EA Canada on Medal of Honor: Heroes

Run for your lives! He's got a grenade!You don’t bring what normally would be a rather successful PS2 FPS franchise to the PSP without remembering that you’re dealing with a PSP, which has got its checklist of unique quirks and limits. This is what was in the minds of both IGN and Medal of Honor HeroesElectronic Arts Canada producer Pete Choi when they both sat down to talk about the good old days of World War II. You know, blowing things up old-school.

First item in the to-the-PSP checklist is “mobile.” Pete says that “the game modes in Medal of Honor: Heroes were specifically designed for the PSP, with its on-the-go nature in mind.” Single-player Campaign, for example, features several levels of objectives and achievements. Then there’s a customizable single-player Skirmish, for when all you want to by your lonesome do is pop a few heads without worrying about “objectives.”

Next on the list is “control.” EA Canada attacked that item early in development. All the moves that players are accustomed to in the console versions – leaning, grenade cooking, melee – are accessible with the PSP’s control schemes.

Yes, schemes with an emphasis on the plural. Unlike the console – or PC, for that matter – versions, PSP control schemes are designed around styles of play. “Commando” is the default option, and controls somewhat like its PS2 counterpart. Pete identifies three other schemes though: Elite, Pathfinder, and Sniper. Each is perhaps descriptive of its respective play style.

Finally, “Wi-Fi multi.” Pete reveals details of how a game that fits in your pocket can also fit 32 players in one go. Aside from EA Nation servers, Medal of Honor: Heroes also allows users to create their own User Hosted Server (UHS) for their own little fracas, complete with full admin rights. They can go to the game’s website and download the UHS, upload it into their PCs, and register them with EA Nation. Players can pick any of the EA Nation and UHS Servers to jump into anytime, at any point in the multiplayer game.

And that’s a wrap, folks. For more info on this game, regularly check QJ for updates.

Buy: [Medal of Honor: Heroes]

Run for your lives! He's got a grenade!You don’t bring what normally would be a rather successful PS2 FPS franchise to the PSP without remembering that you’re dealing with a PSP, which has got its checklist of unique quirks and limits. This is what was in the minds of both IGN and Medal of Honor HeroesElectronic Arts Canada producer Pete Choi when they both sat down to talk about the good old days of World War II. You know, blowing things up old-school.

First item in the to-the-PSP checklist is “mobile.” Pete says that “the game modes in Medal of Honor: Heroes were specifically designed for the PSP, with its on-the-go nature in mind.” Single-player Campaign, for example, features several levels of objectives and achievements. Then there’s a customizable single-player Skirmish, for when all you want to by your lonesome do is pop a few heads without worrying about “objectives.”

Next on the list is “control.” EA Canada attacked that item early in development. All the moves that players are accustomed to in the console versions – leaning, grenade cooking, melee – are accessible with the PSP’s control schemes.

Yes, schemes with an emphasis on the plural. Unlike the console – or PC, for that matter – versions, PSP control schemes are designed around styles of play. “Commando” is the default option, and controls somewhat like its PS2 counterpart. Pete identifies three other schemes though: Elite, Pathfinder, and Sniper. Each is perhaps descriptive of its respective play style.

Finally, “Wi-Fi multi.” Pete reveals details of how a game that fits in your pocket can also fit 32 players in one go. Aside from EA Nation servers, Medal of Honor: Heroes also allows users to create their own User Hosted Server (UHS) for their own little fracas, complete with full admin rights. They can go to the game’s website and download the UHS, upload it into their PCs, and register them with EA Nation. Players can pick any of the EA Nation and UHS Servers to jump into anytime, at any point in the multiplayer game.

And that’s a wrap, folks. For more info on this game, regularly check QJ for updates.

Buy: [Medal of Honor: Heroes]

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