<s>
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Danger	O
Close	O
Games	O
and	O
EA	O
DICE	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
previous	O
titles	O
were	O
set	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
War	O
in	O
Afghanistan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2007	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vanguard	I-Application
,	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Airborne	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medal	O
of	O
Honors	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
uses	O
a	O
modified	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
while	O
multiplayer	O
uses	O
the	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
series	O
to	O
be	O
given	O
a	O
"	O
Mature	O
"	O
rating	O
from	O
the	O
ESRB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
:	I-Device
Warfighter	I-Device
,	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Danger	O
Close	O
Games	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
is	O
a	O
modern	O
warfare	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
online	O
servers	O
along	O
with	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Airborne	I-Application
and	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
Warfighter	I-Device
were	O
shutdown	O
on	O
February	O
22nd	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Afghanistan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
remainder	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
alternates	O
between	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
a	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
sniper	O
codenamed	O
Deuce	O
,	O
a	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
Ranger	O
Specialist	O
Dante	O
Adams	O
of	O
the	O
75th	O
Ranger	O
Regiment	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
AH-64	O
Apache	O
gunner	O
Brad	O
"	O
Hawk	O
"	O
Hawkins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
AFO	O
Wolfpack	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
four	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
operators	O
code-named	O
Panther	O
,	O
Vegas	O
,	O
Deuce	O
,	O
and	O
Dusty	O
,	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
valley	O
and	O
proceed	O
to	O
their	O
observation	O
point	O
"	O
Clementine	O
"	O
while	O
AFO	O
Neptune	O
moves	O
to	O
"	O
OP	O
Dorothy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
titles	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vanguard	I-Application
,	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Airborne	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Anaconda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
EA	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
was	O
rebranded	O
to	O
Danger	O
Close	O
Games	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
M	O
rating	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
would	O
be	O
the	O
lead	O
development	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
released	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
keys	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	B-Device
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
beta	O
was	O
initially	O
delayed	O
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
opened	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
announced	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
open	O
beta	O
for	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
which	O
ran	O
from	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
to	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
11:59	O
PDT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
Linkin	O
Park	O
song	O
,	O
entitled	O
"	O
The	O
Catalyst	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
trailer	O
set	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
EA	O
Gun	O
Club	O
website	O
players	O
who	O
registered	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
and	O
bought	O
the	O
VIP	O
version	O
of	O
Battlefield	B-Application
:	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Company	I-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
granted	O
the	O
M24	O
Sniper	O
Weapon	O
System	O
sniper	O
rifle	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
immediately	O
upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
version	O
of	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
includes	O
an	O
invite	O
to	O
the	O
Battlefield	O
3	O
beta	O
and	O
a	O
token	O
to	O
download	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Frontline	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frontline	O
is	O
available	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extended	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
Soundtrack	O
Collection	O
(	O
which	O
contains	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
franchise	O
released	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
)	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
engaging	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
audio	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
but	O
criticizing	O
minor	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
resemblances	O
to	O
other	O
similar	O
games	O
like	O
Call	O
of	O
Duty	O
and	O
EA	O
's	O
very	O
own	O
Battlefield	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
75/100	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
74/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
72/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
has	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
multiplayer	O
accessory	O
that	O
owes	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
Bad	B-Application
Company	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
8/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
return	O
statement	O
,	O
EA	O
reminded	O
the	O
investors	O
that	O
critic	O
's	O
reviews	O
are	O
"	O
highly	O
subjective	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
an	O
essentially	O
big	O
achievement	O
considering	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
has	O
been	O
dormant	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
EA	O
strategy	O
to	O
take	O
share	O
in	O
the	O
shooter	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
marathon	O
,	O
not	O
a	O
sprint	O
–	O
today	O
's	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
launch	O
represents	O
a	O
step	O
forward	O
in	O
that	O
race.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
mode	O
created	O
a	O
controversy	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
of	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
,	O
players	O
could	O
play	O
as	O
the	O
Taliban	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
In	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
multiplayer	O
,	O
someone	O
's	O
gotta	O
be	O
the	O
Taliban.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
had	O
the	O
highest	O
number	O
of	O
pre-orders	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
very	O
successful	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
debuting	O
at	O
#1	O
on	O
the	O
UK	O
sales	O
chart	O
,	O
beating	O
out	O
FIFA	B-Application
11	I-Application
and	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
October	O
behind	O
NBA	B-Application
2K11	I-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
EA	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
reboot	O
of	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
with	O
over	O
5	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
from	O
October	O
to	O
November	O
along	O
with	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
three	O
budget	O
lines	O
:	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
and	O
Platinum	O
Range	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
,	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
:	I-Device
Warfighter	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
