Medal of Honor: Airborne

 PlayStation 3
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 57 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 57
  3. Negative: 4 out of 57
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  1. MichelS.
    Jan 13, 2008
    10
    This game is a must have for FPS fans. I mean, fantastic graphics, intense gameplay, great online gameplay and 6 adventurous missions! Do you think this game sucks? Well, you are wrong!
  2. Nick
    Nov 20, 2007
    9
    Its a fun game. A little short on missions but the airdropping will never get old. Every mission has its ow experience, nd never repeating itself. Guns have a huge selection and the fact that u can put grenades to the end of ur gun makes it 20x better. The story is pretty standard, a little drama, but nothing crazy. It gives a good challenge and is the best Medal of Honor ive played. 9/10
  3. Heisenberg93
    Jan 2, 2020
    8
    I still remember quite important anticipation around Medal of Honor: Airborne, reading computer video games magazines talking about it, though then it didn't made a great bang as some expected.

    Plot was definitely Airborne's weakest point. Especially if compared with its contemporaries such as Call of Duty or Half-Life: cinematic and impactful moments were not lacking, what was lacking    I still remember quite important anticipation around Medal of Honor: Airborne, reading computer video games magazines talking about it, though then it didn't made a great bang as some expected.

    Plot was definitely Airborne's weakest point. Especially if compared with its contemporaries such as Call of Duty or Half-Life: cinematic and impactful moments were not lacking, what was lacking in Airborne was characters and general plot writing. Some form of writing was there, but just enough to propose an historical pretext for the player. Because it's historical pretext that it was all about: through Boyd Travers' eyes, the player lived not Boyd Travers' story, but mostly the entire 82nd Airborne Division's history. It was not necessarily bad, but clearly this constituted more a simple context than a real plot.

    At first glance Airborne looked like a classic WWII shooter of the late 2000s. In reality, it offered several new ideas at the time: weapons could be upgraded, mostly with new components, as the player gained "EXP" points with weapons by killing enemies. Up to three upgrades were available for most weapons, and all available weapons could be upgraded at least once. Furthermore, being the protagonist a member of the 82nd Airborne Division, the player was allowed to freely parachute and land in places that offered an advantage over the position of the enemy. In some cases, this could have really made a difference. Levels were open and large and allowed some freedom to move and complete objectives in random order; a good achievement for the game in its era. Enemies had good mobility and aggression behavior. Game challenge was in fact generally good: a full frontal assault was difficult, and getting around the enemy was most of the times a wiser move. I finished the game at least twice, one of which was at maximum difficulty, and it was a satisfying as well as a demanding effort. Unfortunately despite good ideas, the game never came to shine. Furthermore, checkpoints were not always positioned in well-studied places and could lead to unnecessarily frustrating situations. Reloading the game also required always making a parachute jump again, and perhaps this could have been omitted in favor of simply placing the player already with his feet on the ground. Also longevity was nothing special: 6 missions that could last less than 7 hours, but it depended on the difficulty level too.

    Airborne was part of what can be identified as Unreal Engine 3 first generation video games. Despite this, the game had an excellent graphic quality then, and still remains appreciable today, proof of UE3's robustness combined with good optimization. Unfortunately, at least on PS3, frame rate was not always good and in some cases the game suffered from noticeable slowdowns. Particularly painful note for "Saved by Sacrifice" level: if I remember correctly, the first saved checkpoint of the level was bugged and causes a serious freeze of the console when reloading it. After the second checkpoint it doesn't happen. I don't know if this problem was also encountered on other platforms. But it certainly was never corrected by any patch.

    Medal of Honor: Airborne would certainly have deserved more attention, because it was and still is a really good game. Unfortunately, the absence of a well thought out and "original" rich plot, did not allow it to stand out among its contemporaries despite a great gameplay, not perfect, but with interesting ideas. Highly recommended for WWII shooters lovers.    … Expand
  4. FidelGastro
    Jan 4, 2021
    8
    This game was a nice timewalk back.

    I reminded myself how were games made back in the day. I dont want to talk much about graphics because i cant judge 2007 graphics in 2021, such a big progress was made in years. Intense gameplay, i loved upgrading weapons in combat. Suprisingly alive multiplayer, its not problem to join game in lobby. Awesome 6 chapters in campaign. What i    This game was a nice timewalk back.

    I reminded myself how were games made back in the day.
    I dont want to talk much about graphics because i cant judge 2007 graphics in 2021, such a big progress was made in years.

    Intense gameplay, i loved upgrading weapons in combat. Suprisingly alive multiplayer, its not problem to join game in lobby. Awesome 6 chapters in campaign.

    What i hated were FPS drops in some cutscenes and missions (for example in objective achieving).
    And i was also three or four times stucked in texture so i had to kill myself. And second thing i hated were germans with Panzerschrecks.... they insta-killed me at least ten times.

    Whole campaign took me 6-7 hours so its pretty decent.
    Even in 2021 its still good.... man, this game had to be a big thing back in 2007.

    Well deserved 8/10    … Expand
  5. mASTERbLASTER1
    Nov 19, 2011
    10
    One of the best games on PS3 IMHO - puts Call Of Duty to shame, but COD wins because of clever mass marketing. Some of the graphics are the best of their time, and the gameplay is really realistic and intense at times. Glad I tried this one.
  6. BaziBaz
    Aug 30, 2014
    10
    Awsome! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Awards & Rankings

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#40 Best PS3 Game of 2007
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#52 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2007
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#25 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2007

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. IGN
    79
    The shiny coat of EA presentation covering all aspects of Airborne certainly help with the enjoyment, but there's not quite as much variety and interaction that we're becoming used to in top-tier shooters these days.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    60
    There are promising ideas here but it's too messy overall for anything to really shine through. [Christmas 2007, p.100]
  3. GameSpot
    70
    The single-player campaign doesn't get cooking until the last two levels, but those two levels combined with solid multiplayer make it worth enlisting in the Airborne.
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