A stint in the Japanese jungle follows, with subsequent levels taking in such locales as the Guadalcanal, Singapore, Burma, and the open sea. Starting aboard the USS California stationed at Pearl Harbor at the time of the Japanese invasion, the game progresses through the second wave of Japanese pilots in the second level before moving on to the Calumpit in the Philippines to destroy a strategic crossing and look for the protagonist’s brother Donnie. Medal of Honor: Rising Sun was the first game in the series to combine a full range of World War II armies in a single storyline, featuring American, Japanese and British forces, as well as troops from Germany and Russia. The game allows players to experience iconic real-life battles like Pearl Harbor and Guadalcanal across a number of missions, which also include blowing up the bridge over the River Kwai and rescuing prisoners of war in the Philippines. Marine Joseph Griffin as he battles against the Japanese expansion efforts among the Pacific Islands. Marking a thematic departure from previous games in the series, Medal of Honor: Rising Sun for the PS2 is set during the Pacific War and casts the player in the role of U.S.

The fifth game in the series, which has also seen titles for the PSP, Xbox, and Xbox 360, Medal of Honor: Rising Sun was released by EA Games for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) in 2003. Right up there with Call of Duty among the most well-known of military genre games – and certainly one of the most definitive first-person shooter series on PlayStation consoles – the Medal of Honor franchise from Electronic Arts is known for its cinematic World War II storylines, engaging action and original scores.

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