IGN: Medal of Honor Review

With stability issues, levels that are more shooting gallery than firefight, and a story that stumbles, Medal of Honor walks into a quagmire it never escapes from.

[Hellsvacancy]

What i expected, its a rental (like it always has been)

[EVILDEAD360]

Never in a million years would I have predicted an IGN '6' for MOH..wow..this hurt..

Next up Game Trailers and Game Informer and it's a wrap..

Maybe the game needed the controversy after all..because all the game needed was 8.5s and a few 9s from the big players for it to pry people away from Reach and all those Black Ops preorders..

But who knows it still may see some success..it's hard to believe that the the muli-player from DICE didn't raise this game a couple of notches..

But 6? IGN..

Evil

[darkcharizard]

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[grailly]

you made the same comment on another page, and it was slammed by disagrees, but here, it's fine lol

I'm happy to see boring and non-innovative first person shooter getting bad scores, at last! might I add. I hope this is just the beginning of it.

I have the impression that since IGN changed their scoring system, they also became harsher, which is really a good thing imo, I know have more faith in their reviews.

[darkcharizard]

^ That's going to be my comment when Black Ops gets a bad review :P Lets see how many disagrees i'll get...

[Winter47th]

A poor man's Call of Duty.

[Shackdaddy836]

To be fair, this guy is REALLY biased towards CoD. If you ever heard his BFBC2 review and his MoH preview then you would know. Hes probably the worse review I have seen when it comes to FPS games which challenge CoD...

[Sheikah]

Everyone else are dead set on an aproximate meta of 8.0 -- I'd say this review reeks of biased journalism. IGN is losing serious integrity IMO - just look at their Tumble review (3.5) -_-

Gametrailers bashed it but gave it an 8.1, which is decent - that score was dished out whilst dissing the re-implementation of a sniper/bomber sequence. The same type of sequence which was revered as "a welcomed return" in both BC2 and MW2.

[SeanScythe]

OMG it's because they are reviewing the 360 version which has tons of pop-ins screen tearing, and other issues. Looks at all the PS3 reviews 8.0 and higher.

This game was built on PS3 and these review site are playing on 360. Same are Bad Company 2 it played and looked better on PS3.

[nycredude]

How is this game bashed for Story when COD MW2 doesn't even have one. IGN are COD fanboys. There is no way COd should get more than a 90.

Edit: This game should get at least a 90 just for that epic beard!

[Dacapn]

I understand that every game takes draws from others, but this is what happens when you directly model your game after another. This, I would say, is the first true COD clone we've seen, and clones are never as good as the original: GOW3 > Dante's Inferno, Gears > Quantum Theory, Halo > Section 8. I think you get the picture.

[killcycle]

They rated Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce 7/10

Disgusting

[finbars75]

Actually i disagree 100%.Play the game and be the judge of it.The game didnt need any controversy at all.The game is just staight out wicked.The SP is so authentic and I feel likie I know what these guys are going through over there.The Mp is sick as f$%k and it has such a great feel about it especially the teamplay.It works really well compared to previous games.Anyone who sits in this room and knocks on this game without playing it are just straight up hyprocrytes.This review is by far the most bogus crap I have ever read.Play the game before you judge it.You can tell there was alot of pride and hard work put into this game. The game is a easy 8.5/10 for sure and nothing less.If you want to play some horseshit over the top hollywood arcade game where you cant even remeber the story line the play Black ops you will appreciate what milked games are all about.

[Sarcasm]

I've been playing the SP for a little while and it's pretty good. The problem is the Unreal Engine 3 looks terrible. UGHHHH I'm sick of developers using that crappy engine.

[ShinMaster]

I know there are differences, but come on. This guy is totally biased toward COD. You can tell by his other previous Battlefield and MOH previews.

Maybe if he opened his fanboy eyes, he'd see that COD deserves a very similar score and criticism.

[BattleAxe]

@ Shingino

Lack of content is the main reason.

Heres a quick breakdown (Day one out of the box comparison):

MAPS:

MW2 - 16
MoH - 8

GAME MODES:

MW2 - 13
MoH - 4

CO-OP

MW2 - 23 co-op missions
MoH - no co-op

PRICE(In Canada)

MW2 - $69.99
MoH - $69.99

These are the main reasons why I'm not buying it. I was pissed off that DICE did the same thing with BF:BC2 as far as game modes and number of maps goes, but at least it was only $59.99 and of course I loved the characters from the first Bad Company's single player campaign, so I couldn't not buy it lol. MoH also doesn't have the large maps and fully destructable environments that BF:BC2 has.

I'll think about getting MoH when they come out with the "Ultimate Edition" like they did with BC2, and hopefully they'll drop the price by $10.00.

[Digitaldude]

IGN are COD fanboys.

[BeOneWithTheGun]

I am so pissed. Monday was a holiday so GameFly doesn't ship until today. I was so excited for some new Ghost Recon meets Rainbow 6 that I went and spent 10 bucks and rented it at my local store. Its CRAP! Same graphics as battlefield 1943, ridiculously stupid AI (On hard mode, level 3 and have not died yet)

I am so pissed. I am taking it back tomorrow and when the GameFly copy gets here it is going right back. Thank GOD Fallout comes out next week. This game really is a turd.

[gamer2010]

IGN reviews are crap. It seems like so many of their reviewers are just fanboys of established franchises and they automatically hate on any challengers.

This review and the Castlevania review are two recent examples. Neither game got a fair shake. They were not judged on their own merits, but criticized harshly for not being some other game. MOH isn't Modern Warfare and Castlevania isn't another 2D metroidvania game. Boo hoo.

Just watch, they'll act like Black Ops is the second coming and slap it with a 9+.

[ShinMaster]

Modern Warfare 2 also had like 3 hour long and crappy story/campaign.
Or is multiplayer the only thing people care about?

[deadreckoning666]

@EVILDEAD360- Are u really THAT surprised? The beta was pure horseshit. No way DICE could have fixed all those problems in such a short amount of time. Considering how good Bad Company 2 is...I don't understand how people can defend MOH.

[morganfell]

They could not fix all of the beta issues. True. The game actually feels nothing like the beta. After running quite a bit of MP in the beta I almost cancelled my reservation. But I have been on since last night, logging about 8-9 hours total of solid play and the actual game, apart from some minor server issues, is surprising. Teamwork occurs in several game types like you never see in CoD.

[Graey]

You know what man.

I'm not the type to even try this game, but after reading your info on it and a couple others input I'm going to give it a try. I'm curious to see if this is authentic.

Thanks

[Sarcasm]

The PS3 beta felt really rough and I felt like it couldn't decide which it wanted to be, COD or Battlefield. However, the recent PC beta changed my mind with the different maps, obviously better graphics, less bugs, and it was just pure fun. It's not overly frustrating with the cheapness and silliness like COD.

[tigerstyle]

There are just fanboys over at IGN as well... Cod fanboys... XBOX too -__-

[Dave1351]

troll, just leave this post. just leave

[iPad]

A 6?! Damn. I played the beta and it was pretty amazing. The game is a 9/10 in my eyes.

Don't let robots let you decide what games you should get.

[appleseedexm]

did you play? I think you're the only one on earth who would call the beta amazing. That beta was worse than the alpha version of stalker.

[solar]

you have low standards then if you thought MoH is a 9/10.

[ELite_Ghost]

the beta was good on pc (last week)
And the campaign looks good but short just like mw2.
Multiplayer is good, I guess they're just addicted to halo atm...

[solar]

the PC beta was horrible ELite_Ghost. imo people liked the game because they like to camp. the game play was simple and the guns have no recoil. instant win.

[Lord Gunchrote]

Yeah I agree. Its a solid 8/10 game. 6 is just being a COD dick rider.

[likedamaster]

Instead of helping this game, Dice actually hurt this title. Single player I hear is awesome, it's just the multiplayer.

[Domer25]

Good to hear about the SP, I just hope its not as mangled as IGN claims.

[Kaneda]

Almost as low as Quantum Theory...

[Blaze929]

Dang, I thought EA was on a roll from it's past history. Seems they're going right back to mediocrity.

[suckerpunch]

how would you have to judge someone based on one game ? one game ? no wonder there's so many fanboys.

MOH really sucks horsedick, but look at their upcoming titles, there are plenty of potential high quality titles.....Dead space 2, bulletstorm, crysis 2, and their previous titles in 2010 alone....FIFA, NHL 10, mass effect 2, BFBC 2.......tons of goods games.

[alien626]

didnt know many people listen to reviews...yea they informative but i actually like this game. the single player was awesome havent tried the online. if u like stories in games u will love this keeps u want to play more

[gtamike]

looks like a not buy then but a rent

[c0nnnn]

i think i will wait for Fallout Vegas

[ico92]

i think gametrailers review was better this review really didn't convince me that it was a 6/10, guess im gonna have try it out for myself

[Gago]

LOLOL

[Graey]

I think it was supposed to be something COD should look out for. Let's be honest its more of a stepping stone in the right direction. You know how Goku get's his ass whooped and goes into the hypervolic chamber, works his ass off then comes out on top.

Seriously everyone is waiting for MOH to contend and eventually defeat COD, because the alternative is not good. Think about it for a second.

Stepping stone my friend...stepping stone.

[Pika-pie]

Yep, looks like this is a rental for me too

[Graey]

Seriously...how can it be a poor man's call of duty when they both cost the same. Seriously think on that for a second.

Sad to see it get a crappy score. But I'm curious if its a bland shooter will COD get the same? An above poster asked this same question, I'm curious to see what happens as well. Not that I'll play either but still I'll keep my eyes open for that review as well.

Oh no disrespect to you Winter, my apologies if it sounds that way.

[Scary69]

Medal of honor has a few issues, for instance the party system you cannot hear anyone you invite to your party. On top of that you are only allowed to invite 4 people to your party.I would give the game 8/10 Sniper is overpowered like a M.F. maybe a patch could fix all this.

[solar]

"levels that are more shooting gallery than firefight"

thats what the beta showed me. pass.

[frostypants]

Saw this coming from a mile away. It's a half-assed bastard stepchild of CoD and BF.

It's no secret that I have issues with the content of the game (I don't like basing a game on existing real life conflicts), but now I know I won't be missing out.

This is what I feared, and what I knew would happen:
"Medal of Honor...starts to feel like the Theme Park tour of the war in Afghanistan, rather than a respectful trip through a day in the life of a soldier - and yeah, that weirded me out."

...and then...

"The score is also quite good, but once again, Medal of Honor's intended tone is undercut when the game closes out to the tones of... a Linkin Park song."

So as feared, it turns what brave servicemen are going through into a farcical circus. This issue could have been solved simply by changing it to a fictional conflict.

Since the gameplay apparently sucks anyway, I won't miss it.

[princejb134]

well enough about this back to call of duty

[Beahmscream]

Agreed.

[Playerz8]

I had hopes for this game...they are tarnished.

[Prcko]

Fails again with their reviews!!!
No more trust to those noobs!
Noone gave moh less than 7,and this extra ign staff is sooo talented to make reviews as always so they put the score 6!
gz

[chilled2m]

IGN fails on what basis? Have you played the game yet or are you simply projecting your disappointment on the review score?

[finbars75]

They failed majorly and yes I have played the game and Its a hell of alot better then a 6.Quailty and authenticity goes a long way then quantity.The game deserves a easy 8.5.The story is maybe 6hours long but its by far the best 6 hours I have played in a long time.At least I will remember the story of this game as to COD run of the mill hollywood crap that you wont remember withing a week but only be remembered for its plagued with online issues.I gurantee that Black ops will be the same old thing.Good luck on that and to all those who go on about it being a clone to cod lol. cod is a clone of MOH just remember where it all began morons.

[frostypants]

"Quailty and authenticity goes a long way then quantity."

Um...they address that, and they dock it because it's clearly NOT great from an authenticity standpoint. What authenticity? Whack-a-mole enemies? Cliche story? Did you read the review? Because he clearly addresses what you perceive as "strengths" of the game.

This game sounds like it's suckering a lot of people with high production values, on top of a crummy game.

[Hands Up For Games]

I said in a MoH article yesterday that, "Meh is meh" and got attacked left right and centre, I still stand by it. Not that the review score is meh, just the game overall is, yesterdays review was an 8.5 and today ive seen quite a few 6's, 7's, 8's and one or two 9's.

To all those who hate COD (im not its biggest fan but I dont hate it) and think that Acti are bribing sites to lower the score of MoH, get a grip people, this isnt N. Korea!

Maybe the game is just a little bit meh.

[Kaneda]

Activision.. they have a lot of money.. :)

[kerrak]

Just think for a moment. If EA successfully cloned the COD formula it would get 8s at most, because of "same formula". If Activision pulls the same yearly COD it gets 10s, because of "same formula".

[mittwaffen]

lol, you both must be MOH owners? I've heard the same song one too many times.

People said it about FFXIV too, (Acitivsion/Blizz) payed reviews to make FFXIV down; the reality, it deserved what it got.

So, if you guys think you are right...but this into perspective.

WOW makes Activision most of their money (They own blizzard), thus if they would pay off reviewers over such a small pot of money compaired to their MMO, they must of payed them off for FFXIV too right?

FFXIV was crap, and this MOH never got much higher.

Deal with it, take off your tin foil hats.

[BeaArthur]

I've seen a couple of reviews now that gave it under a 7. The only fail here is your comment. And like chilled2m said, have you played it? The answer is no.

[HSx9]

they do fail, they mentioned lot's of stuff that COD has, like "lots of scripted events", and "MP levels feel like small villages", in COD that's exactly how you feel yet cod gets 9+ lol.

[k-Lan]

Prcko. Good thing it's not exclusive to the PS3 or you would jump out the nearest window. It's too bad really.

[STK026]

Prcko, have you played the multiplayer beta? It basically was CoD:MW2 lite, it didn't look all that good (it probably look significantly better in the final release though), it didn't have the destruction found in Bad Company 2 and din't really have anything to make it stand out from the competition. And let's not forget how the beta started days later while the EA servers were basically ''eating'' the beta codes.

Let's face it, MoH is not what most people hoped it would be when it was announced, it's an okay game, but not the second coming of the Christ.

[DelbertGrady]

Looks like the cheque from Bobby Kotick cleared just in time.

[chilled2m]

See, this is why you only have one bubble. You say stupid things and people vote you down.. simple as that.

[BubbleSystemSuck]

who say stupid things?

[BeaArthur]

I believe you meant, who SAYS stupid things. Irony.

[HSx9]

I believe you don't have a full sentence there, let's all be smartasses and make fun of other people's spelling and grammar since our writing is obviously being monitored by the superior.

[BeaArthur]

Then I guess I don't need to point out your punctuation error since you're already on to me.

[antz1104]

@ Chilled2m his comment was rated better than yours ratio-wise, lol.

@BeaArthur, ZING, +bubbles :D

[chilled2m]

Antz, Your absolutely right! looks like there's more people crying about this review than I thought. It was a fucking stupid troll comment he made, yet fanboys will be fanboys.

[tunaks1]

your so fucking lame,
dont you think just maybe the reviewer felt this game deserved no more then a 6 ? Just a though.

[chilled2m]

Amazing comment Tunaks! Clearly the original poster put out a thoughtful, well organized reason why the game didn't deserve a 6. Wait, he didnt? then in that case you should shut the fuck up!

[antz1104]

Whoa, simmer down Buckshot. Pretty soon you might be down with us lowly 4-bubbles. :D

[gillri]

lol wasnt getting it anyway, or COD : BO for that matter as im only bothered about SP, im not getting into another military shooter

i got lots of SP goodness to play

[xYLeinen]

I think if the multiplayer made by DICE was an expansion for BC2 this would be great, but sadly this is not the case :(

[StarScream4Ever]

*Sipping coffee while page loading* *see score* *PEW COFFEE!*

[The_Firestarter]

That goes very well with your avatar.

[Wii360BeatsPS3]

Black Ops is going to destroy this pretender. Lol at the disagrees. When Black Ops sells better and gets a better reception from reviewers you are going to be owned. Face it, your little challenger has failed in the first round. TKO, Black Ops has ended it in a one round stoppage. Better luck next year COD haters, as usual you have failed.

[The_Nameless_One]

RUN FOREST, RUN!

[The_Nameless_One]

You seriously don't get it, do you?

Ahh, I love the smell of teenage stupidity in the morning.

[mrlahey]

Since when is it not allowed to enjoy two different First Person Shooters? you mentality is as that of a child, if you where a goldfish i would flush you in the toilet.

[Armyntt]

mrlahey i agree with that comment but how come this mentality doesnt work towards consoles.

[HSx9]

and when black ops gets infested with hacking, all you will say is, "treyarch will fix it", and they will, but if it were Infinity Ward, you would have been screwed, they always stop supporting their games after 1 month of release.

[c0nnnn]

im a disagree with you b/c i dislike your name

[frostypants]

I think BFBC2 already destroyed it.

It's DOA.

[Pennywise]

Can we stop building up every new FPS as the second coming? This only leads to disappointment.

[Dr-Zoidberg]

Second that, I never had high hopes for this or black ops. However for once I really want KZ3 to do well. Initial beta impressions appear to be good but people said that last time about 2 and a lot of people disliked it, I loved it but it had room for improvement.

[vickers500]

This applies to all games (for me anyway).

Though I got disagreed with like 10 times for saying it in a past article :\

[c0nnnn]

need to bring back 3rd person shooters!

[frostypants]

Isn't EA partially to blame for said hype?

If ya hype a game up, you'd better deliver on the promise...otherwise yes, critics will tear it to shreds. It's a fair trade.

The key is to under-promise and over-deliver. This is the opposite of that.

[Prcko]

look at other scores then say something!

[chilled2m]

Ok, the only other review available this morning on n4g
Now Gamer: 6.6 / 10

Believe it or not, you don't have to defend a video game with your life. If reviews are all over the place, it obviously means there are some issues with the game. I'm not saying its a bad game, but there's certainly issues.

[crematory]

a message for dice change your frostbite engine its not really good ,its been made only for showing destruction

PLEASE DON'T RUIN BATTLEFIELD 3

[HSx9]

yeah that frostbite engine isn't meant for shooters.

[thehitman]

I played the multiplayer beta and if the rest of the game is anything like it then 6/10 might not be far off.

[Rich1631]

EA is starting to slip again, Army of Two: The 40th Day, Dante's Inferno, Medal of Honor...all turned out to be duds this year.

[Batzi]

That's the Call of Duty killer that EA been bragging about??? BS!

[PS360fanboy]

Wasn't expecting this...still want to give it a try though.

[Fishy Fingers]

Well that is disappointing. It's times like this that justify Activisions arrogance when it comes to COD though.

[The_KELRaTH]

I can appreciate some may want this rather than Cod Black OPS but this is just a cheap rehashed poor fps game using the MoH franchise to get sales.
EA would have had a far better product if all they did was take the BF2 Special Forces expansion, add a few more maps and upgrade the graphics and throw in the trophies etc. Climbing up buildings with hooks and traversing with zip lines was unique and added a whole new dimension to the game.

[ThatIrishGamer]

IGN are Activisions bitches.

they NEVER give COD anything less than 9 - even though the campaigns are always following the same script. . .shooting level. . .sneak level. . .snipe level.. .vehicle level etc etc.

MoH was NEVER going to get a good score. . .especially not with COD out so soon.

[Rich1631]

Total BS. The game is getting average reviews 6-8 across the board.

[ThatIrishGamer]

From big respected websites it's getting 7+ . . . .I guess MoH and EA haven't sent the dosh flying through the IGN doors like Activision will as IGN salivate over COD again this year: "OMG THIS BRAND NEW PERK COMMANDO. . .IT"S FABULOUS. . .YOU CAN TELEPORT STAB. . .IGN SCORE 9.5 - INCREDIBLE!"

do go away IGN.

[JeffGUNZ]

You sound like a little child. I have seen several 6's and a lot of 7's. Face it, this game is a huge let down. Did you play the beta, it was like a forced attempt to mix call of duty with battlefield, which failed. The game is stale and becomes dry REAL quick. I haven't tried to single player, but I do hear that isn't TOO bad. Dude, trust me, I didn't want to say this but it's true, this game is just "meh" at best.

[Stewie2k8]

didn't think IGN would give it a good score, Since its not CoD or Halo.

[ThatIrishGamer]

If this EXACT GAME was called "Call Of Duty: Afghan Paradise" it would have had a 9.5. Simple really.

[vickers500]

Omg conspiracy!!!1!1

[Fishy Fingers]

Yeah thats it, they're bias, even though their score is in line with the majority of reviews, especially those from the bigger sites.

I mean you guys havent played the game, we should listen to you over the reviewers right?

[Studio-YaMi]

when you can try it for yourself and see how it is ?

"we should listen to you over the reviewers right?"

no
we should listen to reviewers and follow their words like sheep in a cattle,right ?

You do realize a review is done by a group of people that may not even like what you like,so try to think about it for a minute please.

[ThatIrishGamer]

The game is averaging an 8.

IGN for a big hitter is UNDENIABLY low. Black Op's will be the same as MW2 and still muster a 9+ from IGN. IGN are finished, they were bought over by the major corporations a couple of years ago and it's gone down hill ever since. They're in it for the money. Not a love of gaming - their reviews for big games are dependent on how much money they think they can get.

[JeffGUNZ]

This game is not averaging an 8, it's a 74 right now on metacritic....Check the link

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

OHHHH THE CONSPIRACY!

[Vip3r]

Trading it in for Fallout next week.

[foss3]

I already have Fallout 3 pre-ordered.

Personally, if this is better than Dead Rising 2 then I'll be happy. I was so let-down by DR2. It reminded me of State of Emergency for PS2.. awful.

If I had realized that there were no vehicles in MoH, I probably wouldn't have pre-ordered. I got this based on my enjoyment with BFBC2.

I have MoH waiting for me when I get home.. we'll see. I have a feeling I'll at least enjoy the single player.

[Lazy_Gamer]

I'm not suprised. They gave MW2 and Transformers a high score, wear Activision T-shirts on the daily fix, promote COD games all the time, then give an EA game a 6/10. I'm not even considering this game but IGN should be ashamed.

[ThatIrishGamer]

They'll probably give CoD the same as Reach as :

A) Activision would get MAJOR pissed if it got lower.
and
B) Bungie would get MAJOR pissed if it got higher.

;)

[FwanK]

Like i said before...

Meh...dal of Honor

[visualb]

good one =P

[Hades1337]

Having played the beta, I think this score is about right, maybe a 7.

[Kingdom Come]

Well, dis-honourable. Jumping on the "Modern War" Bandwagon is just a shameful option in my honest opinion...

[-IronMan-]

Cant spell Ignorance without IGN.

[visualb]

ignition, ignore and as well as design, assign, resign...etc

here's a list

http://www.morewords.com/co...

[XRider]

LOL visualb bubbles

[Yomiro]

Let's see how groundbreaking COD is going to be.

[appleseedexm]

the score that I would have given to the beta. Maybe the final game would get a 6.5 but since the beta content looked somehow very "final" I didn't have much hope for that game. IGN may be harsh but I think they're the only ones who didn't look at the name of the game first and just played it. MoH is not automatically worth an 8 because its called MoH. Feel free to buy this game, but if also IGN would have given it a 7.5+ I would have been seriously interested in the final version. Truth never fails ;)

[shotgun_ps3]

I'm really wanting to get either COD or MOH but my problem is that K3, Bulletstorm and Portal 2 are all out very early next year and you know what they say; too many FPS spoil the kill count.

[Captain Tuttle]

That ain't good.

[Def Warrant]

WOW! They just destroyed any relationship they had left with EA lol. IGN is on a roll with the meh hammer.

[JeffGUNZ]

It's a shame if it does, I would much rather them being honest then BS'ing to make someone happy. The game is "meh" at best and I think the score it accurate for what they decribed in the narrative. Additionally, it is pretty consistant with other reviews I have read.

[Soldierone]

I call it now. 9 for COD Black Ops and it will offer just as much, if not less, than Medal of Honor. new game modes, new perks, its all availible in Medal of Honor and it looks and plays nothing like COD. So if you diss MOH for it, you better diss COD for it. nuff said.

[JeffGUNZ]

No. Call of Duty is a SEQUEL. It's a new chapter in an established franchise. Medal of Honor is not a sequel, it is attempting to take away the COD audience, which it is not doing. People who enjoy COD do not want them to completely change the mehcanics of the game. Most COD fans are looking for new weapons, perks, killstreaks, maps, game modes, new ways to customize; which it appears black ops is doing. Additionally, they seemed to have removed many features that runied the MW2 experience.

[-Gespenst-]

Stinger. I've gotta say I'm pretty disappointed with how this game is getting recieved.

[Claudinho69]

and people still want to be in denial that call of duty is the best in the genre...well guess what your favorite franchise aint doing it better now.

[ngecenk]

ouch... to be honest i love the game, i think this review is too harsh. the only problem that i dont understand is the multiplayer is short lived. im pretty sure ea gonna do a mode-pack in the future, editing the existing map so it looks different. it makes me curious did it succesfully kill the used game sales

[HungPHATx]

Well I go by my judgment ! And after playing it at E3 and then playing it again when I got home , I love it and buying it regaudless , Day One . On average it's getting 8's so that's fine with me

[turgore]

damn...flop of the year ? The thing is IGN isn't very good with reviews...I'll wait for gamespot.

[OhMyGandhi]

okay, as someone who hated MW2 as much as the next person, I still don't have it in me to bad mouth the series like everyone is doing. COD1,2, and the first Modern Warefare were outstanding games. Amazing in every regard, presentation, sound, graphics, controls, with fully fleshed out multiplayer and cleverly designed maps. for some reason, I see so many damned people dissing the game. Sure, I thought MW2 was weak, short single player campaign, and a tad redudant with it's multiplayer. it's arcadey-ness is what appeals to me, because if I wanted realism, and not enlist in the military, I would pick up something like Operation Flashpoint.

Medal of Honor: Frontline, is one of my favorite FPSes, a game that upholds with pride the military shooter, and injects it with a fun, memorable, cinematic adventure, finely recreated, with amazing visuals and sound to boot.

So, even if this game gets average reviews, give it a try. And no, 7.5 is NOT mediocre, your an idiot if you think that.
IGN gave it a 6, which is a D grade, and that sucks.

My main point, anyways, is that it's not just that the game is average, but rather the Military Shooter itself is getting so damned old. Black Ops is a game I look forward to because the developers went "balls out" with the genre, not so mention with teamwork or twitch inducing shooting, but rather sort of james bond on crack kind of sub genre of the military shooter.

That game may do well, not because of the COD title, but rather because it does what a game like Frontline, did so well. Gave the player an experience, elevated
their blood pressure, made them consider things, options to choose from, but done in a way that's convincing in it's presentation, a cinematic indulgence that may be short, but has realized ideas, rather than "a checklist of features that only need to work on a very basic level".

[Areeb11]

you know how when youre with friends and you're dissing somebody from the group jokefully, yeah IGN 's the guy who always takes it too far.

[Freshnikes]

Dice needs to fix the wobbling of the soldier wobble wobble and when u jump on to a platform or anything it doesn't feel right it feels like he is parachuting or. Glidind in air...idk if it's the engine they use but that's why I'm not getting it...a review is just an opinion...Rent it try it out for yourself or check out some videos on it..don't go by a review he may like mcdonals and you may like burger king,,,

[Sweeet]

What is it with everyone's obsession with trying to make out this game is something it's not? The fact of the matter is this game is just above average at best when looked at overall and doesn't deserve anything better than a 7/10.

The single player is short and whilst having a few golden moments, lacks depth and re-playability.

The multiplayer is limiting and un-realistic. It has elements from CoD and BFBC2, both of which implement those elements better.

Really the only thing that's appealing is that it's new, and not CoD or BFBC2... But that's not to say it's better. Just because people don't like or are bored with CoD or BFBC2 and MoH is slightly different, people seem to be under the impression that it must be better... Well it's not, anyone with half an ounce of intelligence who's actually played the game will be able to tell you of it's shortcomings.

The Genre falls into two category's, the Arcade FPS and the Realistic FPS. CoD is the king of the first, BFBC2 is the king of the latter. MoH is stuck somewhere in the middle but does a poor job of both when compared to the current market leaders. That's not to say it's terrible, it's just not particularly great at what it tries to do...

[Shackdaddy836]

Tell that to the majority of the reviews which gave it 8/10....

[Sweeet]

It's barely 7.5 if you check metacritic... well xbox is 7.5, PS3 7.4 and PC 7.3

I rest my case.

[memphis2]

if i remember right medal of honor was the military shooters that created all these spin offs. so how is people how able going to compare this to cod??!!

[sam2236]

Haven't read the review since IGN is a load of bollocks, but I bet they talk more about CoD4/MW2 then MoH.

Shit score aside, I'm getting MoH for Frontline, not for the reboot itself. As soon as I download Frontline, the game goes back to the shop for a refund.

[geth1gh]

first, as i stated below, this review dose not do this game justice.

and second, yes you do install frontline to your hdd, but you have to have the game disc in to be able to run it.

[Orange Juice]

I wouldn't go near calling this a cod killer, but its still fun none the less. IMO the scorechains are better than killstreaks and I really like the level design. I would recommend anyone that needs their fix and has a bit of extra cash to try it out.

[WLPowell]

Why is it everytime the 360 version has problems IGN always claims the games at fault (with no mention of how it performs on the PS3 version), but if it's the PS3 version then it's the porting at fault (and there's always an emphasis on buying the 360 version)? Play the fucking console version it was made to perform best on.

And reading this review, sounds like it fits MW2 just as much. Can't wait to see if any of these issues that will be present in Black Ops gets looked over.

[MehmetAlperTR]

I told this morning the game is crap.. but nobody listen.. i said wait for ign and gamespot review but people try to tease me..

[XabiTheHumble]

Hmm, pretty surprising, and here I thought all shooters from big name publishers get at least an 80 or above. Nice little twist, eh?

[xg-ei8ht]

These games are overdone.

You wait till the next gen starts, will be the same old games with newer textures/shaders.

I want something new and fresh, these games are just getting boring, unless your twelve.

Oops i forgot, that's what zombies are for. Codblackops is coming.

[geth1gh]

Wtf is this? it seems like everyone is comparing this to call of duty. Yes, it deserves a 6 if you were expecting it to play exactly like cod because thats how close it gets to feeling like cod. but yea, this game dose NOT deserver a 6.

I am not to sure about the single player, ive only played a few missions so far, but to be honest, it seems to really capture the war front feel. But again, im only 2 levels in. And knowing that a un heard of gaming company was making the single player, I didn't have high hopes for it.

I am not to big of a single player dude these days, im here for the multilayer. and that is exactly what I got this game for, and that is where it delivers for me. It is like dice (bc developers) tried to make a cod game and it is just amazing.

SO FUCK WHAT THEY SAY!!! I believe this is the day I give up on listing to other people telling me what I should and shouldn't buy.

[geth1gh]

man up and have a discussion with me if you want to disagree please.

otherwise im gonna take it that your just some cod fanboy that has no facts to back up your opinion.

[Tzuno]

Activision paid the reviewer end of story. Just buy the game and pirate the COD black ops.

[gamingisnotacrime]

Other reviews bash the game and hand it a sweet 8/10.

MoH is a flop

[MehmetAlperTR]

i said this morning this game was crap cause i played it.. but people didnt believe me.. they try to attack with bad words.. i said wait for ign and gamespot review.. they said my english is not good... the problem is not my english the problem is MOH.. it s really bad game.. i m playing games till then sega mega drive.. so if it means that i m understanding from games yes MOH is a CRAP..

[gamingisnotacrime]

i knew it was crap, so i canceled. now is just getting confirmed the game is garbage

[Nerox3]

i guess they didnt pay ign as much as CoD or Halo

[damnyouretall]

i think the game is decent, not great. id give it an 8/10. has some weak moments, but still fun. if danger close did the mp it would have scored higher. dice is good, but they did better in bc2 with all the destruction and shit. but moh plays smoother than bc2. bc3 should rock if it plays this smooth :)

[Phish]

For those that don't agree with IGN, Giant Bomb gave it the same score. Be prepared for this game to disappoint. Also, a 4 to 6 hour campaign is pretty weak. Hopefully COD will be better.

[Shackdaddy836]

I bet CoD will have a 4 hour campaign.....

I also bet IGN will give the SP portion of it a 10/10 anyway....

BTW, the majority of reviews are 8/10 so that really doesnt mean anything if two reviewers gave it a 6.

[xxchicago33xx]

I guess I'm disappointed with the reviews this game is receiving...but I am very happy when playing it. So...I guess I'll get over it.

Very balanced exciting MP (More maps coming soon like BC2) and a realistic SP that doesn't try to blow your mind with over the top BS situations. It's everything I wanted from Dragon Rising...I love it.

It's obvious that this game is not for COD fans...wait I'm a COD fan...ahhhh I'm so confused

[RyuDrinksTheDew]

wow, that is one of the harshest reviews ive seen in a while.

this game is fucking dope and has some great multiplayer.

ign is a bunch of jaded gamers who love to take checks.

[Paralex]

The game disappointed so all of a sudden the IGN staff are CoD fanboys. Oh, I love the logic on this site. It got bad reviews across the board, get over it. The game doesn't impress.

[RyuDrinksTheDew]

ya, since almost all 8s=bad reviews.

your logic is just as bad.

[Paralex]

Your logic is the worse of them all. You're basing a review on numbers. If you actually READ the reviews out there, a lot of them are not impressed with Medal of Honor. Remember, these are reviews which are opinions of reviewers. Ryu, we know you like the game it doesn't mean that the reviewer at IGN should like it as well.

[geth1gh]

well here is where i am confused.

just a month or two before moh came out, ign said "a perfect combination of cod and bc2, etc.." and praised the mulitplayer like it was the shit.

here is the video to prove it (it pops up after the first 10 sec or so)...
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

and now they are giving it a 6/10?

that doesn't make any sense. I truly believe that all this review crap is from someone somewhere putting pressure on them to do so because of the whole Taliban and real war front thing.

thats the only thing i can think of. otherwise why would ign do such a 180 on their view.

bottom line is, the mp is fantastic. its bad company 2 with more cover and more realism and more team work.

[Paralex]

Different reviewer probably. There's no one solid editor doing reviews. It's all split up.

[QUNE]

Guess I'll wait until it's $5.00 on Steam now.

[Apollyn]

and in all fairness id rate it around an 8/10 from what ive played so far. Not even loaded the MP, And as for how i got it today in the UK, Can buy games the day they come in on deliveries.
I do recommend this game

[siberian-bullet]

Everyone will have their own opinions once they play it.

Some will slate it others will love it! I didn't like the beta though I am still buying it for a good month worth of play before black ops comes out. Treyarch have put modern warfare to bed and good riddance because the multiplayer maps were weak

[Anti-Fanboyer]

for this.

[bibs4353]

I did not plan on getting this game but after reading this review i have to say that IGN has dropped the ball.

The written review just has this tone of "i wish this was a new MW2" in it sooooo bad. This guy is obviously a COD fanboy its unreal they posted this garbage.

He complained because the guns arnt point in shoot? so he doesn't like realism check.

He complained about killstreaks not being as MW2? so he doesnt like games that rely solely on camping to get your killstreaks to get your chopper gunner? check

This guy is fail

[spunkee311]

I'm playing through the game right now. And although it is fun, its way too similar to Call of Duty's games. It even switches between lead characters just like the COD series. This game is about 3 years late to the party. And these glitches do suck. I waited for 10 minutes before I restarted and it fixed the problem. The game needed more polish and more time. But they wanted to rush it out to compete with the other contenders this year.

[Paralex]

I agree with you. The game feels unfinished.

[vTuro24]

Oh my, this won't end well.
And bad story? Seriously wtf CoD didn't even have a frigin story and no one seems to be complaining about that...

[tony6767]

IGNorants are cod fan obliviously

[HungPHATx]

IGN is totally wrong "AGAIN"
Metal of Honor is awesome online ! It's BC2 in close quarters and I'm a HUGE BC2 player ! Screw IGN and giving it a 6 is down right wrong ! Activisions check must of been big . Solid 8.5 if not better

[hwbrewer3]

but they left out how much to start the price out to resell on ebay.my copy is on ebay now if anybody wants to buy it.i was playing mw2 20 mins after i got medal of honor opened.this game is a major slap in the face for somebody who likes well put together and balanced shooters.dice please do not make another battlefield,it will fail.just join teams with treyark and activion and clean their offices for them.

[XRider]

One would assume that with 3 MP betas on 3 platforms that the MP woud be good. What happened?

Why are 360 fanboya cheering and PS3 fanboys bitching? Did I miss somthing?

[tunaks1]

yawn,
did anyone actually care about this game?
Haven't we hand enough of these generic shooters?

[wombatattack]

Sigh, all these negative comments. Do you people even know who Arthur Gies is? He's a nice guy who loves games but doesn't tolerate imperfections. Just because you don't agree doesn't mean he is wrong. He's not biased, and definitely isn't paid by Activision; the guy owns an apartment and has a cheap car... Maybe the trolls here should listen to his podcast, and while your at it, listen to Gamesradar's too, as you seem to think they are paid by Microsoft.

[Tikicobra]

I don't get why it took Call of Duty going modern to make other shooters do so. I mean, it's a big deal from a gameplay standpoint, but why had no one thought of it before?

[tunaks1]

Whenever a site gives a game you praise lower then expected, the bandwagon starts rolling. Honestly the gaming community is a joke when dealing with reviews.

[edoman20]

As i saw the game is:

M.E.D.I.O.C.R.E.

How two teams couldnt make a decent game?, and there are little indie developers or little profesional studios that make awesome games and mods

And awesome games like singularity go unnoticed because of this marketing crap that try to pull this type of sh1t into the retarded minds of little kids

[xxchicago33xx]

All of the people who are calling it a COD clone are the ones who do not like it...that's because it's not a COD clone once you scratch beneath the surface.

If you play a COD MP style (lonewolf or run & gun) you will die 20x per match. You need to push the pace slowly and use teamwork. If you do not like to do that you will hate this game. It's that simple...it's just not COD...it's not the MW2 V2.0 everyone thought it was going to be.

One thing I will say is they need to get us some new maps asap...8 at launch is unacceptable.

[R_aVe_N]

My experience so far with IGN is if they rate it very high I most likely am not going to like it at all. If they rate it low it will be a good game. There are some games they rate high that are actually good though. I just think they bring their fanboyism to every review they wright. I think this game was built mainly for the single player, but sadly it is pretty short, and they treated the multiplayer as a bonus as it should be in all games.

[Giriath]

Wow! The campaign sounds just like Modern Warfare 2, except with better graphics. Hmm...strange how that got so much better reviews. ;)

[chadneil123456789]

Good thing I didnt listen to this review nd got the game anyways....if u guys want to listen to ign nd miss out on this game then go ahead...gametrailers review was much better than this the game does not redefine shooters but it sure as hell dont deserve a 6/10.

[HungPHATx]

I've been Playing it all day and LOVE IT ! can't wait to play more tonight when get back home ....

[xTrueLegendx]

a 6 wow looking at that gameplay it at least looks like a solid 8 to me 6 ? wtf is up with ign

[Relientk77]

wow really?

Im suprised I thought it looked good, I was thinking between 8.0-9.2 out of 10

[damnyouretall]

i said a 8/10. id give it a 7 now that i played it awhile today. im not big on cod, but i might get it to hold me over till some good clancy games come out next year. whatever

[Ascalon94]

my bullshit meter just shot up really, really high

[SandRazor]

I never really liked IGN's ratings anyways, but the game looks good IMO.

[AEtherbane]

I dont think 6 is the right score, maybe a 7.5, this game is just a COD wannabe, its not a MOH game, its trying to hard to not be itself and thats what it gets.

[ianblake]

first nba crap elite and now this ... EA is doing great ...lol

[Hokulani]

Buying Today!!

[bart999]

BC2 Vietnam dlc here I come.

[CrzyFooL]

Do IGN's reviews put anyone else to sleep?

[-IronMan-]

My review of the game is an 8/10 its a mix of BC2 and MW2.

[hwbrewer3]

my review is 4/10, its a mix between 007 and mario world

[Apone]

I expected better though. Maybe a second hand. Having a blast with Castlevania now anyways...

[jhani]

my first reaction ign review was: what the fu¤¤k? I have to pass on this one then. Call of duty here i come;)

[Goldsack]

...muppets nothing more and less.

[Garnett]

Oh noe who would of guessed Medal of Honor:Bad Company 2 would flop?

DICE, Who doesn't support their console Multiplayer games, and a unknown noob developer.

Other Shoots will come out and crap all over this, KZ3,Black Ops ect.

[A_G_E_N_T]

hahahaha.... 6/10 EA don't FK With , COD Black Ops 9/10

[KYU2130]

yours ..A_G_E_N_T.. that are completely ignorant. your praising a game that isn't even on the market yet.Just because it has Call Of Duty stamped on it doesn't mean it will be great.

Will it sell? Yes, but only because it has CoD on the cover. Not because its new and fresh or even interesting. Oh yes lets throw a zombie mode into a military FPS game, Thats realistic.

If i wanted a sci-fi shooter i would play Singularity, but i want war in all its grit and dirt.
So will i be buying MoH probably in few days as i am still catching up on old games i haven't had time to play. but im not gonna judge a game unless i've played a demo or played the game itself.

so stop praising a game because it has a certain name attached to it and check it out for yourself before you pass judgement.

but i

[pwnd_of_lol]

you can't spell ignorant without ign.