Gametrailers - Medal of Honor Review

GT writes:

Is there enough room in the fox hole for one more Medal of Honor? Find out in the official GameTrailers review of Medal of Honor.

[TrevorPhillips]

skipping this one and getting black ops instead.

[Chubear]

Skipping both, getting GT5... until the Ultimate FPS War Simulator comes out in Feb as Killzone3 :)

But back to this review. If you're bread and butter genre is military FPSs or FPSs in general then why wouldn't you go get and play this?

Oh, cause reviewers say 8/10. If you've been looking forward to this and have seen all the gameplay and interviews and it's just like MW types, why would you skip it cause of reviewers?

Go play and enjoy your gaming and stop having these editorial reviewers dictate YOUR gaming experiences. It's really very sad what's happened to the gaming community being slaves, being manipulated by reviews from game sites that have financial benefits to reviews.

@ below
lol, yeah just like you missed Harriers and M-16a4's in WWII on Normandy :/ lol, what's your point? War is War.

Yeah, you all know CoD#286499 or MoH come nowhere near the viceral FPS you'll get on KZ3 and if you don't have a PS3 I can see why you would want to play up yet another CoD game to make you and your buddies feel better awww :( lol

Go get a PS3 and you would have to cry about not experiencing the very best FPS experience any FPS fan can have - KILLZONE3 BABY, WOOOOOOOT! :D

[Kingdom Come]

Sorry, I must have missed the Jet-Packs in Iraq...

[ndibu]

Now I've heard it all.

[darkcharizard]

I bet all you shooter fans will be really helpful in Iraq :P

[Game-ur]

MOH GT5 KZ3 and many more, but no Black Ops for me.

[KillerPwned]

Killzone is a Simulator! AWESOME!!!!!!!! I never knew that!

[jjank11]

Not sure how Killzone can ever be called a "War Simulator"....maybe it adds a few realistic elements that the likes of Halo, COD or MOH don't have but it is certainly not a "War Simulator".
If you want "War Simulator" then you should probably look more to ArmA, Operation Flashpoint and Battlefield.

[TreMillz]

But cmon, ultimate war simulator? As far as i know the only game to show similarity to war is SOCOM.

Off Topic: Guys i need help got $30 to blow so of these best choices plz:

MAG
Demon's Souls
Bayonetta
Your recommended pick for $40 and under

Btw its PS3 since bro has the box

[visualb]

I think you mean capturing the tension of war the best, which it arguably does, but its far from a simulator, its just incredibly realistic in terms of immersion and atmosphere.

i find it pathetic that people are putting this game down and hoping cod "wins"

why? did kotick come to your house last night and polish your monkey? come on!

good review, decent game I guess

[gypsygib]

Killzone 2 feels like your actually in a war more so than any other FPS game except BFBC2 that I've played but not obviously not a contemporary war. Maybe it because of the graphical effects (a lot of smoke, debris, partial-destructable environments) and 32 players.

[raztad]

@TreMi
I totally love MAG and wouldnt hesitate to recomend it, however Demons Souls is a game that should be experienced by every gamer, warning it is very challenging.

Both MAG and DS will get you a lot for those $30.

Regarding MoH. I feel the game has some potential the devels were afraid/didnt want to fully tap. Putting aside technical flaws, like the use of UE3. A two player coop campaign would have been great, and fits very well the game considering you spend a big deal of the game playing with AI teammates. Also why so linear?, some branching paths, different ways to engage helps a lot. A longer SP campaign would have been very much appreciated, 5 hours in hard sounds like the SP was tacked on.

A 8/10 is not a bad score, and judging by the state of the art in the genre, this is what the game deserves. It would be a good purchase later next year.

[Roozium]

Chubear:

War simulator? I didn't know that the war world was 40 colors of brown.

[cyborg6971]

At least your not shooting pretty purple darts at a shimmering blue super soldier. If you want lack of color play gears. The color klz was chosen because of what planet they were on.

[sikbeta]

KZ3D = Futuristic First Person War Simulator

Believe!

[damnyouretall]

only thing killzone has going for it is graphics. gameplay is horrific. its like a very very very beautiful woman,,,,,,,with a dick !!

[RedDead]

Incredible how stupid fanboys can be

[Gago]

and this game was supposed to "kill" COD LOLOL

[duplissi]

COD killed itself, wait no kotick killed COD.

[vhero]

I just don't know how it can be so bad after Bad Company 2 was so great? Way better than MW2 (I had both). Then again this is a different competition between EA and activision. They only judge COD on multiplayer and judge EA games on the full game.. Shame really. I mean they even knock the game down for being linear... Like COD is open world single player??? They also complain about campaign time being 4-5 hours... COD MW2 was the same... And no doubt Black ops will be..

[Wii360BeatsPS3]

Black Ops for the win. This game never stood a chance going head to head with Black Ops.

MoH got BITCH SLAPPED and BEARD SLAPPED at the same time.

[divideby0]

COD yawn... camp, shoot, move....

COD is the madden of shooters, every year a game, every year the same ol same ol

bought last COD, not the next one

[DarkFantasy]

was call of duty ever meant to change its a shooter..and black ops has changed call of duty, features wise but really what"change" are you waiting for ? ..iv never understood,sequels don't really change that much..all i want from cod is more guns and customizations don't like cod don't buy it there are many other shooters out there to play other then cod,i don't think i will be getting MOH because i didn't like the beta at all and the maps where horrible imoi will stick with BFBC2,but i will most likely be getting black oops for split-screen online( that was the deciding factor for me)

[visualb]

now i've seen everything.

[-IronMan-]

Skipped MW2 got BC2 instead. Getting Medal of Honor and skipping Black Ops. Only noobs like autoaim like in MW2 and Black Ops. Medal of Honor u have to aim just like BC2.

[vickers500]

Not really. If you've played MoH or the beta, or have even seen any multiplayer footage of it, you would know it has plenty of auto aim.

And no, not only noobs like auto aim. What about people that like both Bad Company 2 AND MW2?

Battlefield and Call of Duty games cant really be compared since they are two VERY different types of game styles. Battlefield is an objective team based kind of game, which is fun, but I don't want to be doing the same thing all the freaking time. Call of Duty is about being the lone wolf super infantry man, more of an arcadey style of gameplay, which is also fun.

People who like very tactical games CAN enjoy casual games as well ya know, and just because YOUR interest is only limited to tactical games, does not mean you are a better player/gamer.

[fan_of_gaming]

lol don't see why people feel they have to skip this one for Black Ops, why not just get both

[vickers500]

Because Call of Duty is popular, and to the majority of the N4G community, if something is popular, then it must suck (unless it's popular on this site).

[DelbertGrady]

I haven't been into COD before but I'm probably getting Black Ops. I hate the scripted re-spawning enemies in the SP of COD but the MP looks good. MOH arrives in my mail tomorrow.

[Sez]

Anyone knows if the pc version will support mods?

[redDevil87]

wow these guys hated the story, surprising because others have said the story was really good.

[madmanden]

The story is outstanding. Just got through the game and it was awesome. But its not COD over the top in any way it feels very realistic.

[Theodore87]

N4G is suddenly flooded with reviews for this game.

[Hades1337]

It's called a review embargo. As soon as it's lifted, all the website put their reviews up, which is why they all come in at the same time.

[Theodore87]

I kinda figured that part out but it still amazed me.

[antz1104]

Like the trade embargo in Phantom Menace?

[perfectCarbonara]

How does it amaze you that once an embargo is lifted reviews start pouring in ?

[SeanScythe]

Getting this then getting COD:BO, it will be a good break from killing zombies. This is the first time MOH went modern and I think they did a good job. I mean COD has been doing it for years and before MW1 they didn't have much going for them.

[dead_eye]

we're gonna need a bigger boat. awesome

[Hades1337]

Seems like a generous score considering what they actually said about it.

[dirthurts]

I guess the fact that the game seemed fun added to the score.

[Cryptech]

Agreed, I was expecting a under 7/10. This game got tore up. 4-5 hour campaign isnt even worth renting, haha!

[squallheart]

isnt that the same for all shooters? or are you going to say COD is not in the same boat. Im actually looking forward to this game. The only two other shooting games i play are MAG and MGO

[spunnups]

Rush Job, I wonder why. /s

[chasegarcia]

good review.

Edit- I would lower the score a little bit.

[DanteKnightsTemplar]

being EA,I bet it also has a 'VIP code' for 'DLC' or 'Extra maps' that are hidden on the disc.If I get this,I expect the same.I know I would want 'NEW' maps,but I know I wont get that.Now,back to focusing on that GT5 preorder...

[Cryptech]

Ya watch "Coop mode" come out in the near future with a nice price tag and labeled DLC. EA ftl.

[gamingisnotacrime]

8.1 means nothing, the video sounded like a 7.5

[Sheikah]

Yeah. 8.1 despite the bashing - that's very decent.

What I don't get is why the implementations being hated on, are also the implementations being praised in other games (DESPITE the over-use).

If it aint broken, why fix it?

Personally, I think it stands out due to aiming for realism rather than explosions and slow-motion.

[turgore]

5 hours...biggest flaw.

[Gamer_Z]

I'll be getting Black Ops first than i might pick this up later for the SP. but a 6 from IGN and a 8.1 from Gametrailers. i dont know, im still on the fence about buying it as it looks good and has that somewhat realism that COD does not have but COD is a lot of fun and it has that competitive gameplay that i like.

[murcielago4]

i said it ones and ill say it again gametrailers is full of COD fanboys, if a game doesn't have COD or HALO in the tittle they start talking shit about it and give it a low score but if it has COD or HALO in the game tittle they give it a high fucking score. stupid fanboys

[mittwaffen]

Beta told me all i needed to know, and it still proved to be true.

Turned out exactly how i thought it would, passing this one.

[dkgshiz]

I never knew. Well time to throw away any games that I own that are below 10/10.

[Karum]

You realise that a Beta isn't a demo, or even representative of what the final game will be like right?

[duplissi]

shh. it wasnt called COD.

[mittwaffen]

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

More like 7.3

7.3 = average shooter when compared to any decent shooter in the past two years. Anything close to 5.0 isnt worth looking at.

This game isnt all bad, but why waste money on such a meh game?

73/100 nothing to get excited about.

[dkgshiz]

Were talking about Gametrailers here.

[TheShow01]

Graphics were so BBADDDDD on the ps3 version .... what happened ? I guess I was watching all the PC videos and thought it wouldnt be that much of a difference.

[tunaks1]

does this "reboot" have anything in common with the good old MOH games?

[duplissi]

supposedly realism and authenticity to the weapons and events.

[madmanden]

The mechanics from Airborne are still around. Plays like that only faster and more linear/story focused.

[WLPowell]

It should score higher than MW2.

[Karum]

Already have this pre purchased on steam and waiting for Friday.

I've liked the look of the game and will form my own opinion on it come the weekend.

[duplissi]

woah, woah, woah!

"you have a game that reaches the status quo, but doesnt extend much beyond it."

so what the fuck happened with mw2!? i believe GT gave it 9.5

wow. hypocrites.

[CrzyFooL]

The review sounds like a 6 but they gave it an 8.

[Koromaro]

All i heard it's not COD kinda sad since every cod after W@W hasn't really brought anything new to the table either . I swear they should save vid time and just say "It's Not COD 6/7/8" =/

[Sweeet]

I played the beta for 2 months and as you know it uses a dumbed down version of DICE's Frostbite engine, the same engine they used for BFBC2.

The biggest problem is that it plays exactly the same as BFBC2 except without the physics. This means that as long as you are aiming on someone when you fire, you will hit them. Even if they're on the other side of the map and have moved out the way by the time the bullet would actually reach you, you still take the full force of the shot....

....Add to that the fact you are almost forced to camp if you don’t want to die and the numerous choke points in the maps, and the game quickly becomes tedious.

It really is basically like BFBC2 but without physics and smaller maps...