Everything from the menus that play world radio news bits about the war along with commercials to the way the music mixes with the gameplay was clearly crafted with the period and dramatic nature of the subject matter in mind. One thing that EA has done well here is present the time period and personal struggle of the soldiers stuck in the middle. There are a gazillion WWII games in just about every genre category you can think of, but only hardcore strategy games and flight sims have really taken the time to dive into the other part of the war, which if you might recall, was a rather large and costly one. The Pacific Theater of World War II has been seriously neglected compared to its European counterpart up to this point. It isn't a horrible game, it's just slightly better than average, mostly due to the high production quality that EA has been so good about throwing into each of their games lately. There were situations both intense and extremely fun, but there were just too many other extraordinarily average or poor things that I'm having a hard time really being able to completely enjoy it. Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault is not Allied Assault.

The weapons felt good, the pace was nice, and I felt like I knew what I was doing at all times. It was balanced, fast, and mostly a lot of fun. I was a huge fan of Allied Assault and played through the single player a good three or four times before I put it down for good. I also know that I'm probably going to get a lot of hate for this review, even though I still think it's a decent, if not particularly brilliant, game. I know there are going to be some people out there that love Medal of Honor so much they're willing to ignore any miscues in Pacific Assault.

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