Now, another lackluster shooter, Medal of Honor, is getting a new lease on life with a sequel called Medal of Honor: Warfighter. With the promise of even more realistic experiences, as well as some stunning graphics courtesy of the Frostbite 2 engine, the new game might finally cement the...

+Impressively realistic graphics; +Novel Fire Team multiplayer mechanic

-Missions aren't that impressive; -Visuals are too gritty and murky; -Story fails to capture the player

Upon completing Medal of Honor: Warfighter's campaign, you are met with a heartfelt dedication impressing upon you the heroism of the men in uniform the game depicts. The attempt at sincere emotion is commendable--but it rings hollow, coming as it does at the end of a bog-standard military shooter...

Fire team system gives the online multiplayer a sense of camaraderie; Entertaining and inspired vehicular sequences; Some atmospheric levels

Ho-hum campaign fails to combine the usual tropes into a greater whole; Disjointed narrative populated by cookie-cutter characters; Set pieces lack the necessary thrills

Overall, despite the frustrating hit detection concerns and the disorderly storyline, the single player game is reasonable – not great by any means, but reasonable. But the bulk of the game will be played as a multiplayer shooter and it is this part of the game where Medal of Honor: Warfighter does...

Fire team system gives the online multiplayer a sense of camaraderie Entertaining and inspired vehicular sequences Some atmospheric levels

Ho-hum campaign fails to combine the usual tropes into a greater whole Disjointed narrative populated by cookie-cutter characters Set pieces lack the necessary thrills

Tossed in the middle of a crowded Autumn lineup is EA and Danger Close's sequel to 2010′s Medal of Honor, subtitled with Warfighter. Enhanced by the power of Frostbite 2, does Warfighter send a chill down your spine or just leave you in the cold?

As for the graphics, the best way to see some of the differences in the quality settings is to show them side by side. Below are a handful of screenshots comparing the default graphics quality settings for Low, High, and Ultra.

Authentic characters; great visuals; fire teams create tactical team play; nation factions are a nice touch

Brief, carbon-copy campaign; major multiplayer bugs; balance issues; could use a tutorial

A boring, unoriginal, morally bankrupt, ethically dubious glorification of war, that's not worth your time or money.

A lot of gamers have argued that the modern military shooter - what was made hugely popular in 2007 with

2010's Medal of Honor was EA's attempt to take a piece of the military FPS market that has been dominated by Activision's Call of Duty.  Like CoD, Medal of Honor went from the beaches of Normandy to the deserts of the Middle East to bring the series into modern times.

Sometimes you have to feel sorry for the Medal of Honor series. People often forget that it predates the vastly more successful Call of Duty series by years and even its own publisher treats it as "the other military shooter" to the Battlefield series. That is, you have to feel sorry for it.