I had heard the great reviews... but I have put off buying it for now. I am playing the beta of Magic Online. I will definitely pick up the game later. NFH
> -----Original Message----- > From: Horn, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 4:32 AM > To: Brin Mailing List (E-mail) > Subject: Medal of Honor: Allied Assault > > > I picked this game up last week without knowing anything > about it. It's a > first-person shooter action game based in World War II. > What caught my eye > was that one of the missions was the Invasion of Normandy. > Well, I'm glad > to say that the game is great!! I highly recommend it. > > There are 6 missions, taking place throughout World War II in > Europe. The > first mission is in North Africa. I had some trouble with > the suspension of > disbelief early in the game but as I grew more comfortable > with it, that was > no longer a problem. I'm currently on the third mission, > which is D-Day. I > have yet to make it off the beach. It's pretty amazing. > Crouching behind > an anti-tank barrier as machine gun fire richochets off the > metal in front > of you. Listening to the shouts and cries of the men around you (with > surprisingly good voice-acting). (Although it's pretty clear > that whoever > designed this game watched "Saving Private Ryan"...) > > The AI is pretty good. If you are facing multiple opponents, > one of them > will pin you down with suppression fire and the others will > try to circle > around behind you. The first time that happened I couldn't > figure out what > was going on. Why did I keep dying? Then I finally looked > behind me and > saw the guys who had snuck up on me. The only complaint is that every > German in the area doesn't come running when they hear the sound of > automatic weapon fire. But that's probably a good thing. > > Has anyone else picked this game up? > > - John H > >
