Whereas last year’s Medal of Honor Heroes was a
PSP exclusive, the sequel is readying up to hit the Nintendo Wii as well. Medal
of Honor Heroes 2 will be a wholly unique experience on the Wii, not just being
the first in the franchise to utilize the Wii’s motion controls, but one that
uses the Wii’s controls in a very intuitive and interesting way. The game is
more of a casual shooter than other entries to the series, but that shouldn’t
deter players, as it’s an extremely fun Wii FPS that actually controls pretty
well.
Medal of Honor Heroes 2 isn’t based on any
particular WWII campaign. Instead, the storyline will focus on a fictional
account of an OSS agent as he infiltrates and destroys secret Nazi weapons. The
game will focus on weaving a compelling adventure instead of historically
accurate situations, making it easier for a casual “pick-up-and-play” audience
to grasp.
MoH Heroes 2 uses the Wii’s controls in more than
just the standard “point at the screen and shoot” ways. The game utilizes some
intriguing motions to immerse you into what you are doing. For example, moving
the nunchuck dongle up-and-down in a pumping motion to pump a shotgun, or wave
it around in a circle to crank the wheel of an artillery weapon, and pull the
Wii-mote up to fire. It’s all fairly simple to grasp, but really helps build the
immersion level and draw the player in.
One of the most interesting things about MoH
Heroes 2 is that it will actually feature online play for up to 32 players. You
read that right, online play on the Wii will be offered in MoH Heroes 2, making
it the first FPS to do so on Nintendo’s console. The game will run through EA
Nation servers, and will keep the game’s smooth and fast framerate constant in
online play.
Graphically, MoH Heroes 2 looks great on the Wii.
While it won’t dazzle you in the way that Medal of Honor Airborne will, of
course, but the character models and environments look great on the hardware and
the action moves at a solid 60 frames per second.
Medal of Honor Heroes 2 is shaping up to be an
impressive shooter and one that could really set the standard for Wii-based FPS
games. Look for it this holiday season.
