Medal of Honor: Airborne for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

This is another one of those games that are perfect for renting but not exactly worth shelling out $60 for - unless you enjoy multiplayer over XBL. The campaign is fun and thrilling as is par for the MoH franchise, but this installment is just another installment.

Obviously, what sets this apart from the others is the ability to choose where you want to start in a level by dropping in from an airplane and completing objectives in any order you choose. Navigation is a cinch as the compass employs yellow arrows to guide you to known objectives throughout the level (including when you are parachuting down, which is very handy).

I enjoyed being able to choose where to begin. If I felt like going Rambo on the Nazis, I could, or if I wanted to play a more tactical role and stay with my unit, I could do that too. I also sometimes would drop nearby my squad but not immediately with them to try and flank the initial wave of baddies that my team encountered. If you like tactical warfare action, then this provides some degree of freedom - though nowhere near the complexity of a game like GRAW.

The visuals are expectable and very nice - but nothing to win an award with. The audio is steller as always - that's always a highlight of any MoH game in my opinion. The controls feel pretty good, and they give you a few options in terms of button layouts, but no custom ability. Load times are average for a game like this. Dying is no big deal because you'll just start at the last checkpoint (or drop again if you die near the beginning). The problem here being that you have to wait for the slightly annoying load time to pass EVERY time you respawn.

Multiplayer definitely gives a reason to own the game if you are into that, but it faces some pretty steep competition in that realm of gameplay (you may have heard of Halo 3...).

All in all, this is fun for one playthrough unless you love WWII multiplayer over XBL. The game will only last you 6-10 hours depending on your skill.