I bought both Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault and this game. I played MOH first and was disappointing. So I popped this game in, looking for something to pass the time until I get Halo 2, and I was amazed. Lots of attention to detail, some innovation, and steller FPS gameplay make this game a must-have for FPS fans. The game is pretty much a straight up shooter, using a straight up 3d engine. But what I was most impressed with is the responsive feel of the character and the weapons. I was wowed right away in the beginning training mission with the way the targets fell over when shot, the frag grenade launcher and other little niceties. Unlike MOH, this game makes it enjoyable to sqeeze off rounds. The controls are intuitive and simple. Moving from a crouch to prone to standing is a cinch and doesn't interfere as much as the WWII shooters out there. One innovation in gameplay is that you can lean right/left only when targeting enemies (by holding down the right mouse btn). So A/D take care of strafing and leaning. But 2015 didn't stop there. They added little touches to make this fps stand out and earn a higher score than gamespot's 7.9 such as the ability to press the space bar to search enemies for weapons and ammo, the integrated "cut scenes" featuring napalm explosions and the like, blood clouds when you hit an enemy, and even a great 60's-70's music soundtrack playing on radios in the game. You are treated to real photos and quotes during the loading screens whichs makes the game more serious, along the lines of Call of Duty. Also, be prepared to watch your buddies step on land mines and be skewered by booby traps set by Charlie. When killed you are forced to hit ALT twice to skip a reading of your KIA letter which gets tiresome real fast. Also, for your quicksave freaks out there, there is no saving. The game autosaves at certain points so be ready to replay parts over and over. I myself didn't find this as tedious as in other shooters, which is a testament to how successful the gameplay is in this game. So disregard what GS has said about this game and regard what I am saying: If you liked Full Metal Jacket and play shooters, YOU MUST OWN THIS GAME.
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