What's Ahead: Medal of Honor: Allied Assault already looks great, but the designers face a serious challenge in trying to reconcile historical authenticity with action. For instance, while the D-Day sequence looked impressive, it'll be difficult for the designers to make it challenging without making it unfair. Furthermore, despite the success of the series on the PlayStation, it remains to be seen how PC game players will respond to Medal of Honor's distinct style. For instance, the designers are aiming for a teen rating for the game, which means it won't be as gory as some players may prefer. Finally, the game's yet-to-be-finished multiplayer mode will determine whether or not Medal of Honor will have real lasting value.

The other sequence shown was in a hazy, war-torn level tentatively called "Snipertown," in which the main character traversed a ruined Eastern European city filled with enemy gunmen hiding in the wreckage. You'll get to use your own sniper rifle to take care of these gunmen, and each shot will be marked by a reverberating boom. Later, the level is bombarded by aircraft, which send huge chunks of rubble in every direction. It all made for a suitable encore to the D-Day level.

The game promises to have a lot of detail and a lot of different types of scenarios. As a high-ranking military operative, you'll get to brandish a number of different historical firearms as you help determine the Allies' victory in a number of locations behind enemy lines. You won't be operating alone in Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, and your teammates will often depend on you for cover fire as they go about their objectives. Missions will be scripted and story-driven but will also give you a lot of room for variety. The computer promises to make for a challenging opponent, as enemy troops will lie in ambush and rush out to attack when they hear you reloading your weapons.

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault will also feature a multiplayer mode, which has a lot of potential due to the game's World War II theme. While details about the multiplayer mode haven't yet been revealed, what's already been shown of the game's single-player levels is extremely promising, especially considering how successful the Medal of Honor series has been on the PlayStation.