Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault (2004) (VG)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Writer:

Steven Spielberg (creator)

Release Date:

2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | War

Tagline:

You don't play, you volunteer.

Plot:

You play through the eyes of soldiers in various engagements of the Pacific Theatre of World War II. |

Plot Keywords:

Pacific | Pistol | Machine Gun | Rifle | Army

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Dave Wittenberg	...	Tommy Conlin (voice)
Will Friedle	...	Willy Gaines (voice)
Bart Tangredi	...	Frank Minoso (voice)
Chris Cox	...	Jimmy Sullivan (voice)
Brad Abrell	...	Chief McAfee / Steve McPherson (voice)
Toshiya Agata	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Ben Allison	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Ikuma Ando	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Danny Cooksey	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Travis Davis	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Chris Edgerly	...	Drill Instructor (voice)
Andrew Heffernan	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Meeghan Holaway	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Dale Inghram	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Dale Ingrahm)
Noriaki Kamata	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Company:

Electronic Arts (EA)

Trivia:

The gag at the end of the Guadalcanal level where Frank Minoso pulls the player up, took over a month to animate and line up correctly.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The beginning of the game has Tommy Conlin being trained at Camp Pendleton Marine Boot Camp in 1940. Camp Pendleton was not used as a Marine Base until March 1942, after WWII already began. Marine recruits were all trained at Parris Island in South Carolina before 1942.

Quotes:

Frank Minoso: [Frank uses the butt of his rifle to hit the dummy, accidentally breaking it] Sergeant! Uh... I'm... sorry...
Drill Instructor: You will not apologize! You will continue to destroy the enemy anyway you can!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#33.2)" (2005)

Shoot first, ask questions later.

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

This game is brilliant. You play as a marine, Thomas Conlin. First, you're a green recruit, but at the end, you're a battle hardened veteran. The graphics are realistic. In Boot Camp, you make a few friends, who will be fighting alongside you in the battles ahead. After Boot Camp, you are shipped to Pearl Harbor, where you face and fight the Japanese attack. After Pearl Harbor, you fight on 3 more islands: Makin Atoll, Guadle Canal, and Tarawa Attol. Sometimes in combat, you can make the decision for the squad: Move up, fall back, assemble, or suppressing fire. There are many guns you can use, both American and Japanese. The Japanese soldiers sometimes make lethal Bonzai charges. Once you've run out of health, you don't automatically die, if your medic (Jimmy Sulivan) is nearby, and has medical supplies, he'll save you. But, if you're unfortunate, you'll naturally die, or a Japanese soldier will finish you off. Take back the Pacific one island at a time!