Product Description

Medal of Honor: Frontline, the franchise's PS2 debut, features 20 levels of gameplay spread across six major missions, all based on real World War II events and all adding up to one complete and uninterrupted story line. The game includes detailed German, British and American troops, as well as Dutch civilians, all with full facial expressions and lip synch. More than 20 authentic WWII weapons include the Colt.45, Springfield sniper rifle, Panzerschreck rocket launcher, MG42 mounted machine gun and the Browning automatic rifle. Enemy vehicles include panzer and tiger tanks, trucks, motorcycles with sidecars and armoured railway scout cars. There are also player-driven motorised railcars, trains and mine carts. Advanced enemy AI requires you to consistently vary your attack strategy as the situation dictates--go it alone for the utmost stealth or work as part of a highly trained military unit to wreak havoc on the enemy. The game offers intense noncombat scenarios as well, such as a disguised, weaponless infiltration of an officer's pub brimming with Gestapo to make contact with a Dutch Resistance operative.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2013 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Released on: 2002-06-07
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Platform: PlayStation2

Amazon.co.uk Review
Medal of Honor returns to its console roots with this first outing on the PS2 for Lt Jimmy Patterson. This time the setting is June 6, 1944--D-Day and beyond--and the game begins with you storming the beachhead at Normandy. Frontline definitely lives up to its name, and from the outset the action is intense. As you rush up the shingle, comrades falling beside you and artillery ringing in your ears, you'd be forgiven for thinking you were on the set of Saving Private Ryan. Players of the PC incarnation will recognise this mission from Allied Assault, but here is where the similarities end; Frontline is a new game with new objectives and levels designed perfectly for the console.

If you survive D-Day you enter the real meat of the game--Operation Market Garden (Arnhem). From scuttling a U-Boat to clearing checkpoints in the town itself, the missions are brilliantly designed. The true playability of the Medal of Honor series is how immersive it is: narrative, graphics and sound all combine to give you one of the most gripping first-person shooters on any format. Backgrounds are beautifully detailed, and the sound really sets the game apart. The control system is also intuitive, with the option to customise your controller or choose one of the two default options: MOH Sharpshooter (two analogue stick-control) or the original controls used in the PSone's Medal of Honor.

There are only two criticisms that can be levelled at the game. Firstly, the artificial intelligence errs on the stupid side, with enemies standing around watching comrades get shot, and although this changes with the difficulty level it never responds in a particularly "human" way. Secondly, you can only save at the end of a mission (always a feature of console conversions), so it's quite frustrating to be unceremoniously dumped right back at the beginning after battling your way through a level. But hey, this is war, after all, and these are small niggles about what is a genuinely phenomenal game. Sign up now: the Allies need you. --Kristen Bowditch

Manufacturer's Description
In Medal of Honor: Frontline, players must infiltrate the German frontline and steal the Ho IX flying wing, an experimental Nazi weapon. The game unfolds across five missions and 15 levels that see you destroying a German naval base, rescuing a captured OSS operative, and disarming the undercarriage of Nijmegen Bridge. Along the way, you'll be assisted by AI-controlled squad mates and more than 20 weapons, including the Liberator, Panzerschreck, MG42, and B.A.R., plus special tools like a disguise kit.

Customer Reviews

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I bought this game along with Deus Ex for the PS2 and played Medal of Honour first and havent stopped playing it since.
The starting beach scenes are fantastic and the game isnt that easy - a big plus and you cant just walk through it in about 2 hours. I am still playing the game and havent completed it but have to say up to now it is very good, in comparison to other games its as good (if not better) than half life and better than Max Payne (which I also like).
The enemy AI is very good, I first played Doom years ago and enemies in those days just stood in the same spot blasting at you, these days they are far more intelligent. Like Half Life the enemy will attack but if they start losing men will retreat, find cover etc. Also if you shoot the enemy in the foot they will fall over, a non lethal shot will only wound them and they will get back up - therefore head and essential body part shots are the ones that count.
The variety of weapons is excellent, unlike some other games of this genre you cannot shoot someone miles away with a pistol, you will need to use the sniper rifle with scope, if you can find the enemy through the mist and steam.
The balance of the game is a big plus. I love quake revolution for the sheer frag fest, not giving a toss how much damage just the kills you get, in medal of honour there are parts which are a full on bullet festival and other parts where a more stealthy approach is best - taking out people from long distance while staying concealed. Additionally there are the occasional puzzle / task parts which fit in nicely and dont take over.
On balance this is excellent and with 7 quid off what you would pay in the shops is well worth it. I reserve to give any game 5 stars but this probably derserves it.

Medal of Honour: Frontline
Continuing the Dreamworks Medal of Honour series, this first version for the new Playstation 2 platform would have to pack a considerable punch if it were to compete with either of it's outstanding predecessors. The player is not to be disappointed.

MOH Frontline opens with a direct imitation of Saving Private Ryan in the guise of Normandy beach landings on board a Higgins boat under direct attack from German positions on the beach head. Fortunately, this is the game's only weak point, and it would have been a strength if not for the film version's already famously disturbing opening scenes. Once through the initial trench action the player's character Jimmy Patterson is welcomed back into the OSS under Colonel Hargrove for action in Holland and Germany.

The historical aspect of the game, played in line with actual developments from the Second World War, has always been a strength of the series, and events such as the Normandy landings, Operation Market Garden, Operation Overlord and the battle of Nijmegen Bridge are all followed true to life in MOH Frontline. However, in a welcome departure from the previous titles, the player is not left isolated as Allied soldiers and resistance members now fight alongside Patterson. Conversations are held with them and they even impart advice and direction, adding to the overall feel of multi-character involvement and reality. Inevitably, some are lost in the course of the fighting which once again bolsters the realistic feel of the game.

Another immediate impact the game has upon the player is the obvious graphic improvements. Smoke, fire, ricochets and explosions are all brilliantly portrayed; character detail, movement and AI are all excellent and, in keeping with the series so far, there is no blood evident when enemies are shot or wounded. This excellent choice adds to the gritty factor of the game and detracts from the gore which other games have fallen foul of. The town and open countryside scenes are beautifully rendered, and so are the levels played inside factories, weapons facilities, ports, aboard a U-Boat and even in a rolling mine cart.

The best aspect of the game is the incredible atmosphere generated by Patterson's situation. The ability to snipe from distance, approach enemies undetected or even attack with full force generates an incredible involvement in the events which unfold from level to level. The first person aspect of the game is the main reason for this and has been the case throughout the series, but MOH Frontline takes scenarios which are unexpected and have been previously unexplored in order to emphasise the atmosphere. One of the game's most significantly brilliant levels, called Yard by Yard , involves stalking the streets and alleyways of a Dutch Town in broad sunny daylight, pursuing Germans from house to house and shooting at them from windows, doorways, across corridors and rooms and from positions on top of roofs and upper floors. The subsequent level, Arnhem Knights, is very disturbing in it's grim portrayal of the Allied advance through the war torn streets of occupied Europe as the Nazi regime starts to crumble during the latter stages of the conflict. The Enemy Mine level is also a departure from previous MOH style gameplay, and is a good alternative to the broken motion style levels as the player is perpetually moving along the German underground mine tracks under a constant barrage of attacks from foot soldiers.

As if the history, graphics and game play were not enough to make this a great title, the music of MOH Frontline is truly the icing on the cake. One of the benefits of the new Playstation 2's DVD format is that hidden extras can be unlocked from discs by progressing through games. Such is the case with MOH Frontline, and the player can view choirs performing the game's music tracks in recording studios in a series of "making of" videos. As part of the game's background track, these sessions create a movie-like atmosphere, often adding a ghostly and melancholy feel as the fighting is going on. And the French Horn-based menu music supersedes that of any of the previous soundtracks used in the series in terms of being the best theme for the games; it is truly excellent. The orchestration shifts it's paradigm as levels become either aggressive or subtle, for example, it is themed as heavily military aboard the speeding armoured train levels, yet it is ponderous and almost philosophical during the stalking of the Dutch hayfields.

Finally, variety and the player's interaction with the surroundings are also second-to-none. Weapons are many and varied and up to 18 are used including the BAR and the devastating Panzerschrek. The player can also take control of mounted gun emplacements and cannon, operate switches, open doors and perform single function operations such as destroying an experimental wind tunnel. A minor limitation of the game surfaces here in that the switching between weapons and hand objects can often be slow and confusing, but in a motion towards reality, pauses between weapon reloading times are faithfully portrayed - not only on the player's part but also for enemy soldiers. This can lead to exciting moments where enemies can be attacked or sniped whilst attending to their weapons.

Overall, MOH Frontline is perhaps the greatest game for atmosphere and the feeling of personal involvement that has ever been written for the Playstation. So much attention to detail has been employed in it's creation, and many facets of the work done at Dreamworks and EA have come together into a seamless whole to generate great atmosphere, fantastic gameplay, stunning environments and beautifully crafted music. Feeling a part of historical developments through the enactment of actual events (although a little ego-centric) is so important to the success of the game, and the adventures of Jimmy Patterson are clearly (and so thankfully) to be pursued further as the series approaches its inevitable conclusion. Colonel Hargrove leaves the player in no doubt that this will be very soon indeed!

The best PS2 game yet.
WHAT CAN i SAY ABOUT THIS GAME? Its the only PS2 game i have never regretted parting with money for and the includes MGS2!! The graphics are incredable the music is the best I have ever heard on any system. But suprisingly all this plays second to the gameplay itself. You will actually find yourself ducking outta the way of bullets and even feeling sorry for some of the german soldiers. Dont believe me - the second level - you are storming a bunker , you come through a doorway between some boxes, on the floor there are 2 geman soldiers enjoying a cigarette and talking about what sounds like home.I tried every way to sneak past them buthonestly i had to do a lot of thinking before grabbing the gun and doing the inevitable. This is basically 'Saving private ryan' the game. It emotional its action packed and has a lot of dark humour. The best pS2 game yet. P.S. Try not feeling any terror on the D .Day landing level.