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Medal of Honor: Airborne

EA Los Angeles

2007•Shooter•PEGI 16•About 5 hours

Taste attributes: actionwarhistoricalpoliticalrobots/ai/spacevehiclesfasttried & testedunsavouryheavysimplelineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA wide-ranging shooter that is unsavoury, serious and fast. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

IGDB rating

77 / 100

206 ratings

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About This Game

Step into the boots of Boyd Travers, Private First Class of the “All-American” 82nd Airborne Division, and revolutionize the way the war is fought. From a rocky beginning in Sicily to war winning triumphs in the heart of Germany, fight the epic WWII battles that turned America’s first paratroopers into combat legends. Begin each mission from the air and behind enemy lines, then jump immediately into the action. On the ground, tackle objectives in any order across an expansive, free-roaming environment, using a wide variety of upgradeable weapons to your strategic advantage.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Set during the latter half of World War II in Europe, the story follows Private Boyd Travers, a young American paratrooper of the storied 82nd Airborne Division. After training in North Africa, Travers and his fellow soldiers throw themselves into the war from above, parachuting behind enemy lines into some of the conflict's most pivotal campaigns. From the invasion of Sicily and the Italian mainland to the beaches of Normandy, the daring push through the Netherlands, and the final drives into the German heartland, Travers descends into chaos time and again, landing amid flak, gunfire, and...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionWarHistoricalPoliticalRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilGame/competitionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

BloodyDeathSoldierMilitaryRun and gunSkydivingWarArtificial intelligence

Where to play

Details

Developer: EA Los Angeles
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Released: 4 September 2007
Series: Medal of Honor
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 5h normally, 9h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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