[Shoegaze99]

I'm not sure why people have been under the impression that Medal of Honor: Allied Assault would be a sim-style game rooted in true "realism." The game has console roots (read: arcade), always has, and has always "felt" more real than it has actually been. Allied Assault is as realistic as any of the two previous version.

Plenty of game mags seem to have been under the same mistaken impression than MOH:AA was to be a "realistic" shooter, too, and expressed disappointment in its arcade-like elements. I'm not sure why, as its roots are well-known and no secret.

The game sounds realistic and has a realistic "feel" to it, but at its core its just an action game with some of the market's best bells and whistles. And that's that.