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With that, the action begins, and it's immediately apparent that this isn't your father's Medal of Honor. Through the haze, you can hear the OSS commanding officer barking orders to his men, and he turns toward you and tells you what he needs you to do. As your ship smashes into the pier, everything fades to black. Suddenly, your boat is rocked by explosions as the fearsome guns on the docks fire shell after shell in an attempt to repel your invasion.

The German Battleship Tirpitz, the largest and most powerful surface vessel in the entire Navy, is in dry dock here, and the OSS knew that this might their only chance to put the ship out of commission for good. When the game begins, you are onboard a disguised boat that's heading toward a shipyard in the French city of St. Although many people think of the Normandy invasion as the pivotal moment in WWII, there were plenty of smaller operations that were just as important in turning the tides in the Allies' favor. The OSS waged a secret war of sorts against the German army, conducting hundreds of covert operations deep behind enemy lines. Medal of Honor European Assault places you squarely in the weathered combat boots of William Holt, an American solider that's been assigned to aid the efforts of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services), a British intelligence agency that was a precursor to the CIA. We've played through most of the latest game, and it looks like the developers have learned several important lessons from their past mistakes. Many people thought that Medal of Honor: Rising Sun sounded the death knell for the franchise, but EA wasn't about to give up without a fight. While the first game of this generation, Medal of Honor: Frontline, was well received by critics and gamers alike, the last title was a huge disappointment. Recently, games like Call of Duty and Brothers in Arms have brought all the sound and fury home, but it was the Medal of Honor series that first showed gamers why war truly is hell.

If you've ever played a first-person shooter, there's a good chance you've stepped onto a WWII battlefield.