Medal of Honor Headed to PS3, 360
EA's popular World War II series makes the jump, in all senses of the word, to the next generation. First details.
Some people say only crazy people jump out of perfectly good airplanes. But come the end of 2006 you'll find out for yourself if you have what it takes as a fully armed military parachutist in EA's latest Medal of Honor game.
Appropriately titled Medal of Honor: Airborne, the latest game in the popular World War II-based first-person shooter series casts you as Boyd Travers, a lowly grunt in the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division. As Travers, you'll take part in several of the key battles in the Great War, all of which begin with you being dropped deep behind Nazi lines.
Apart from being the series' foray into the world of the airborne military, Medal of Honor: Airborne also holds the distinction of being the first game in the series made for both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360.
The airdrop sections form a bigger part of the gameplay than you would perhaps expect. Each mission starts in a plane, allowing you to choose exactly where you want to be dropped. Where you land will affect how the level pans out.
Medal of Honor: Airborne will be out for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360 and PC this winter. For more on the game, visit the EA's homepage for the series.
Alex Wollenschlaeger
Editor, Kikizo Games
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