Medal of Honor Frontline was one of the first great World War II shooters and remains a classic in my book.
In Medal of Honor Frontline, you don't play, you volunteer...
GAMEPLAY: There's no denying that by today's standards for shooters, MOH:F is pretty 'ho-hum', but to have experienced what this game had to offer on its release date was an experience like no other. Right from the game's dynamic opener, D-Day, to its Nazi-filled finale, Frontline never let up on the intense action and is one of the few games where I felt really immersed into the world that the game created for the players. With a massive variety of mission objectives, weapons, locales, and settings, Frontline offered a heck of a lot and presented a game I didn't mind replaying multiple times. If only the PS2 version featured a muliplayer aspect...
GRAPHICS: The visuals definately do their justice for the game and immerse the player in the action going on the screen with plenty of different effects whether it be explosions or weapons or the nicely reacting enemies.
SOUND: The sound is one of the best aspects of Frontline. The weapons, voices, and explosions ALL sound superb in the game. And I cannot forget the music done by Michael Giacchino who creates one of the best orchestral scores found in any video game or anyplace for that matter.
VALUE: While the PS2 version features no multiplayer, I found the game dynamic enough to play through multiple times to earn better in-game rankings.
ON THE NEGATIVE SIDE:
- By today's high tech standards Frontline seems a little more average
than others
BOTTOM LINE: In the end Medal of Honor Frontline is very much worth checking out to see how a classic shooter plays and I think it deserves at least a little more credit, because it sure is a classic in my collection. A truly superb game!