Modern Medal of Honour Warfare
Confirming recent rumours and online smatterings on forums, EA have confirmed that yes indeed, they are following Activision into sales haven and controversy.
EA’s world war II shooter Medal of Honour has been a staple for years, a shite one, but a staple none the less. Never as good as Call of Duty, it did try it’s best but the last two offerings, Airborne and Allied Assault did nothing to establish the series as a AAA franchise with hardcore Call of Duty 2 gamers.
Beardie makes bikes on Discovery Channel whilst not out shooting Jihadists
Well, que a huge re-do as EA’s LA studios in conjunction with the mighty DICE (Battlefield, Mirrors Edge) handling online duties.
The game stars beardie (my given name to him), “a relatively unknown entity directly under the National Command Authority who takes on missions no one else can handle,” according to EA’s press release. “The new Medal of Honor will give gamers a chance to step into the boots of these warriors and apply their unique skill sets to a new enemy in the most unforgiving and hostile battlefield conditions of present day Afghanistan.”
Sounds just like Mario.
A trailer will land December 12th via Spike TV in America, and undoubtedly will plague many a YouTube account minutes later. The game will not see a release until late 2010, though, most likely competing with a Treyarch-developed iteration of Call of Duty.
Given EA’s recent reshuffle of game franchises and actual care put into r&d, I do rate this idea quite highly. Using the name “Medal of Honour” gives it a nasty badge, but it is a known quantity for the average gamer in their local stores, so it’s understandable why EA would choose the name (especially considering new franchises like Mirrors Edge didn’t fare nearly as well as they should have). The only disconcerting part is putting it in a real-world setting (today’s announcement from Obama to send 30K more troops there doesn’t help) rather then an over-the-top Michael Bay one as well as having its star look nothing like a traditional trooper, instead opting for the “super hero” army man approach – or so it seems.
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Ah so it was true, that's the good news, MOH:AA was a classic and had not been bettered by any of the sequels. Though the modern setting is a surprise, MOH: Modern Warfare? tut tut