Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor series returns in a single bundle for those that missed out on the action the first time around in addition to those looking to relive the franchises’ first decade of gaming. Immerse yourself in the European Front with the Medal of Honor Allied Assault and its two expansion packs, then transition to the Pacific Theater in the Medal of Honor Pacific Assault Director’s Edition. Finally, take to the skies and airdrop onto the great battles of WWII with Medal of Honor Airborne. From the D-Day invasion on Omaha Beach, across the seas to defend Pearl Harbor, and finally the last push towards Berlin, wage war in a massive variety of explosive single and multiplayer missions in what has been widely hailed as the definitive World War II first-person shooter franchise.

Genre: First-Person Shooter

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer/Co-Developer: Danger Close / Digital Illusions CE (DICE)

Online Play: 24 Versus

Release Date: October 12, 2010

Also on: PS3, PC

M for Mature: Blood, Strong Language, Violence

Plot:

In Medal of Honor Allied Assault, you are Lt. Mike Powell, member of the famed 1st Ranger Battalion. Following your recruitment by the OSS, you’ll battle through over 20 challenging levels, based on historical military campaigns of World War II.

The seeds of World War II are sown at the end of World War I; the treaties signed at the end of the Great War satisfy neither the victors nor the vanquished. Social, political, and economic changes nurture these seeds over the next 21 years, until they germinate in Poland. Barely 20 years after the "war to end all wars," German dictator Adolph Hitler plunges the world into a war that will take the lives of 50 million people.

In the months following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States is in no position to actively pursue the war in Europe. Its army is far below the strength required for the task, there are no U.S. forces in Europe, and the shipping needed to transport a massive invasion force does not exist.

Despite these problems, and within a month of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Churchill meets with Roosevelt at the Arcadia Conference in Washington, D.C., where they agree on a "beat Germany first" strategy. The American leadership acknowledges that the bulk of Allied ground forces will have to confront the German threat as soon and as decisively as possible. From Pearl Harbor to D-Day, American determination to confront the German army never wavers, but events make it clear that half-measures will not lead to victory.

In particular, the disastrous British & Canadian raid on the French port of Dieppe in August 1942, in which half of the attacking force of 6,000 Allied troops become casualties, shows that only a massive, coordinated Allied invasion will provide a firm foothold on the continent. Lieutenant General Albert Wedemeyer of the U.S. Army had reached the same conclusion three months before the Pearl Harbor attack. His "Victory Program" calls for a massive invasion of northwest Europe and a decisive confrontation with the German army. As elaborated by Generals Eisenhower and Marshall, it becomes the nucleus of Operation Overlord, with the invasion date initially set for April 1, 1943.

Dieppe changes all that. It is clear that an adequate buildup for Overlord will take longer than the Allies have hoped. In the interim the Americans agree to participate in joint operations in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. At the Trident Conference, held in Washington, D.C., in May 1943, the date for the Allied invasion of France is tentatively reset for May 1, 1944. In the intervening year, the biggest buildup of men and materiel ever assembled for a military operation takes place in England.

Features:

* Fight Today’s War -- Go to war as elite soldiers in a gritty combat campaign using surgical tactics combined with sledgehammer force.

* Unparalleled Authenticity -- An intense story with incredible pacing and variety set in the rugged landscape of Afghanistan creates a shooter experience only available from the famed Medal of Honor franchise.

* Realistic Battlegrounds -- Wage war from the Helmand Valley to the city ruins of Kabul. Environments vary from snowy mountains to vast desert fields, and small villages to labyrinthine city streets.

* Scalpel and Sledgehammer -- Experience different sides of the war—the surgical warfare conducted by Tier 1 Operators and the overwhelming force of the big army—through the eyes of four playable characters from the elite branches of the military.

* Asymmetrical Warfare -- Join the Coalition as a war-hardened soldier or fight as a dug-in guerrilla Insurgent in 12-on-12 multiplayer matches sure to spike your adrenaline.

* 4 Multiplayer Modes by DICE -- Jump into a fast-paced Team Assault match, where classic Deathmatch rules and quick reactions are king, or engage in the story-driven Combat Mission mode, where Coalition forces look to take over specific objectives. These high-action modes and more are built by the creators of Battlefield.

* Tactical Support Actions -- Players use personal skill to support their team directly in a coordinated assault raining death from the sky, or change the tide of battle by boosting their team’s defensive capabilities when they need it most.

* Strategic Weapon Customization -- Players can customize their gear mid-game and adapt to the situation at hand. Every equipment alteration impacts the method of combat.

* Dedicated servers and multiplayer persistence and ranking.

Key Features:

* Over 20 levels that the player must accomplish specific objectives and goals in order to succeed and advance.

* Fully realized 3-D worlds utilizing the powerful Quake® III engine.

* Over 1000 unique character animations for unsurpassed level of realism.

* Multiple online options including team combat and traditional last man standing modes.

* Encounters with 22 different enemies including Wehrmacht Snipers, Kradschützen Motorcycle Troops, and Gestapo Officers.

* Access to over 21 historically accurate World War II era weapons, including Thompson submachine guns, Mark II Frag Grenades, .50 al mounted machine guns, flame-throwers, and "sticky bombs"

* Four different stationary weapons that the player can use against the enemy.

* All new interactive vehicles including the M4 Sherman tank and the M3 Half Track.

* More than 18 enemy vehicles including the Tiger Mark I Heavy Tank, Stuka Dive Bombers, and V2 Rockets.

* Weather and time-of-day effects.

* Assault enemy units alone and as part of a crack military squad.

* Special 'disguise' mode that allows players to put on enemy uniforms to evade capture.

* Highly destructible interactive environments.

* Original orchestral score by Medal of Honor composer Michael Giacchino.

* Sound effects by the award winning Medal of Honor sound design team at EALA.

MINIMUM CONFIGURATION:

* Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95 (Windows 2000 and Windows NT are not supported)

* 450 MHz Intel Pentium II or 500 MHz AMD Athlon processor

* 128 MB RAM

* 8x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive

* 135 MB free hard disk space (additional space required for Windows swap-file, DirectX 8.0 installation and GameSpy installation).

* 16 MB OpenGL capable video card using an Nvidia GeForce3, Nvidia GeForce2, Nvidia GeForce 256, Nvidia Riva TNT2, Nvidia Riva TNT,

* ATI Radeon, ATI Rage 128 Pro, ATI Rage 128, PowerVR3 Kyro II, or PowerVR Kyro chipset with OpenGL and DirectX 8.0 compatible driver

* DirectX 8.0 compatible sound card

* Keyboard

* Mouse

RECOMMENDED:

* 700 MHz or faster Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon processor

* 32 MB or greater supported OpenGL capable video card with OpenGL and DirectX 8.0 compatible driver

* GameSpy Arcade (to locate servers to play on)