History VideoGame / MedalOfHonor2010

** [[GeneralFailure General Flagg]], from the first game. Not only does he seem dead set on not letting the commander on the ground run the operation, he's giving orders by ''[[VoiceWithAnInternetConnection teleconference]]'' from an office somewhere, in a '''[[MildlyMilitary business suit]]'''. What makes it worse is that he's just not any good at it, attempting to abandon his forces on a whim.

** [[GeneralFailure General Flagg]], from ''Medal of Honor'' (2010). Not only does he seem dead set on not letting the commander on the ground run the operation, he's giving orders by ''[[VoiceWithAnInternetConnection teleconference]]'' from an office somewhere, in a ''[[MildlyMilitary business suit]]''. What makes it worse is that he's just not any good at it, attempting to abandon his forces on a whim.

* RealSongThemeTune: Both games used a theme song by Music/LinkinPark. The 2010 reboot carried "The Catalyst", the main single of ''A Thousand Suns''. ''Warfighter'' had "Castle of Glass" from ''Living Things''.

The new ''Medal of Honor'' games distinguish themselves from the new ''Call of Duty'' games (as well as the newer ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield}}'' games) in that the plot and atmosphere are intended to be much more "true to life", focusing on the Invasion of Afghanistan and later the War on Terror, without Hollywood embellishments such as runaway nukes or rogue Russian special forces divisions with genocidal ambitions.

** In ''Warfighter'''s multiplayer soldier selection, the little information blurb about the British SAS starts out with the question "[[Film/{{Ronin}} what's the color of the Boathouse at Hereford?"]]

* CustomUniform: Depending on the mission, the AFO teams may wear anything from full uniform and body armor to traditional Afghan garb or [[NiceHat an FDNY baseball cap]]. [=TSgt=] Ybarra seems to have a custom uniform of his own, being the only guy in the Ranger missions to wear the [=DCUs=], even though he was technically the only one wearing the ''correct'' uniform for the time period.

* BadassBeard: A ''lot'' of the initial response to the reveal of the 2010 game was joking about the "biker" look of the Tier One Operator to the point that the devs eventually blogged about the beards.[[note]]Most SF operators in Afghanistan and Iraq grow beards to blend in with the populace a bit better[[/note]]

* CompositeCharacter: In the real-life Operation ''Anaconda'', the air assault on Shah-i-Kot valley was carried out by elements of the 101st Airborne Division and 10th Mountain Division. The 2010 reboot instead shows it being led by the Rangers who would later form the quick reaction force for the [=SEALs=] at Takur Ghar.

* EleventhHourSuperpower: In the last battle of the reboot [[spoiler: it finally dawns on the protagonists that the Predator drone that had been watching them for the entire game has missiles to take out the final bunker.]]

* SouthAsianTerrorists: The main antagonists in the game are the Afghan OPFOR, an obvious expy of the Taliban who were ''actually'' suppose to be the Taliban before the Moral Guardians complained. ''Warfighter'' also has Pakistani jihadists.

* UnreliableNarrator: In one of the trailors for the 2010 ''Medal Of Honor'', Sergeant James Patterson is leaving a voicemail for his wife back home, reassuring her that he's in no danger, and that all of the action is happening far away from him and his troops. Cue Sgt Patterson leading his men down the ramp of a Chinook into battle in the Shah-i-Kot Valley during one of the biggest American offensives in the early part of the war.

* BadassBeard: A ''lot'' of the initial response to the reveal of the 2010 game was joking about the "biker" look of the Tier One Operator to the point that the devs eventually blogged about the beards.[[note]]Most SF operators in Afghanistan and Iraq grow beards to blend in with the populace a bit better.[[/note]]

* DramaticIrony: From the intro of the 2010 game, you can overhear a radio broadcaster saying "It's another quiet Tuesday morning in the Big Apple..." The next thing you hear is another news broadcast talking about [[TheWarOnTerror a plane crash in Lower Manhattan]], and how this must be a terrible accident...

* TheWarOnTerror: ''Medal of Honor'' (2010) takes place in the early years of the American offensive in Afghanistan. Though you are ambushed by [=IEDs=] on a couple of occasions, no direct reference to terrorism is made, although the intro cinematic opens with the September 11th attacks to provide context for why American is going into Afghanistan. ''Warfighter'' deals explicitly with terrorism and the War on Terror, with some Somalian piracy thrown in as well.

In terms of multiplayer, the games are designed to feature smaller-scale, infantry-focused engagements compared to the large-scale combined arms gameplay of ''Battlefield'', while still being more tactical and less arcade-like than ''Call of Duty''. The multiplayer in the 2010 ''Medal of Honor'' was outsourced to Creator/{{DICE}} (developers of said ''Battlefield'' games), and even used a different engine. (Unreal Engine 3 for singleplayer, Frostbite 1.5 for multiplayer)

*** SPETSNAZ GRUPPA ALFA (Russia)

** The fact that he is Jimmy Patterson's grandson has been confirmed. The blog post confirming this also confirms that he is as badass as his BadassGrandpa.

--> ''"[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Oh fuck this, I've seen this movie. Private, switch with me!]]"''

* SouthAsianTerrorists: The main antagonists in the game are the OPFOR, an obvious expy of the Taliban who were actually suppose to be the Taliban before the Moral Guardians complained. ''Warfighter'' also has Pakistani jihadists.

* UniqueEnemy: The HeavilyArmoredMook enemies in ''Warfighter''. They only appear in 3 levels, and there are only about 7 or 8 of them in the entire game.

*** [[CentralIntelligenceAgency OGA]] (USA)

--> ''"[[CrowningMomentOfFunny Oh fuck this, I've seen this movie. Private, switch with me!]]"''

In terms of multiplayer, the games are designed to feature smaller-scale, infantry-focused engagements compared to the large-scale combined arms gameplay of ''Battlefield'', while still being more tactical and less arcade-like than ''Call of Duty''. The multiplayer in the 2010 ''Medal of Honor'' was outsourced to Creator/DICE (developers of said ''Battlefield'' games), and even used a different engine. (Unreal Engine 3 for singleplayer, Frostbite 1.5 for multiplayer)

The new ''Medal of Honor'' games distinguish themselves from the new ''Call of Duty'' games (as well as the newer ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield}}'' games) in that the plot and atmosphere are intended to be much more "true to life", focusing on the Invasion of Afghanistan and later the War on Terror, without Hollywood embellishments such as runaway nukes or rogue Russian special forces divisions with genocidal ambitions. In terms of multiplayer, the games are designed to feature smaller-scale, infantry-focused engagements compared to the large-scale combined arms gameplay of ''Battlefield'', while still being more tactical and less arcade-like than ''Call of Duty''.

* FranchiseKiller: ''Warfighter'' was so poorly received that [=EA=] ended up putting the entire ''Medal of Honor'' series on hiatus, with many critics mocking it for personifying all the negative aspects of the Modern Military Shooter genre. It didn't help that the series was competing with the similarly themed ''Battlefield'' series, which was also owned by [=EA=] and performing much better on the market.