<s>
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Allied	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
2015	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspyr	O
published	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
version	O
released	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
in	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allied	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
id	B-Application
Tech	I-Application
3	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
with	O
modifications	O
from	O
Heavy	B-Operating_System
Metal	I-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
F.A.K.K.²	I-Operating_System
,	O
to	O
simulate	O
infantry	O
combat	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
and	O
North	O
African	O
theaters	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Allied	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Lt	O
.	O
Mike	B-Application
Powell	I-Application
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Army	O
Rangers	O
who	O
works	O
for	O
the	O
Office	O
of	O
Strategic	O
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Single-player	O
missions	O
include	O
assaulting	O
Nazi	O
bases	O
in	O
Algiers	O
and	O
Norway	O
,	O
storming	O
Omaha	O
Beach	O
on	O
D-Day	B-Application
,	O
and	O
rescuing	O
comrades	O
behind	O
enemy	O
lines	O
in	O
occupied	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omaha	O
Beach	O
was	O
re-created	O
in	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Frontline	I-Application
for	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lt	O
.	O
Mike	B-Application
Powell	I-Application
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
skilled	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
Ranger	O
and	O
later	O
an	O
agent	O
of	O
the	O
Office	O
of	O
Strategic	O
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
agent	O
Major	O
Jack	B-Application
Grillo	I-Application
and	O
retrieves	O
his	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
Allies	O
 '	O
success	O
in	O
Africa	O
,	O
Powell	O
and	O
Grillo	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
German-occupied	O
Norway	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Trondheim	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
Kriegsmarine	O
U-boat	B-Operating_System
is	O
being	O
outfitted	O
with	O
a	O
prototype	O
Naxos	O
radar	O
detector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanks	O
to	O
Powell	O
's	O
efforts	O
,	O
the	O
German	O
U-Boat	B-Operating_System
threat	O
is	O
neutralized	O
,	O
clearing	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
Allied	O
invasion	O
of	O
Europe	O
,	O
Operation	O
Overlord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
rescuing	O
a	O
stranded	O
British	O
pilot	O
Joe	O
Baylor	O
,	O
Powell	O
meets	O
up	O
with	O
French	O
Resistance	O
member	O
Manon	B-Application
Batiste	I-Application
(	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powell	O
's	O
final	O
mission	O
sends	O
him	O
to	O
Fort	O
Schmerzen	O
,	O
a	O
German	O
mustard	O
gas-producing	O
facility	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
raided	O
by	O
Lieutenant	O
James	O
Patterson	O
(	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Frontline	I-Application
)	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
restored	O
to	O
operation	O
,	O
supposedly	O
as	O
a	O
prisoner-of-war	O
camp	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
produce	O
mustard	O
gas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Allied	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barnes	O
lands	O
behind	O
the	O
Atlantic	O
Wall	O
on	O
D-Day	B-Application
in	O
Normandy	O
,	O
holds	O
the	O
line	O
near	O
Bastogne	O
in	O
the	O
Ardennes	O
during	O
the	O
Battle	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Bulge	I-Device
and	O
infiltrates	O
Berlin	O
before	O
the	O
Red	O
Army	O
begins	O
their	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breakthrough	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Allied	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Sgt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
compilation	O
pack	O
included	O
the	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Allied	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
main	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Allied	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
Spearhead	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
two	O
strategy	O
guides	O
,	O
a	O
music	O
CD	O
soundtrack	O
from	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Allied	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
and	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
compilation	O
pack	O
included	O
the	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Allied	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
main	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Allied	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
Spearhead	O
and	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Allied	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
Breakthrough	O
expansion	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allied	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
packs	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
:	O
10th	O
Anniversary	O
Bundle	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
CD	O
containing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
of	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
:	O
Airborne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Allied	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Michael	O
Giacchino	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Allied	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
re-used	O
various	O
soundtracks	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
and	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
also	O
composed	O
by	O
Giacchino	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
music	O
tracks	O
from	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Frontline	I-Application
were	O
re-used	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Allied	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
sold	O
900,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$34.2	O
million	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
January	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
all	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
computer	O
games	O
released	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
including	O
Allied	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
had	O
reached	O
1.9	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
the	O
latter	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Allied	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allied	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
won	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
"	O
2002	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
"	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Allied	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
PC	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
in	O
new	O
standard-sized	O
packages	O
recommended	O
by	O
IDSA	O
,	O
already	O
standardized	O
in	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
DVD	O
packaging	O
.	O
</s>
