Product Description

Medal of Honor Pacific Assault gives players a sense of the courage it took to fight the Imperial Japanese Army, from the shock of Pearl Harbor to triumph on the shores of the Tarawa Atoll. Set in the Pacific theatre of operations from 1941–1944, the game has players assuming the role of marine recruit Tom Conlin as he survives the attack on Pearl Harbor, leads the assault on Guadalcanal, and finally charges up the beaches for the climatic battle at Tarawa. Armed with their wits and a variety of authentic weapons, players fight to stop the Japanese war machine in its tracks.

Medal of Honor Pacific Assault follows the tradition of previous Medal of Honor games with a brand new arsenal of weapons, new enemies and a new storyline. In addition, it features new multiplayer modes in which up to 32 players can choose soldiers from the American, British, Japanese and other armies. Medal of Honor Pacific Assault also introduces new 3-D technology built specifically for Medal of Honor.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3046 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Released on: 2004-11-19
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows XP
• Number of items: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
After the last unimpressive outing of the Medal of Honor franchise on consoles, and stiff competition for many other similarly themed titles, Pacific Assault has a lot to prove. The first spark of originality is the setting in the Pacific theatre, where the enemy is the Japanese Imperial Army rather than the usual Nazis.

The main demo level revealed at time of writing is set during the fierce battle for Guadlcanal as you try to repel a counterattack from hundreds of enemy infantry and attacking aircraft. Although the graphics are predictably improved over Allied Assault, the main technical advance here is the artificial intelligence of your squadmates. In a nice touch of extra realism you no longer find health power-ups but must protect your squad’s medic so that he can tend to your wounds. In fact the whole system of receiving injuries is now far more realistic as you get whiplash and motion blur and can even be knocked out on the ground and yet still recover if your medic is alive and finds you.

With over forty other levels in the game we’re also promised the chance to drive jeeps and tanks and even ride in a US bomber mission, switching between control of five separate gunner positions. It’s not clear yet how the game will stand up against other next-gen WWII titles but so far Pacific Assault is looking good and has a number of interesting new ideas to justify its presence on the field. --David Jenkins

GameSpot
"No awards for originality [but] a big, fun and stylish FPS with outrageous and brilliant set-pieces 4/5"

Customer Reviews

Much better than expected
I have come rather late to this game and find it a great deal more enjoyable than I was led to believe it would be. It makes a change to be fighting in what feels like a really 'foreign' theatre of war. The graphics are very atmospheric and the game generally runs well (even with my antiquated NVidia Fx5700 card). Cloud and battle haze effects are fine and the cutscenes add to the story well. There is a genuine feeling of squad comradeship. Also it makes a change from the original MOH which was far too close in content to 'Saving Private Ryan' - although there are echoes of 'Sands of Iwo Jima' here. Yes - some levels are duller than others, but the grinding relentlessness of this type of warfare is portrayed well. The banzai charges can be un-nerving - don't get caught reloading at these points! Also every game no matter how good is allowed one completely dull and unrealistic level, so there is the ridiculous and highly irritating flying simulation. Also there are suggestions of one or two 'Boss' levels like having to rush up the sub conning tower and blow up incoming torpedoes. If you find some levels impossible, try a cheat and arm yourself with the Thompson and drum magazine!
As a 'Silver Surfer' with military experience I have enjoyed this game several times and go back to it more often these days than the other MOH games. Can be picked up at bargain price too! Well worth playing.

Medal of Honor actually improved!
Having seen the Medal of Honor series go downhill (see all Medal of Honor's on the XBOX) Pacific Assault is actually pretty decent. It doesn't suffer from Medal of Honor syndrome where you fight the entire Axis armies on your lonesome; there's actually soem allied AI and it's not bad and at times pretty helpful. All in all a lot better than Medal of Honor Airborne which followed it.

John Wayne, We Need You!
This game is rubbish. My PC is well above the minimum specs required, yet the graphics are poor, it takes an age to load, movement is ponderous and imprecise and the gameplay is feeble. You have no difficulty finding your squad in the jungle as they all have big white star symbols floating above their heads. In any case, most of the time they get in the way!
Paradoxically, I have found myself on a level which appears to be unwinnable! One is in a dinghy paddling out to a surfaced submarine. On route you are attacked by Japanese aircraft which you are expected to fight off - first with a Reising SMG and then with a BAR! Not surprisingly your counterfire achieves minimal results so that when one arrives at the sub your health level is down to about 20 at maximum. There seems to be no means of restoring your health on this level. You are then supposed to man a machine gun on the sub conning tower and repel waves of Jap planes - one of which inevitably succeeds in scoring a fatal torpedo hit. I consulted the Strategy Guide to obtain advice on how to deal with this problem - but this level is not even mentioned in the guide!
Any of the "Call of Duty" games will knock spots off this pathetic effort.
If you must have realistic jungle combat then try "Men of Valor".