Could Have Been Much Better

Reviewed by andrew94101 on November 18, 2007  |  report this review

Failed. Don't get me wrong, this game has the best controls on any Wii FPS so far but there's not much fun to do with those controls. The weapons are unbalanced, and if you don't want to run around, killing people mindlessly with an SMG, then this game is not for you. Sometimes that doesn't even work. I once spawned in right beside a guy, unloaded a whole magazine from the Thompson into the guys HEAD, and he turned around a blew me away with a shotgun.
The campaign is nothing new. Assault the beach, blow up some U-Boats, save the world from Hitler's evils... the usual progression of a WW2 shooter.
It's just another bland WW2 shooter from the guys who wish they had made CoD.

Nice controls, but the guys at EA still don't understand the underlying mechanics that make a game fun.

2nd Best shooter on Wii

Reviewed by kngzmexican on November 22, 2007  |  report this review

Given that the last game was released just eight months ago, and considering that it wasn't very good, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Medal of Honor Heroes 2 on the Wii would be just another WWII first-person shooter with the same problems as its predecessor. That couldn't be further from the truth. Although the game doesn't break any new ground with regard to its story or mission structure, it improves on the last game in nearly every other way. In fact, Heroes 2 is so good that even Wii owners who have sworn off the WWII genre would do well to give the game a look.

There's a bit of a story to Medal of Honor Heroes 2, and it's told in the form of premission briefings that feature still photos and narrated voice-overs. Nevertheless, the plot is mostly inconsequential. You're an operative in the Special Forces and it's up to you to stop Hitler from deploying his new rocket, the V2. Over the course of eight missions, you'll perform the usual array of activities found in many a WWII-based FPS: You'll plant charges, pick up documents, fight in a church, launch mortar rockets, operate large cannons and stationary machine guns, and kill seemingly endless waves of Nazi soldiers. At this point the developer doesn't even try to explain where these soldiers are coming from. You can see them appear literally from thin air right in front of you on numerous occasions. Don't expect any advanced artificial intelligence from the game, either. Enemy soldiers will run right past you in an effort to get to their preprogrammed destinations. In a tremendous victory for equal-opportunity advocates worldwide, your fellow squadmates are just as inept; they'll stand mere inches from a bad guy without so much as batting an eye. They also love to shoot walls. But despite all of this, the game is still great. How?

Heroes 2 is able to overcome its mostly routine objectives by excelling in other areas. For starters, the game moves extremely fast--much faster than your typical Medal of Honor game. The series has always had an arcade edge to it, so speeding up the gameplay doesn't feel unnatural and serves only to make things more exciting. You won't spend your time traversing long, empty sections of terrain, and you won't have to inch forward to progress through a level. You can't just run through the levels willy-nilly because Nazi soldiers are good shots, but usually you just find some cover so that you can restore your health, quickly take a few guys out, and then scamper to the next group of enemies and mow them down.

The speedy gameplay wouldn't have been possible if this Medal of Honor shared the same poor controls as its predecessor, Vanguard. The controls aren't totally revamped, but they're definitely improved. You move with the analog stick, look around by moving the Wii Remote, and fire with the B button. There's always a reticle onscreen that turns red when it's over an enemy, so you can shoot via that method or press A to raise your weapon and use th

Awesome, with or without four player!

Reviewed by jspeeder on November 22, 2007  |  report this review

I have been so immersed in the online gameplay that I have not even finished level two of the single player! The box is sadly mistaken when it claims to be four player, something EA could be sued for. The online play is anything and everything a Wii owner could ask for, it's fun, and it's massive. The only down side to it is the difficulty in killing people, 2-3 ACCURATE shots from a shotgun, and possibly two clips from a Thompson. The online play is routed through the EA servers, doing away with those stupid and annoying friend codes that Nintendo seems to treasure. I have not the chance to play with a zapper, so I cannot speak of the experience, although it seems cool. Sniping is very fun, the twist-zoom is carried over from the games predecessor, MoH Vanguard, and sometimes can be a hassle. The grenade launcher is fun, although a very unfair weapon for online play, with a unique motion for zooming, putting the wii-mote on your shoulder, like a real launcher. The shotgun's pump motion is fun, although a nuisance for close combat online, luckily there is an auto-pump feature to be turned on and off. The game deserves four and a half stars, but since it's either four or five, I give it a four, about nine out of ten, because the game is the best Wii game out yet, and my favorite MoH since Frontline came out but the lack of two player, let alone four player, especially when it says it has it, hurts the rating considerably. Luckily no cheaters to report of online (although it is unfair enough as it is) unlike I hear of from the first game for the PSP. Overall, if you own a Wii, THIS IS A WINNER!

Great

Reviewed by isaac683 on January 20, 2008  |  report this review

Medal of Honor Heroes 2 is a great game for those Wii owners who are thinking: I wish I could play an online first person shooter like my friends who have X-box 360's.
The online play of this game is fun but Its not perfect. It can be a little glitchy here and there, and is limited gameplay options. But one good thing about it, is its alot quicker to jump in and play compared to Halo and some of those games. Plus you can drop out when ever you want, and not penalized for it.

The zapper works well with the arcade mode, but its not realistic when you need to switch weapons in campaign or multiplayer modes.

The graphics are respectible, Because of the Wii's inavative point-and-shoot capabilities.

Overall, I think its a great game and I can't wait for the next first-person shooter the Wii has to offer.

You people with wifi need to get this now

Reviewed by droop4 on January 21, 2008  |  report this review

Awesome game with GREAT controllers. Better than analog sticks, and as good as mouse and keyboard. Online is pretty robust, with many game play options. Each profile gets your own account, and adding friends is as easy as in the 360 thanks to the use of EA NATION. So no stupid FCs !

Great shooter, deserves attention. Buy it now.

PS: Impressive that with 32 players the lag is very very minimum if you have a good connection (2+bars).