<s>
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
is	O
a	O
1999	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
DreamWorks	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
features	O
the	O
combined	B-Protocol
arms	I-Protocol
warfare	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
various	O
missions	O
for	O
the	O
Office	O
of	O
Strategic	O
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
film	O
director	O
and	O
producer	O
Steven	O
Spielberg	O
,	O
combining	O
his	O
deep	O
interest	O
in	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
with	O
the	O
inspiration	O
of	O
watching	O
his	O
son	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
experienced	O
controversy	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
1999	O
Columbine	O
High	O
School	O
massacre	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
the	O
Congressional	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
Society	O
for	O
turning	O
a	O
serious	O
topic	O
into	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
producer	O
Peter	O
Hirschmann	O
convinced	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
Society	O
president	O
Paul	O
Bucha	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
made	O
with	O
serious	O
and	O
honorable	O
intentions	O
,	O
saving	O
the	O
project	O
from	O
cancellation	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
earning	O
Bucha	O
's	O
endorsement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
widely	O
successful	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
was	O
a	O
passion	O
project	O
that	O
emerged	O
during	O
Spielberg	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
Saving	O
Private	O
Ryan	O
,	O
with	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
beginning	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
originated	O
from	O
Spielberg	O
's	O
deep	O
interest	O
in	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
watching	O
his	O
son	O
Max	O
playing	O
the	O
James	O
Bond-themed	O
game	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
the	O
Congressional	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
Society	O
president	O
Paul	O
Bucha	O
heard	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
them	O
for	O
using	O
a	O
serious	O
and	O
sacred	O
symbol	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
for	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spielberg	O
considered	O
cancelling	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
but	O
Peter	O
Hirschmann	O
showed	O
Bucha	O
a	O
demo	O
and	O
convinced	O
him	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
seriousness	O
,	O
saving	O
the	O
project	O
from	O
cancellation	O
,	O
and	O
earning	O
an	O
endorsement	O
from	O
the	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
as	O
a	O
PS	B-Application
one	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
received	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
92	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
top	O
titles	O
and	O
a	O
must-won	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
featuring	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
tense	O
first-person	O
action	O
ever	O
delivered	O
on	O
the	O
Playstation	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
of	O
Next	O
Generation	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
first-person	O
shooter	O
in	O
ages	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
PSM	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
an	O
extraordinary	O
game	O
with	O
no	O
equal	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
received	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	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
200,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
as	O
the	O
20th-best	O
shooter	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
crediting	O
it	O
with	O
popularizing	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
shooters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
creating	O
the	O
highly	O
popular	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
8th-best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
#21	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
25	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
.	O
</s>
