Description The acclaimed Medal of Honor series expands with a new story that takes place in World War II, from 1941 to 1945. Rising Sun for Xbox, PS2, and GameCube, stars Marine Corporal Joseph Griffin on a mission to stop Japanese forces from taking control of the Pacific Theatre. Major battles including the infamous Pearl Harbor attack have been recreated with intense realism. Ten heroic levels are spread across five major historic WWII missions. Open level environments allow for multiple paths to victory, where players can fight alone or with a squad. Up to four players can fight head-to-head in ten multiplayer modes, and the all-new Co-op mode allows two players to fight along side one another. Special Features Epic WWII action from 1941 to 1945 ten massive game play levels spread across five major missions your goal stop Japanese forces from achieving control of the pacific theatre; battle for the pacific fight off the attack on Pearl Harbor lead the assault on guadalcanal blow up the bridge over the river kwai and much more the action culminates in the dramatic rescue of POWs from the cabantuan prison camp in the Philippines; many paths to victory open environment based gameplay allows players to take multiple paths and approaches to defeat the enemy attack enemy units alone or as part of a military squad; intense multiplayer combat ten multiplayer levels for up to four players in team modes and all new two player co-op mode; award winning MOH presentation and gameplay featuring an all new reward system unlockable extras realistic environment rendering including foliage water and weather effects unparalleled sound design and an authentic WWII look and feel with the assistance of renowned military technical advisor capt dale dye. Warnings Mild Realistic Violence Details Players: 1-4 Players Controller: Gamepad,Joystick Memory Card: Yes(1)

As Corporal Joseph Griffin, you fight the Japanese expansion -- stop Imperial control of the Pacific Theatre. At you side are brave soldiers you'll lead through epic missions, across the Pacific Islands.

Battle for the Pacific in real-life battles like Pearl Harbor and Guadalcanal - blow up the bridge on the River Kwai, rescue POWs in the Philippines -- 5 missions in all

Experience lifelike combat in ten massive gameplay levels, with 20 authentic WWII weapons to choose from

Open-ended gameplay lets players try multiple approaches against the enemy -- they can also go it alone or work with a military squad

All-new reward system, unlockable features and weather effects for immersive gameplay

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MOH Frontline has been for over a year one of the few video games I actually love. Even after passing it on all three levels, I just keep returning to it again and again for nothing more than the thrill of the gameplay. It was filled with strategy and realism....and it was rather entertaining as well. The Nazis were quite amusing to watch and the sets were also great fun just to walk around in and experience. Even after a full year of playing, I still throw it into my console and have a go whenever I feel the urge.

So I waited and waited for Rising Sun....here I though it would be as good or better than Frontline. Boy was I wrong.

Within 4 hours I had finished the game. 4 hours! I paid fifty bucks for this game to finish it in 4 hours.....and worse....not have any interest at all in going back to unlock any bonus items or to challenge it at the hard level.

Why?

Well because all you do is just shoot people....and believe me, unlike the Nazis these soldiers are plain stupid. You feel like Rambo, simply massacring hundreds of Japanese as if you're invincible. And talk about extra health packs....I may have died a total of 5 or 6 times completing this whole game because for what little I was shot, I was able to gain back full health constantly. I left more than a fair share of health packs behind. In Frontline, conserving those health packs is integral to completing the missions...in Rising Sun they're just there more for decoration it seems.

Speaking of decoration, what happened to the graphics? Frontline's graphics are far better.

There are no outstanding puzzles or strategies to accomplish....no need to use your brain at all as in Frontline. You simply keep on moving forward massacring Japanese soldiers. It just keeps going and going like this.

I found myself wanting to complete the missions more as a chore than a pleasure. I kept hoping I would get to the next mission and the game would take off and start being more fun.

But no....after destroying an aircraft carrier the credits began rolling. My jaw dropped. That was it? Yes it was. That was it. The whole game in about 4 hours....and the only part I mildly enjoyed was shooting down Zeros.

Even the end sequence is lame...you just watch a carrier blow up and then the credits roll. Are they kidding? Completely anti-climactic.

There is only one thing that is new with this game....you get to shoot down aircraft. Oh, and you ride an elephant. Big deal. The weapons are boring as hell, you never get to use too many of them at once. Then they add this "feature" of being able to toss grenades with a seperate button. That seemed good at first, until you realize that unlike in Frontline, where you get to cook the grenade, as well as to vary how long you hold down the fire button in order to determine the distance of your toss, you only have two choices: a short throw and a long throw. And that's it. The grenades in this game are not at all as fun as in Frontline.

And then there's the AI. Or lack thereof. The Japanese soldiers are boring as hell....all they do is shoot at you, and run up at you. At first you think, "Wow, this is so cool! I can't wait to see what else they'll do." But they don't. They just keep doing the same brainless attack. In fact, this whole game is spent waiting for it to get interesting, and then....well then it's over.

Don't waste your money. Rent this game and see what I mean.

If you already have Frontline, then you have no need to buy this waste of DVD space.

And yet...here's the real kicker....this game is only halfway completed: They're planning a sequel for it next year.

Well hats of to EA Games for being able to release a half-length game at a full length price! Don't give them the satisfaction.

12 of 13 found the following review helpful:

Great, but where's the rest of it?Dec 01, 2003

As a fan of the MOH series (dating back to the 2 games produced for PSOne), this was definitely a game I couldn't wait to play.

The problem was that I finished it in about a week (about 8 hours total).

Some of the other reviewers have mentioned that Frontline is a longer game (19 levels vs 10 here), and I would add also a tougher game.

Rising Sun begins with you aboard a US battleship in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and immediately puts you in the fray (as Frontline did with the storming of the beaches at Normandy). This first level is almost tutorial, giving you a chance to get a feel for the game without really taking any damage. I found the second board visually stunning with the planes swooping down around you, but after that, the other boards are just OK.

While the boards are longer, it felt like there were fewer enemies to fight. I'm not exactly a true "gamer", but I don't remember really having any trouble. In fairness, part of cruising through this game may be due to the fact that there are mid-level saves in Rising Sun, which is a feature new to the MOH series.

Conclusion? It's a game worth playing, but...if you haven't played Medal of Honor Frontline, buy that one first. And if you are a fan of the MOH series and finished Frontline, you may want to just rent Rising Sun.

7 of 7 found the following review helpful:

Less than perfect game.Dec 01, 2003
By Philip Clark
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun is the newest game in a series of games that have won respect for the title "Medal of Honor." MoH:RS, however, fails to lives up to the previous titles of the series. The good things, however, I will touch on first.

There are several new features in MoH:RS that ensure to make the game a lot more fun. Co-Op mode is a completely new add-on to the Medal of Honor series. I am happy to see the multiplayer now back on Playstation 2 as well. There is also the addition of the online multiplayer too. The online multiplayer isn't the greatest, compared to titles like SOCOM II. It lacks variety as there are only two game types: Deathmatch and Team deathmatch. From what I have seen the online mode is a little unstable right now and lag is common. The Headset feature is a nice little addon, but fails in comparison to that of SOCOM II and resembles some of the lagged chopiness of SOCOM I. MoH:RS features a nice little library of special features for those who have unlocked them all.

The single player in this game is lackluster. I do have to say, the textures and detail on the weapons was excellent, but the environment was poor. There was hardly any detail put into the plants and most looked like green triangles and things of the sort. The single player is far too short, and hopefully things will be followed up by the release of MoH: Infiltrator (the second part of this 2 part series). The interactivity in the environments has also disappeared as well. You can no longer break plates by shooting them in this game, nor can you send a flood of steam into the room by shooting a pipe as could you in Frontline. The gun variety in this game is also poor, leaving you with the same basic guns for almost the entire game. Only two Japanese weapons are incorporated into this gamed, vs. the 4 or 5 German weapons in Frontline. The levels also lack variety, placing you in the middle of a jungle for most of the game (now this could be argued against because this is in the Pacific). The music score in this game is good, but still does not live up to Frontline (mostly due to the change of composers). However, the single player does offer a good insight into the war of the Pacific, and with the Letters from Home feature you can see what WWII was like on the homefront.

If you are a big MoH fan, I suggest you get this game. It is an ok game for what it's worth, so renting the game first would be my reccomendation. However, if you're looking for a great, in-depth FPS, you came to the wrong side of Chinatown.

7 of 7 found the following review helpful:

weakDec 10, 2003
By jbell "jbell"
any one who reviewed this game as better than frontline must work for EA games. Anyone who reviewed this game as hard is either 4 years old or only has 1 arm, if they do not fit into one of these categories should immediately give away their game system, this is the easiest FPS I've ever played. Even on Hard the Japanese are such bad shots you can run up to them from a hundred yards away while they are shooting at your and club them down with your rifle. If they happen to hit you once or twice don't worry, there is health about every 50 feet in this game. don't buy this game, bad plot, bad levels, too easy, too short.

15 of 18 found the following review helpful:

This is what happens when $$ matter more than qualityJan 06, 2004
By R. A. Meyer
I am a huge MOH follower but this game is nothing short of a rip off. First of all it is too short I finished in one weekend, the graphics leave a lot to be desired with dead soldiers that seem to float. This game would have been worth $19.99 but at anything over that it is a rip-off

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