Medal Of Honor - Allied Assault ( PC )

[ƒORM]

fORM's Review

So I managed to get my hands on a copy of MOHAA. I read about its release in a vid mag and lost touch with it after I saw a couple bunk war games come out for PC. I haven't been impressed with a war game for quite sometime. There's something about the oldskool that seems appealing. Stielhandgranates, M1 Garand's, Springfield 03 Snipers, Bar Rifles, Mp40's, Colt 45's and Panzerschreck's are all included in this title much like the release for PS1 only 100X better. I guess the simplicity of the guns makes this game more enjoyable for me. It's a nice break from Counter-Strike, Unreal Tournament and Serious Sam 2.

The intro movie for this game is well done but it lacks any blood or gore. We all know that WWII had tons of violence and dismembered soldiers lying all over Omaha beach. Just rent Saving Private Ryan and you'll catch the drift. Somehow, the soldiers in MOHAA manage to keep all their appendages in tact at all times. It's simply amazing especially when considering that one of your squad leaders just walked over a land mine. Despite the sugar coating of violence-free-sauce they poured all over this title, I managed to forgive the game as I played through it. The levels and multiplayer levels make up for the lack of blood and guts.

Test System: P3-800Mhz - 800mb Ram - Geforce 2 Ti

AI: 8/10
-Good, but not awesome
-Not many spawn areas (which is awesome)
-Multiple deaths and firing positions
-Decent hiding
-No wall hacking or mystery bullets
-Cheap-ass snipers



Graphics: 9/10
-Requires a fast comp and decent vid card to truly enjoy it.
-Great Textures, shadows and lighting
-Smooth character textures
-Impressive fireplaces, explosions and visuals


Sound & Music: 9/10
-Great music throughout the game
-No annoying repetitive melodies
-Crisp gunshots, explosions and aircraft sounds
-Realistic weapon sounds



Highlights:
-Awesome multiplayer levels
-One of the best games for sniping, period.
-Cool one player missions and assistant from comp
-Great multiplayer capabilities
-Decent taunts
-Huge landscapes
-The game flows nicely from stage to stage
-Great Auto-saving
-Players make noise when fast walking


Weak Points:
-Slow weapon reloading (Realistic really)
-Jumping that seems like more of a hop
-Super accurate computer players (every so often)
-Med packs are either on ground or tables (when on tables, you must grab them instead of walking over them)
-No diving or lying down on ground
-Binoculars are located in weapon cycle so they often get turned on when cycling through weapons
-Turrets and cannons are hella accurate



Overall this game is dope. I've played the one player missions and played the online multiplayer levels. It's a nice change from all the other titles and will satisfy your WWII cravings.

Good Job EA....

Now all they need is a blood/gore pack (even if it was $10) and I'll be happy.

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[kiMMie]

I love this game!!! :Kam:

[mister-peenutt]

haha i remember posting something about this game along time ago and no one responded.

now you know whut i was talking about!

this game is awesome. i need to try it.

:Peenutt:

[vesperstina]

Stina's b/f here:

There's a blood mod out, as well as many new player skins available from the gamespy webpage.

What's your nick?

--Mike

[ƒORM]

I downloaded the blood patch which adds stains to the ground and the occasional splurt of blood which was very needed, but I've yet to download any skins. Most people select the "force model skins" by default and never get to see them anyways :( .

I do play on gamersdepot.com quite a bit as well as freebeer servers. My nick is usually djform. Do you play often?

:135:

[vesperstina]

mike:

Yep, only on reality mod servers though. I'm in a clan with a few of my buddies, so i'm [RCR] mikerock (or sometimes "kraft dinner")

--Mike

[mister-peenutt]

i change my mind.
i don't like this game as much anymore.

i hate the fact that you have to pay to play multi player (i think)

and the game is FFFAAAAAAAAAAAAR to fucking short. i finished it and it said "THE END" .. it left me saying WHAT THE FUCK?! GAY!

:Peenutt:

it needs WAY more missions!