shooter

This game was highly anticipated, but sadly it falls short of what it could have been.

First off, format wise, they throw in a Multiplayer mode, sadly missing from the PS2 version of Frontline. They also support online play. These features are great--the bots in Multiplayer can be tough. So what happened to the AI in the regular mode?

Overall, the first player mode falls short. These EA shooters are all starting to look the same. I loved the Bond games, they were fun and captured the spirit of the movies. MoH Frontline was fantastic as well. Rising Sun has a lot going for it, but sometimes feels like they just got lazy.

For one, the game is very easy. I finished this game in about two days, effectively. There is very little strategy involved, and the computer AI is plain bad. The Japanese soldiers are, of course, lousy shots, and at times will just charge right into the barrell of your gun. The game gives you computer controlled teammates so you can fight side by side, but as can be expected, that AI is pretty awful, making the feature useless. Your partners are bumbling buffoons. I also found myself running around certain boards trying to figure out where to go and what action to perform, something that rarely happened in the first one or in the Bond games.

The graphics are very good, the sound is awesome, but there are some things missing. There is hardly any interaction with the surroundings aside from what you must do to finish a board. It may seem like a small thing, but it's just lazy. You can't open any doors except for ones that are essential to you finishing a board. You can't break random things and shoot up rooms, something that both the Bond games and Frontline had. There are some new features, such as the opening bit of manning a carrier gun during the Pearl Harbor attack and shooting down 0 fighters, or riding an elephant. But again, it's all way too easy. Matter of fact, I actually couldn't believe I finished the game when I did, the last mission hardly offers a challenge for a first person shooter. And the Pearl Harbor opening is nowhere near as tough or as new as the D-Day landing of the original.

I dropped fifty bucks on this game when it came out, and the only reason I'm not selling it back used is the multiplayer option, which still doesn't make it a great value. I think MoH fans will find a lot to like, but the game could have been much better.

You have more weapons, and some great looking boards, including very realistic jungles. I did find myself getting lost on boards and getting frustrated because of the layout, but in the end, like the original and like Bond, the game just guides you through the missions on autopilot. Even timid first person shooter fans will finish this game in no time.

Of course, the game is bloodless and carries a teen rating, which is a shame. I don't understand why they try to sanitize a WWII game, but it's EA, and I guess they want a bigger market.

I'm hoping the 3rd person Bond game next year will be a lot better. I was looking forward to this, now I need to go out and buy something with a little more replay value.

This is da best Medal of Honnor game ever. Only problem is that it takes for ever to load. It is da bomb. U can take control of turrets at some points of the game. And wuts really fun is when ur doin co-op mode you can get respawned. Also in co-oop it's fun to try and run away fromn those phsyco knife weilding freaks who try to tear the flesh right off of u. It's like a game of survivor. There are sniper rifle u use to snipe the people dead. It is a fun game if u like first person shooters.

MOH rising sun is a terrific game I don't know why people think it is a bad game. I have played all the MOH games out there. Yes MOH rising sun is not the best in the series, it's still a great game. Very realistic landscape and good graphics too. I don't know how long you expected this game to be but its not I reapeat not an RPG. Its a fisrt person shooter meaning you go around shooting people it is that simple. How long do you need a game to be where you shoot people. You need to take time to explore the game then you will see how good it really is. The multiplayer option in this game needs a little work but it is still good. All around this game is very good and worth buying. I can honestly tell you that half of the other WWII games don't even compare to how good this game really is and besides how many other WWII take place in Japan? not many, and EA has done a good job with this game and you should try it out.