A huge step up from Medal of Honor 1 in all ways but game play.
I was honestly dreading having to play this as MoH 1 was pretty bland and boring, and towards the second half I really just wanted to get it over with. I've heard this game is simply more of MoH 1 but even longer, and man that kept me away for a long time, but here we are, I decided to play it for some reason, fully completed it, and honestly I love it.
So instead of a British spy type, you play as a french resistance member, but you then get hired very early on by the same department that operated in the last game lol. Notably you play as a female, one of the first female protagonist in an FPS game? Unfortunately this doesn't matter much as there is no character and she's basically just a vessel for the player, similar to the guy you play as in the first game.
Gameplay is near identical to MoH 1. You've got the same guns, maybe some new ones I can't totally recall. Enemies still have absurd accuracy and can sometimes shoot you through walls, all the gameplay pros and cons I listed in MoH 1 still apply here.
The overall story, or the missions, are far FAR more interesting than those in MoH 1. You fight in the streets of Paris, the Catacombs, underneath the Eiffel tower, you go to Africa, you go to Greece, you explore wacky Nazi castles, it's a fucking blast. I absolutely loved the levels and level design though of course they're very linear, due to it being a PS1 game. I only disliked some levels towards the end as they either get kinda bland or absurdly difficult.
Seriously though, this game pushed the PS1 to its absolute limit, and you can unfortunately feel it. Frames tend to drop in heavy action and whenever there's more than 3 characters on your screen, or if you enter a larger area. It really isn't that bad but it's something to note.
This is completely its own thing and doesn't feel like a WW2 game at all. It's got a fantastic aesthetic, great music, and just wonderful vibes all around. It's like they took WW2 James Bond from the last game and sprinkled in a healthy dose of Indiana Jones and some French love.
If you're willing to learn and adapt to the rules of these older janky shooters, this one is a must. I'd go as far as to say this is probably the best FPS game on the PS1. I'd suggest you power through MoH 1 and have an OK time, then play this game and have a blast.
P.S. For modern FPS controls, use control scheme 4.
I was honestly dreading having to play this as MoH 1 was pretty bland and boring, and towards the second half I really just wanted to get it over with. I've heard this game is simply more of MoH 1 but even longer, and man that kept me away for a long time, but here we are, I decided to play it for some reason, fully completed it, and honestly I love it.
So instead of a British spy type, you play as a french resistance member, but you then get hired very early on by the same department that operated in the last game lol. Notably you play as a female, one of the first female protagonist in an FPS game? Unfortunately this doesn't matter much as there is no character and she's basically just a vessel for the player, similar to the guy you play as in the first game.
Gameplay is near identical to MoH 1. You've got the same guns, maybe some new ones I can't totally recall. Enemies still have absurd accuracy and can sometimes shoot you through walls, all the gameplay pros and cons I listed in MoH 1 still apply here.
The overall story, or the missions, are far FAR more interesting than those in MoH 1. You fight in the streets of Paris, the Catacombs, underneath the Eiffel tower, you go to Africa, you go to Greece, you explore wacky Nazi castles, it's a fucking blast. I absolutely loved the levels and level design though of course they're very linear, due to it being a PS1 game. I only disliked some levels towards the end as they either get kinda bland or absurdly difficult.
Seriously though, this game pushed the PS1 to its absolute limit, and you can unfortunately feel it. Frames tend to drop in heavy action and whenever there's more than 3 characters on your screen, or if you enter a larger area. It really isn't that bad but it's something to note.
This is completely its own thing and doesn't feel like a WW2 game at all. It's got a fantastic aesthetic, great music, and just wonderful vibes all around. It's like they took WW2 James Bond from the last game and sprinkled in a healthy dose of Indiana Jones and some French love.
If you're willing to learn and adapt to the rules of these older janky shooters, this one is a must. I'd go as far as to say this is probably the best FPS game on the PS1. I'd suggest you power through MoH 1 and have an OK time, then play this game and have a blast.
P.S. For modern FPS controls, use control scheme 4.