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| Medal of Honor: Frontline | |
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 North American cover art for GameCube |
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| Developer(s) | EA LA |
| Publisher(s) | EA Games |
| Platform(s) | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| Release date(s) | PlayStation 2 NA May 28, 2002 PAL June 7, 2002 GameCube & Xbox NA November 10, 2002 PAL December 6, 2002 |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ELSPA: 15+ ESRB: T OFLC: M15+ PEGI: 12+ |
| Media | DVD 2 x GameCube disc |
Medal of Honor: Frontline is the 4th installment of Electronic Arts' popular Medal of Honor series. The character controlled in the game is that of Lt. Jimmy Patterson, from the 2nd Ranger Battalion, who is working for the OSS, as he campaigns his way across Europe into Nazi Germany itself, during World War II. It was released in North America for the PlayStation 2 on May 28, 2002 and for the Xbox and GameCube consoles on November 10, 2002. It became a very popular title, and was praised by critics and fans.
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Development
For Medal of Honor Frontline, "EA LA decided to make Patterson the star of the D-Day level in order to streamline the plot and eliminate the confusion of switching main characters."[1]
Gameplay
Like its predecessors, the player takes on a first person view and fights as an American OSS operative in World War II. There are six missions in Frontline, each breaking down into several smaller levels. Briefings take place at the start of each mission, which help advance the plot and introduce new characters. The smaller missions take place in a linear path, with the player fighting through towns and countryside, killing enemies, and completing objectives. Objectives are explained to the character in a smaller briefing before each level, which prepares that player for that particular mission, the "War Room" serves as the game's main menu, it is modeled after one of the secret underground intelligence bunkers in England during WWII.
Story
Characters and Setting
The main story chronicles Lt. Jimmy Patterson's attempt to capture a prototype of the Horten Ho 229. The Ho IX, as it was called, was the first application of a flying wing design, combined with a jet engine. Chronologically, it takes place between the third and fourth missions in the original Medal of Honor. Baron Rudolph Ulbricht Von Strumgeist is the commander of the facility in charge of designing the HO IX, and several other informants and soldiers are involved with various missions. Gerritt is an undercover agent in need of extraction, and Jiggs is an inside contact in Arnhem, where one of the levels takes place.
Trivia
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- The German pianist at the Golden Lion is playing Adele's laughing song from Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus
- Panzerknacker, a lifesized nutcracker featured in the first Medal of Honor game and Medal of Honor: Underground makes a cameo appearance
- The submarine mission is a homage to the original Medal of Honor game, as is the train station at Emmerich.
- A Nazi chef with knives is encountered frequently.
- In the main game (before the runthrough) it was found that if you left the invinsibility on at the end of the Into the breach level where the player marked the smoke for the oncoming bomber planes the player would end up falling through the ground.
- The character of Corporal Jack Barnes makes a cameo from his original appearance in the Medal of Honor: Allied Assault expansion pack Spearhead. Although in this game he holds the rank of Sgt.
- Despite being called "Frontline", the majority of the missions are covert.
- In the "Riding out the Storm" level, right before you enter Sturmgeist's train car, a UFO with the swastika can be seen and if you have picked up the Panzershreck, you can shoot it down.
Reception
The game received a rating of 8.0/10 from IGN.
GamePro contends that "Frontline revolves around the heroics of Lt. Jimmy Patterson (Medal of Honor's original star)...While the overall goal is the HO-IX, Patterson frequently stops to help out as Operation Market Garden (the Allies' infamous paratrooper assault) takes place all around him. He storms Arnhem alongside British airborne troops, infiltrates a German armored train, rescues a prisoner from a Nazi-held manor, demolishes a U-boat, and much more. You truly get the sense that you're a cog in a much bigger machine, and it's both refreshing and enjoyable that, for once, you're not the caricatured hero with the only chance of saving the day."[1] Medal of Honor: Frontline received an average score of 85 percent from Metacritic, with the Playstation 2 version being rated significantly higher. [2]
References
- ^ a b Air Hendrix, "Review of Medal of Honor Frontline," GamePro (May 29, 2002).
- ^ Medal of Honor: Frontline on Metacritic "http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/medalofhonorfrontline?q=Medal%20of%20Honor:%20Frontline"
External links
- Official site
- Medal of Honor: Frontline at the Internet Movie Database
- Medal of Honor: Frontline at MobyGames
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