follows several Tier 1 Operators working under the National Command Authority in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. The players assume the role of a DEVGRU operator code-named "Rabbit", Delta Force sniper code-named "Deuce", Ranger Dante Adams and Apache helicopter gunner Brad Hawkins.

The story may be based on events that occurred during Operation Anaconda that took place in March 2002, six months after 9/11, specifically the seizing of Bagram Airfield, the Battle of Shah-i-Kot, and Battle of Takur Ghar.

MISSIONS:

Missions

Characters

Multiplayer

Developer Gordon Van Dyke mentioned that people "shouldn't expect a clone of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for Medal of Honor's multiplayer" in a GameSpy interview. Electronic Arts confirmed that if the player pre-ordered Medal of Honor they would get a beta code for the multiplayer beta for PS3 and PC on June 21, 2010 or for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 VIPs, June 17. The delayed Xbox 360 beta was then released a month later. The beta concluded on July 31, 2010 for the PlayStation 3 and PC, while the Xbox 360 beta ended on August 9, 2010.

Medal of Honor's multiplayer was developed by EA Digital Illusions CE. Electronic Arts released multiplayer beta keys for the PS3 and PC on June 21, 2010. The Xbox 360 beta was initially delayed, but eventually opened on July 20, 2010. This featured 3 different weapon classes, two different maps and two different game modes.

Maps

Classes

Medal of Honor offers the player three classes to choose from. Within these classes, players can customize multiple load outs with various guns. Each class will give the player one separate load out for each gun within the class they chose. From here the player can uniquely customize the sights, silencer, and ammo for each individual load out. These load outs can be altered before and during gameplay. The player can switch to any class during play.

Rifleman

Spec Ops

Sniper

Marketing

Limited Edition

Moh limited — Medal of Honor Limited Edition

The Limited Edition was announced as a worldwide bonus package, available to purchase at no extra cost from the main game. Those who bought the Limited Edition were given access to a special closed beta for Battlefield 3, although this was later changes to 48 hour early access to the open beta for unknown reasons. Owners were also given the option to download Medal of Honor: Frontline on the PS3. The Limited Edition also features content out-of-the-box such as early access to weapons only attainable via upgrades and a Limited Edition exclusive MP7 Submachine gun.

Tier 1 Edition

Moh tier1 — Medal of Honor Tier 1 Edition (PS3)

After the announcement of the Limited Edition EA Los Angeles stated that they would release a special Tier 1 Edition in Europe. The Tier 1 edition would cost the same as the Limited Edition and feature the same benefits as the Limited Edition (including the Battlefield 3 Beta Key). Additionally, owners of the Tier 1 Edition will receive a code to have access to the Class Operational Tier 1, "a select group of soldiers in order to unlock the M60 Machine Gun". The Tier 1 Edition was released in Europe, October 15, for all three platforms.

Linkin Park

thumb|300px|right A new Linkin Park song, The Catalyst, was featured in the Medal of Honor trailer set released on August 1, 2010. The trailer featuring the song was directed by Linkin Park's own Joe Hahn. The song was also be included on the games soundtrack released October 12, 2010

Book

A Prequel to the main events of the game, Medal of Honor (book) is written by former SAS operative Chris Ryan. The book details the story of Jock, along with Dusty, Voodoo, and Rabbit.

Reception

The game has received fairly mixed to positive reviews from game critics.

On Metacritic, the game has scores of 72 for PC, 75 for PlayStation 3 and 74 for Xbox 360.

On GameRankings, the game has scores of 71.32% for PC, 74.85% for PlayStation 3 and 73.15% for Xbox 360.

Trivia

It is the first game of the Medal of Honor series to take place in a Modern setting.
This is the only game of the Medal of Honor series that is partially developed by DICE.
This game features gameplay from many perspectives, which is unprecedented for the Medal of Honor series.
The EA game Battlefield Heroes released a set of outfits and upgraded weapons inspired by Medal of Honor in an event called Battlefield Heroes goes Tier 1.
This is the first Medal of Honor game to receive an M (for Mature) rating by the ESRB.
There is an achievement/trophy called Pistol Pete Showdown for 30 pistol kills. Pistol Pete Showdown is the name of a level in Medal of Honor: Rising Sun.
Every Playable character in this Medal of Honor game was given a character model. Deuce is seen in cutscenes after First in and Friends from Afar. Brad Hawkins can be seen in cutscenes after Belly of the Beast and Gunfighters and Rabbit can be seen during the mission Friends from Afar and his legs can be seen when he is dragged to safety by Mother during Neptune's Nest. Dante can be briefly seen breaching in the cutscene of Rescue the Rescuers.
The events in this Medal of Honor game are very loosely based on the events of Operation Anaconda, the real battle that took place in the Shahikot Valley in Afghanistan. Bagram Airfield was never in Taliban hands and it was the British SBS who helped secure it, not the SEALs. The game also cuts out the involvement of the Australian SAS, who called in airstrikes in support of the Ranger QRF and also had the only radio after the Rangers had to lighten their load in order to make it to the top of the mountain in time to assist in the ensuing firefight and dropped their packs after coming under fire during the initial stages of Operation Anaconda.
Owners of Battlefield: Bad Company 2's VIP and members of the EA Gun Club got early access to the M24 Sniper Rifle to use in multiplayer.

External links

↑ http://www.gamepron.com/news/2011/02/20/medal-of-honor-sequel-in-the-works/ | "Medal of Honor sequel in the works"

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