Since it's release in October last year, Medal of Honor has received rather mixed views, with critics highly praising the game, but most gamers waiting for Black Ops to launch in the following month. I'm fairly sure I've made by disapproval for Call of Duty clear by now and to me the new Medal of Honor games game the genre a slight breath of new life.
Firstly the campaign wasn't claiming to be something loud and epic, nor was the rest of the game really. The the campaign the player would take on the position of various Tier 1 Operators. The Tier 1 are an elite group high above most others who would end up stepping onto the battlefield, going undercover and deep into enemy territory to do the toughest missions and take out the highest priority targets.
For me, the story was something different and not so 'in-your-face' as what I would expect from such a game. Instead, to fit in with the Tier 1 concept it was a rather stealthy offering.
As for the online, it does bare resemblance to Call of Duty, as it has 'scorechains', which are basically a variation of 'killstreaks'. With that aside, Medal of Honor's online is incredibly similar to Battlefield: Bad Company's online as it uses the same Frostbite 1.5 engine that Dice use and was even developed by then, whereas the single-player portion of the game was created by Danger Close and used a heavily modded version of the Unread 3 Engine.
To me, the online is currently one of my favourite gaming pastimes. I love the different game modes and feel they all work well, each one working better depending on the person's playing style. I personally prefer 'Objective Raid', which is a cross between 'Search and Destroy' and 'Demolision'.
Another fun aspect is the game's leveling system, which is composed of three different classes, 'Rifleman', 'Special Ops' and 'Sniper'. Each class can be leveled up to a maximum of level 15, and the player will of course unlock various different weapons, scopes and other items to increase your advantage on the batte field.
Again, comparing the game to Call of Duty (which I must say is annoying, but I am unsure as to what other games to relate it to, apart from Battlefield), Medal of Honor appears to have dedicated servers, although I am unsure as to weither this is actually the case. Assuming it does, this would explain, in part why some tasks, like 'quick-sniping' is something you can't do (as well as the fact that the game physics are different). This boosts my confidence in the online, as coming across snipers on Call of Duty did eventually become both demoralising and outright annoying.
As always, this is another game I would recommend you try. For an added insentive, if you purchase either the Special Edition or Tier One Edition of the game, as well as recieve extra in game bonuses, you will be able to become part of the Battlefield 3 beta, which is due to be avalible within a year of Medal of Honor's launch, which was between the 12th and 15th of October 2010 in all of the various regions.
Once again, thank you for reading, I hope you'll revisit again soon, I've been randomthings and I'll post again soon.
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