Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
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Developer(s) | 2015, Inc.
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Medal of Honor: Allied Assault is a 2002
Gameplay
In Allied Assault, the player takes on the role of Lt. Mike Powell of the
Multiplayer
Once a game server and type is selected the game starts in spectator mode and the player can choose between joining the allies or the axis then select the set of weapons. The game uses a point system, adding points for the number of kills and rounds, deducting points for suicides and addition of death points for getting killed.
Multiplayer contains four different modes.
Plot
Lt. Mike Powell, the protagonist, is a skilled
Following the Allies' success in Africa, Powell and Grillo are sent to German-occupied Norway to infiltrate the city of Trondheim, where a Kriegsmarine U-boat is being outfitted with a prototype Naxos radar detector. Grillo makes it into the base first, but is killed in action by German guards while opening the front gate for Powell. Powell fights his way into the base, where he disguises himself as a German officer and infiltrates the loading dock. He goes to the lab where he destroys the Naxos prototype and gains access to a submarine intended to be fitted with the prototype and blows it up. He fights his way out of the base, where he is extracted by an Allied squad.
Thanks to Powell's efforts, the German U-boat threat is neutralized, clearing the way for the Allied invasion of Europe,
Powell is assigned to go behind enemy lines and acquire intelligence on German troop movements. After rescuing a stranded British pilot Joe Baylor, Powell meets up with French Resistance member Manon Batiste (the protagonist of Medal of Honor: Underground). She sends him out to conduct various acts of sabotage against the German war effort. He raids a manor house being used as a command post where he secures important enemy documents, including the blueprints for the new King Tiger tank. Powell escapes the manor house with Manon's aid.
Powell's next mission involves hijacking a King Tiger tank and using it to secure a vital bridge at the city of Brest. After navigating through the sniper-infested ruins, he meets up with the American tank crew chosen for the mission. Powell and the tank crew capture the King Tiger and use it to fight their way through the countryside. Upon reaching Brest, Powell provides cover for the King Tiger to protect the bridge, until reinforcements come to secure it.
Powell's final mission sends him to Fort Schmerzen, a German
Development
The game was developed by a team of 22 developers.[5]
Expansion packs
Spearhead
The first expansion pack for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. It re-enacts three major
Spearhead received a "Silver" sales award from the
Breakthrough
Breakthrough, the second expansion pack for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, puts the player in the role of Sgt. John Baker of the
Compilations
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Deluxe Edition
The first compilation pack included the Medal of Honor: Allied Assault main game, the Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Spearhead expansion pack, two strategy guides, a music CD soundtrack from Medal of Honor: Allied Assault and a preview of Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault.[citation needed]
Medal of Honor Allied Assault: War Chest
The second compilation pack included the Medal of Honor: Allied Assault main game and the Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Spearhead and Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Breakthrough expansion packs.[citation needed]
Medal of Honor: 10th Anniversary Bundle
Allied Assault and its expansion packs are included in the Medal of Honor: 10th Anniversary Bundle, along with a CD containing some of the game's soundtrack, as well as the inclusion of the director's cut of Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault, and Medal of Honor: Airborne.[9]
Music
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (EA Games Soundtrack) | |
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | August 30, 2005(Digital) |
Genre | Video game soundtrack |
Length | 17:36 |
Label | E.A.R.S. |
Producer | Michael Giacchino |
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Source | Rating |
Game Music Online | 8/10[10] |
The music for Allied Assault was composed by Michael Giacchino. The soundtrack was released on August 30, 2005, on iTunes and Amazon. The soundtrack consists of 5 tracks. In addition, Allied Assault re-used various soundtracks from the original Medal of Honor and Medal of Honor: Underground, which were also composed by Giacchino. For the expansion packs, music tracks from Medal of Honor: Frontline were re-used as well.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "MoH: Allied Assault (Main Theme)" | Michael Giacchino | 4:04 |
2. | "North Africa" | Michael Giacchino | 3:19 |
3. | "Schmerzen" | Michael Giacchino | 3:37 |
4. | "Sniper Town" | Michael Giacchino | 3:20 |
5. | "Tiger Tank" | Michael Giacchino | 3:23 |
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | 91.05%[12] |
Metacritic | 91/100[11] |
Publication | Score |
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Computer Gaming World | [13] |
GameRevolution | [14] |
GameSpot | 9/10[15] |
GameSpy | [16] |
IGN | 9.3/10[17] |
Publication | Award |
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Metacritic | #4 Best PC Game of 2002[11] |
Metacritic | #7 Most Discussed PC Game of 2002[11] |
In the United States, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault sold 900,000 copies and earned $34.2 million by August 2006, after its release in January 2002. It was the country's ninth best-selling computer game between January 2000 and August 2006. Combined sales of all Medal of Honor computer games released between January 2000 and August 2006, including Allied Assault, had reached 1.9 million units in the United States by the latter date.
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault was released to universal acclaim. It received a score of 91.05% on GameRankings[12] and 91/100 on Metacritic.[11]
Allied Assault won
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault was the first PC game in the U.S. to be sold in new standard-sized packages recommended by IDSA, already standardized in console video game and DVD packaging.[23][24][25][26][27]
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- ^ Adams, Dan (18 January 2002). "Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. Very few games leave you breathless and gaping in wide-eyed wonder. EA's latest is one of them". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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- ^ "D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Medal of Honor: Allied Assault". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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