Medal of Honor: Airborne

 Xbox 360
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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 102 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 50 out of 102
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 102
  3. Negative: 17 out of 102
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  1. Refolox
    Jan 3, 2014
    10
    I wish they made more shooters this well. Great gun-play, cool maps, and great graphics. EA is stupid for canceling the sequel and opting to make a crappy modern day reboots (Medal of Honor and Medal of Honor: Warfighter i'm looking at you two.)
  2. JoshN
    Sep 19, 2009
    8
    Airborne is a very hard game in short. The difficulty is nothing like you will have experienced before. I started of on Normal and I enjoyed it, but found it frustrating when i died because the checkpoint system does you no favours at all. You can get all these marksman challenges but unfortunately you die and you lose all of them. It's a good game in short and it's very fun. Airborne is a very hard game in short. The difficulty is nothing like you will have experienced before. I started of on Normal and I enjoyed it, but found it frustrating when i died because the checkpoint system does you no favours at all. You can get all these marksman challenges but unfortunately you die and you lose all of them. It's a good game in short and it's very fun. It's not as good as Call of Duty or Brothers in Arms, but if you enjoy WW2 Shooters you will definitely enjoy this.… Expand
  3. mASTERbLASTER1
    Nov 19, 2011
    10
    Brilliant war game. One of the best WW2 games out there - 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.
  4. AaronB.
    Sep 22, 2007
    8
    1. Loved the cover system. COD4 needs it. I have the beta and I totally miss it when playing that. 2. Graphics were great. Some lovely effects- feels like gears of war when running, nice motion effects. Animations are great. No one dies the same way. Grenade effects were a bit weak but effective. 3. Story was fun. 4. Last 2 level's were hard. I love hard games. 5. Intense game with 1. Loved the cover system. COD4 needs it. I have the beta and I totally miss it when playing that. 2. Graphics were great. Some lovely effects- feels like gears of war when running, nice motion effects. Animations are great. No one dies the same way. Grenade effects were a bit weak but effective. 3. Story was fun. 4. Last 2 level's were hard. I love hard games. 5. Intense game with replay value. 6. Online is weak. The games are actually fun but its laggy, little glitchy, and not many people playing. Good overall, best MOH game since Frontline. Definately worth it if you like WW2 single player experiences. You get your money's worth. Some people have complained about the super nazi's. They fitted the game perfectly I thought. The german army was made up of old veterans from WW1, school boys in some instances, defeated nations from the baltic states with no will to fight, battle hardened veterens, and elite troopers. They were very hard men. The way the nazi's were graded at the beginning of each level was very effective I thought. Definately give it a go if you enjoyed COD2 or 3 on veteren setting.… Expand
  5. AndrewH.
    Sep 4, 2007
    8
    Good! Not great but good. Starting from anywhere is very cool and the graphics and gameplay are fun. Its a fun game overall.
  6. StevenD.
    Oct 7, 2007
    10
    Fun. Great graphics. I'm airborne myself, and that's as close as it gets to jumping as far as a video game can represent. Yeah, you can't drive your parachute anywhere on the map...but then that is the way it is in real life. I bought this game and HALO 3 atthe same time. Better graphics by far. I play this game far more often.
  7. JeffA.
    Oct 8, 2007
    10
    This is one of the most intense WWII action games I have ever played. Highly under-rated and a sleeper hit.
  8. FojakV.
    Sep 13, 2007
    8
    Good, but not great. A game for play menawhile Call of Duty 4 arrives, fun, good graphics, the idea to start in any point reduces a bit the linear game of this kind of games. Play it if you like WWar games.
  9. WS
    Sep 5, 2007
    10
    The best WWII game ever. The graphics are simply amazing. The online multiplayer mode is a whole lot of fun!
  10. TeiscoD
    Jun 14, 2008
    8
    those who gave this game lower scores are COD snobs or didn't play it long enough. yea the controls take some gitting use to. the fact that you cant aim down sights while moving sucks. but the cover system is awesome. the button scheme kind of sucks too.but its nothing that you cant get use to. why games don't let you map your own schemes is a mystery. air dropping is alot of those who gave this game lower scores are COD snobs or didn't play it long enough. yea the controls take some gitting use to. the fact that you cant aim down sights while moving sucks. but the cover system is awesome. the button scheme kind of sucks too.but its nothing that you cant get use to. why games don't let you map your own schemes is a mystery. air dropping is alot of fun and you can drop about any where you want. no you don't have to play whole levels over if you die. but you do re-air drop again, like your another airborne . if you love ww2 games and are sick of playing COD this is a great used game for you.… Expand
  11. AndrejT.
    Oct 23, 2007
    9
    Great game, loved the diversity of the german units. Much more freedom when you compare it with Call of Duty. Only Brothers in Arms comes this close represanting good gameplay in a WW2 setting!
  12. Steyraus
    Jan 1, 2021
    9
    Like many Medal of Honour games another underrated gem. Games media constantly gave the Medal of Honour games live scores claiming they were too much like call.of duty etc. Like being similar to other games should lose points. Insects the Medal of Honour games are all far more intuitive and interesting in the Call of Duty campaigns. The controls in this game is very intuitive and differentLike many Medal of Honour games another underrated gem. Games media constantly gave the Medal of Honour games live scores claiming they were too much like call.of duty etc. Like being similar to other games should lose points. Insects the Medal of Honour games are all far more intuitive and interesting in the Call of Duty campaigns. The controls in this game is very intuitive and different and once you get the hang of them they feel far more realistic 2A World War 2 game. These games scored low because there was too many games in their genre at the time another reason games media is a joke in 2021.… Expand
  13. fullypr3load3ed
    Mar 28, 2018
    8
    The controls are good, the game has a diverse amount of different enemies and 6 levels o which last around an hour or an hour and a half on the hardest difficulty. Some people say that the game is too hard but it is actually easy when you get the hang o how to use cover and flank. The game does have health packs which are easy to obtain. In addition the health system is very well made.The controls are good, the game has a diverse amount of different enemies and 6 levels o which last around an hour or an hour and a half on the hardest difficulty. Some people say that the game is too hard but it is actually easy when you get the hang o how to use cover and flank. The game does have health packs which are easy to obtain. In addition the health system is very well made. The game has a decent amount of authentic WW2 weapons which all had their sound recorded by their real life counterparts. The levels always start as you choosing your weapon load out (two primaries and a pistol) and jumping out of and aircraft and choosing where you want to land. Because you can choose where you want to land it is worth adding that you can also choose what objectives you attack first. Overall I love the games level design but it falls short with AI intelligence and needs more levels. It has been many years since this game was released so it's relatively cheap now and anyone who is into WW2 shooters should give it a try.… Expand
  14. Fourheadedgoat
    Dec 28, 2018
    9
    Writing this in 2018; MoH: Airborne was probably the best shooter on '360, only Far Cry 3 was maybe better. Gunplay was, and is, unrivaled, esp with the best-in-genre and never surpassed analogue free-lean cover mechanic. Wolfenstein on PS4 thankfully resuscitated this much-loved feature, only you can't go prone; meaning MoH basically feels like Wolfenstein on hard, but controls a littleWriting this in 2018; MoH: Airborne was probably the best shooter on '360, only Far Cry 3 was maybe better. Gunplay was, and is, unrivaled, esp with the best-in-genre and never surpassed analogue free-lean cover mechanic. Wolfenstein on PS4 thankfully resuscitated this much-loved feature, only you can't go prone; meaning MoH basically feels like Wolfenstein on hard, but controls a little better.

    Did I say hard? Master the controls, and it becomes almost too easy, like any game with great mechanics up to the task. Two things you'll notice about the haters, 1) they never mention or use the freelean-which tells me they're playing on mouse and keyboard [it needs a controller, but with one: and this mechanic alone makes every other shooter feel clunky by comparison, it's also not a coincidence that Wolfenstein is probably the best shooter experience on PS4], and 2) they complain about how hard it is. Basically, like Far Cry V on ultra difficulty and Wolfenstein on normal and above; you're FORCED to use the cover mechanic. And that's the way it should be. This is war man, you're being shot at; if you don't find and leverage cover-you're dead. This mechanic is the essence of the gameplay really, is better than every other cover solution on the market, works 100% of the time-unlike contextual systems and is 100% skill based, meaning master this sonny, 'cause if you die in Airborne; it's your fault. So Gut good.

    Faults? The game's pretty short, but the levels with their open nature; means they have a lot of replay. I certainly played the bezeezus out of this for months. Basically, EA made a choice; they could pad a game out with more content, or they could invest everything into a shorter but higher quality game. So that's what we got. Funni thing to me, are the positive reviews Wolfenstein gets next to this, because basically, if you love Wolfenstein, you might even love this more as the gunplay and movement is just a little tighter and a little better.
    The open nature of the levels, the one in a hilltop town especially: were a precursor of what Far Cry 3 would become, as this is the best level in Airborne, and every Far Cry outpost basically plays like this.
    One of the most criminally underrated games. It also makes me wonder; that there's probably little that's actually substantially wrong with the final two MoH games after this-as they keep the same mechanics.    … Expand
  15. Mirowave
    Aug 15, 2021
    10
    Medal of Honor Airborne is an underrated Game! Good Graphics, great Sound and the last Level is an Masterpiece!!!
  16. MayconAlex
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    Jogo muito bom da segunda guerra mundial, e uns dos melhores medal of honor
  17. lemos1898
    May 7, 2023
    9
    just awesome, got me playing a shooter after some time, it is a game that i often revisit, it just missed a bit of redoing on the difficulty, hard mode was just impossible after you get killed on that juggernaut that comes out of the train, it does an automatic spawn kill, actually, most checkpoints are awful, but i could ignore all of this, since i loved the gameplay so much, the bestjust awesome, got me playing a shooter after some time, it is a game that i often revisit, it just missed a bit of redoing on the difficulty, hard mode was just impossible after you get killed on that juggernaut that comes out of the train, it does an automatic spawn kill, actually, most checkpoints are awful, but i could ignore all of this, since i loved the gameplay so much, the best shooter i can remember on that generation.… Expand
  18. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    8
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!!!!!! moh airborne

Awards & Rankings

70
#70 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2007
29
#29 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2007
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#22 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2007

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73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 54
  3. Negative: 1 out of 54
  1. Official Xbox Magazine
    75
    It's single-player may be mediocre, but the online play will put a big exclamation point on the end of your summer. [Oct 2007, p.72]
  2. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    67
    Only tried-and-true multiplayer modes with smooth Net play save this from utter mediocrity. [Oct 2007, p.86]
  3. Games Master UK
    68
    An adequate FPS but there's not enough originality here for us to recommend it. [Oct 2007, p.68]
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