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At first glance, Allied Assault seems to have a lot in common with the World War II-themed Return to Castle Wolfenstein, but the similarities are strictly superficial. Allied Assault takes a more realistic approach to the action, both in the enemies that you face (there are no zombies or mutants) and in the mission structure. The game unfolds across six real-life theaters of war, and the 30 playable missions vary a lot in how they play out. Just like a character in a good army movie, you'll be sabotaging tanks, destroying submarines, and sending false communications. Nearly all your missions are very well designed, especially the mission where you land on Omaha Beach.
The D-day mission has received a lot of attention, and for good reason--once the door on your Higgins boat drops, all hell breaks loose. The men in front of you drop in a hail of bullets, a Higgins boat to your left is blown to bits, and machine gun fire rakes the water everywhere. Getting from the boat to the relative safety of the shingles is a truly harrowing experience, although parts of it borrow a little too much from Saving Private Ryan.
Since the game is set during WWII, you'll face a wide range of enemies, including tanks, machine gun nests, and even planes. The enemy AI is better than in Wolfenstein--enemies will duck for cover, lay down suppressing fire, and throw back grenades--but too often it's obvious that enemy actions are scripted. At times you can actually tell when you've triggered the next wave of enemy attacks: stay still and nothing happens; silently creep a foot forward and they all come rushing out. This kind of heavy-handed scripting is a throwback to the days of Doom, and more than a little bit of a disappointment.
Graphically, Allied Assault looks quite sharp. It uses the Quake III graphics engine and the character models, vehicles, and textures are well done, especially if you have a high-end video card. Unfortunately, there are some glitches, such as clipping and collision detection problems. It's not uncommon to see enemies walking halfway through a door or a wall. Also, in a (successful) effort to get a "T" rating, there is absolutely no blood or gore. When you a shoot a Nazi infantryman with your captured MG-42 machine gun, he simply falls down.
The weakest part of Allied Assault is its multiplayer component. There are four game types, all of which are exceptionally average, and none of them is as compelling as Wolfenstein's multiplayer. Still, it is undeniably fun to wage war in bombed-out French villages and other World War II battlefields. Allied Assault offers a fun single-player game and its D-day mission will go down as a classic gaming experience. --William Harms
Pros:
- D-day mission is incredible
- Lots of mission variety
- Nice graphics
- There are a few graphical glitches
- Heavily scripted AI
- Multiplayer is very average
| PLATFORM: | Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 95 |
| AGE GROUP: | 12 years and up |
| CATEGORY: | Video Games |
| MANUFACTURER: | Electronic Arts |
| ESRB RATING: | Teen |
| FEATURES: | CD-ROM, Battle in over 20 missions as you accomplish yor mission objectives and turn back the Nazi tide, Over 21 different historically-accurate weapons -- from mounted machine guns to flame-throwers to stick grenades, Fully interactive environments allow you to use terrain as an advantage and destroy whatever is in your way, Special disguise mode lets you wear enemy uniforms and sneak around, Realistic battle action in the days of World War II! |
| MEDIA: | CD-ROM |
| MPN: | 14633143249 |
| ACCESSORIES: | |
| UPC: | 014633143249 |
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Customer Reviews of Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Great - must have for WW2 gamers If you like "Call of Duty" from the historical point of view and like first person shooters, you have to get this. It doesn't have quite the graphics effects of COD - because it was an earlier game - but it isn't bad at all. Movement is slightly different but plays about the same. Has realistic feel except for 1 level which I thought was too much a fantasy level. Best part, if you get stuck somewhere there is a lot of walkthrough info on the internet and there are game "cheats" that are pretty easy to find and use if you get stuck. <
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>If you really liked WW2 in general and like COD, get this game. The Omaha Beach scenes makes the game worth buying. Don't be fooled by some reviews that only boast about how much better COD is. I have played both and enjoyed them equally. <
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>PS ... again, you hear negative stuff about the MEDAL of HONOR games because SOMEONE likes the COD series "better" - but the MEDAL games have some awesome levels - and yes they ALL have some things that could be done better. Don't forget the MOH - Pacific Assault game. It is a little newer and worth your time if you liked Allied Assalut - but overall not as much fun to me.
MOHAS
Great game. Had several problems with installation. Still have some problems with game features that I am trying to work out, but there are workarounds. Help is in the EA game upgrades, but I can't install them because they will not recognize my installation.
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>All in all a very good game. Great graphics, great situations with varying outcomes depending on player choices.
Gung Ho
Great Fun(Action)For you WWII Movie(J.Wayne,etc.)fans.As if you were a part of the Real Thing.Right in the heat of battle,Protect your buddies as well as yourself.The enemy's no pushover,so you'd better THINK before you make your move.My only regret-Can't call in a massive Air Strike. This game can be expanded in so many ways,I hope the Developers check all options.