Can another FPS franchise survive the jump to the 21st Century? Many interpreted the infamous Russian airport scene in Call Of Duty:Modern Warfare 2 in two extremely different camps. Some saw it as controversial, some saw it as a poignant message.

Great voicework; Tense multi-player; Realistic battlefield environment

Campaign takes a while to truly kick off; Some dodgy enemy A.I.

This franchise has a definite future, if it can build upon what's offered here. However, in losing the setting that distinguished MoH from the Bad Company games, there could come a time when EA is forced to choose between the two. At that point, the question of who survives is anyone's guess.

The single player campaign itself is set in the Shahikot Mountains in Afghanistan, during the current Afghanistan war. The setting for the conflict is sublime, from the dusty arid areas lower down to the very tips of the snow covered peaks, the terrain looks beautiful, easily some of the best I've...

After about eighty shooters that handle World War 1, 2 and the Cold War, Medal of Honor arrives with a breath of fresh air through the series. No more Germans or Russians that plug holes in your head: you get to take on the Afghans!

Falling just short of expectations. There are some games that come out that simply crack […]

+ Fun multiplayer; + Solid moment-to-moment Gunplay

Uninteresting story; Tons of technical issues; Cannot find a balance between realism and an action movie

Unambitiously pursues five years of first-person shooter trends rather than buck them, but there's still fun and function to be found here, along with a steady stream of killer set-pieces.

A healthy; solid; eight-hour shooter; Some killer set-pieces; First-person cover works brilliantly

Generic; Rivals do multiplayer better

A successful first-person shooter must cover three things at the very least. First, solid gameplay basics to give the game a strong core. Second, some originality to set it apart from the other first-person shooters out there, since comparisons will obviously be made.

It's been roughly three years since we last saw any addition to the Medal of Honor series. Well known for their World War II perspectives, the develop

Great single-player experience; Subtle touches at realism; Very fun & refined combat

Poorly executed multiplayer experience; Plentiful frame rate issues

EA never seemed to recover back when the guys at 2015 Studios closed up shop and quit to create Infinity Ward and the Call of Duty franchise. These guys had been working on successful Medal of Honor games, but they left due to EA trying to crush them in the iron grip of creative control, all for a...

When the Call of Duty franchise boldly went where no World War II franchise had dared to venture before-the less-explored world of modern warfare-they drew a big line in the sand, tempting their biggest competing franchise to follow suit.