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Medal of Honor- fantastic in every way

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

How many Medal of Honor games are on the market these days? More than enough! Let's talk about the very first one, on the original Playstation. This game is a fantastic first-person shooter *and* a great World War II game. You get the best of both worlds with Medal of Honor.

I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit that when it comes to first-person shooters, I am absolutely *horrible* at them. Enemies seem to find a way to come out of nowhere ALL the time and cheap-shot me, and then, of course, I die very quickly. With most games like this, you barely have enough time to react to their insane shooting rampage and learn the controls before it's quickly "game over". With Medal of Honor I can FINALLY put those nightmare problems to rest. I can actually complete about 50% of this game, which, by my standards, is a BIG pat on the back. I never would have guessed understanding a game like this was possible (and be able to complete some levels) but it's true! Here's why:

- The buttons are laid out *perfectly* on the Playstation controller. The target button is really easy to use. You can use the directional pad to move it around and locate the enemy. It never fails. The shoot button works great. The jump and duck buttons work great. EVERYTHING works great! When you aim at something before shooting, it actually works. It's amazing how many games get this wrong and the whole experience is ruined. The play control is a major improvement compared to Syphon Filter, for example. In that game, it felt like I was awkwardly walking or sliding all over the place.

- The challenge in Medal of Honor is perfect for people who are NOT professionals when it comes to first-person shooters. The challenge in each level builds and builds, very slowly, allowing you to learn and master the controls while you make progress. Syphon Filter fails to do this. So does Metal Gear Solid. Medal of Honor is an easy-to-understand shooting game for people who normally aren't very good at these kind of games. I really want to thank DreamWorks (the company responsible for this game) for making the challenge just right.

Also, you encounter just a few cutscenes here and there, and each one is very interesting to watch because they show you what it was like during World War II, and you may even learn some stuff about the war that you've never known before. Good cutscenes.

The objectives you have to complete are always pretty fun, and not too difficult (until later in the game). When I say "not too difficult" I mean, not too difficult to understand *and* not too difficult to complete. Whenever you want to find out what you have to do, just press the Start button and your short and simple objectives will be given to you right there.

As a shooting game, Medal of Honor shines and easily surpasses most first-person shooters once again. Enemies are everywhere, and many of them want you dead immediately. Luckily, they give you enough time to react. When you arrive to a harder level later on... well, keep in mind that you will have to keep playing certain levels over and over, and learn where each and every enemy is located, and take them out as quickly and effectively as you can. Trust me, this is really fun. It's *so* much fun to find out which gun you're carrying is most effective on the enemy you encounter. You will probably lose a bunch of times while you learn, but this is all part of the fun. Making it to the end of a level *doesn't* require luck like in Syphon Filter, and you will feel satisfied once you've completed a stage. You can even play the completed stages over and over again, if you want. Medal of Honor is so good, why not play the same stages over a hundred times?

I don't know what else to say. I love this game. Oh yeah, the music and sound effects! The music is like listening to a suspenseful, realistic war movie. It's really good. The sound effects are awesome as well because each soldier you encounter has something interesting and different to say. You will be amazed at how many new lines these soliders can come up with! You will hear the sound of silence while walking around in the dark, along with the sound of distant gunshots and other creepy sounds. All this adds up to a disturbingly, realistic wartime experience.

Oh, and the animations you will see from enemies falling over after they've been shot is *clearly* a notch above the rest. Even after killing these guys a million times, they seem to find new ways to amaze me with their ability to squirm around and struggle to survive. Simply put, you will *always* see soldiers do different things before they die. Sometimes they shoot wildly all over the place while falling over and dying. Other times they will fall to their knees before falling over for good. Wherever you shoot on their body, they will react very realistically. Shoot them in the foot they hop around. These are probably normal and understandable things that a human being would do if they were dying.

The weapons are what you'd expect in a wartime game. Very good weapons, and very easy to aim and use them on an enemy. No problems here.

I haven't encountered any blood in the game yet, but, as far as I'm concerned, blood is overrated because the color red is just that- a color. It means nothing to the actual gameplay.

Some very minor problems I had is that sometimes your main character moves around too quickly, which means sometimes you may accidentally walk right into danger, and the graphics are slightly dark and dated. Just slightly. Don't forget the occasional Playstation glitches. Also, there are actually loading times in the game. It takes 10-15 seconds to load a stage. I thought by 1999, loading times were a thing of the past. Despite these problems, Medal of Honor is still a near-perfect game.

Overall, please buy this awesome first-person shooter. Today, in 2007, first-person shooters and war games (specifically World War II games) are all OVER the place to the point where it's almost boring to play one anymore. This is because war time games are a genre that has lost its appeal over the years, thanks to overexposure and repeating more or less the same required-strategies with each new game that gets released. In other words, all war games are basically the same thing these days. It's boring. But guess what? Back in 1999, when Medal of Honor was brand new, the Playstation didn't have a whole lot of games like this, and war games were treated with more respect, which make Medal of Honor all the more special. Pick it up.

If you like having fun in your spare time....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: November 23, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the better games out for the psx. I love the gameplay for those of you who play goldeneye on 64 you would appreciate this game. The controls are similar it just takes a little time to get used to it. Gerry is smart and adaptable, he will give you a run for your money. Over all its worth buying. FYI .....I just played twisted metal 4 and I think it's crappy, why can't they bring back the same gameplay as twisted 2 by far the best twisted so far.

Games "these" days

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 11
Date: December 07, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Well first of all from the Makers of SPR, here is Medal of Honnor.Good Graphics, great weapons, awsome sound and AI. But the weapons are totally SPR I loved how the German soilders speak,eat,and think like you enemy. Unfoutly since grips only go up. I have this to say.The game has all of 4 hard missions, medium level to good gamers.I mean i expect to be playing the game for at least a month!

Kill them all and let god sort them out.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: April 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I think anyone who sees or plays this game even once will be hooked. Historical details are not usually high on the list of priorities when it comes to video game, in this one it obviously was. There are one and two player modes. I enjoy both equally. High resolution Nazis try to blast you back to the stone age, you are able to fight back with a large variety of pistols, rifles, machine guns and explosives. The opponents have a fantastic artificial intelligence and will do things like make soldiers look over their shoulders when you walk by and attempt to throw or kick back your grenades. You get a history lesson as your player (OSS agent Jimmy Paterson) travels behind the lines in occupied Europe to destroy German weapons of destruction. The sounds in the game are life like, crickets and dogs at night, footsteps that get louder as people get closer, spent bullet cases hitting the cobblestones, death screams. I can't say enough for this game, I cross my fingers for a sequel and so will you if you play it. Easily worth the price.

Almost Perfect

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: June 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is awsome! There are tons of realistic weapons and the enemy AI is incredible. The Nazis back each other up, hide behind corners when the see you and when you throw grenades at them they run away,throw them back, or they will sick a dog to pick it up and run towards you. Cons: -the graphics are not the greatest -the game is fairly short with short levels Pros: -The Audio is incredible with a great soundtrack and background noise that will get your heart pounding -the realism is great -realistic weapons and maps -educational cut-scenes -excelent enemy AI As you can see, the pros outweigh the cons. I suggest you buy this game if you haven't already.

This is the best game i've ever played in my life.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 21, 1999
Author: Amazon User

this is one fun packed title. the graphics (which don't mean anything to me) were amazing, but graphics don't sway my decision in liking a game. the missions and the opportunities in this game were absolutely incredible. if you are looking for one game this year, this is it. the game starts off with fairly easy (not difficult) parts of missions, but as the game goes on, it just gets harder and harder. i played it for about 10 days and i didn't beat it, so unless you are the kind of kid that plays so much that your playstation overheats, this should last you pretty long. the germans are extremely smart and almost funny. if you throw a grenade at one, he'll either throw it back, kick it away, get blown up (obviously), or jump on top of it to save the other germans. GO GET IT!

One Unbelievable Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 22, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Medal of Honor is one heck of a game. It is so fun you can hardly put the controller down! Not only do you have fun while you play, but you learn at the same time. The graphics and levels are so real you will hardly believe your eyes. The enemies even speak German,French,etc. Authentic WWII enemies and weapons. Amazingly smart enemies. The games sound is nothing short of amazing;from the clank of grenades hitting the ground to the sound of a bazooka loading a missle. Fun multiplayer mode with large levels to move around in. The games only flaw is that it is too short, but I still give Medal of Honor 5 stars.

At times incredibly tough, but absorbing.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: March 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game has some of the smartest opponents I've ever encountered in a shooter. Not only do they toss back the grenades you throw, but they dodge, run, and basically never miss with their shots. At times I find this game too difficult, when every enemy shoots as well as you and you have to knock off 20 in a row, but I'd have to say it's still an absorbing game with a good variety of missions, weaponry, and enemies.

My biggest problem is with the save-game system. Though most of the missions are short enough that it's no big deal being slammed right back to the beginning of the mission every time you get killed (and you will...again and again, unless you've memorized the location of every enemy and have really good reflexes, which yours truly doesn't). At times, though, after having survived the onslaught of five, six enemies at a time in a wide-open field, the last thing I want to do is have to replay that level. Like all 3D shooters, there's no peripheral vision, and Medal of Honor is even more frustrating in this respect because a) there's no auto-targeting, and b) no radar. Many times I've found myself nearing the end of the level, only to have an SMG-toting Nazi pop up behind me and in two seconds flat eat up my whole health bar. Not an enjoyable experience, if I may say so.

Other than the insanely difficult gameplay, there's a lot to be commended -- a white-knuckle score, good controls, bits of humour (be sure to check out the "Conversational German for the American Soldier" demo -- hilarious), diversity, lots of game options. I guess I'll just have to put my gripes to the fact that I'm not a big fan of Doom-type games.

Almost as good as "Metal Gear Solid."

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: October 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is simply the best first-person shooter to come out for the Playstation. (On a side note, kudos to Sony for making the PS1 games compatible with the upcoming PS2 console, otherwise I might not have bought this game.) The weapons are realistic (The scattergun effect of using a submachinegun and the different rates of fire for the different weapons are two of the better features.) But the best feature of this game is the Artificial Intelligence. The enemy soldiers take cover when fired upon. They run from grenades (or throw them back at you!) If there's more than one, they support each other (one fires while the other moves to a different position.) The graphics could use some work, but the background music and sound effects (dogs barking, orders being shouted, distant gunshots and explosions,) are truly great, and set this game far and above its peers.

The only thing I didn't like was the rating system the game using for judging your prowess at a level. After finishing a level, you are given a grade of 1 to 3 stars. 3 stars are only achievable if you kill 95% of the enemies and finish with at least 75% health. That's all well and good, but there are two levels in which you are undercover as a German officer. On those levels, you try not to kill anyone (lest it drawn uneeded attention to you.) So it's nearly impossible to get a 3 star rating on those levels. I've got a couple of other gun-wonk complaints (the Browning Automatic Rifle [BAR] is NOT a submachinegun, etc.) but nothing huge. Hopefully, Dreamworks will fix that little rating problem (and upgrade the graphics) for the sequel.

If you like action/shooters, buy this game. If you're a WWII buff, buy this game, too. This game would even be okay for some older (10 and up) children, since I didn't think the violence was that graphic (but I might be a bad judge on this count.)

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 14, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Tihs is a great effort from Dreamworks Studios and it is a great subject to do a first person shooter to. (WWII). Great graphics, wonderful music and cool missions. A must have for any Playstation owner.

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