Medal of Honor (1999)

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Medal of Honor (1999)
"Good morning, Lieutenant Patterson. I'm Colonel Hargrove from the Office of Strategic Services." — Colonel Hargrove
Protagonist(s): Lieutenant Jimmy Patterson Genre(s): First-person shooter Rating(s): ELSPA: 15+ ESRB: T Platform(s): PlayStation PlayStation 3 (PSN) PlayStation Portable (PSN) Release Date: Original October 31, 1999 PlayStation Network June 2, 2009 Developer(s): DreamWorks Interactive Publisher(s): Electronic Arts Country: United States Series: Medal of Honor Successor: Medal of Honor: Underground

Medal of Honor is a World War II PlayStation first-person shooter released in 1999, and the first in the Medal of Honor series. A notable fact is that the concept of the game was created by Steven Spielberg.

Plot

Lieutenant Jimmy Patterson is a former C-47 pilot and U.S. Army Ranger turned OSS agent, deployed in top secret missions behind enemy lines to cripple the Nazi war machine.

Why It Deserves A Medal of Honor

1. It was one of the first FPS games to take place in WWII (after Wolfenstein 3D), and ended up inspiring the creation of many other WWII action games in the future, good or bad.
2. Amazing and memorable orchestral soundtrack, courtesy of Michael Giacchino.
3. Supports DualShock controllers, allowing for faster character movement. It's also one of the first games to use the right analog stick for aiming.
4. The levels have variable gameplay. Some levels require you to shoot your way through to complete your objectives, while other levels require you to sneak your way through, whether through stealth or subterfuge by disguising as a German officer.
5. Good and challenging enemy AI.
6. Decent graphics by 1999 standards.
7. Interesting and often times hilarious cheat codes and secret multiplayer characters.

Bad Qualities

1. The Controls are kind of odd by today standards. The Crosshair (similar to the one GoldenEye 007) is available only if you keep a button or a trigger pressed (which changes according to the control configuration you chose) and can be moved around with one of the thumbstick while still keeping the button or trigger of choice pressed, meaning that you cannot aim accurately and moving at the same time.

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