Computer Gaming World did a hands on preview of Medal Of Honor so i thought id write the whole preview.

There are a few pics with little captions, first ill type those.

-If you stick with the captain, he'll tell you what to do-if he doesnt get killed
-MOH will boast more than 18 enemy vehicles, including Tiger Mark 1 heavy tank, stuka dive bombers, and V2 rockets.
-A spectacular direct hit on a neardy landing craft is one of many scripted events throughtout the game

Now for the preview..

Imagine standing in a bobbing Higgins boat in the first wave of D-Day at Omaha Beach. The door opens to a torrent of machine gun fire, accompanied by the staccato "pank!pank!' of rounds pelting the medal. How would you feel at the moment of truth, when you'd have to jump into the spray of bullets with soldiers falling and dying all around you? You'd probably piss your pants-thats what some guys did.
Fortunatly, that didnt happen when I played Medal of Honor at EA's offices. The game is certainly nerve wracking, and it does a fine job of creating that D-day feel, but you shouldn't need a diaper to play it
The game begins like the movie Saving Private Ryan does: In a gray light of dawn the seas are rough, and you're in a line of Higgins boats droning toward the beach. You can look around and move, like Gordon Freeman in the railcar in Half-Life. But you cant go far because you're packed in with a squad of soldiers. They're obviously ducking to keep their heads down.
There are several more boats on both sides. Near the beach, the one on your left takes a direct hit; soldiers broken bodies go twisting through the air. When the boat stops, the door pops open and the bullets come whizzing in. The constant sound of Gunfire and yelling and explosions will definitly keep you blood pounding. Its different from most shooters not only because its WW2, but also because of the relenting weapons fire. Some soldiers have compared combat to having a jackhammer next to your head, and now you'll understand why.
With god mode off, i made it to the far side of the beach, but i think the player stats where rather high. Near the berm i laid down for cover and turned around. A mortar round landed in a squad of soldiers and blew them away. Another soldier took a round right behind me and fell at my feet.
I ran over, picked up some bangalor mines from a dead soldier, and blew up the barbed wire at the foot of the bunker. There was a springfield 1903 Sniper rifle lying nearby, perfect for taking out machine gunners on the bluff. I then raced through the bunker itself, using a thompson machine gun to take out about 20 soldiers defending it. The soldiers were easy to kill, but their AI wasnt finished yet, so its hard to say how theyll do when the game ships.
PLayers should have a great sense of accomplishments when they make it to the top bunker and shoot the German gunners in the next tower. Free to move, soldiers pour over the beach giving you an emotional reward rare in a PC game.
Of course, this is just one level in the game that takes you across Europe for the climactic crossing of the bridge at Remagen. You'll face a variety of challenges in the game, but the only other level i played was called Snipertown. Here, in a bombed-out french village I died repeatedly, blundering into areas that i thought were safe. German sharpshooters were difficult to spot, but easy to take out. You'll face some suprises in this level, too, like an ambush and a tiger tank that chases you down the street. Just when you think your done for, the tiger bursts into flames and four P-47 Thunderbolts roar overhead-another scene shamelessly ripped from Saving Private Ryan. Still,there is an exhilirating sensation when the tank goes up in flames.
Can the developers of Allied Assualt mantian this level of authenticity, suspense, and suprise? Tough to say, but we're betting the game will survive the landing and accomplish all its objectives when it ships later this year..
-Release Date November, 2001

Now for the comments..

WOHOO i guess the game isnt going to be so scripted! One of the captions said "if your captain stays alive" YAY so any1 can die randomly im guessing!! Also i luv that they let you move around and stuff in the boat! I didnt want to be totally stiff in there.. I guess you getting out of the boat wont be scripted either!! They did a larger article on Caslte Wolfenstien so if you guys would like me to type that up to its okay.. Time consuming tho arg > http://www.alliedassault.com/ubb/frown.gif.

Wait!!! at the end of the article it says the release date is November?? I thought this game was going to be out in October. Man that sux, gotta wait a whole other month for this game to come out.

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hmm, sounds good sounds good

maybe that was who they took a video of playing? hehe

hmm, the only think i got a strange feeling from was the tiger -tank scene.... a little TOO SPR for me...and I LOVE that movie...

i dunno.... oh well
im sure i will still enjoy it

I say 2015 should take as long as they need to get this game done right. I would much rather have a great game later then a half-assed game now.

Yeah ok, don't let it be something as "Blue Shift", but at the other hand don't let it be a "Duke Nukem 4 Ever" http://www.alliedassault.com/ubb/wink.gifNeway, keep up the good work, 2015, the game is looking fabulous!

damnit.. lucky SOB got to play it and all... ARG ! !

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Actually, many say both. Can't trust anyone. All we know is that it's around those times.

dont ruin the surprises in the game! i dont want to hear anymore of it! I want to be surprised and jump outa my seat when i play.

if you want to be surprised then don't read previews http://www.alliedassault.com/ubb/tongue.gif
This game sounds even more awesome than it has before!! I know we may have to wait another month (possibly more but I doubt they'd miss xmas season), but I don't mind waiting for a game of this quality to be released!! http://www.alliedassault.com/ubb/smile.gif

Yah i started crying to when i saw November release date.. Hoefully 2015 and EA will suprise us with a Oct dat tho... PLZ!! I BEG!! And they sure are copying SPR a whole hella a lot in this game, not that its a bad thing but... I dunno... I guess i wanna see something diff..

WTF! i took all this damn time to write this down for the benefit of my fellow forumers and no1 even reads!!! >( >( >(

I just went to www.mohaa.ea.com, if you click the Buy Online button it clearly says that the release is october 2001. Im gonna believe the date thats on the official site.

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believe what you guys want , but you should have it in the back of your mind that 2015 is infact trying to reach the period between october and december . after they have gone gold , i believe it will be up to EA to decide what exact release date it should be . should they be more competitive or strategic and try and counter other anticipated games by waiting till the holiday season shopping starts or go ahead and release it before all that madness begins . either way 2015 has said that they are working hard to try and reach the holiday season which i take it as mid-november .

ROFLMAO

You guys and your mental issues... http://www.alliedassault.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif

[This message has been edited by SoLiDUS (edited August 13, 2001).]

Hey Kaiser thanks, and I really wanna hear the RTCW preview. please.

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wow, cool preview......

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its still late oct., early nov.

Heh BW you've changed your sig to "..fingers to fight" like I said a while ago

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One thing that is really starting to annoy me is the fact that everybody is comparing this game to bloody Saving Private Ryan. Ugh, I mean COME ON !! Tiger Tanks were more than likely in villages with GI's running around and I'm sure as hell certain there were plenty of P47's busting tanks asses aswell. This comparison is really getting out of hand. Theres people comparing the damn beach landing to Saving Private Ryan, do they actually take the time to try and compare it to the real life event by reading historical fact ?? I mean, sure theres no doubting that SPR was a great movie to get some "ideas" from, but 2015 havent, from what I've seen so far copied one damn thing from the movie. Anyway, thats my 2 cents. By the way thanks for the preview Kaiser, and can you write up the RtCW one ??

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