- This article is about the Medal of Honor video game, for information on the American Medal of Honor see, Medal of Honor.
Medal of Honor (MOH) is the name of a series of first-person shooter games set in World War II. The first game was developed by DreamWorks Interactive (currently known as EA Los Angeles) 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 accross various console platforms and the PC.
In the original Medal of Honor, the player takes the role of Lt. Jimmy Patterson, an OSS agent. The goal of the game is to complete objectives, such as destroying enemy positions, and kill enemy German forces in the process.
Some consider it to be a controversial video game because of its violence and its attempts at realism. For example, the game was put on the index of youth endangering media in Germany in 2000 and was only available for people over 18. Any advertising for it had to be pulled.
The Medal of Honor series puts the player in the shoes of an Allied combatant during World War II, with weaponry appropriate to the time period. The games are 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 and Enemy at the Gates and the television miniseries Band of Brothers is obvious).
The game is notable for its spectacular cinematic musical score that heightens the mood of the action on screen. The artificial intelligence (AI) of the German enemies is fairly sophisticated, and they speak realistic German phrases. The violence is graphic, but bloodless. The action occasionally enters a near "slow motion" level when there are too many characters on the screen at once, a result of stretching the game software to its limits.
Other Medal of Honor games
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