Medal of Honor Rising Sun

 PlayStation 2
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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 135 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 80 out of 135
  2. Mixed: 39 out of 135
  3. Negative: 16 out of 135
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  1. TimM.
    Feb 23, 2004
    10
    Sweets Game 've played RS is way better then frontline.
  2. SamS.
    May 1, 2004
    9
    Multi player rocks!!!!!!!
  3. RobD.
    Nov 18, 2003
    10
    This is awesome and a major history lesson to boot! Dan F. and AH are morons.
  4. Will
    Nov 18, 2003
    10
    THis is a very good game it has good graphics and a great stoy line.
  5. MichaelM.
    Nov 26, 2003
    10
    This game is better than all other Medal Of Honor games!
  6. DylanB.
    Nov 20, 2003
    10
    This probobly one of the best games I have ever played and I have had lots of games. My mom got it for me on my birthday.
  7. JoeT.
    Nov 20, 2003
    10
    Best medal of honor ever.
  8. BenjaminH.
    Nov 7, 2003
    10
    This game will be one of the best medal of honor games ever to be designed by EA.
  9. MarcC.
    Nov 8, 2003
    10
    It is freakin awesome.
  10. TedP.
    Dec 10, 2003
    10
    This game is the best ever ww2 game period. i think all these game player's are dum for what they said about this game.
  11. KyleK.
    Dec 7, 2003
    8
    I absolutely love this game because of the graphics and levels. I am disgusted though at how damn short it is. 5 little hours and that's the end of a brilliant game. if there were 20 or so levels this would go top. The multiplayer is wicked. (i only found out you could have bots after i finished the game). Great game
  12. Johnb
    Nov 11, 2003
    10
    This game rocks!!!!
  13. JohnR.
    Nov 10, 2003
    10
    Amazing.
  14. GregG.
    Nov 11, 2003
    10
    Tha BomB, literally!!!
  15. Rikky-JinD.
    Nov 11, 2003
    10
    Very good game !
  16. BuddhaHat
    Nov 12, 2003
    10
    An excellent sequel. The Pearl Harbor mission is incredible! The Banzai charges and enemy AI puts your right there in the jungle.
  17. NickJ.
    Nov 12, 2003
    10
    This game is so cool!!
  18. BillS.
    Nov 12, 2003
    10
    If you thought D-Day was intense last year wait till you experience waking up in Pearl Harbor. Possibly the coolest gaming moment I've had ever. Have not finished the game yet but everything I've seen so far has been great. You need this game. Can't wait to play on-line. Look for Bswift on the servers!
  19. Shtinkomahn
    Nov 13, 2003
    10
    Head poppin good fun!
  20. Zero
    Nov 13, 2003
    10
    Great Game overall, intense graphics, realistic sound.
  21. CoryM.
    Nov 15, 2003
    10
    simply amazing.
  22. DiegoB.
    Nov 15, 2003
    10
    this game is the best game ever. I'm pertending I'm Rafe.
  23. WillyB.
    Nov 17, 2003
    10
    Very Good. Intense Gaming Experience. Fun Multi Player Gaming. Cool Missions.
  24. JakeH.
    Nov 18, 2003
    9
    finally, the pacific theatre. have been waiting for this since moh 1. good stuff. enemies need better ai though.
  25. WalterP.
    Nov 19, 2003
    10
    AMAZING!!! One of the best medal of honor games ever.Played it day and night took me four days to beat.Cant wait for the next one.
  26. JeremyB.
    Nov 25, 2003
    10
    The game is fantastic. It is so much fun. Cool locations, great missions, lots of action. It is Way better than Frontline. The co-op multiplayer is very, very cool. Can't wait to try the online.
  27. Johnb
    Nov 6, 2003
    10
    This game rocks!!!!
  28. JulietJ.
    Nov 6, 2003
    10
    Medal of Honor does it again.
  29. DanielF.
    Dec 4, 2003
    8
    This game had a lot to live up to being another MOH game...was disapointing, but not bad, a wee bit short and a lack of change background, mainly jungle... great to see they now have multi player (online). in its own right this is a pretty good game.
  30. L/Cpl.DanielG.
    Nov 15, 2003
    10
    This game was f...ing incredible. Finally the Marine Corps gets their moment in gaming history. I have just finished it and i am still feeling the excitement. The fact that you can play with other soldiers makes the game that much better than Frontline, plus the fact that your interaction and dialouge with the other characters in the game. I cannot wait till the next MOH. Definitely a This game was f...ing incredible. Finally the Marine Corps gets their moment in gaming history. I have just finished it and i am still feeling the excitement. The fact that you can play with other soldiers makes the game that much better than Frontline, plus the fact that your interaction and dialouge with the other characters in the game. I cannot wait till the next MOH. Definitely a must buy for all lovers of first person war shooters Semper Fi!… Expand
  31. JoshC.
    Nov 15, 2003
    9
    The latest production in the Medal of Honor series is a really great game. "Rising Sun" is a realistic view of a real marine in the pacific theater. Although, like all other games in the series, it lacks the real feeling of "war." In other words, a little blood wouldn't hurt the ratings or reviews, but would help the feeling of being emersed in battle.
  32. shambo
    Jul 21, 2012
    8
    Not the best of the MOH series, nevertheless a good war yarn. Interesting foray into the Pacific War, albeit a tad unrealistic. The Japanese don't always Banzai charge, like shown in the game. Graphics aren't the best, but the compelling game play, plot, and weapons make it a vivacious roller coaster. Definitely worth a second glance.
  33. Matths
    Aug 31, 2014
    10
    A história do protagonista que o jogo tenta contar é muito bem contada, porém o game peca no pouco realismo de uma verdadeira Guerra, pois você sempre acaba dando de cara com o Joe Griffin a batalhar sozinho contra uma carreira imensa de inimigos em meio a floresta.
    Durante as duas missões introdutórias do game, você fica com aquela expectativa daquela mesma ação durante o resto do game,    A história do protagonista que o jogo tenta contar é muito bem contada, porém o game peca no pouco realismo de uma verdadeira Guerra, pois você sempre acaba dando de cara com o Joe Griffin a batalhar sozinho contra uma carreira imensa de inimigos em meio a floresta.
    Durante as duas missões introdutórias do game, você fica com aquela expectativa daquela mesma ação durante o resto do game, ação essa que não aparece até você fazer a mesma coisa (atirar em aviões) no final do game, durante a primeira missão por terra, Fall Of the Filipines você já percebe a piada que o jogo está para ser apenas outros dois soldados te ajudando a batalhar contra vários japoneses que surgem seguidamente sem nenhum motivo aparente de dentro de um armazém, e este exemplo acaba se perdurando por incontáveis vezes no jogo, não há um pega realista do que seria uma Guerra (ataques em grupos grandes, tropas, pelotões, trincheiras, invasão reforçada em meio a floresta, etc), pois sempre mesmo estando com outros 2 aliados, você está batalhando sozinho, e este para mim desde a primeira vez que eu joguei quando era criança, foi o ponto negativo do jogo.
    Até mesmo quando você está se aproximando do final do game, durante as últimas missões, desde Singapore Sling, que é o início da carreira de sargento do protagonista e também das missões estratégicas, até Supercarrier Sabotage, a última missão do jogo, você percebe muito bem que é mal feito, sei que eu deveria perdoar o fato de eu batalhar sozinho pelas missões serem estratégicas, mas continua fugindo do que seria a realidade, a missão mais mentirosa do jogo sem dúvida é "A Procura do Ouro de **** pois os 2 aliados que estão ao seu lado, morrem praticamente no início da fase e você acaba percorrendo pelo menos 45% dela sozinho a batalhar contra centenas de soldados e inúmeras metralhadoras, e quando encontra Harry Tanaka, o mesmo não mata absolutamente ninguém e nunca toma a sua frente, oque para mim explica o fato de ele ter apenas 1 ou 2 estrelas no modo multiplayer, e é aí que você acaba por terminar de pecorrer todo o restante da fase ou seja, você percorreu 95% de uma floresta, e 100% de um Gigantesco Templo, like a Super-Man, oque leva a conclusão de que essa fase é a pura piada do game, e a missão mais realística, claramente sem contar Day of Infamy e Pearl Harbor que são maravilhosas, é Suppercarrier Sabotage, pelo seu estilo estratégico muito bem acoplado e perfeitamente bem feito, porém Fall Of the Filipines, Pistol Pete, Singapore Sling, A Procura do Ouro de **** pecam todas da mesma maneira, a mandar em determinados momentos Joe se fuder com centenas de soldados japoneses, e poderiam ser facilmente trocadas por missões que retratassem oque realmente foi a guerra que nós conhecemos, quanto ao Ataque de Meia-Noite em Guadalcanal, todos os que invadiram a base Japonesa já no início da fase uma hora ou outra naquele gigantesco mapa seriam aprisionados ou mortos, oque a coloca em um nível bizarro sem eu ter palavras para a avaliar, e na penúltima missão do jogo, logo no início já acontece para mim oque foi a coisa mais sem criatividade na história dos games, o avião leva um pequeno bombardeio ou balança sem nenhum motivo aparente arremessando Joe para fora, e aquela cara de buceta que ele faz quando está prestes a cair nas arvores já fica como confirmação da coisa mais bizarra do game, sem contar que a fase peca colocando Griffin como um Super-Man principalmente quando batalha contra os sobreviventes do trem em chamas.
    Oque posso deixar das fases do game depois de toda essa analise é que ele contou uma ótima história, com ótimos personagens e um protagonista nada carismático, praticamente mudo, com uma cara de medroso, que alguns momentos aparenta não querer estar a passar por tudo aquilo e que tem vontade simplesmente de ligar o foda-se e fugir da Guerra, mas que apesar de tudo isso acabamos nos apegando, e a querer ajuda-lo a acabar com tudo isso o mais breve possível, sério mesmo, não tenho oque discordar, a história do game foi simplesmente perfeita, com muitos elementos criativos e entusiasmantes, que só seria melhor se Joe ficasse ciente desde o início que seu irmão foi aprisionado e não morto como ele pensou, pois haveria ali uma vontade muito maior e sem medo dele mesmo de acabar com tudo aquilo quanto logo para resgatar seu irmão de sangue, mas quando ele é dado como morto a gente vê em Griffin um homem medroso, sem objetivos, apenas a vontade de acabar logo com tudo oque resta na Guerra, e voltar para Mary, é um personagem que precisa ser ajudado, porém se ele soubesse que seu irmão foi aprisionado desde o início ele teria objetivo, ele mesmo se ajudaria.
    História perfeita, personagens perfeitos, jogabilidade perfeita para a época, tudo cativante que faz a gente querer continuar, o modo Multiplayer e seus personagens carismáticos, fiquei muito decepcionado com as notas que game recebeu, e consequentemente terem cancelado a sequência que planejavam.    … Expand
  34. Duke_Nukem
    Oct 1, 2015
    8
    Medal of Honor Rising Sun offers a nice change of settings (Singapore, Burma, Thailand, Philippines) in comparison with its predecessor Medal of Honor Frontline.

    Though it still has very linear missions, the levels are less interesting than Medal of Honor Frontline and the graphics are not very pleasing to the eye, this game has one advantage over MOH Frontline: it has a split-screen    Medal of Honor Rising Sun offers a nice change of settings (Singapore, Burma, Thailand, Philippines) in comparison with its predecessor Medal of Honor Frontline.

    Though it still has very linear missions, the levels are less interesting than Medal of Honor Frontline and the graphics are not very pleasing to the eye, this game has one advantage over MOH Frontline: it has a split-screen co-op mode as wel as a deathmatch mode and also an online Multi player mode!

    On different missions in the single player campaign you get to play as a team with your A.I. squadmates, but most of the time they are just standing at random places, waiting for you to move and several times I saw them being stuck running into walls.

    I would rate Medal of Honor Rising sun 6 out of 10 for the single player campaign and 10 out of 10 for its multi player mode, which makes an average of 8 out of 10.    … Expand
  35. Centurionn98
    Nov 7, 2019
    10
    Okay... this game is really dumb.. I mean, we have to admit it: it's really bad. But that's the point. It's so bad that it becomes so much fun xD

    I just finished playing the Two-Player Campaign with a friend and we gotta say.. we had a total blast ! The game, being bad at everything, is just hillarious and ridiculously funn from every point of view. Idk what to say anymore. I could    Okay... this game is really dumb.. I mean, we have to admit it: it's really bad. But that's the point. It's so bad that it becomes so much fun xD

    I just finished playing the Two-Player Campaign with a friend and we gotta say.. we had a total blast !

    The game, being bad at everything, is just hillarious and ridiculously funn from every point of view. Idk what to say anymore. I could go on talking about details but I think a proper review for this game would just be a mess =)) I have to give it a 10/10 for keeping us entertained. But ofc, I wouldn't give it a 10/10 for how seriously broken it is xD    … Expand
  36. BeggarSoldier
    Oct 27, 2020
    10
    Medal of Honor Rising Sun may be the best Medal of Honor game I've ever played. I just simply love this.

    Pros: - Superb soundtrack - Amazing missions - Realistic approach on the Pacific Theater - Never gets boring the gameplay and the setting is that good - Splitscreen Co-op (little bit changes the missions to appeal co-op, which is fantastic!) - Everything in this game is just    Medal of Honor Rising Sun may be the best Medal of Honor game I've ever played. I just simply love this.

    Pros:
    - Superb soundtrack
    - Amazing missions
    - Realistic approach on the Pacific Theater
    - Never gets boring the gameplay and the setting is that good
    - Splitscreen Co-op (little bit changes the missions to appeal co-op, which is fantastic!)
    - Everything in this game is just memorable

    Cons:
    - The graphics are kinda outdated (well obviously, since this came out in 2003)
    - The AI is sometimes dumb
    - It could've been longer

    10/10. Simply put, this is the best MOH ever and I'm really disappointed and sad that this game won't get any continuation, since many people didn't like this game. How can you not like this game? It's the best in the entire series.    … Expand
  37. VLG
    Aug 22, 2023
    8
    I loved playing this game with my brother. So many hours of fun. Good old days, man.

Awards & Rankings

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#17 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2003
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#20 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2003

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Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 30
  3. Negative: 3 out of 30
  1. Eurogamer
    40
    A formulaic, by the numbers FPS with zero innovation, demented AI and a crushing lack of inspiration.
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  2. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    70
    It's not a bad game, but then again, it's not the be-all and end-all Pacific-theater FPS we expected. The primary emphasis on gloss and glamour over gameplay and challenge suggests that Rising Sun is geared more toward the tyro rather than the savant.
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  3. Cinescape
    58
    Quite simply, the game offers nothing that you can’t get in the other games, and can’t have a better time getting in the other games.
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