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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: £14.99
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Rating:  81 reviews
Sales Rank: 1192
Platform: Windows Xp
Genre: military-action-games
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5030930059071
ASIN: B000NG1LBS
Release Date: September 5, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New & Sealed, Shipped From The UK
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It may be the game that popularised the whole concept of first person shoot `em-ups set during World War II, but as the years have gone by, the Medal of Honor series has found itself besieged by more and more copycats trying to offer ever more realistic simulations of the era. This is the first Medal of Honor game made specifically for the next generation of consoles though and finds you taking the roles of both pathfinder Eddie La Point and Private Boy Travers - paratroopers in the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division. As such, you'll end up with a whistle stop tour of enemy hotspots in Sicily, France, Holland and Germany. The game takes its paratrooper motif serious too as the game levels are big enough that you actually have some control over where exactly you land and as a consequence what tactics you choose to employ.The game also tries to give you as much freedom as possible with the weapons you use, with each being customisable with authentic parts which you can find during missions. Even the missions are as open ended as possible, as you're given up to a dozen objectives, of which only a few have to be tackled in any sort of order. One side benefit this creates is that the developers have been forced to drastically improve the enemy artificial intelligence so that they can react intelligently to your attacks, instead of just relying on the pre-scripted movements of the earlier games. There's also a stronger tactical element than ever before as you monitor the back and forth of battle between all the forces on the map. As over-familiar as WWII shooters have become, there looks to be enough new ideas here to keep even the most jaded virtual soldier happy.
HARRISON DENT
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 Something different January 27, 2008
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
Airborne is different from the other Medal of honor games in at least 3 ways, and this is the reason why there is a massive variance in the other reviews you see for this title. The three issues are
> hardware requirements,
> the fact that Airborne gameplay just feels different, and
> Airborne levels are open ended.
Firstly, Airborne requires a pretty beefy computer with a stable and up to date software system.
It is not for casual, non-technical game players; if you don't know whether your DirectX and video drivers are up to date, then don't bother. If your computer isn't fast, try Call of Duty 4 or Quake Wars (both run much better on slower systems).
This point is pretty critical; if you do not have a fast frame rate (above 30-40fps), the game will be essentially unplayable. I guess this is the main reason a lot of people give the game a bad review. It is also worth noting that the Unreal 3 engine (that Airborne uses) is CPU hungry as well as requiring a fast graphics card. I use Windows XP, a Quad core Q6600, 2GB memory and a heavily overclocked R1950Pro, and it runs smooth as silk at 1280x1024, all effects on max.
Secondly, Airborne feels different.
The sounds are unlike many other shooters; all the weapons were sampled from real World War 2 items (including the aircraft noises, which are from one of the last flying C-47 troop carriers). The gun sounds are much harsher (high pitched) and contain much less bass. They take an hour of so to get used to, but once you do (and particularly once you realize the sounds are actually much closer to what real soldiers would have heard), it feels natural.
The game allows you to drop in anywhere on a map (more on this later), and that means no two games are ever the same. It also means that the AI is a bit better at moving around, mainly because it does not know what direction you will come from. The better AI has the side effect of making the game pretty hard; you can't just run and gun. That's not a bad thing, but it takes a while to work the game out on medium/high skill levels; the key is to know that the enemy AI DO NOT spawn; there is a limited number of enemy. This means you can (and often must) play a strategic game and clear a level from a distance using stealth/cover, and sharpshooting (it should be noted, however, that if you die, some of the enemy DO re-appear, and that friendly AI always re-spawn).
Thirdly, the missions are open ended.
I know some people say it all feels linear, but it really is not; the whole point of the game is that you are a paratrooper, and can jump into the levels anywhere. The more dangerous your entry point, the harder the game. If you play the game by just jumping in at the designated safe areas, then, yes, it is linear, but you can actually also jump in at the end of the map.
You then end up cut off from your squad, and meet much more resistance (and usually have to clear a path back to your squad if you want to use them). Also, jumping in to a `hot area' is hard because the enemy AI is harder to beat that way (you have to use the `attack from a distance' way if you want an easy life).
Here's the sort of effect this has; In one of the missions, the end target is a radio mast on top of a hill, surrounded by fortified pillboxes and trenches. The first time I played this, I jumped in at the designated start points (denoted by green smoke). The second time, I jumped in just outside the radio mast, towards the end of the map. In both cases, the game played different, and the AI handled it all beautifully.
I can see that the AI has to be perfect for this sort of thing to be possible. Call of Duty 4 gets better reviews, but is totally unplayable after the first attempt because EVERYTHING IS SCRIPTED. Airborne levels are totally dynamic, and that adds to the game immensely.
The downside is that the muliplayer isnt that hot at the moment; the responsive AI is the big deal with this game.
Personally, I had a lot of fun with this game. I also had a lot of fun with Call of duty 4, the main competitor to Airborne. Both are different. Call of duty has a lot more variation and uses tried and tested gameplay (and that makes it fun).
Medal of Honor: Airborne tries new ideas and demands newer hardware, and that makes it different (and perhaps, an acquired - or expensive - taste).
Love it, looking forward to the final release August 28, 2007
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
The game is easy enough to play, the weapons are awesome especially once you get the upgrades. Only complaint I have about the demo is it's too short!
I know some people have reported problems in running the demo, it needs a graphics card that is capable of shader 3.0
Here are the system requirements for the demo, it may help those who are interested in purchasing the game upon release. Although it says Vista 64 isn't supported, a few gamers have said the game does run on 64bit with no issues, it's just EA aren't supporting it. Also with Crossfire/SLI the final release may support it even though the demo doesn't, it just may be they've limited what is included in the demo to keep the download file to a reasonable size.
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System Requirements
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REQUIRED SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS:
* OS: Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista (32-bit; 64-bit versions of
Windows Vista are not supported)
* CPU (Single Core): Intel P4 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 2800+ for
Windows XP / Intel P4 3.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 3800+ for Windows
Vista
* RAM: 1 GB for Windows XP / 1 GB for Windows Vista
* Hard Drive: 9 GB or more of free space
* Note: 64 bit versions of Windows are not supported
* Video: DirectX 9.0c, NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT, ATI Radeon
X1300 Pro, or better with Shader 3.0 support for Windows XP or
Vista (Note: NVIDIA 6800XT, 6800LE, 7100GS, 7200GS, 7200LE,
7300GS, 7300GT cards not supported). NOTE: NVIDIA SLI and ATI Crossfire modes are not supported
in Medal of Honor Airborne Demo.
* Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card (Note: For Creative
Sound Blaster Audigy cards running under Windows Vista you should expect
lower performance)
War just got interesting August 25, 2007
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I just downloaded the demo and its already better than the original MoH games. They have added a sprint option which adds motion blur which just adds to the atmosphere. Plus theres a new medal system e.g. if you get 5 head shots in a row or 10 you get a upgrade to that weapon and this works on all waepons including the colt 45.! you also get achievements for landing your parachute correctly or in a hidden place and killing 3+ enemy soldiers with a cooked grenade.
you choose your weapons you control your parachute and where you want to land.(remember the roof tops are your freind)
I have a nvidia 7950gt and it works fine dont know about ATI never trusted them.
running medal of honour airborne August 28, 2007
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
To anyone who is interested.
I am running the demo fine on my laptop. i have a AMD Turion 64 x2 with 1GB RAM and a ATI X1300 Mobility Radeon. Absolutely no issues what so ever. Game looks awesome and i like the fact you can complete a mission in whatever order you want to, you never play it the same twice.
Unbiased Review October 8, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
At last, MoH has caught up with Call of Duty, and that's saying something!I found the graphics excellent, and the gameplay is very good. It would have been nice if the game had been a little longer, with perhaps one more mission, but for all that, 5 stars.
If I have any criticism, it is that you cannot 'save as you go', and if you get shot you have to start that portion of the mission over again. If like me, you couldn't 'hit a bull in the fanny with a bag of rice' as Frank Sinatra once said, you have to repeat until you get it right. Sometimes, the enemy seems impervious to any grenades you throw, but then you just have to shoot them anyway.
It is also about tactics, as I found you must try different ways of achieving your objective if at first you don't succeed.
The only slightly annoying thing I found, was during Operation Neptune, I exchanged my Thomson SMG for a recoiless rifle to get rid of the pesky tank right at the drop zone, and although I changed back to the Thomson by picking one up from the floor of the house next to the ammo containers, when I got shot later on and had to restart (without the tank), I still had the recoiless rifle and needed go back to the house to change it every time.
All things considered, I think the game is very good, especially the graphics, but obviously you must have a good graphics card to get the best out of it. I am playing it now for the third time, and I still get frustrated at certain points, but at least my marksmenship is improving.
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