Medal of Honor: Airborne Previews

by Maarten Goldstein, Oct 28, 2006 6:43am PDT

There's a new Medal of Honor: Airborne preview on GameSpot, taking a look at EA's Unreal Engine 3 powered World War 2 shooter. There's also a developer interview with gameplay footage. IGN and GameSpy also have new previews.

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By: m4yhem x Show Full Post

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why are they still making medal of honor games? isnt it time to start a new franchise or rename it?

Oct 29, 2006 2:37am PST

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why are they still making medal of honor games? isnt it time to start a new franchise or rename it? : m4yhem
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- same reason they still make need for speed games. and nhl. and fifa. and madden. : badman
- Everyone knows the franchise...instant brand recognition. It's more important that they make better games... : Sturm08

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By: jamesnield x Show Full Post

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Hmm, I didnt know the Germans left all the lights on in world war II.

Oct 28, 2006 10:50am PDT

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Hmm, I didnt know the Germans left all the lights on in world war II. : jamesnield
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- Part of their retreat strategy was to force the occupied countries to use a lot of energy and contribute : Majuju

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By: Magus x Show Full Post

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For shits and giggles they should give your chute a 3% chance of not opening.

Oct 28, 2006 3:28pm PDT

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For shits and giggles they should give your chute a 3% chance of not opening. : Magus
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- That'd be something in Multiplayer. : pebui

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By: flasher 907 x Show Full Post

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i swore this game was originally advertised as using EA's latest Rendware engine. Sounds like trouble on the homefront at EA. Score one more Epic's Unreal Engine 3.

Oct 28, 2006 3:14pm PDT

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i swore this game was originally advertised as using EA's latest Rendware engine. Sounds like trouble on ... : flasher 907
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  It was. They switched. : johngloid
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    any idea what happened? : flasher 907
    - Probably just not the best tech for the job. And thats definately a cold shot to the execs after shell... : johngloid

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This game sounds incredible, just the kind of WW2 game I've been waiting for.

Since you can begin a mission from anywhere on the battlefield, and since there are no scripted action sequences, Airborne's developers have been forced to create a more robust artificial intelligence system for the soldiers on both sides of the battle.

Furthermore, Airborne will track the tug-of-war battlefield dynamics between the two sides throughout the entire level, not just where you're currently fighting. The game won't respawn an infinite number of enemies to stymie you; rather, you'll have to clear out and hold a territory to stop the enemy from appearing.

According to executive producer Patrick Gilmore, you can think of all this a little like a real-time strategy game unfolding from a first-person shooter perspective.

My hype-o-meter jumped to 10 until I realised it's an EA game, now I'm just "Cautiously Optimistic".

Oct 28, 2006 11:24am PDT

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This game sounds incredible, just the kind of WW2 game I've been waiting for. Since you can begin a mi : forktaileddevil
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- Explain how the enemies don't respawn infinitely yet require you to hold an area to stop them from spawni... : Avatar

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By: johngloid x Show Full Post

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ouch, the prerendered footage looked a lot better :/

Oct 28, 2006 8:08am PDT

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ouch, the prerendered footage looked a lot better :/ : johngloid
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- The concept art looks great tho :P : packav

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By: noleh8r x Show Full Post

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Absolutely it did -- maybe the first time the use of the Unreal Engine 3 represents a graphics downgrade!

Oct 28, 2006 9:18am PDT

Absolutely it did -- maybe the first time the use of the Unreal Engine 3 represents a graphics downgrade! : noleh8r

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