Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Breakthrough

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6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 64 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 64
  3. Negative: 9 out of 64
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  1. MoosesM.
    Sep 11, 2007
    1
    I thought Spearhead was bad. Breakthrough was worse, by far. The fact that it seemed like only one in thirty enemies dropped ammo for me made it an incredibly annoying game to play. You honestly can't expect someone to beat a game like MoH, with so many enemies to kill, on 40 rounds in a pistol that isn't the ultra-powerful Hi-Standard HDM. There was nothing exciting about this I thought Spearhead was bad. Breakthrough was worse, by far. The fact that it seemed like only one in thirty enemies dropped ammo for me made it an incredibly annoying game to play. You honestly can't expect someone to beat a game like MoH, with so many enemies to kill, on 40 rounds in a pistol that isn't the ultra-powerful Hi-Standard HDM. There was nothing exciting about this game, and the coolest thing was the Berthier, which should have been a Bren gun and wasn't included even remotely enough.… Expand
  2. Ghost81
    Mar 13, 2017
    2
    Even for its time, Medal of Honor was never as great as people think it is, all cinematic flash and no substance, but its expansions are simply disgraceful.

    Breakthrough in particular is a terrible game. Imagine a first person shooter where the enemies almost never drop any ammo and are bullet sponges on top of that. That's right: you'll have to quicksave constantly, and quickload    Even for its time, Medal of Honor was never as great as people think it is, all cinematic flash and no substance, but its expansions are simply disgraceful.

    Breakthrough in particular is a terrible game. Imagine a first person shooter where the enemies almost never drop any ammo and are bullet sponges on top of that. That's right: you'll have to quicksave constantly, and quickload whenever you feel you've wasted too much ammo or health, which is all the time.

    Add to it some of the worst escort missions with suicidal AI that you've ever seen, unbelievably bad turret sections and what I can only call aggravating tower defense minigames with instant-failure conditions, and you have a completely miserable experience to suffer through.

    There is no entertainment to be found anywhere within MoH:AA Breakthrough. Stay away from it at any cost. Play the base game if you have to, and don't touch any of the expansions.    … Expand
  3. FGjokester44
    May 29, 2023
    1
    This game was a huge PITA when it first came out and I had to work too hard to complete it. there is almost NOTHING dropped by any of the bullet sponges who will use up your ammo and health in this abortion. You can head shot enemies and they shake it off with many who will get up after going down to shoot you in the back. Mechanics are a Joke and any semblance of "fun" was an afterthoughtThis game was a huge PITA when it first came out and I had to work too hard to complete it. there is almost NOTHING dropped by any of the bullet sponges who will use up your ammo and health in this abortion. You can head shot enemies and they shake it off with many who will get up after going down to shoot you in the back. Mechanics are a Joke and any semblance of "fun" was an afterthought by the Hacks that coded this mess. One of the most frustrating Bombs I have ever played even for it's time. Definitely would not spend more than $2.00 on this if you are considering actually paying for it!… Expand

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#90 Most Discussed PC Game of 2003
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#44 Most Shared PC Game of 2003

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Game Informer
    90
    An excellent expansion. [Dec 2003, p.180]
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  2. FiringSquad
    61
    It's not that there's all that much terribly wrong with Breakthrough, it's more that there’s nothing all-that-right right about it.
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  3. ActionTrip
    60
    Not as good as the original game, and coupled with AI issues it turned out to be a substandard action game. Plus, the challenges and missions are recurrent and nothing more than fleeting moments of fun.
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