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'''''Medal of Honor''''' ('''''MoH''''') is the name of a series of [[first-person shooter]] games set in [[World War II]], with an October 2010 [[Medal of Honor (2010 video game)|reboot]] based on the conflicts of present day [[Afghanistan]]. The [[Medal of Honor (1999 video game)|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 [[Personal Computer|PC]] and [[Macintosh|Mac]]. |
'''''Medal of Honor''''' ('''''MoH''''') is the name of a series of [[first-person shooter]] games set in [[World War II]], with an October 2010 [[Medal of Honor (2010 video game)|reboot]] based on the conflicts of present day [[Afghanistan]]. The [[Medal of Honor (1999 video game)|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 [[Personal Computer|PC]] and [[Macintosh|Mac]]. |
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==Plot== |
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The ''Medal of Honor'' series puts the player in the boots of an [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] combatant during [[World War II]], with the exception of the [[Medal of Honor (2010 video game)|recent game]] which lets players take part in the modern Afghanistan conflict (at times as a Combat Applications Group (Delta Force) operator, Ranger or DEVGRU operator), with weaponry appropriate to each time period. The player fights for the [[United States]] (although groups such as the [[French Resistance]] have been represented), and the identity of the main character varies between games. The games are often characterized by linear gameplay through recognizable WWII-era areas of conflict, which is sometimes presented in a [[cinematic]] tone (e.g., inspiration from modern films like ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'', ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]'' and ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'' and the television mini-series ''[[Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]''). |
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==Gameplay== |
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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 [[soldier]]s 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, |
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while the violence in ''[[Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault]]'' and onward contains the occasional sprays of blood. The newest ''[[Medal of Honor (2010 video game)|Medal of Honor]]'' contains realistic figures, surroundings, and effects giving it a modern FPS look. |
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==Games in the series== |
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===PC releases=== |
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: Allied Assault]]'' (Lt. Mike Powell) - (Linux, Windows 2000 / 95 / 98 / Me / NT / XP, Mac OS) - 2002 |
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** ''[[Medal of Honor: Allied Assault#Expansion packs|Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead]]'' (Sgt. Jack Barnes) - (Linux, Windows, Mac OS) |
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** ''[[Medal of Honor: Allied Assault#Expansion packs|Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Breakthrough]]'' (Sgt. John Baker) - (Linux, Windows, Mac OS) |
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault]]'' (Pvt/Pfc/Lcpl/Cpl/Sgt. Tommy Conlin) - (Windows) - 2004 |
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: Airborne]]'' (Pfc/Cpl. Boyd Travers) - (Windows Vista, XP) - 2007 |
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* ''[[Medal of Honor (2010 video game)|Medal of Honor]]'' (Spc. Dante Adams, Cpt. Brad "Hawk" Hawkins, "Rabbit", "Deuce") - (Windows) - 2010 |
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===Console releases=== |
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* ''[[Medal of Honor (1999 video game)|Medal of Honor]]'' (Lt. Jimmy Patterson) - (PlayStation) - 1999 |
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: Underground]]'' (Manon Batiste) - (PlayStation) - 2000 |
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: Frontline]]'' (Lt. Jimmy Patterson) - (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube) - 2002; (PlayStation 3) - 2010 |
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: Rising Sun]]'' (Cpl/Sgt. Joseph Griffin) - (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube) - 2003 |
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: European Assault]]'' (Lt. William Holt) - (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube) - 2005 |
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: Vanguard]]'' (Cpl/Sgt. Frank Keegan) - (PlayStation 2, Wii) - 2007 |
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: Airborne]]'' (Pfc/Cpl. Boyd Travers) - (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) - 2007 |
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: Heroes 2]]'' (Lt. John Berg) - (Wii) - 2007 |
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* ''[[Medal of Honor (2010 video game)|Medal of Honor]]'' (Spc. Dante Adams, Cpt. Brad "Hawk" Hawkins, "Rabbit", "Deuce") - (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) - 2010 |
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* ''[[Medal of Honor 2]]'' - 2012 |
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===Portable releases=== |
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: Underground]]'' (Manon Batiste) - (Game Boy Advance) - 2000 |
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: Infiltrator]]'' (Cpl. Jake Murphy) - (Game Boy Advance) - 2003 |
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: Heroes]]'' (Lt. Jimmy Patterson, Lt. William Holt, Sgt. John Baker) - (PlayStation Portable) - 2006 |
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: Heroes 2]]'' (Lt. John Berg) - (PlayStation Portable) - 2007 |
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===''Medal of Honor Collection''=== |
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''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. |
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===''Medal of Honor 10th Anniversary Bundle''=== |
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''Medal of Honor 10th Anniversary Bundle'' is a bundle of three games for the PC: ''[[Medal of Honor: Allied Assault]]'', with it's respective expansion packs, ''[[Medal of Honor: Allied Assault#Expansion packs|Medal of Honor: Spearhead]]'' and ''[[Medal of Honor: Allied Assault#Expansion packs|Medal of Honor: Breakthrough]]'', ''[[Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault|Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault Director's Edition]]'', and ''[[Medal of Honor: Airborne]]''. It was released on September 22, 2008. |
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===Cancelled games=== |
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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,<ref>http://www.gamespot.com/news/2693131.html</ref> and ''Medal of Honor: Rising Sun 2'', the sequel to ''[[Medal of Honor: Rising Sun]]''. |
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==Awards== |
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[[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|date=March 2009}} |
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==See also== |
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*[[Medal of Honor Original Soundtrack Recording]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.medalofhonor.com Medal of honor homepage] |
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*{{imdb title|id=0214938|title=Medal of Honor}} |
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*{{moby game|id=-group/medal-of-honor-series|name=''Medal of Honor'' series}} |
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*[http://www.totalairborne.com Total Medal of Honor] |
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*[http://www.planetmedalofhonor.com Planet Medal of Honor] |
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{{Medal of Honor series}} |
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Revision as of 22:40, 30 October 2011
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| Medal of Honor franchise | |
|---|---|
| File:Medal of Honor logo.jpg Logo used from 2004 to 2008. | |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Developer(s) | EA Los Angeles EA Digital Illusions CE |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Creator(s) | Steven Spielberg[1] |
| Composer(s) | Michael Giacchino Christopher Lennertz Ramin Djawadi |
| Platform(s) | 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 |
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.
Plot
The Medal of Honor series puts the player in the boots of an Allied combatant during World War II, with the exception of the recent game which lets players take part in the modern Afghanistan conflict (at times as a Combat Applications Group (Delta Force) operator, Ranger or DEVGRU operator), with weaponry appropriate to each time period. The player fights for the United States (although groups such as the French Resistance have been represented), and the identity of the main character varies between games. The games are often characterized by linear gameplay through recognizable WWII-era areas of conflict, which is sometimes presented in a cinematic tone (e.g., inspiration from modern films like Saving Private Ryan, The Thin Red Line and Enemy at the Gates and the television mini-series Band of Brothers).
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
PC releases
- Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (Lt. Mike Powell) - (Linux, Windows 2000 / 95 / 98 / Me / NT / XP, Mac OS) - 2002
- Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead (Sgt. Jack Barnes) - (Linux, Windows, Mac OS)
- Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Breakthrough (Sgt. John Baker) - (Linux, Windows, Mac OS)
- Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault (Pvt/Pfc/Lcpl/Cpl/Sgt. Tommy Conlin) - (Windows) - 2004
- Medal of Honor: Airborne (Pfc/Cpl. Boyd Travers) - (Windows Vista, XP) - 2007
- Medal of Honor (Spc. Dante Adams, Cpt. Brad "Hawk" Hawkins, "Rabbit", "Deuce") - (Windows) - 2010
Console releases
- Medal of Honor (Lt. Jimmy Patterson) - (PlayStation) - 1999
- Medal of Honor: Underground (Manon Batiste) - (PlayStation) - 2000
- Medal of Honor: Frontline (Lt. Jimmy Patterson) - (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube) - 2002; (PlayStation 3) - 2010
- Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (Cpl/Sgt. Joseph Griffin) - (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube) - 2003
- Medal of Honor: European Assault (Lt. William Holt) - (PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube) - 2005
- Medal of Honor: Vanguard (Cpl/Sgt. Frank Keegan) - (PlayStation 2, Wii) - 2007
- Medal of Honor: Airborne (Pfc/Cpl. Boyd Travers) - (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) - 2007
- Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (Lt. John Berg) - (Wii) - 2007
- Medal of Honor (Spc. Dante Adams, Cpt. Brad "Hawk" Hawkins, "Rabbit", "Deuce") - (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) - 2010
- Medal of Honor 2 - 2012
Portable releases
- Medal of Honor: Underground (Manon Batiste) - (Game Boy Advance) - 2000
- Medal of Honor: Infiltrator (Cpl. Jake Murphy) - (Game Boy Advance) - 2003
- Medal of Honor: Heroes (Lt. Jimmy Patterson, Lt. William Holt, Sgt. John Baker) - (PlayStation Portable) - 2006
- Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (Lt. John Berg) - (PlayStation Portable) - 2007
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 it's 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. 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,[2] 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]