Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

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8.5

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  1. asdgqw23
    Nov 26, 2013
    7
    At first, it start as a casual fps, but further you go, worse it will go. Enemies see your movements through walls and sometimes they will start even shooting at you before you are at drawing distance. Later part of the game will really ruin your day, but the difficulty level was pretty normal for it's time. But if you are used to play modern fps, don't expect fun and easy moments, butAt first, it start as a casual fps, but further you go, worse it will go. Enemies see your movements through walls and sometimes they will start even shooting at you before you are at drawing distance. Later part of the game will really ruin your day, but the difficulty level was pretty normal for it's time. But if you are used to play modern fps, don't expect fun and easy moments, but quick loading and saving every other second. There is some other annoying things: jump is useless, it will make player much slower at game doesn't even exploit it much. Second is that you can't switch your weapon during reloading and this will make you very vulnerable. Other than that, this game delivers variety much and ambience is awesome. Especially winter missions and those dogs barking...… Expand
  2. Termin8ter
    Jul 29, 2017
    8
    Medal of Honor: Allied Assault was an authentic, gritty World War 2 shooter that actually still holds up to this day. Mostly. A lot of the developers who created this game later went on to make the original Call of Duty, and it shows, because this game, like COD Classic, does an excellent job of putting the player firmly in the boots of the soldier during WWII's toughest events. The onlyMedal of Honor: Allied Assault was an authentic, gritty World War 2 shooter that actually still holds up to this day. Mostly. A lot of the developers who created this game later went on to make the original Call of Duty, and it shows, because this game, like COD Classic, does an excellent job of putting the player firmly in the boots of the soldier during WWII's toughest events. The only lagging issue I have with this game is that the graphics and gameplay have not held up very well to today's standards. But aside from that, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault is a gritty, realistic representation of WWII, and is worth playing if you are a fan of the original Call of Duties.… Expand
  3. AshishB.
    Apr 7, 2002
    9
    By far the best game I've ever played. The atmosphere is so dense, it engrosses you completely into the midst of the war. Get's my vote over "Max Payne" and "Half-Life."
  4. J.F.
    Mar 5, 2002
    9
    F...ing awesome. So realistic. Super hard yo.
  5. RodneyG.
    Jun 11, 2002
    9
    Good fps with few flaws. If realistic but not so realistic is your bag try this one!!!
  6. Rayene
    Nov 6, 2017
    6
    So what we have here is a game that's had almost entirely positive feedback, but from the get-go, I found myself frustrated and slightly disappointed, and continued to be throughout the campaign.

    What this game does do well, however, as nearly all classic Medal of Honor titles do, is create stunning settings and depicts the battlefields of the war with great detail. Storming Omaha    So what we have here is a game that's had almost entirely positive feedback, but from the get-go, I found myself frustrated and slightly disappointed, and continued to be throughout the campaign.

    What this game does do well, however, as nearly all classic Medal of Honor titles do, is create stunning settings and depicts the battlefields of the war with great detail.
    Storming Omaha Beach while seeing men around you die like they're nothing more than squishy flesh (because that's exactly what they are) really helps put you in the mindset of what such a thing was like. Sure, the game is old and graphically outdated, but it doesn't change anything with how well-done the presentation is. Also along with the territory of Medal of Honor comes its fantastically fitting soundtrack, which enhances the whole experience of playing.

    Gunplay is fairly well-done. Using the Springfield to snipe is incredibly powerful and satisfying. The gunshot sounds and animations are also crafted nicely.

    However, where I feel this game is the most disappointing, if not just outright frustrating is its difficulty.
    I'm all for challenging games that make the player think and practice, believe me, but when the difficulty is nothing more than pure jank or unrealistic, it gets tiring and infuriating.
    I have two main problems with the way this game handles difficulty; the most consistent one being enemy spawns.
    It's not enemy placement, no. It's spawns. An area that is completely clear one second can, and will be infested with enemy soldiers as soon as you move up, even if you've already cleared it out, and there are NO entrances into the spot except through the front.
    In the very first mission, I was clearing out a room while looking for my objective (to destroy some equipment, etc). I had cleared every other room out prior, and this was my last one. As soon as I destroyed them, turned around to leave and was standing in the doorway, waiting for the inevitable enemies to approach me as I was hearing footsteps, I get shot from... behind?? Wait, what?
    As a long-time fan of Medal of Honor, I've come to expect a bit of jank here and there, since I grew up playing Frontline and even Rising Sun many times, but I don't recall this much nonsense occurring, or at least not as consistently as it is here.

    My second issue regarding difficulty is that the enemy just.. either seems to know where the player is at all times, OR doesn't have any clue of what's going on. I either get shot as I walk through a doorway before seeing an enemy, or I kill a soldier, and the one walking by somehow doesn't even notice.
    There is no in-between.

    This issue is compounded by the level design. it feels like it's set up so that the player will get shot, all the time, no matter what, and with enemies that always know you and your squad's position. There are few flank routes, and the ones that do exist are made nearly irrelevant by enemies that turn and snap to you as soon as you get around them, so you might as well have just not tried to get behind them in the first place.

    Bringing up the player's squad, however, Allied Assault does a fantastic job at making sure your NPC followers actually assist in fighting. The player is not the only one getting kills, and this was massively refreshing for me to find in this game.
    A small caveat about the allies that accompany the player is, well, it's pretty easy to get blocked by one of them when trying to get to cover, since they're completely solid and are impossible for the player to pass through. Minor issue, of course.

    I can't say that I inherently recommend this title to anyone other than die-hard Medal of Honor fans or WWII shooter fans.

    Thankfuily, the good parts of the game are enjoyable enough to push many of the players through its campaign, and if we include the additional expansions that came out for the game (included in the War Chest edition of the game), there's quite a bit of content for players to go through, which is a nice and hefty plus.    … Expand
  7. Genek13
    Nov 18, 2019
    9
    When game come out it brakes to third wall :)
    Everything was mind blowing - from visuals to story.
    Hope some day they will make a remake of this game :)
  8. harrison
    Mar 5, 2011
    10
    The game that started it all.

    Medal of Honor: Allied Assault is actually the forgotten precursor to the modern day Industry leading (in terms of sales) Call of Duty games. Developed by 2015, a group of developers fed up with their monolithic and notorious publisher EA Games were forced to abandon their studio and street cred as they fled to Activision to form a new studio called Infinity    The game that started it all.

    Medal of Honor: Allied Assault is actually the forgotten precursor to the modern day Industry leading (in terms of sales) Call of Duty games.

    Developed by 2015, a group of developers fed up with their monolithic and notorious publisher EA Games were forced to abandon their studio and street cred as they fled to Activision to form a new studio called Infinity Ward.

    Forced to leave their IP behind, Infinity Ward created the WW2 shooter Call of Duty, followed shortly after by the substantial expansion pack Call of Duty : United Fronts, which brought vehicles to multiplayer.

    Infinity Ward, looking to transfer to the more lucrative and less pirated console market, agreed to create yet another WW2 follow up Call of Duty 2, a PC and Xbox 360 exclusive launch title that legitimized the 360 as a full fledged next generation console at a time when Sony was emphatically claiming that 'the next generation doesn't start until we say it does'.

    Call of Duty 2 was to the Xbox 360 what Halo was to the original Xbox, the killer app the platform needed to justify a purchase.

    Activision caved in to Infinity Ward's demands, and in late 2005, the team began work on Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, A modern day shooter with a fictional plot that would allow the developers to craft their own story and missions without the same historical restraints of the WW2 era.

    Released in late 2007 on PC, PS3, 360, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare went on to sell over 10 million copies, seemingly overnight usurping Industry giants like Halo and Grand Theft Auto to become the Industry's biggest IP.

    In 2009, Infinity Ward released the inevitable sequel, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which outsold it's predecessor, and every other game of this generation.

    Shortly afterward, Infinity Ward's lead developers Jason West and Vince Zampella were fired, after refusing to begin work on Modern Warfare 3, and wound up going full circle, partnering with EA once again to create Respawn Entertainment. Over 35 developers would abandon Activision's Infinity Ward to join West and Zampella at their new studio.

    No doubt hard at work, the developers at Respawn Entertainment have yet to announce their first game, but it all started with Medal of Honor: Allied Assault.

    - Why the history -

    Medal of Honor: Allied Assault is a wrongfully forgotten game. Released 25 days AFTER Christmas, it had a horrible launch window.

    The game probably wasn't finished in time for Holiday 2001, and even if it was, it would have been competing with

    Metal Gear Solid 2 : Sons of Liberty
    Halo : Combat Evolved
    Grand Theft Auto III

    All critical and commercial darlings, which in my mind took the limelight from Allied Assault.

    Needless to say, not having a console counterpart hurt sales, especially with Halo basically restarting the console shooter trend that Goldeneye 64 began.

    Medal of Honor as a franchise self destructed with 2015/infinity ward, and it's legacy is tainted with loads of EA's crappy spin-offs, in the same way that Call of Duty is now being destroyed by Activision with the Treyarch developed Call of Duty games.

    But it all began here -

    The signature last stand wounded animations, the Epic, massive team battles like D-day Omaha Beach juxtaposed with the stealth and sniping missions.

    Clearly, you can see the roots of classic COD4 levels like Gillies in the Mist in the game's solo and sniper levels.

    By the year 2011, there isn't much that this game did well that hasn't been done better a decade later, but the basic joy of shooting enemies is still fun, and more than vaguely reminds me of Call of duty: Modern Warfare.

    Allied Assault is a forgotten classic. It belongs with Ocarina of Time, Halo: Combat Evolved, Goldeneye, Pong, and Super Mario Bros.

    While it didn't bring halo's 2 weapon inventory system or regenerating health to the shooter industry, what it did bring was atmosphere, and incredible action set pieces.

    It's what saving private ryan did for war movies, made them more intense and visceral, brought you into battle like never before, selling you an experience you couldn't get anywhere else.    … Expand
  9. wrexmer
    Nov 9, 2011
    10
    Graphics 8/10
    Gameplay 10/10
    Controls 10/10
    Story 9/10
    Characters 7/10
    Level design 9/10
    Weapons 10/10
    AI 8/10
    Multiplayer 10/10
    Presentation 10/10
    User Interface 10/10
    Sounds 10/10
    Music 10/10
  10. shambo
    Jul 21, 2012
    10
    An excellent game that needs to be promulgated to the masses of gamers who play COD. Single player has never been more compelling. Weapons are amazing. Game is a challenge in itself. I admit as my first pC game I had trouble getting used to controls. But that didn't bother me, it just added to the challenge to the game, which makes it even more interesting to revel in its glory.
  11. ShailM.
    Mar 29, 2003
    10
    Great Gameplay. Environment and atmosphere is of movie-like quality. Superb quality game. Immersive Graphics and fantastic character models. Hard, and fun to play. Mostly realistic, but not frustratingly realistic. Levels are incredible, especially Omaha Beach. Supreme sound work. Awesome weapons. I'll shutup now.
  12. Elc1247
    Aug 24, 2011
    10
    I grew up with this game... still is fun after all these years. its basically what really started it all, the MoH series is what started the craze in War FPS games back in the day. though the last good MoH game was AA... the original AA had its share of problems, one of them was the x-ray-teloscopic vision the AI had, along with them all having aimbot, but they fixed that in the expansionI grew up with this game... still is fun after all these years. its basically what really started it all, the MoH series is what started the craze in War FPS games back in the day. though the last good MoH game was AA... the original AA had its share of problems, one of them was the x-ray-teloscopic vision the AI had, along with them all having aimbot, but they fixed that in the expansion packs, I loved Breakthrough the most. though the thing that AA is probably best known for is the level "Sniper Town", and if you have played it, almost any other FPS game wont be able to annoy you with difficulty...… Expand
  13. JimC.
    Jun 9, 2002
    10
    This is my favorite game of all time on any platform!!!
  14. BillK.
    Feb 6, 2002
    10
    This is definitely, without a doubt, one of the most impressive titles for the pc this year! The action is so involving and realistic I forgot I was playing a game! The graphics and sound are right on par as well as the cinematics. The only problem I have with this game is the AI. The enemy's is terrific, but sometimes my fellow comrades would make some stupid mistake. Overall, This is definitely, without a doubt, one of the most impressive titles for the pc this year! The action is so involving and realistic I forgot I was playing a game! The graphics and sound are right on par as well as the cinematics. The only problem I have with this game is the AI. The enemy's is terrific, but sometimes my fellow comrades would make some stupid mistake. Overall, it's one of the top ten best of all time!… Expand
  15. HenryLouisR.
    Feb 26, 2002
    10
    This game really rocks! Though it doesn't have the same realistic feel to it as Tom Clancy's, it more than compensates with sounds (OooOOOh the sounds!), environment that is texture perfect. The Omaha landing has got to be the best shoot-me-up level I have ever tried! Two Thumbs and big toes UP!!!
  16. WildBrew
    Mar 25, 2002
    10
    Omaha beach landing? Sh*t myself!!
  17. Jean-PhilippeD.
    Jul 1, 2002
    10
    Funny, realistic, enjoying new state, best multiplayer game, real guns at the secondary war, all this is definite MOHAA. The only problem no realistic is one man down over 1000 German!!! But this is not important!!!
  18. YongmookK.
    Aug 3, 2002
    10
    Oh... man~!!#!@$! this game is mad~~~~~ good folks.! Realistic graphics with stong based story line! and the sound track is beautiful!!!! T.T, unstopable real time action! get this game dudes.
  19. JesseH.
    Jan 21, 2002
    10
    Sweet, sh.. dude!
  20. BrianP.
    Feb 21, 2002
    10
    This game is awesome, its even better than the previous ones on the Playstation console. I am looking foward to play Medal of Honor Frontline for the PS2.
  21. ErikK.
    Mar 14, 2002
    10
    A very good game and at the right moment on the market.
  22. ShawnT.
    Mar 8, 2003
    10
    Great game as opposed to frontline.
  23. TuanNgoV.
    Jun 21, 2003
    10
    Graphics kicks butt, and great gameplay too. you could also download blood mods too!!
  24. JimmyS.
    Jun 24, 2002
    10
    This is an excellent game. One with ABSOLUTELY NO FLAWS. Very entertaining.
  25. PictoPirate
    Feb 21, 2018
    2
    Back in 2002 Medal of Honor Allied Assault was the best thing since, well the previous Medal of Honor game. We’re talking 9/10 across Metacritic, IGN and GameSpot. Well in 2018 it's a different story. I'm not talking graphics and sound, although they have aged badly I'm talking gameplay. Terrible signposting, flighty, weightless shooting and men you can empty a full clip into and onlyBack in 2002 Medal of Honor Allied Assault was the best thing since, well the previous Medal of Honor game. We’re talking 9/10 across Metacritic, IGN and GameSpot. Well in 2018 it's a different story. I'm not talking graphics and sound, although they have aged badly I'm talking gameplay. Terrible signposting, flighty, weightless shooting and men you can empty a full clip into and only knock off their hat. This game is bloody terrible. Wobbling when you got shot is realistic, kinda but on a level full of crack shot snipers it just means you never get a shot in. Line it up, oh I got shot wait for the camera to reset, oh I got shot again, now I’m dead.

    Some people lament the days before Call of Duty but man are we treated today.    … Expand
  26. jangers
    May 17, 2015
    9
    Still great game ! Great story in single player, excelent sound and music which was awarded. Game worth reminder. Too bad, multiplayer doesn't work now.
  27. PacRac
    Jul 20, 2015
    10
    Fantastic Game. My Favourite FPS Game. The game that revolutionized forever the FPS Games.
    Environment and atmosphere are Great for it's time of release even now playing it with all details at maximum and all visual effects on it is a delight to watch and play.
    All Single Play campaign is very realistic and cinematographic. The Sounds are 10/10 really and the    Fantastic Game. My Favourite FPS Game. The game that revolutionized forever the FPS Games.
    Environment and atmosphere are Great for it's time of release even now playing it with all details at maximum and all visual effects on it is a delight to watch and play.
    All Single Play campaign is very realistic and cinematographic. The Sounds are 10/10 really and the soundtrack...OMG...Powerful, Intense, Dramatic, and so well written it put us right in the middle of the war.
    In Multiplayer Mode This game is 10/10. With the best movements i ever saw on a FPS, and those leans are really handy ;). Fast drop of weapons, quick draws of pistol, fast opening/closing doors fights...all possible to save ourselves. And it has so many Great mods to play. Free-For-All; Team-Match; Objective-Match; Freeze-Tag; Countdown; Capture-The-Flag; Base Assault;Escort-The-Tank; Liberation; Tug-Of-War...and so many more. This is a Game that is STILL ALIVE and it is recommended to all FPS game lovers. Even after Gamespy shutdown and EA stop developing more Medal Of Honor Series there is still Big Communities Doing all their best to Keep this game alive, by providing Master Server's List; Improvement Patches and Anti-Cheats. There are alot of server's and players online.
    Check out this link :

    http://mohaarevival.tk/

    Good Shooting ;)    … Expand
  28. 7thsanctum
    Nov 5, 2017
    9
    Medal of Honor: Allied Assault is one of those games that should be recognised as genre defining. Bear in mind that this was 2002, before Battlefield 1942 and COD. Only a few months behind the likes of Halo. With a story contributed to by Steven Spielberg this game works out as the Saving Private Ryan movie tie in most of us dreamed of.

    By far the most iconic mission on offer is the    Medal of Honor: Allied Assault is one of those games that should be recognised as genre defining. Bear in mind that this was 2002, before Battlefield 1942 and COD. Only a few months behind the likes of Halo. With a story contributed to by Steven Spielberg this game works out as the Saving Private Ryan movie tie in most of us dreamed of.

    By far the most iconic mission on offer is the Omaha Beach level. An almost direct recreation of the scene in Saving Private Ryan and here its pulled off well. The player struggling to navigate past machine gun fire and tank traps, over hearing conversations of other soldiers struggling to survive.

    Aside from this, the submarine pen mission also stands out. As an officer of the OSS, you must infiltrate a submarine base, get a disguise and sabotage some equipment. You have to show your papers to guards and avoid other officers who might recognise you.

    Whilst the graphics are a bit dated most of the sound effects are very well done. This games Thompson submachine gun has this great bassy punch to it that will forever keep it near the top of my most favoured video game weapons. Alongside this most of the voice acting is great and soundtrack by Michael Giacchino is superb.

    Naturally for a game so old there are still many flaws. Here we still have healthbars, which aren't inherently bad but also make some of the level design harder. Several times I'd get checkpointed with exceptionally low health meaning I'd go into my next firefight and repeatedly die in one shot. Some might say this makes it gritty and realistic but to be honest its just more frustrating. This was particularly noticeable on one level where you are sneaking through a ruined town and need to counter-snipe several enemies. However, because of the draw distance and some of the foliage it was impossible to work out where some enemies were until they shot you. If you had lost too much health prior to this section you would have to memorise the location all the snipers and perfectly take them out. Otherwise you'd have to constantly quicksave after doing a section perfectly. Both killed the immersion for me.

    Interestingly the enemies skill increases as you go through the game, early enemies often bumping into you and needing to cock their weapons whilst later you will face hyper accurate stormtroopers. Sadly the difficulty was only really altered through increased accuracy, reaction time and damage. Most of the missions, particularly the bunker missions gave no opportunity for enemies to demonstrate any flanking manoeuvres.

    There is no multiplayer available but from what I remember it was moderately fun. On another minor issue note, playing through origin every second attempt at starting the game up it would crash. Very weird.

    Overall, I think that this game still warrants playing (if you can get it working) for some of the level design and sound effects in particular. Naturally CoD and Battlefield have gone on the dominate in the War shooter arena but there are still a few things that MoH can teach the grand children in terms of story telling.    … Expand
  29. octobersky92
    Jan 3, 2012
    0
    Got this game since I love MOH games. Played it years ago and thought it was great. Played it recently and thought " This is unbelievably insane!". The AI is freaking overpowered, their almost 100% accurate, and they spawn constantly. Example: When I fire a rifle shot to their head and they shake it off, thats **** Then the rifleman fire at me while I'm jumping and running and zigzaggingGot this game since I love MOH games. Played it years ago and thought it was great. Played it recently and thought " This is unbelievably insane!". The AI is freaking overpowered, their almost 100% accurate, and they spawn constantly. Example: When I fire a rifle shot to their head and they shake it off, thats **** Then the rifleman fire at me while I'm jumping and running and zigzagging and they hit me every time! Then when i clear a area, step into a certain part and bang!, ten soldiers appear behind me and kill me. Ten years ago this game was great, now its a piece of **** that favors the AI. Don't play this unless you like to die, like to get angry, or love to get raped by the constant respawning AI.… Expand
  30. khajvah
    Dec 1, 2011
    10
    Perfect game. I still play this with my friends sometimes:simple, not good quality but who cares??, very interesting for multiplayer... Interesting new complicated with perfect quality games dont live as much as this. People like simplicity. This is Great game
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Awards & Rankings

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#4 Best PC Game of 2002
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#7 Most Discussed PC Game of 2002
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#7 Most Shared PC Game of 2002

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Game Revolution
    91
    If I ever need to make a war movie, I know exactly what it needs to sound like.
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  2. Total Video Games
    90
    The graphics are polished, the sound is atmospheric and helps create a realistic environment and if that wasn't enough the Artificial Intelligence is second to none (well maybe Halo).
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  3. Voodoo Extreme
    90
    This is the kind of game that made me believe in the bright future of gaming, and at the same time, strengthened my belief that we're still far off from the level of professionalism needed to boost this form of entertainment to a more prominent cultural level.
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