Once again, Medal of Honor, hits new heights in realism and game play. Medal of Honor puts us right smack in the middle of the start of the war for the US- Pearl Harbor. Once again, we get a vivid reminder how badly we got our tails whiped there, but this time, you can do something about. No, you can’t defeat the Japs, here, but you can sure try! The first thing you notice in MOH is the graphics. It’s some of the best that I’ve seen in any game, is the best in the series, but it comes with a BIG price to pay, and that is system resources. Man, this game is about as system resource hungry as was Far Cry 1.0, and that is a bad thing! I’ve a 3.2 GHz PC, with 2GB of DDR RAM and NVIDIA 5950 video card, and I was only able to run things on medium to get things even close to smooth. The game is so laggy that I felt as if I was in slow motion half the time. Personally I think that is way too much to ask for in todays games. I think, as they did in Far Cry, EA will have to find a way to get better performance out of this one, or they will have a lot of unhappy soldiers out there. A long with great graphics, you have some great audio, also best in the series. The game play continue to be awesome, with you battling though historical mission, one after another., but the problem is, and maybe cause it is following history, the missions tend to be very linear and some to sway very little from the main mission. You can’t really roam around and hit targets of opportunity so you pretty much need to stay on target, and remember the goals in the mission. EA have change a few things in the game, there are a lot more in the way of physical damage and getting knocked dizzy if a shell get too close to you. Like the other reviewers have said on here, to get health, is really a pain in the ass, you have to wait, and hope that you’re not shot before the medic can get to you. Realistic, yes, boring also and personally slows the pace down needlessly. For MOH fans, this is a must have, but it’s very similar to all the others in this series, but if you like history, and I know you do, then this is a must have game!
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