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* EvenBetterSequel: ''Underground'' manages to be as close to a perfect sequel as you can get, and a big part of its success is it simply builds upon what made the first ''Medal of Honor'' so good. Visually, the game has much more variety with memorable landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame and the Catacombs and also locations outside of Europe, like North Africa and Greece. There's a memorable level which is a big ShoutOut to ''VideoGame/{{Wolfenstein}}'', where Manon infiltrates a dark forest and creepy castle and fights occultist Nazis. Atmosphere and music direction is once again top-notch -- most notably with the final missions in the Liberation of Paris where there is no music, just the diegetic sound of a French woman singing over the loudspeakers and far-off sounds of firefights between the Germans and the French Resistance. Enemy variety is also up too, from tanks and half-tracks to medieval knights, and missions throw more of these enemies at you than before making them more challenging and exciting; you're fighting tanks in the ''third'' mission, and at one point even operating a machine-gun in a motorcycle sidecar. The stealth[=/=]subterfuge sections where you play as more of a spy are expanded upon and given more prominence. And all of this is wrapped up in the story of an ordinary woman with a civilian background living and fighting through the deadliest conflict in human history.
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* EvenBetterSequel: While ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor1999'' was undoubtedly a very strong start for the series, ''Underground'' manages to be as close to a perfect sequel as you can get, get and was in many ways a benchmark-setter for [[FollowTheLeader all the WWII shooters that followed after]], and a big part of its success is it simply builds upon what made the first ''Medal of Honor'' Honor (1999)'' so good. good:
** Visually, the game has much more variety with levels featuring memorable French landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame and the Catacombsand also under Paris, as well as locations outside of Europe, Western Europe like North Africa and Greece. There's a memorable level which is a big ShoutOut to ''VideoGame/{{Wolfenstein}}'', where Manon infiltrates a dark forest and Himmler's creepy castle nestled deep in the dark forests of Germany and fights occultist Nazis. Nazis.
** Atmosphere and music direction is once again top-notch -- most notably with the final missions in the Liberation of Paris where there is no music, just the diegetic sound of a Frenchwoman parlour singer singing an anthem of freedom over the loudspeakers and the far-off sounds of firefights between the Germans German garrison and the French Resistance. Resistance.
** Enemy variety is alsoup greatly improved this time too, from as levels pit you against tanks and half-tracks to medieval knights, and missions throw more ''more'' of these enemies at you than before making them the action sequences more challenging and exciting; ''and'' more exciting -- you're fighting tanks taking on Panzer IIs in the ''third'' mission, streets of a French village very early on, and at one point even operating a machine-gun in a motorcycle sidecar. sidecar during a thrilling escape from a weapons factory in the mountains.
** Thestealth[=/=]subterfuge stealth sections where you play as more of a spy using disguises and subterfuge are expanded upon and given more prominence. prominence.
** Andall finally where ''Medal of this is wrapped up Honor (1999)'' put you in the boots of a [[FeaturelessProtagonist fairly generic American commando]] doing OneManArmy sabotage missions against the Third Reich, ''Underground'' opts to tell the more idealistic and personal story of an ordinary a young French woman with a civilian background living and fighting through who becomes thrust into the deadliest conflict in human history.history after her brother in LaResistance is tragically killed during an ill-fated raid on a German armory, and follows her missions across Europe and Africa to [[OccupiersOutOfOurCountry see her homeland break free from the German yoke]].
** Visually, the game has much more variety with levels featuring memorable French landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame and the Catacombs
** Atmosphere and music direction is once again top-notch -- most notably with the final missions in the Liberation of Paris where there is no music, just the diegetic sound of a French
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* EvenBetterSequel: ''Underground'' manages to be as close to a perfect sequel as you can get, and a big part of its success is it simply builds upon what made the first ''Medal of Honor'' so good. Visually, the game has much more variety with memorable landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame and the Catacombs and also locations outside of Europe, like North Africa and Greece. There's a memorable level which is a big ShoutOut to ''VideoGame/{{Wolfenstein}}'', where Manon infiltrates a dark forest and creepy castle and fights occultist Nazis. Atmosphere and music direction is once again top-notch -- most notably with the final missions in the Liberation of Paris where there is no music, just the diegetic sound of a French woman singing over the loudspeakers and far-off sounds of firefights between the Germans and the French Resistance. Enemy variety is also up too, from tanks and half-tracks to medieval knights, and missions throw more of these enemies at you than before making them more challenging and exciting; you're fighting tanks in the ''third'' mission, and at one point even operating a machine-gun in a motorcycle sidecar. The stealth[=/=]subterfuge sections where you play as more of a spy are expanded upon and given more prominence. And all of this is wrapped up in the story of an ordinary woman with a civilian background living and fighting through the deadliest conflict in human history.
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* PortingDisaster: The UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance version is a virtually unplayable mess. For one, it suffers from an incredibly slow framerate, the graphics are heavily toned down due to being on a handheld device, the HUD is barely visible, and several levels featured in the original had to be cut due to technical limitations.
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* DemonicSpiders: Much like their Panzerschreck-wielding cousins from the first game, Panzerfaust-wielding soldiers during the final level can OneHitKill the player during certain sections. While this wouldn't normally be a problem, the narrow alleyways and streets in these levels can cause the player to get killed from the rockets' massive SplashDamage anyway if they manage to initially avoid it.
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* BizarroEpisode: The secret level, "Panzerknacker Unleashed!", where you took a break from fighting regular German soldiers to infiltrate a castle. While that isn't weird in and of itself, said castle turns out to be occupied by dogs (including andromorphic dogs capable of firing machine-guns and bazookas, with some even operating armored personnel carriers), Teutonic Knights, and NaziZombies (that can fire machine guns, drive motorcycles, and [[DefeatEqualsExplosion explode upon defeat]]). before entering a secret German lab full of automatons resembling the toy soldier from The Nutcracker. Also there are [[RoboticUndead robotic zombies]] who can self-destruct to take you down.
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* BizarroEpisode: The secret level, "Panzerknacker Unleashed!", where you took a break from fighting regular German soldiers to infiltrate a castle. While that isn't weird in and of itself, said castle turns out to be occupied by dogs (including andromorphic dogs capable of firing machine-guns and bazookas, with some even operating armored personnel carriers), Teutonic Knights, and NaziZombies (that can fire machine guns, drive motorcycles, and [[DefeatEqualsExplosion explode upon defeat]]). before entering And then there's the final section, where you enter a secret German lab full of automatons resembling the toy soldier from The Nutcracker. Also there are [[RoboticUndead robotic zombies]] who Most of said automatons wield assault rifles and Panzerschecks, and your only ally is [[SuperPrototype the automaton prototype]] that you must reassemble. And the cherry on top? Said automaton prototype is not only much more durable and proficient with firearms than its mass produced brethren, it can self-destruct to take you down.even teleport!
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* BizarroEpisode: The secret level, "Where Beagles Dare" and "Panzerknacker Unleashed!" where you took a break from fighting Germans to infiltrate a castle occupied by dogs - andromorphic dogs capable of firing machine-guns and operating tanks - before entering a secret German lab full of automatons resembling the toy soldier from The Nutcracker. Also there are [[RoboticUndead robotic zombies]] who can self-destruct to take you down.
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* BizarroEpisode: The secret level, "Where Beagles Dare" and "Panzerknacker Unleashed!" Unleashed!", where you took a break from fighting Germans regular German soldiers to infiltrate a castle. While that isn't weird in and of itself, said castle turns out to be occupied by dogs - (including andromorphic dogs capable of firing machine-guns and bazookas, with some even operating tanks - armored personnel carriers), Teutonic Knights, and NaziZombies (that can fire machine guns, drive motorcycles, and [[DefeatEqualsExplosion explode upon defeat]]). before entering a secret German lab full of automatons resembling the toy soldier from The Nutcracker. Also there are [[RoboticUndead robotic zombies]] who can self-destruct to take you down.
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