<s>
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Airborne	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
11th	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
series	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
,	O
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
American	O
paratrooper	B-Application
in	O
the	O
US	O
82nd	O
Airborne	O
Division	O
who	O
is	O
airdropped	O
with	O
his	O
squadrons	O
and	O
fights	O
against	O
hostile	O
forces	O
across	O
six	O
large	O
missions	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
latter	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
theater	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
its	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
fight	O
as	O
Allied	O
soldiers	O
that	O
parachute	O
into	O
the	O
battlefield	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
Axis	O
soldiers	O
who	O
defend	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
received	O
more	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
than	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
have	O
versions	O
made	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
these	O
were	O
later	O
cancelled	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
consoles	O
having	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vanguard	I-Application
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
title	O
between	O
them	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traditional	O
game	O
mechanics	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
such	O
as	O
crouching	O
and	O
"	O
cooking	O
"	O
grenades	O
,	O
are	O
complemented	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
lean	O
out	O
of	O
cover	O
to	O
take	O
shots	O
at	O
enemies	O
,	O
while	O
players	O
may	O
also	O
engage	O
opponents	O
in	O
close	B-Application
combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
series	O
,	O
players	O
have	O
a	O
health	O
bar	O
,	O
divided	O
into	O
four	O
units	O
,	O
that	O
begins	O
to	O
deplete	O
when	O
taking	O
damage	O
;	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
avoids	O
taking	O
any	O
damage	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
unit	O
of	O
health	O
being	O
depleted	O
will	O
regenerate	O
in	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
any	O
units	O
lost	O
will	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
find	O
first	O
aid	O
kits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
makes	O
Airborne	O
unique	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
where	O
they	O
land	O
as	O
a	O
paratrooper	B-Application
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
in	O
both	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
campaign	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
fictional	O
paratrooper	B-Application
working	O
alongside	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
an	O
American	O
airborne	O
division	O
,	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
objectives	O
within	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
's	O
six	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matches	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
modes	O
-	O
Airborne	O
Objective	O
(	O
a	O
variation	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
seize-the-objective	O
"	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
)	O
,	O
Airborne	O
Team	O
Deathmatch	O
,	O
and	O
Team	O
Deatchmatch	O
-	O
with	O
the	O
airborne-based	O
modes	O
utilising	O
Airbornes	O
unique	O
paratrooper	B-Application
aspects	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Allied	O
players	O
can	O
land	O
wherever	O
they	O
want	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
being	O
used	O
,	O
including	O
when	O
they	O
respawn	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
vulnerable	O
during	O
their	O
descent	O
as	O
Axis	O
players	O
can	O
shoot	O
them	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1943	O
,	O
following	O
training	O
in	O
North	O
Africa	O
,	O
Private	O
Boyd	B-Application
Travers	I-Application
learns	O
that	O
the	O
82nd	O
Airborne	O
Division	O
is	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
the	O
invasion	O
of	O
Italy	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Operation	O
Husky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
6	O
June	O
1944	O
,	O
the	O
82nd	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
Operation	B-Application
Neptune	I-Application
,	O
lending	O
assistance	O
to	O
the	O
American	O
forces	O
preparing	O
to	O
land	O
on	O
Utah	O
Beach	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Operation	O
Overlord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
Travers	O
and	O
his	O
squadron	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
Operation	B-Application
Market	I-Application
Garden	I-Application
,	O
assisting	O
in	O
the	O
capture	O
of	O
Nijmegen	O
in	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
while	O
preventing	O
the	O
Germans	O
from	O
destroying	O
the	O
town	O
's	O
bridge	O
with	O
explosives	O
planted	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Airborne	O
started	O
in	O
late	O
2004	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
designers	O
wanted	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
"	O
really	O
revolutionize	O
the	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
scene	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
paratrooper-based	O
gameplay	O
came	O
up	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
a	O
free-roaming	O
environment	O
was	O
needed	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
the	O
key	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lead	O
designer	O
was	O
Rex	O
Dickson	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
executive	O
producer	O
was	O
Patrick	O
Gilmore	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Allied	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Airborne	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
close	O
consultation	O
with	O
the	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
community	O
,	O
via	O
forums	O
and	O
summits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
was	O
specifically	O
designed	O
for	O
DirectX	B-Application
9	I-Application
and	I-Application
10	I-Application
PCs	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
supports	O
many	O
rendering	O
techniques	O
utilized	O
within	O
the	O
graphics	O
capabilities	O
of	O
Airborne	O
,	O
including	O
HDRR	B-Device
,	O
per-pixel	O
lighting	O
and	O
dynamic	O
shadows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
non-linear	O
gameplay	O
style	O
of	O
Airborne	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
had	O
to	O
build	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
system	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
many	O
ways	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
or	O
approach	O
the	O
computer-controlled	O
allied	O
and	O
enemy	O
soldiers	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
react	O
to	O
the	O
situation	O
accordingly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
"	O
Affordance	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
AI	B-Application
characters	O
to	O
take	O
intelligent	O
combat	O
actions	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
surroundings	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
scripted	O
movements	O
of	O
previous	O
linear	O
FPS	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Airborne	O
uses	O
two	O
systems	O
to	O
guide	O
the	O
physical	O
and	O
emotional	O
reactions	O
of	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
characters	O
to	O
what	O
is	O
happening	O
around	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
E-cap	O
"	O
(	O
emotion	O
capture	O
)	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
more	O
human-like	O
emotions	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
faces	O
by	O
blending	O
an	O
awareness	O
of	O
their	O
surroundings	O
and	O
other	O
NPCs	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
soldier	O
that	O
started	O
to	O
move	O
forward	O
would	O
jump	O
back	O
for	O
cover	O
if	O
an	O
ally	O
next	O
to	O
him	O
was	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Airborne	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
the	O
in-game	O
tracks	O
and	O
musical	O
scores	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
composed	O
by	O
the	O
award-winning	O
Michael	O
Giacchino	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
composed	O
scores	O
for	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
games	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
for	O
the	O
whole	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Airborne	O
soundtrack	O
has	O
been	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
themes	O
of	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
brings	O
a	O
dark	O
uncertainty	O
that	O
communicates	O
the	O
ominous	O
journey	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
US	O
Airborne	O
combat	O
troops	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
soundtrack	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
re-uses	O
scores	O
from	O
five	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
these	O
being	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
,	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
,	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Allied	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Frontline	I-Application
and	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Press	O
Start	O
Online	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
Airborne	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
game	O
that	O
's	O
not	O
only	O
good	O
,	O
it	O
demonstrates	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
imagination	O
and	O
innovation	O
that	O
's	O
becoming	O
increasingly	O
rare	O
in	O
the	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
games	O
of	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
,	O
with	O
IGN	O
stating	O
in	O
particular	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
music	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
bring	O
back	O
some	O
classic	O
memories	O
from	O
Allied	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
and	O
the	O
starting	O
music	O
for	O
Operation	B-Application
Market	I-Application
Garden	I-Application
for	O
Campaign	O
.	O
</s>
