Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor (MoH) is the name of a series of first-person shooter games set in World War II, with an October 2010 reboot based on the conflicts of present day Afghanistan. The first game was developed by DreamWorks Interactive (now known as Danger Close) 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 various console platforms and the PC and Mac.

History

The Medal of Honor series began in 1999 with Medal of Honor. It was released on PlayStation on November 11, 1999 by film director and producer Steven Spielberg.
Medal of Honor: Underground, the second game in the series, was released for the PlayStation and GameBoy Advance in 2000.
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, the third game in the series, was released for the PC in January 2002. It also had Extension Packs titled Spearhead (released in 2002) and Breakthrough (released in 2003).
Medal of Honor: Frontline, the fourth game in the series, was released for the PlayStation 2 in May 2002, and for the Nintendo GameCube and Xbox in November 2002. It was later remastered in High-Def and released in 2010 with the PlayStation 3 version of Medal of Honor (2010).
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, the fifth game in the series, was released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube in 2003. The game was supposed to have a sequel, but it was cancelled due to the game's mix reviews.
Medal of Honor: Infiltrator, the sixth game in the series, was released for the GameBoy Advance in 2003.
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault, the seventh game in the series, was released for the PC in 2004.
Medal of Honor: European Assault, the eighth game in the series, was released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube in 2005.
Medal of Honor: Heroes, the ninth game in the series, was released for the PlayStation Portable in 2006.
Medal of Honor: Vanguard, the tenth game in the series, was released for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Wii in 2007. Also that year, Medal of Honor: Airborne, the eleventh game in the series, was released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
Medal of Honor: Heroes 2, the twelfth game in the series, was released for the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation Portable in 2007 also.
Medal of Honor (2010), the thirteenth game in the series was announced in 2008 as Medal of Honor: Operation Anaconda. The game was developed by Danger Close Games. Medal of Honor (2010) was released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on October 12, 2010. It was a reboot of the series and the first one not set in WWII. It's multiplayer was developed by the creators of the Battlefield franchise.
Medal of Honor: Warfighter, the upcoming fourteenth game in the series and the direct sequel to Medal of Honor (2010), is scheduled to be released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on October 23, 2012

Gameplay

The gameplay originally focuses on the OSS (Office of Strategic Services), an American espionage organization during World War II, placing emphasis on using false papers and silenced pistols, but as the series and the technology has progressed, it has shifted emphasis towards front-line combat, and has now almost completely abandoned the original focus. Since the release of Medal of Honor: Rising Sun the series has focused on providing a more open-ended element to the games, allowing the player to have more options in each level and getting away from one linear path. In the later games in the series, the artificial intelligence (AI) of the enemies and fellow soldiers has been notorious for being below or above current FPS expectations. The violence, up to Medal of Honor: Rising Sun is bloodless and simple, usually consisting of elaborate animations, while the violence in Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault and onward contains the occasional sprays of blood. The newest Medal of Honor contains realistic figures, surroundings, and effects giving it a modern FPS look.