<s>
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Medal	O
of	O
Honor	O
series	O
,	O
released	O
by	O
EA	O
Games	O
in	O
November	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
successful	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
coming	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
online	O
play	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
were	O
not	O
widely	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
1941	O
,	O
U.S.	O
Marine	O
Corporal	O
Joseph	O
D	O
.	O
'	O
Joe	O
 '	O
Griffin	O
awakens	O
on	O
the	O
USS	O
California	O
to	O
the	O
attack	B-Application
on	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
Harbor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
to	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
:	I-Device
Heroes	I-Device
revealed	O
that	O
Joseph	O
was	O
planning	O
POW	O
rescue	O
raids	O
,	O
signifying	O
that	O
Joseph	O
was	O
eventually	O
able	O
to	O
rescue	O
Donnie	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
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
Switzerland	O
and	O
Austria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
opening	O
Pearl	B-Application
Harbour	I-Application
missions	O
was	O
a	O
great	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
later	O
missions	O
afterwards	O
were	O
considered	O
sub-par	O
in	O
comparison	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
question	O
whether	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
unfinished	O
.	O
</s>
