Medal of Honor: Airborne for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

I was ready to write off this franchise after its last forgettable outing, European Assault, but Airborne ended up being solidly entertaining.

No, the graphics are not up to PS3 levels, but neither are the visuals for most of the PS3 titles released last year. The textures could have been more crisp and vibrant, but that never stopped us from playing MOH before, right?
A lot of your time is spent in night missions where you're not lingering to admire any well-lit features of the landscape, anyway. The variety of the mission locales is strong enough to keep you interested.

Character animation is good. Finally, there's realism to enemy movements, and a strong AI keeps you on your toes--for the most part, they're not going to rush you like a bunch of idiots. You also get some blood in an MOH title at last, and there are plenty of occasions for intense melee attacks. Bodies crumple and collapse in an authentic manner, and the fluid, chaotic pace of combat reminds you of the best moments in earlier MOH and COD titles.

Audio is competent, with a couple repetitive moments. Ex., in one "kill the sniper" section, a comrade repeats unhelpfully, like a demented parrot, "It's just like in basic, squeeze the trigger, don't pull it" so many times that you're about ready to waste him instead. Some of the German dialogue sounds a bit overacted, and you'll hear plenty of MOH's patented "Amerikaner!" throughout the game.

The parachute drops themselves are fairly entertaining, although it seems botched landings are more frequent than perfect ones. It's also nice to have the expansive levels to maneuver around in. Weapon selection is okay, nothing new, though - the same MP40s, Thompsons, and your trusty Garands return for action.

Best thing is the tense atmosphere-landing alone, hearing the scattered cries of comrades echo in the dark distance-definitely gets you moving.

So I played out of loyalty, and was pleasantly surprised. The old MOH soundtrack always gets me right here!

This game is way better than it's rating and in some ways better than call of duty 5 due to the features, and the graphics are also very good, getting used to the controlls can be quite difficult though, This game was one of the funnest games i've played in a long time.