Every red blooded American knows what the Medal of Honor represents. The Armed Services members who have this honor bestowed on them have distinguish themselves above all others in combat against enemies of the United States. Having served in the military I understand the significance of being bestowed with such an honor. We hear stories of heroism against insurmountable odds. We were taught to model our military service after those MOH recipients. EA is finally releasing a game modeled on the valor of MOH recipients and worthy of being called Medal of Honor (MOH) on 12 October 2010.
The current Medal of Honor series is 14 games long spanning over a decade. I haven’t played any of the prior MOH games because none of them struck my fancy. I am and always will be a fan of the Call of Duty (CoD) series. Specifically CoD World at War and Modern Warfare. These two titles did a great job of showing and allowing you to experience the chaos that soldiers deal with on their missions. This gave these games instant credibility/respect with gamers. This lead to the huge online community that on any given day you can enter and play against 20 (at a minimum) other players.
This MOH game is different. Other game developers wouldn’t come near this concept due to, in my opinion, its authenticity. Authenticity in gaming is a fine but gray line. Gamers, like myself, feel that there can never be enough realism and action in first person shooter games. I want to be in a mission and feel the frustrations and chaos the enemies use to keep the mission from being successful. On the other side there is the public whom state that the games thwart the mind into thinking that war is cool. Being prior military I in no way, shape, form or fashion think you can hit reset when a mission goes sideways in the real world. I really enjoy Need for Speed (NFS), Grand Turismo (GT) and Split Second. In spite of that I’ve never taken my SUV for a “spirited” joy ride disregarding human life (including my own).
In my opinion there will always be someone whom will not take responsibility for their actions and find ways to put the blame somewhere else (a game) instead of squarely on themselves. For the rest of us that have common sense and maturity, a great game is coming this fall. The E3 coverage and Youtube videos haven’t done this game justice. So reserve your copy of the game, enjoy the action and I’ll see you online.
