But this will be their second attempt at rivalling Activision and their last was not that well received based on the quality of its single player, so will the latest Medal of Honor stand a better chance of becoming the new king of shooters? Their expectations are rightly held too as they are renowned, along with the Frostbite engine, for producing an online multiplayer experience that challenges the likes of COD. For many, this is seen as nothing more than a cheap ‘wannabe’ but the majority have been holding their breath in the hope that this will be as good as rival in-house title, Battlefield. This being one of the reasons why for multiplayer, the Taliban have been renamed to OpFor (Opposing Force), in order to avoid being racist and offending anyone, so controversy already surrounds MoH and is a potential downfall.īeing an EA title, MoH has received its fair share of both good and bad publicity, along with plenty of preview shots being released to whet our appetites.
But, for some, this will not appeal to them as they will feel that the setting, in Afghanistan/Iraq, will be too controversial as the conflict it is meant to represent it still on going. One of the key selling points for MoH is the fact that Tier 1 soldiers (those who enter a combat zone first, regardless of their own safety) have been closely involved with EA to make this a more realistic title that reflects actual battle situations. This wouldn’t be a big issue if it wasn’t for the fact that so many of them tried too hard to knock Call of Duty (COD) down a peg or two, which is usually attempted by ’borrowing’ a lot of its ground-breaking ideas. No more so is this the case with the latest Medal of Honor (MoH) title, as the First Person Shooter market is already a busy one without another addition being thrown into the mix. Along with the likes of Activision, they are at the forefront of releasing games annually in the build up to Christmas, regardless of the longevity of the franchise. When it comes to big names in the gaming world, they don’t come much bigger than the likes of Electronic Arts (EA), with their wealth of leading franchises such as FIFA and Need for Speed.
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