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No save, no bots, no co-op, no online, no AI -- No thanks!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 102 / 113
Date: June 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is just a rushed game, plain and simple. This feels like a game that would have been a good starting point, but not a game in the later part of a console cycle with a great pedigree as Medal of Honor. The bargain price and lack of advertisement sort of confirms the amount of effort used to produce the game.

The first thing that shocked me was no mid-mission saving or checkpoints. Huh? Did I suddenly get transported to the mid nineties? If so, remind me to buy some stock and housing. You die in the end of an hour long mission, you start the hour long mission from the very beginning! The only reason any game would not have constant saves is to mask the lack of playable levels by making the gamer repeat stuff over and over again. And, yes, that is the case here. What's really shameful is that the previous game in this series actually did have saves. I was near the end of the last level, about to complete the game when I died by a surprise rush of people. I am not going to waste another 50 minutes of my life to work on five minutes of gaming.

The other things that this game lacked that the previous game (Rising Sun) had is online and co-op play. There is a multiplayer, but there are no robots. So, unless you have a multi-tap, it's one on one. That is not much of a multiplayer at all.

There only 11 levels total. The first 6 are really just half the length of the latter 5. The look of the levels are usually dreary and monocolor at best (brown for the desert levels, white for the last 5 snow levels), and are just really dull. All in all, if you played all levels well and never had to repeat any part of a level, you'd have a grand total of about 7 hours of game play. Making this a rental if you really want to play this.

Other problems also exist in the game play. The first is that for some reason, after killing a person, ammo will appear but disappear really soon. This leaves the player with a dilemma, run to the ammo and die in the open, or really have no ammo and be a sitting duck. The squad that you "control" is a laughable joke. The AI that controls it is terrible. You will be hiding, pinned down, and your three squad mates will run around like head-less chickens right in front of machine gun fire. Complete idiots. Also, there are other bad aspects, like the introducing a cliched boss. Don't get me started on the tedium of grenade throwing. Random times, the aiming just would not work. Up close shooting is terrible. Many times, enemies will sometimes shrug off direct hits. I could go on and on.

There are some good points though. Levels 8, 9, 10, are actually pretty playable - well designed and somewhat fun. The sound is amazing. The game mechanics are spot on. Individually, the controls reward cautious, thoughtful game play. Given a few more months of development and fine tuning, a great game could have been produced. The game engine is there.

Pros:
Good general playing mechanics
Good sound
Good engine

Cons:
No save at any point of the mission
No co-op
No online
Horrible squad mates
Not many missions
Disappearing ammos/Lack of ammo
Monochrome like levels
Bad aiming
Bosses, why?

Hours to complete - 12 hours

Frustration Level (on normal) - High

Difficulty (on normal) - Medium/High

Should I really get this game?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 16 / 24
Date: March 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I just recently beat COD: Big Red One and I've become a huge WWII Game Fan. I'm Trying to find a new one to get. Should I get MOH: European Assult? I've seen a lot of bad reviews. But also many good ones. I can't decide. If I should get this game, pick "YES" and if I should not get the game, pick "NO". Thanks!!!

this is a good game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: December 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

i don't know why people give this game such bad reviews.i've been playing FPS's since half life and unreal tournament and this game is a GOOD GAME!
great graphics- good reproduction of WWII weapons- lots of nazis shooting at you- lots of nazis to shoot back- great explosions- it gives you a sense of actually being out there on the battlefield.
great sound and audio as well.
i've played through to the last set of missions,and have started over on easy because it gets to hard-
yes- your squad gets F'd up easily-YES you take real damage from bulets-- i don't worry about the team too much,though--i heal them once in awhile-but if they don't make it- you don't need them to finish the mission.
you have to keep your head down and make real decisions and real shots to get through and i think that makes this game great.worlds better than rising sun!!!like a whole different game!

It's the Little Things That Work Against It

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 9 / 13
Date: January 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I could break this down, but why repeat what has already been said? Sportduke's review of June 19, 2005 basically says close to what I would have said if I took the time to dissect this more carefully. I have owned at one time or another every Medal of Honor or Call of Duty game and have beaten all of them pretty easily, all on hard mode.

I do like some aspects of the game. I usually play stand-a-lone but recently my brother-in-law was visiting and we spent hours blowing each other up in the multi-player levels. That was a lot of fun! (Hmmm...maybe the Jack Daniels had something to do with it as well?)

The missions themselves are OK, but on some levels (Russian Front) I found myself running out of ammo, and then getting blown away trying to find the ammo that shows up when you knock off an enemy soldier. Yeah, crouching and ducking work well, but when you are out of ammo, butting an enemy (who, by the way, has a loaded weapon) on the head with your rifle stock will only get you so far. I notice the enemy soldiers never seem to run out of ammo!

My squad was basically a nuisance. I did note that now and then they would actually clear out enemies, but I spent most of my time positioning them behind me to keep the stupid-so-and-so's from running in front of machine gun fire. Healing them took up precious first aid kits and I really didn't see much value in keeping them alive (I think I did so out of guilt). At the very final level they walk with you to the bunker, then disappear. Thanks guys!

The "adrenaline" feature was of minor use. I don't think it was fair that if I lost one of my lives, my "adrenaline" went with it, leaving me to start popping at enemy soldiers until I could build it back up.

The lack of save points is my biggest gripe. I kept getting to the end of the game, that bunker on the final level, where in seconds I would go through all my "extra" lives and first-aid kits and still not have a chance. Then, it would be back to the start of the mission. No thanks. I finally beat the damn game, but unlike MOH: Frontline, it's off to Amazon Marketplace for this one.

Latest in popular series encourages loyalty -- and strategy -- but this is still war.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: August 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

MEDAL OF HONOR: EUROPEAN ASSAULT focuses on an agent of the Office of Strategic Services, the Naval division that would become the CIA. Players fight their way through the battlefields of the European Theater -- France, North Africa, Russia and Belgium -- undermining German defenses and collecting intelligence on the enemy's new weapons systems. Players also lead a three-man squad to help get the job done, directing them to take cover, engage the enemy, or retreat as the situation demands.

Sure, a war game is going to contain violence, and Medal of Honor: European Assault is on par with the industry's standard approach to WWII shooters: allow players to kill plenty of enemies, but don't call undue attention to their deaths with lots of blood and gore. Bodies evaporate from the battlefield leaving only ammo and health power-ups as a memorial.

While parents should be aware of the game's violence, they should take some solace in its intellectual demands. European Assault moves at a more methodical pace, preventing players from mindlessly rushing enemy positions and rewarding thoughtful, strategic progress.

Electronic Art's Medal of Honor series has covered a lot of ground since it's inception in 1999. Players have had the opportunity to see Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Guadalcanal and more from the perspective of a foot soldier in this popular, first-person shooter series. The previous entry Medal of Honor: Rising Sun adhered to the formula that has worked for the series: history and realism mixed with tense gameplay. It also made some serious missteps, including mindless enemies, linear missions, and glitchy presentation.

Medal of Honor: European Assault improves over its predecessor in a number of ways. Enemies are more intelligent -- they seek cover, use grenades to force players out into the open, and change positions to get a better shot. Expansive level design allows players to get creative in the way they advance towards their goals. Secondary mission objectives give players some stuff to do besides fight their way to the finish line.

The game, however, suffers from some new problems. Your squad members will stand in the open until enemy fire turns them into a lifeless heap. EA also eliminated mid-level save points, so if you die at an inopportune time, you will have to start over from the beginning of a level. The European setting is dreary and monochromatic, unlike the colorful jungle settings in Rising Sun, and the art direction of EA does nothing to liven it up.

All in all, Medal of Honor: European Assault bring the series relatively up to speed with the quality of its competitors, but it remains imperfect. Diehard fans of WWII first-person shooters will find stuff to like here, but those with a passing interest are better off playing the superior Call of Duty or the more adult-oriented Brothers in Arms: The Battle for Hill 30.

New MOH game worth the wait

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Medal of Honor European Assault is the best game yet in the series. It is a lot more intense than the other games, with huge gun battles hard objectives to accomplish, but it's very fun to play. It feels so real, you have to find cover and ammo all over the place. Compared to other games, one fight scene has about 40 soldiers on the screen. You are always with 3 other soldiers which help you along the way, and you can command them to run ahead of you into the battle, but if they die, you're on your own. Another thing that's better is the med kits have crosses over them so they are easier to spot. You also get revives in this game so if you die you come back to life rather than starting over.

The game has 11 levels in it. You start in St. Nazaire, France. Then it's off to North Africa, then Russia, and you end at the Battle of the Bulge. All in all the game is great but I think there should be more levels in it, cause I've had it for two days and I'm already done with 6 levels. EA GAMES gets an "A" for this one.

Yet another MOH game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Hands down the best Medal of Honor game, and probably the best WW2 game. It's a total Call of Duty rip-off, but who cares, the game is more accurate, and Medal of Honor has never been more honorable. Unfortunatley there's no co-op, only in Rising Sun, which is nowhere near as good as this game. Maybe next time we'll get co-op.

A reveiw by Todd

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Well to start off, this is the first FPS I have played and I must say it is very good. I like the fact that you have to be strategical in order to complete the game. But there is this one level in Russia where you start off by yourself with no cover and two-three enemy soldiers shooting at you (these soldiers are behind cover). This is really the point in the game where you really start to think. The rest you can just blow throught bunkers, etc. and not worry about your health.

Another part in the game I really didn't like is your squad. They really do not help all that much, and they stand in the middle of fire, machine guns, tanks, etc. Even if you position them under cover, they still eventually move back into fire.

The last part I didn't like at all is that some levels you get stuck and you are forced to wander around for several minutes trying to find the next part of the level.

Pros:
>Adrenaline feature
>Three man squad for (some) help
>Great graphics
>Takes thinking
>Main menu is nice (I found it impressing)
>Good sound

Cons:
>Three man squad flat out sucks, often leaving you on your own
>Don't give you any hints on how to destroy tanks (throw a grenade under it a few times, or launch a rocket at it).

EA has done it again

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: June 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I got this game two days after it came out and I love it. You are a soldier named William Holt who commads a 3 man squad to help you through battle. Like all the other MOH games you are still fighting WWII(which is getting a little old). The graphics are not the best I have seen, but they are still up to par. The audio is great and sometimes builds up supense(ex: walking down a tunnel and hear gunfire and screams). The AI for the enimies is extremmely bad. You can just walk up to a guy and shoot him without him noticing and u can kill him in 1 or 2 shots. On the other hand, your squads AI is very good. They will take cover and actually kill enimies. There is a pretty nice blood spatter by the way. Much more mature than the previous MOH games. As William Holt cover is a must or you will be shot and killed. The machine guns, tanks, and grenades fullfill there real life deadliness. The controls are good and easy to get used to. Some things I didn't like was the amount of health and revives(when you die and come back to life, which really wasn't needed at all) you get. You get so many! The multiplayer has definitely improved. Ther are more modes including capture the flag. Overall, I reccomend you buying this game you will have a blast.

Alright

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: September 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Since this game is so hard, I am going to give you some cheats so you can beat the game.
To enable cheats you press:
L1+R1[hold down while inserting this]
circle circle left triangle circle X

Ammo:L2 L1 square L2 L1 R1

God Mode:square L2 L1 triangle
triangle L2

100% adrenaline:L2 R2 R1 up
triangle circle

hope these cheats help you if you get the game. It is a very good game

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