<s>
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Frontline	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frontline	O
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Device
game	I-Device
and	O
chronicles	O
Patterson	O
's	O
journey	O
as	O
he	O
fights	O
his	O
way	O
across	O
Europe	O
into	O
Nazi	O
Germany	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frontline	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2002	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
by	O
the	O
studio	O
after	O
being	O
purchased	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
from	O
DreamWorks	O
SKG	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
February	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	B-Device
game	I-Device
in	O
the	O
series	O
without	O
the	O
involvement	O
of	O
Steven	O
Spielberg	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
an	O
HD	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
begins	O
on	O
the	O
frontlines	O
during	O
D-Day	O
backed	O
up	O
by	O
other	O
computer	O
AI-controlled	B-Application
soldiers	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
fast	O
action-orientated	O
gun-based	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
many	O
missions	O
involve	O
Allied	B-Application
assaults	I-Application
on	O
German	O
targets	O
others	O
include	O
elements	O
of	O
stealth	O
and	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
one	O
selections	O
of	O
missions	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
detach	O
from	O
an	O
allied	O
raid	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
a	O
German	O
U-boat	B-Operating_System
in	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
to	O
a	O
secret	O
facility	O
while	O
another	O
has	O
them	O
rendezvous	O
and	O
sneak	O
into	O
a	O
German	O
headquarters	O
in	O
disguise	O
to	O
rescue	O
an	O
operative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frontline	O
starts	O
with	O
Lieutenant	O
James	O
Steven	O
"	O
Jimmy	O
"	O
Patterson	O
storming	O
Omaha	O
Beach	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Operation	O
Overlord	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
the	O
Office	O
of	O
Strategic	O
Services	O
(	O
OSS	O
)	O
sends	O
him	O
to	O
disrupt	O
German	O
U-boat	B-Operating_System
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patterson	O
stows	O
away	O
aboard	O
the	O
fictional	O
U-Boat	B-Operating_System
U-4902	O
and	O
infiltrates	O
the	O
German	O
U-boat	B-Operating_System
base	O
in	O
Lorient	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
destroying	O
4902	O
and	O
two	O
more	O
U-boats	B-Operating_System
and	O
crippling	O
the	O
port	O
;	O
during	O
his	O
infiltration	O
,	O
he	O
crosses	O
paths	O
with	O
an	O
SS	O
Hauptsturmführer	O
named	O
Rudolf	O
Ulbricht	O
von	O
Sturmgeist	O
conducting	O
an	O
inspection	O
,	O
but	O
Sturmgeist	O
,	O
unaware	O
of	O
Patterson	O
's	O
presence	O
,	O
leaves	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
base	O
is	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patterson	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
drop	O
with	O
the	O
82nd	O
Airborne	O
during	O
Operation	B-Application
Market	I-Application
Garden	I-Application
to	O
find	O
him	O
,	O
meeting	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
Resistance	O
and	O
learning	O
the	O
contact	O
is	O
being	O
held	O
in	O
a	O
Nazi-occupied	O
manor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OSS	O
learns	O
from	O
the	O
contact	O
that	O
the	O
secret	O
weapon	O
is	O
a	O
highly	O
advanced	O
jet	B-Application
fighter	I-Application
called	O
HO-IX	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
potential	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
tide	O
of	O
airpower	O
over	O
Europe	O
if	O
it	O
reaches	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patterson	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
sabotage	O
the	O
aircraft	O
's	O
production	O
,	O
however	O
en	O
route	O
he	O
is	O
instructed	O
to	O
cross	O
the	O
Nijmegen	O
Bridge	O
,	O
disarm	O
the	O
explosives	O
wired	O
to	O
the	O
bridge	O
,	O
and	O
send	O
supplies	O
to	O
the	O
besieged	O
British	O
1st	O
Airborne	O
Division	O
trapped	O
in	O
Arnhem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patterson	O
abandons	O
the	O
train	O
and	O
proceeds	O
to	O
the	O
secret	O
aircraft	O
facility	O
outside	O
Gotha	B-Application
on	O
foot	O
,	O
destroying	O
vital	O
German	O
supplies	O
in	O
a	O
railroad	O
depot	O
before	O
proceeding	O
to	O
the	O
facility	O
where	O
the	O
secret	O
aircraft	O
is	O
being	O
held	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Frontline	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
Recording	O
is	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
from	O
the	O
score	O
releases	O
of	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
and	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
,	O
the	O
CD	O
album	O
for	O
Frontline	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
through	O
EA	O
Games	O
 '	O
online	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parts	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
re-used	O
in	O
several	O
later	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Allied	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
Expansion	O
Packs	O
Spearhead	O
and	O
Breakthrough	O
,	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
:	I-Device
Infiltrator	I-Device
,	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vanguard	I-Application
and	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Airborne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Frontline	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
2.5	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$95	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
eighth-highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Double	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
600,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
certification	O
from	O
the	O
Verband	O
der	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
Deutschland	O
(	O
VUD	O
)	O
,	O
for	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
units	O
across	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
award	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Music	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
(	O
Technical	O
)	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
further	O
nominations	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Shooter	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Music	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
"	O
categories	O
among	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Music	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
"	O
among	O
Xbox	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Frontline	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
with	O
updated	O
gameplay	O
options	O
and	O
also	O
trophies	O
support	O
and	O
remastered	O
with	O
high-definition	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
