Medal of Honor
Developer(s)	DreamWorks Interactive
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Release date(s)	November 11, 1999
Genre	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen (T)
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Media	PlayStation CD

Medal of Honor (MOH) is the name of a series of first-person shooter games set in World War II. The first game was developed by DreamWorks Interactive (currently known as EA Los Angeles) and published by Electronic Arts in 1999 for the PlayStation game console. Medal of Honor spawned a series of follow-up games including multiple expansions spanning various console platforms and the PC. Box art for Medal of Honor for the PlayStation. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... EA Los Angeles (formerly DreamWorks Interactive) was founded in 1995. ... Video game publishers are companies that publish video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer. ... Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) is a leading video game developer and publisher. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This is a listing of computer and video games genres with brief descriptions and examples from each genre. ... Doom, one of the games that defined the first-person shooter genre. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... Multiplayer is a mode of play for computer and video games in which multiple people can play the same game at the same time. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games in the United States. ... // Gameplay Main article: Game play Genres Halo: Combat Evolved is a First-Person Shooter, which is one of the many Computer and video game genres of computer and video games. ... The original PlayStation was produced in a light grey color. ... Interference colors. ... Doom, one of the games that defined the first-person shooter genre. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ... EA Los Angeles (formerly DreamWorks Interactive) was founded in 1995. ... Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) is a leading video game developer and publisher. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The original PlayStation was produced in a light grey color. ... The Nintendo GameCube is an example of a popular video game console. ... The tower of a personal computer. ...

In the original Medal of Honor, the player takes the role of Lt. Jimmy Patterson, an OSS agent. The goal of the game is to complete objectives, such as destroying enemy positions, and kill enemy German forces in the process. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was a United States intelligence agency formed during World War II. It was the wartime (but not direct) precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency. ...

In Germany, the MOH series is often considered a controversial video game because of its delicate subject matter (WWII). The game is uncensored in terms of flags, and the swastika can often be found. This is in conflict to German laws which state that the swastika may only be used in historical references. The game was put on the index of youth endangering media in Germany in 2000 and was only available for people over 18. Any advertising for it had to be pulled. Critics say that games such as Grand Theft Auto 3 advocate real-life crimes, like carjacking. ... The swastika () (Sanskrit: स्वस्तिक) is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles either clockwise or anticlockwise. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

The Medal of Honor series puts the player in the shoes of an Allied combatant during World War II, with weaponry appropriate to the time period. The games are characterized by linear gameplay through recognizable WWII-era areas of conflict, which is sometimes presented in a cinematic tone (e.g., inspiration from modern films like Saving Private Ryan and Enemy at the Gates and the television miniseries Band of Brothers is obvious, since the game was 'created' by Steven Spielberg). The game is notable for its spectacular cinematic musical score that heightens the mood of the action on screen. In the later games in the series, the artificial intelligence (AI) of the enemies and fellow soldiers have been notorious for being under current FPS expectations. The violence is bloodless and simple and usually consists of fancy animations. Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat, dealing with the World War II Battle of Normandy. ... Enemy at the Gates is a movie directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud in 2001, adapted from a book written by William Craig which loosely described events surrounding World War II Soviet sniper Vasily Zaitsev and his German rival, Major König, during the Battle of Stalingrad, 1942-1943. ... Poster for Band of Brothers. ... Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio but raised in the suburbs of Haddonfield, New Jersey and Scottsdale, Arizona) is an Oscar winning Jewish American film director and producer. ...

It is rumored that the next game in the series is Medal of Honor Airborne for a PlayStation 3 launch in Spring 2006. The PlayStation 3 (PS3) (Japanese: プレイステーション3) is Sonys next generation video game console in the market-leading PlayStation series. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (MoH:AA) is a first-person shooter (FPS) computer game by Electronic Arts. ... Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (MoH:AA) is a first-person shooter (FPS) computer game by Electronic Arts. ... Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (MoH:AA) is a first-person shooter (FPS) computer game by Electronic Arts. ... Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault is a game developed by Electronic Arts as part of the Medal of Honor series for the PC. The newest edition puts the player in the role Tommy Conlin, a U.S. Marine soldier in the Pacific theater of World War II. It also uses... Medal of Honor: Underground is the direct sequel to the World War II hit Medal of Honor. ... Medal of Honor: Frontline is the first installment of Electronic Arts popular Medal of Honor series for the Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox, and Nintendo GameCube video game systems. ... Medal of Honor: Rising Sun is a computer game, released by Electronic Arts in November 2003. ... Medal of Honor: Underground is the direct sequel to the World War II hit Medal of Honor. ... Medal of Honor: Infiltrator is a game in the Medal of Honor video game series. ...

External links

• Medal of Honor at the Internet Movie Database
• GameSpot on MOH Airborne