Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond

Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond is a first-person shooter virtual reality video game developed by Respawn Entertainment, which was released on December 11, 2020. It is first to release in the Medal of Honor series since 2012's Medal of Honor: Warfighter.

Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond
Developer(s)Respawn Entertainment
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Director(s)Peter Hirschmann
Composer(s)Nami Melumad (score)
Michael Giacchino (themes)
SeriesMedal of Honor
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)Windows
ReleaseDecember 11, 2020
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

The game takes place in Europe during World War II, taking the franchise back to its roots, with the main protagonist being an OSS agent and fighter in the French Resistance. The game would also feature multiplayer modes.[1] As players progress in the game, the player would gain access to the Gallery, which is a collection of short documentaries featuring veterans of the World War II.[2]

Development

Respawn Entertainment served as the game's developer. The core team of the studio previously worked on Medal of Honor: Allied Assault.[3] Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond was not initially planned to be a VR game, but the developers pivoted to Oculus Rift after meeting and discussing the game with Facebook executives.[4][5] It was released for the Oculus Rift and Steam VR on December 11, 2020.[6] Oculus added that it was one of the most expensive productions ever released for VR platforms.[7]

While filming the documentaries for the Gallery mode, Respawn partnered with Honor Flight to bring the veterans interviewed to the locations of many historic events they experienced and interviewed them there. Vignettes of the Gallery, which includes more than 90 minutes of footage, premiered at short film festivals such as the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in 2020.[2]

Reception

Above and Beyond received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic, with an average of 68 out of 100 on the PC.[8]

References
  1. "Everything we know about Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond". Windows Central. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  2. Peel, Jeremy (August 27, 2020). "Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond story trailer headed for Gamescom stream". GamesRadar. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  3. "'Medal Of Honor: Above And Beyond' Wasn't Originally A VR Game". LADbible. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  4. "Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond Announced + First Hands-On Impressions". IGN. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  5. Livington, Christopher (September 17, 2020). "Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond launches December 11, and it's no longer an Oculus Rift exclusive". PC Gamer. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  6. Campbell, Colin (September 25, 2019). "Respawn is making a new Medal of Honor game for VR". Polygon. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  7. "Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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