Medal of Honor – first look

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This reboot doesn't shy away from Modern Warfare 2 comparisons

We imagine the people who qualify to be Tier 1 Ops have lots of medals. Enough to use them as shuriken, at least. They’re so skilled and sneaky we’d never heard of them, which just makes Green Berets and Commandos look rubbish.

The relaunched Medal of Honor is goingto be all about authenticity and respect for the soldier, say EA. So it’s unlikely we’re going to see any bad Americans in this then, especially as it’s set in Afghanistan. So EA are perhaps wise in steering clear of the controversy bandwagon. Making light of business types and holidaymakers being butchered in a fictional airport is one thing, but it’s an entirely different kettle of fish to twang the public’s jangled nerves about the current conflict in the Middle-East.

The real Tier 1 special ops guys, drafted in as consultants, won’t stand for any disrespect of the armed forces. Scenes have apparently already been cut or altered because of this, specifically one referring to the death of a soldier. Also they’re refusing to reveal genuine military tactics (or, at least, some of them) because they refuse to compromise the position of individuals still serving in dangerous areas.

The game itself is, and let’s be frank about this, another Modern Warfare 2. Certainly EA have already spoken about how there are going to be lots of scripted moments, like when your allies stack up around a door and kick it in. That’ll all be scripted, at least until the wooden door splinters open and you get to shoot some terrorist screwballs. We don’t know if the shooty bit will be slow motion like in MW2, though.