Taking cues from the Call of Duty franchise it helped spawn,
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resurrects its floundering first-person shooter series by moving it from
WWII into 21st-century Afghanistan in Medal of Honor. Taking place in
2001, when the U.S. military began combat operations against the
Taliban, Medal of Honor puts particular emphasis on special operations
soldiers from throughout the armed forces, known as Tier 1 Operators.
Single-player missions are primarily focused on Tier 1 soldiers as they
stealthily target Al-Qaeda strongholds, but gamers will also engage in
frenzied firefights as an Army Ranger, and serve as the gunner on an
Apache helicopter.