It’s also nothing we haven’t seen before, but it’s still good the first few times around if you just tackle things head-on. What’s put on the plate in front of you is incredibly straightforward. That… really amounts to the entirety of the game.
There’s also multiplayer, though, sadly, with no bots. You also have the ability to crouch and crawl, which is a very welcome addition to games of this type by allowing you to take cover behind things you normally wouldn’t think of otherwise. Said meter, when filled and activated, gives you slow motion, invincibility and unlimited ammunition all at once for a short time. You’ll have precious few things on your side-a good assortment of guns and grenades, a limited supply of medkits, Revives (“extra lives,” basically), your squad mates who can provide extra fire (as well as draw it), and the Adrenaline meter. Missions are completed by fulfilling their core objectives, however, the optional objectives are what give you the medals, the rankings, and the bonus supplies with which you’ll be able to tackle the next mission and make things a whole lot easier on yourself. Each mission is a smaller part of a larger scenario, with 4 scenarios in total presented to you at the outset. Weapon mechanics aren’t the only place in which the gameplay is decidedly oldschool-the entire game is mission-based with multiple objectives that are either told to you outright at the start, or that are discovered as you progress through those missions. Expect to see lots of bullets flying around the place which never actually hit anything. Fortunately, you’re not the only one who has to live with this. If you want to have any chance of landing a headshot, using the line-of-sight view is a must, and even then… good luck. There’s no armor or shielding or cool energy weapons.
(There is, of course, some creative licenses taken for video game purposes.) The year’s 1942, and therefore, we’re dealing with weapons technology that, while no less lethal, is much less sophisticated than your normal FPS fare. Medal of Honor: European Assault is a first-person shooter set in World War II, which puts you in the role of American OSS officer William Holt, in a loose retelling of the ordeals therein. I’m here to tell you that the things I just listed are nothing compared to some others.Ĭase in point: take someone who’s been trained on the Halo and Doom games all his life, and make them play this puppy for half an hour. There are many things in this life that are disorienting to the human body.