shooter

MOH:Frontline is an extremely intense, visceral, and ultimately satisfying experience. Basically you are dropped into the war right at the beach, and you fight your way forward alongside your fellow soldiers. The opening scene is fantastic, straight out of Saving Private Ryan, from getting from the beach to the bunker, the entire mission is directly out of the movie.
That aside, while the visuals are above average and the overall experience is excellent, technically this game breaks no new ground. Unlike other FPS's like Half-Life, this game retains the totally linear, go forward or go backward gameplay of the previous MOH titles. While a few alternate routes exist, most of the time you will find yourself forced along a strictly regimented path. They seem to have concluded that gamers will not be able to figure things out for themselves. Oh well. Another thing is about the controls. It is sometimes difficult to really get a bead on where you are shooting because you will push the stick too far one way or another. This is not necessarily a problem with the game, but rather the fact that playing ANY FPS with a game controller is an occasionally frustrating ordeal. If only some kind of special FPS controller were available, something like the controls you are afforded on a PC, this would not be an issue.
Anyway, MOH:Frontline is an excellent game, my own personal issues aside. Enemy AI is decent enough that they are difficult to kill, though nowhere near the "unprecedented " level claimed by EA. It's good enough that the game rarely has to resort to generating enemy after enemy after enemy just to make the game harder. The missions are varied and thoughtful, and you will not get bored with this game for long while.
In conclusion MOH:F is a game that is greater than the sum of its parts. Graphics, sound, AI, and missions are all at or above average, but put together make up an outstanding package of excitement, intrigue, and good old-fashioned shoot 'em up fun.

Medal of Honor: Frontline is easily one of the best Ps2 games too date. To say that this game is incredibly addictive and fun is an understatement. Play this game and you will see what I mean.
The graphics are very pretty. Totally kick-*** animations and details. The character models are amazing! The whole look really gives you the feel of a World War 2 setting. The only problem is the mushy textures.
The gameplay consists of, obviously, moving along the very long levels and defeat the opposing Nazi's as they come along. The levels have you complete various objectives, such as destroying some U-Boats. It's very linear, however, it's insanely fun. The game is also expertly scripted, and the AI are no dummies. Some people may say that the AI aren't that smart, but I highly disagree. They definently know how to ivade bullets, hide behind corners, take cover, duck, and use the best methods to take you out. Trust me, the AI is fantastic, just not ALWAYS fantastic.
The music sound is this game is amazing... I've never heard sound effects as good as this in any other game, literally. The explosions, the gunshots, everything... it's so incredibly realistic. And than you have the music... oh it's just beatiful. No WW2 game could possibly give us music as rich and good as this. It's perfect for the game.
So is there anything particurally wrong with the game? Yes... the analog! The control setup is very nice, and it is *fully* customizable, however, the problem is that the right analog stick (used to aim) is just a bit too sensitive, making you rely heavily on strafing to get shots off on the enemy. But once you get used to this, like me, you will become very good at it and have no problem (most of the time, that is). The only other problem is that there is no multiplayer. However, I didn't really mind at all. Leave multiplayer FPS to PC gaming.
As for the replay value, it's definently good enough. The game should take you 10+ hours to beat the first time through, but theres always time for replaying levels. I've had the game since it's been realeased, and I still replay levels often.
Frontline is an awesome game, and definently stands as the best in the series and arguably, the best WW2 shooter ever made. It's easily one of the best Ps2 games to date, and if you own one, than you need to own this game. Don't wait, go get it now.

For the past couple of years I've watched Electronic Arts, formerly one of the most reliable game companies on the scene, squander its reputation with game after game filled with relentless B.S. I gave it another shot with Medal of Honor Frontline, because it was part of the franchise I'd played for a long time and I thought, how bad could it be?

I should have remembered that the last two Medal of Honors I've played, Spearhead (for PC) and Infiltrator (for Gameboy Advance), both sucked. Frontline was the first time since Medal of Honor Underground that I played this game on a console. It should have felt like home -- instead, it felt like I was playing Spearhead without a mouse. What caused them to mess up the control scheme so badly, I can't tell. But now your character aims blindly thanks to a touchy-feely right analog stick. I've had to do much more minute aiming adjustments in Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain, targeting distant enemies in the head, and I found it even harder here, though the enemy is just several steps away from me. From the first level, I bumbled about blindly because foolishly, the game designers now rely mostly on sound to let you know where to go. Not that bad a thing, except they botched the sound mix. Rule of thumb in sound mixing: Music and effects should never, never drown out dialogue. Here, your superiors' instructions are neatly covered up in the gunfire, overloud music, and ambience. From the beginning, I had to run around the beach while under enemy fire, looking for scattered teammates who were supposed to be yelling and waving at me to reach them. Well, I can't hear them, and since there's no radar, I had to rely on blind luck to find them. A very dumb flaw, easily fixable, but neglected. Did they actually *test* this thing on real players?

As with 90 per cent of games these days, the lighting looks good, and the music is great. But once again, this game qualifies as a good-looking, good-sounding product that flunks its grade on mechanics. I don't feel like I'm in control of my character. Nothing is more of a drag than that. I should've listened to my instinct and passed on this one. I regret even the reduced price I'd paid for it . Medal of Honor and Medal of Honor Underground were such classics, it's baffling how EA managed to botch it all up.