Sure, it practically owns retail these days and people can't escape the endless TV ads being rammed down their throats either, so it has something of an advantage over, say, Ubisoft, which has by far its best line-up of games ever this year but is still struggling to convince a clueless public to buy them. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association, http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-ships-medal-of-honor-rising-sun/1100-6081752/, http://www.ea.com/uk/medal-of-honor-rising-sun, http://www.gamespot.com/articles/medal-of-honor-rising-sun-preview/1100-6076254/, "GameSpy: Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (GCN)", "GameSpy: Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (PS2)", "GameSpy: Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (Xbox)", "Medal of Honor: Rising Sun for GameCube Reviews", "Medal of Honor Rising Sun for PlayStation 2 Reviews", "Medal of Honor Rising Sun for Xbox Reviews", "Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (First Impressions)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Medal_of_Honor:_Rising_Sun&oldid=980873452, Video games about the United States Marine Corps, Video games developed in the United States, Multiplayer and single-player video games, Articles needing additional references from March 2010, All articles needing additional references, Articles using Infobox video game using locally defined parameters, Articles using Wikidata infoboxes with locally defined images, Articles using Video game reviews template in multiple platform mode, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 September 2020, at 23:56. Learn More Authentic WWII weapons Over 20 authentic WWII weapons. You'll get the cleanest image quality and highest frame rate on the Xbox, with the GameCube coming in second and the PS2 bringing up the rear. Without my public bio, I am useless. Just imagine, for one second, what the human body would look like with 200 bullet wounds in it. The 10 most popular stories of the day, delivered at 5pm UK time. For some reason, EA doesn't believe in checkpoint saves, and it can cost you dear if a sword-wielding enemy spawns behind you and charges at you screaming - as you'll find out soon enough if you get the opportunity to play this. Again, the online stuff is a nice gesture, but unless you're an online deathmatch junkie, this mode isn't enough to really recommend the PS2 game above the others. Designed to a tired linear template with a now-ageing graphics engine, from an outsider's perspective it looks like a franchise that's had all the creative soul sucked away from it overnight, with the remaining EA LA team and its new recruits unable to fill the breach and come up with the goods at a time when the other EA studios are forging ahead with dazzling technology and tight game design. The presence of unlockables is also a nice touch, with plenty of interviews with WWII vets to detail what it was like at the time, as well as the opportunity to go back and access previously inaccessible areas of certain missions once, for example, you acquire the machete. On July 17, 1944, Joe falls out their plane while in Thailand while they are investigating a train with Shima's gold in it. The score is extremely dramatic and sounds like something lifted out of a recent World War II combat epic. It features single-player and multiplayer capabilities (multiplayer terminated as of November 2006). Unless we're very much mistaken, EA has simply taken the Frontline engine, modified it to handle the undulating terrain of jungle environments, designed reasonably effective foliage and left the rest alone. Comments for this article are now closed.