Electronic Arts has released the first details about the new modernized Medal of Honor game, which will be hitting stores next year.
Ditching the World War 2 setting, the game now takes place in modern-day Afghanistan. That fiesty lookin’ guy above in the header? He’s a Tier One Operator, who according to EA, is a “relatively unknown entity directly under the National Command Authority who takes on missions no one else can handle.”
In case you think that sounds a bit “Rambo-Esque”, let me assure you - the Tier One are real people. The EA development team has been working with the special operations soldiers since early development of the game. Greg Goodrich, Executive Producer of Medal of Honor reboot, explains a little bit about them in the press release:
Electronic Arts also announced a full trailer for the game will be shown on Spike TV’s Video Game Awards on Saturday, December 12th at 8 PM.
“When we first set out to reinvent Medal of Honor, we wanted to stay true to its roots of authenticity and respect for the soldier but bring it into today’s war. The Tier 1 Operator is the most disciplined, deliberate and prepared warrior on the battlefield. He is a living, breathing, precision instrument of war. We are honored to have the rare opportunity to work closely with these men to create a game that shares their experience.”
With two EA studios dedicating their time to the game (both Los Angeles and DICE), Medal of Honor will certainly be coming out swinging at the Call of Duty series. With the economy as it is, the rivarly between the series will truly be “modern warfare” - sorry, the pun was inevitable.
What do you think about the new Medal of Honor game and its Afghanistan setting? Do you think it’ll be able to give Call of Duty a run for its money?
The Medal of Honor reboot is tentatively scheduled for a 2010 release.
Source: EA Press Release
