Medal of Honor: European Assault

THE BAD:
There were some bad parts, however, in this game.

The bad properties included:

- Awkward Healing
- Positioning Troops
- Ghost Troops
- Final level

SUMMARY:
Medal of Honour: European Assault is a game based around WWII. Now people will say, there's nothing new there, so many WWII games have been made! Despite the truth behind that claim, it is still a fantastic game that manages to stand out.

The historical background gives one the real WWII, not a hyped up one to satisfy gaming needs (though it still does that!). In a sense, the game is rather educational.

The skins in this game were quite impressive. The details, which incorporates such things as uniforms and faces were highly enjoyable. Much better than a game where all the enemies looks the same, creating a sense of boredom. Particular detail was paid to bosses and key characters, also enhancing the overall experience.

Weapons came in a vast variety from the rifle to the bazooka, or the machine gun to the sniper rifle. The different fighting classes allow you to fight as you want to, whether you're someone who likes long range battles or close up brutal combats. In fact, you can even hit the enemy with your weapon! Each type of weapon also has a couple of versions, representing the different technologies of each race involved.

The levels were great. No two missions looked the same or felt the same. No detail was spared, with every little thing being put into it for a real effect on the player. This can lead to you spending a lot of time just running around the map looking at everything!

Mission goals come in a variety of ways, ranging from the simple assassination to the procurement of top secret documents, or for those of you who crave destruction... blowing things up! Each level will have a whole variety of goals for you to achieve, directing the player to explore everywhere and try everything in the attempt to smash the game.

The bosses are fun. Despite the fact you can easily beat them with an adrenaline rush, true metal heads will take them on old school to prove their worth. This can be a lot of fun, just don't die!

Here we go, my rave about graphics... do I ever critique them in a bad light? Nope, won't be this time for the graphics were great.

Realism! All the other good points add up to this one concept. It allows you to feel like you're there, saving the world and being a hero. Fantastic!

This game, sadly, also produced a few bad qualities which detract from the overall luster.

Healing your men is a real problem. Constantly moving around, it's hardly a good thing to be running around in the heat of battle through hails of bullets mashing the A button while chasing a team mate around. As such, I really did not enjoy the feature.

The D-Pad commands were, in all honesty, a disappointment. For example, attempting to position your team in key areas is a fail as they don't follow the command exactly and will just go to that area and it's hard to aim the marker while fighting.

Ghost troops were, to me, the most bothersome feature of the game. By this I mean that you could've cleared the battlefield, find a mounted machine gun and hop on it only to find men suddenly spawned in the area you were just in. This can be frustrating when you're near-death from just clearing the area out.

Finally (no pun intended) there is the final level. It is over the top in terms of difficulty. Massively increased AI, number of enemies and a nigh on impregnable fortress which contains the boss leaves you in dismay and upset. Without cheats, there is no easy way to complete it. The boss also runs away, making it very difficult to try and complete the mission.

Overall, it's a rather good game. It can chew up spare time and take that overdue homework off your mind. As such it gets a 4.2, not a perfect game but not a bad one either.