Medal of Honor

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Medal of Honor franchise
Logo used from 2004 to 2008.
Genres	First-person shooter
Developers	EA Los Angeles EA Digital Illusions CE DreamWorks Interactive 2015 Inc. Rebellion Developments Netherock Ltd. TKO Software Budcat Creations EA Canada
Publishers	Electronic Arts
Creators	Steven Spielberg[1]
Composers	Michael Giacchino Christopher Lennertz Ramin Djawadi
Platforms	PlayStation Game Boy Advance Linux Windows Mac OS X PlayStation 2 Nintendo GameCube Xbox PlayStation Portable Wii Xbox 360 PlayStation 3
First release	Medal of Honor November 11, 1999
Latest release	Medal of Honor October 12, 2010
Official website	http://www.medalofhonor.com/

Medal of Honor (MoH) is the name of a series of first-person shooter games set in World War II, with an October 2010 reboot based on the conflicts of present day Afghanistan. The first game was developed by DreamWorks Interactive (now known as Danger Close) and published by Electronic Arts in 1999 for the PlayStation game console. Medal of Honor spawned a series of follow-up games including multiple expansions spanning various console platforms and the PC and Mac.

History

The Medal of Honor series began in 1999 with Medal of Honor. It was released on PlayStation on November 11, 1999 by film director and producer Steven Spielberg.

Medal of Honor: Underground, the second game in the series, was released for the PlayStation and GameBoy Advance in 2000.

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, the third game in the series, was released for the PC in January 2002. It also had Extension Packs titled Spearhead (released in 2002) and Breakthrough (released in 2003).

Medal of Honor: Frontline, the fourth game in the series, was released for the PlayStation 2 in May 2002, and for the Nintendo GameCube and Xbox in November 2002. It was later remastered in High-Def and released in 2010 with the PlayStation 3 version of Medal of Honor (2010).

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, the fifth game in the series, was released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube in 2003. The game was supposed to have a sequel, but it was cancelled due to the game's mix reviews.

Medal of Honor: Infiltrator, the sixth game in the series, was released for the GameBoy Advance in 2003.

Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault, the seventh game in the series, was released for the PC in 2004.

Medal of Honor: European Assault, the eighth game in the series, was released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube in 2005.

Medal of Honor: Heroes, the ninth game in the series, was released for the PlayStation Portable in 2006.

Medal of Honor: Vanguard, the tenth game in the series, was released for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Wii in 2007. Also that year, Medal of Honor: Airborne, the eleventh game in the series, was released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

Medal of Honor: Heroes 2, the twelfth game in the series, was released for the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation Portable in 2007 also.

Medal of Honor (2010), the thirteenth game in the series was announced in 2008 as Medal of Honor: Operation Anaconda. The game was developed by Danger Close Games. Medal of Honor (2010) was released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on October 12, 2010. It was a reboot of the series and the first one not set in WWII. It's multiplayer was developed by the creators of the Battlefield franchise.

Medal of Honor: Warfighter, the upcoming fourteenth game in the series and the direct sequel to Medal of Honor (2010), is scheduled to be released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on October 23, 2012^[2]

Gameplay

The gameplay originally focuses on the OSS (Office of Strategic Services), an American espionage organization during World War II, placing emphasis on using false papers and silenced pistols, but as the series and the technology has progressed, it has shifted emphasis towards front-line combat, and has now almost completely abandoned the original focus. Since the release of Medal of Honor: Rising Sun the series has focused on providing a more open-ended element to the games, allowing the player to have more options in each level and getting away from one linear path. In the later games in the series, the artificial intelligence (AI) of the enemies and fellow soldiers has been notorious for being below or above current FPS expectations. The violence, up to Medal of Honor: Rising Sun is bloodless and simple, usually consisting of elaborate animations, while the violence in Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault and onward contains the occasional sprays of blood. The newest Medal of Honor contains realistic figures, surroundings, and effects giving it a modern FPS look.

Games in the series

* Expansions

Compilations & cancelled games

Medal of Honor Allied Assault: War Chest

This compilation pack was released in Europe on March the 2nd 2004. It includes Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, as well as the game's two expansion packs, Spearhead and Breakthrough.^[3]

Medal of Honor Collection

Medal of Honor Collection is a set of three games: Medal of Honor: Frontline, Medal of Honor: Rising Sun and Medal of Honor: European Assault on the PlayStation 2 and Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault and Medal of Honor: Airborne for Microsoft Windows. It was released on March 6, 2007.

Medal of Honor 10th Anniversary Bundle

Medal of Honor 10th Anniversary Bundle is a bundle of three games for the PC: Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, with its respective expansion packs, Medal of Honor: Spearhead and Medal of Honor: Breakthrough, Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault Director's Edition, and Medal of Honor: Airborne. The pack includes the 10th Anniversary Medal of Honor Soundtrack, by Michael Giacchino. It was released on September 22, 2008.

Cancelled games

In the history of the Medal of Honor series, two games are known to have been cancelled: Medal of Honor: Fighter Command, a flight-sim-esque game that was to be released for the PlayStation 2,^[4] and Medal of Honor: Rising Sun 2, the sequel to Medal of Honor: Rising Sun.

Awards

Guinness World Records awarded the Medal of Honor series with a world record for "Best-selling FPS franchise" in the Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Medal of Honor Original Soundtrack Recording

References

External links

• Medal of honor homepage
• Medal of Honor at the Internet Movie Database
• Medal of Honor series at MobyGames
• Total Medal of Honor
• Planet Medal of Honor