Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

aka: Kongressimedal: Liitlaste rünnak, Medal of Honor: Débarquement Allié, MoH:AA
Moby ID: 5616
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In Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, the first PC installment of the famous Playstation game series, you assume the role of Sgt. Mike Powell, a member of the 1st Ranger Batallion. You have been recruited by the OSS (some sort of secret service) and need to battle through over 20 levels based on historical campaigns during WW2.

Missions include the landing at Normandy (D-Day), assaulting the town Arzew, a rendez-vous with the french Resistance outside the village of St. Lo, and even taking the famous bridge at the German town Remagen. You will need to rescue agents, plant explosives, assault desert camps with your team and of course kill every Nazi that comes into your gunsight.

There are plenty of weapons available, including the MP40, some sniper and assault rifles, hand grenades and explosive charges.

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  • 荣誉勋章:联合袭击 - Simplified Chinese spelling

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Average score: 90% (based on 45 ratings)

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Average score: 3.9 out of 5 (based on 141 ratings with 8 reviews)

Warning: Contains one of the most cinematic combat experience ever.

The Good
Of course it's all about THAT level. The level that the developers' must have wanted to include since the first game but obviously didn't have have the power to do it justice. It's the selling point of the game and they had to build the player up to be ready for it.

As a result we start with a few levels in various parts of the occupied world as we get used to the controls. Again we take the role of a Special Forces trooper, this time with the upgraded Quake 3 engine, which means the addition of some friendly squad mates to 'help' you out. This is no squad shooter though as they're quickly taken down, leaving you in the classic one-man army situation. There are more tactics and other characters than in previous instalment though and you often have to team up with someone to complete a level.

Having fought through Northern Africa and behind the enemy lines in Norway you're finally treated to the game's golden moment; the D-Day landings. It seems a bit puzzling that as a top Special Forces trooper who's previously been sent on highly classified mission you're suddenly put in a landing craft alongside the normal G.I.'s, but then it's all about the experience.

What an experience it is, a true recreation of Saving Private Ryan. Standing in a landing craft, you're helpless as you enter the battle with explosions all around, it's terrifying. The door opens and suddenly you're off, running like mad for the sparse cover whilst the bullets tear apart those around you. Like the previous Medal of Honor games there's no blood which is just as well.

Surviving the landing the rest of the game follows the Allies march towards Germany in a series of mini-campaigns. Whilst it's all quite exciting nothing quite matches the landings, though another level plucked straight from Saving Private Ryan comes close. In it you have to pick your way through a ruined French town taking out snipers, followed by stopping a tank from a church bell tower.

Once again the developers' have a done a masterful job of creating excitement and an atmosphere, much as with the first game but on a bigger scale. The graphics look gorgeous in muted tones and the sounds are amazing. Events are scripted to keep you on your toes as you follow the clear and obvious path. Obviously there's not much story but then it's a war and you're a soldier and you don't question orders.

The Bad
The game is truly an experience; like I mentioned it requires no critical thought and can be a happy shooting gallery. Clearly designed for mass appeal you can't even kill your squad mates if you try, so no chance of accidental guilt.

I don't want to spoil the experience for first time players; suffice to say don't play it a second time as it will spoil that all important first impression.

Finally my last real gripe is the last level. It felt as if the developers decided to turn up the difficulty and punish the player for coming so far. Suddenly you have a timed sprint followed by an almost impossible cross-fire for no real realism or drama – a total let-down.

The Bottom Line
This is a great and hopefully terrifying taste of cinematic warfare. The series finally achieved it's goal of recreating sections of Saving Private Ryan and bringing them home.

Macintosh · by RussS (807) · 2011

A great game...

The Good
This was a complete game. It combined all the stealth and strategy of any great war game into a package that featured aspects of a war movie and the slight adjustment of realism to enable one man missions. 2015 offered a very rewarding and satisfying game here, one that takes you around the world on a multitude of missions.

The Bad
Perhaps the story could have been a little deeper, just to add to the already great gameplay.

The Bottom Line
Enjoyable. Although I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't played MoH:AA, the Omaha Beach level remains to me one of the most breathtaking, mind-blowing levels I've ever seen. That level alone is worth buying the game for, as it captures the horror and chaos of war perfectly.

Windows · by Stuart Max (8) · 2002

Superb WW2 FPS single player & MP experiences!

The Good
The graphics in this game are top notch and run great on even modest hardware. The sound effects are also a treat. The level design and scripted events really pull you into the game making you feel as if you are really a part of the war. The game has realistic damage such that when you are being hit with enemy fire your own fighting capability is severely hampered.

The Bad
Sometimes the game was so difficult in certain parts (Sniper Town for one) that you spend a bunch of time dying and reloading and saving in "baby steps" which can detract from the immersion. The game is perhaps a bit shorter than I'd like.

The Bottom Line
A wonderful first person shooter in a realistic setting with an interesting single player story and good multiplayer options.

Windows · by John Bowlin (1) · 2004

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Medal of Honour: Allied Assault appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Film homage

The D-Day section, in which the player storms Omaha beach, is directly inspired by the opening scenes from the film "Saving Private Ryan". It's worth noticing that Steven Spielberg directed the film and was involved in the earlier Medal of Honor games through his production company DreamWorks Interactive.

Bans and censorship

  • There is no blood to be seen at all throughout the game. EA/2015 removed all blood so they could retain a Teen ESRB rating.
  • The US and EU versions are forbidden to be distributed in Germany because they contain symbols which are regarded as unconstitutional (e.g. swastika). For the German version the developers had to remove any appearances of swastikas. Most of them are replaced with an Iron Cross. Additionally in the level "Scuttling the U-529" all Hitler salutes were removed.

Critical reception

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault was featured on the cover of the February 2002 issue of Computer Gaming World, where it was billed as the "most intense WWII game ever".

Dedication

The credits say: "This game is dedicated to all the men, women, and their families, that gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. You will always be remembered."

Ending

The game has no proper ending: final mission, "The End", credits.

Enemy communication

The Wehrmacht soldiers speak flawless German. A player understanding the language, may occasionally have a slight advantage, as they can anticipate the enemies' actions: "Er ist im Luftschacht!" (He's in the air shaft!), "Mein Gewehr klemmt!" (My rifle's jammed!).

Online servers

The game's online servers (which were hosted on GameSpy) were scheduled to shut down on 30 June 2014, like for other Electronic Arts titles in the wake of GameSpy's total closure.

References

  • In the fourth mission the player is assigned to find an OSS agent named Manon. This woman has appeared in countless Medal of Honor games as a minor character, offering to meet up with the main character of the game to give information. She is also the main character in Medal of Honor: Underground.
  • During the credits, a 1940s-style song is played while pictures of WWII are displayed on screen. One of these is a picture of Mike Powell and what appears to be his regiment. In the picture the player can see Mike Powell and also James "Jimmy" Patterson, the main character from Medal of Honor: Frontline, which had not been released at the time of this game's debut.

Awards

  • Computer Gaming World
    • April 2003 (Issue #225) - Action Game of the Year
    • April 2003 (Issue #225) – Action Game of the Year (Readers' Choice)
    • April 2003 (Issue #225) – Best Level of the Year (for Omaha Beach)
    • April 2003 (Issue #225) – Best Sound of the Year
  • GameSpy
    • 2002 – Best Sound of the Year (PC)
    • 2002 – Best Level of the Year (PC, for Ohama Beach)

Information also contributed by ApTyp, Entorphane, JPaterson, Matt Neuteboom, PCGamer77 and Zonker.

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Game added January 23, 2002. Last modified March 14, 2024.