Allied Assault was one of the first games that could accurately be termed cinematic, and set the modern template for that most prevalent gaming trope of shooting bad people until they fall over. ![]() The intricately scripted sequences and distinct whiff of Spielberg inspired them to go on and found Infinity Ward. Yet the lead developers of that game were formerly members of 2015 Inc the creators of Allied Assault. Perhaps the lack of attention is due to another game you might have heard of – the one with an acronym that is also a kind of fish, quite popular in Britain battered and served with chips. Strange, then, that the tenth anniversary of Medal of Honor: Allied Assault went almost completely unnoticed in January this year. So begins the most influential half-hour of any shooter in the last decade. ![]() Then the beach looms, the boat stops, a whistle blows, and the ramp lowers. The third strikes the boat next to you, and this time its fire and bodies that are blasted upward. Two shells splash harmlessly into the water, kicking spray into the air. ![]() Thirty Seconds!” A few moments later, artillery whistles overhead. Behind you, over snarling engines and the roar of the sea, there is a shout: To your left and right, other boats carrying many more quivering soldiers cut through the tumultuous ocean. You’re huddled in a Higgins boat with seven other men.
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