Following on from a succession of hugely popular campaigns across numerous formats, Medal of Honor: Rising Sun brings the franchise back to consoles with another engrossing first-person action game. The action is taken to the Pacific Theatre for the first time, plunging the player into the shoes of Marine Corporal Joseph Griffin. Over the course of the game, he has a lot to get through too. There's Pearl Harbor to survive. His brother to rescue. And the small matter of a number of Japanese soldiers who stand in the way???

In truth, the formula hasn't moved on much for the franchise, but then it does work spectacularly well. The game's various missions are varied, and they demand elements of stealth, action and a bit of sabotage along the way. And they're not afraid to pull the proverbial rug from underneath to keep you on your toes. As ever, the multimedia elements border on spectacular. The musical scores of Medal of Honor games are rarely given the credit they deserve, but their contribution really can't be understated. The cinematic visuals, however, do tend to hog the headlines, and it's easy to see why. As you fight to complete a mission with explosions going off all around you there's little time to notice them.

A couple of mild criticisms, then. There isn't much scope to deviate from the set path through the game, which is very tightly scripted. Not a bad thing, but not something that will appeal to everyone. Plus it would be nice to see a few more risks taken with the Medal of Honor formula. These mild grumbles aside, Medal of Honor: Rising Sun is simply a very good video game. It's tense, gripping and desperately addictive. And when you ultimately see the end game sequence, you really will be thirsting for more. --Simon Brew

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (Xbox)

MOH rising sun is overall a good game but is much shorter than MOH frontline. The missions are generally quite hard (even on the easy setting!). The missions are long and thankfully have savepoints in them. At times it actually is quite a nerveracking experience that makes you think from a U.S marines point of view. It is worthwile buying this product although it has a very short lifespan.

nt as good as men of valor but good 4 the prive,its a good game

I can't quite put my finger on it but there is something about this game that is just not right. It's not just that the game is largely quite dull, corny, a little repetitive and in some parts downright disorientating. There are lots of perfectly good W.W.2. F.P.S. games out there that sag a bit in some parts. There is something else. Something that I just can not find the right words for. It just feels wrong somehow. I'm one of those people who gets slightly nauseous while playing first person shooters and this game, especially when jungle fighting, really made me feel quite ill. All that said and apart, this game is just plain old and simply not very good at all.

I waited for this game for ages and was lucky enough to receive it for a xmas present, which I promptly finished before dinner was even ready! The gameplay is a joke with no real depth and the annoying tendancy of soldiers who you have shot three times still being alive is a real pain!
This was such a promising game that was ruined by poor graphics and gameplay with all the effort being placed in the opening sequence which isn't too bad. Overall a poor game that isn't terrible but doesn't live up to it's hype.

Single player games aren't much fun. But cooperative with my mate, we were wetting ourselves. This game is hilarious. I would buy it and play cooperative. You'll know what i'm talking about.