Danger Close working on Medal of Honor 2

By Fred Dutton Published 18 February, 2011

Promises a "fun ride" lies in wait.

A sequel to last year's Medal of Honor reboot is currently under development at Danger Close, the developer has confirmed.

The original game's executive producer Greg Goodrich announced the news in a blog post on the game's official site.

"Yes, Danger Close is currently working on the next Medal of Honor," he announced, before offering gratitude to fans for supporting the original game and helping it top five million sales.

Goodrich offered few details as to what the studio has planned for the sequel, other than promising "it's going to be a fun ride" for the franchise.

"Since our launch last October, we've studied, listened and absorbed much of your feedback and are very excited to be marching forward on the next title," he explained. "We can't wait to tell you more about it, so check back often to the website and the fan page on Facebook."

Elsewhere in the post, Goodrich paid homage to the soldiers whose work the franchise aims to depict.

"As you all know, our goal was to tell the story of today's soldier and to do so with the utmost respect and reverence. We've received many letters, emails and messages from active servicemen and women from around the world, along with veterans and their families, with appreciation for our recent depiction of their community.

"I can't tell you how important this is to everyone here at Danger Close Games. You are the heartbeat of this team and this franchise and we are privileged and honored to tell your story.

The 2010 FPS attracted plenty of controversy in the run up to release. It was forced to backtrack on plans to let users play as the Taliban in the game's multiplayer segment following widespread media uproar.

Even after the offending elements were removed, US military bases still refused to stock the game.

Then in October former US Marine and Iraq veteran Benjamin Busch told NPR, "I honestly don't like that Medal of Honor depicts the war in Afghanistan right now, because - even as fiction - it equates the war with the leisure of games."

Eurogamer's Tom Bramwell awarded the game a respectable 8/10, insisting "it's compelling and enjoyable to play on a visceral level, but it's a shame it lacks the creative bravery to match the courage of the heroes it so reveres."

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Comments (26) Latest comment 1 year ago

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  • Anthony_UK #1 1 year ago

    Just been playing the multiplayer on this and in a lot of ways I prefer it to Call of Cuty. Love how the map design creates almost a frontline despite the small play area, the one hit kills with the sniper rifle the only deal breaker for me

  • weejok #2 1 year ago

    I played through single player on first, it was ok. Didn't try multiplayer as I was off Live at the time. Based on what I played can't see how Eurogamer gave it 8/10? Hopefully they improve the next game.

  • LazyNinjaUk #3 1 year ago

    The single player while looking very pretty was just so uneventful and boring. So next time, better characters, missions, locations and longer campaign would be nice.

  • schnide #4 1 year ago

    I loved the first game - the only problems for me were that it was way too short, and had too many bugs. Oh and the reuse of buddy boosts every other level was a bit much too. But otherwise, this was refreshing from COD much to my surprise and I'll happily pay for more of it.

  • kalinichenko #5 1 year ago

    Loved it especially the single player as compared to blackops which had dumb team mates!!

  • aphex187 #6 1 year ago

    Didn't bother with the SP, MP on the other hand i thoroughly enjoyed and found it to be very hardcore in it's essence.

  • Super_Zee #7 1 year ago

    Please make MoH2 less CoD and more running-away-from-a-gazillion-Taliban. The second half of MoH is one of my standout gaming experiences of last year, so more of that please.

  • TheLittlestHobo #8 1 year ago

    5 mill in sales? Really? Wow!

  • metalangel #9 1 year ago

    "Fun ride" for original purchasers only via a one-time use code.

  • bwiancohen #10 1 year ago

    I enjoyed last years reboot. Although I thought the online was best. Im still on it regularly.

  • chessboxer #11 1 year ago

    I liked MOH. It was short but sweet. Hopefully they will make the next one last longer than both COD4 and MW2 at the very least.

    MP wasn't too bad, I did find myself playing Sector Control more than the other modes, so it would be nice for it to return, just make sure that there are more than 5 maps next time. If spotting cold be added from Bad Company, that would be a welcome improvement too.

  • frostcircus #12 1 year ago

    Once again, the wildly shifting tone used to promote the game makes no sense at all. One moment it's respectful and reverent and the next it's a fun ride.

    I tried to do a Uni essay about the ethics of turning modern conflicts into videogames, but there was just so much schizophrenic absurdity within this one single title that it became the focus of the entire thing. http://www.trickynameaudio.com/egg/MOH-E...
    Edited by frostcircus at 19/02/11 @ 00:51

  • Raiten #13 1 year ago

    if the singleplayer campaing ends up being only 4-5hours long again, better not even bother releasing it.
    I was so massively disapointed after seeing the ending credits roll out before my eyes just after 4hours, is this the way for fps games? creating campaings that are the same length as in any expansion pack and selling them as full priced retail games? i see a bleak future ahead for fps games.

  • Collymilad #14 1 year ago

    The single player was great.

    It wasn't "boring" - not every game has to have a helicopter exploding in your face every 2 minutes like CoD.

  • DavidBoring #15 1 year ago

    medal of honor 2 you say. i think i already beat that game, back then on my ps1

  • SFG_Clan #16 1 year ago

    I enjoyed the original story but I hope they can come up with a bit of a better story and a bit more interesting characters.
    Also a bit of polish on the visuals and gunplay wouldn't go amiss

  • ThePentatonic #17 1 year ago

    I didnt play the original, looking forward to it. I liked the old MoH games, best WW experiences.

  • Lee_Morris #18 1 year ago

    I really liked the single player portion of the game. Sell that to me for £17 and I'll snap your hand off.

  • bdc #19 1 year ago

    WHAT A SURPRISE.

  • TheGuvernor #20 1 year ago


    Sorry, but not prepared to pay $60 for 4 hrs of single player.
    MOH was my biggest disappointment of last year for sure, and though I swore not to, I brought BLOPS instead.
    And loved it.

  • simon50 #21 1 year ago

    I'm still waiting for the promised sequel to Medal of Honor: Rising Sun.

  • ExplodingClown #22 1 year ago

    @frostcircus: not a bad essay, despite a glaring omission - no game to date actually questions the *fact* of the wars in Iraq/Afghanistan (or their fictional surrogates), merely taking as givens their existence as virtuous crusades of necessity which give framing devices to the ensuing action and unquestioned motives to the player & opposition. As a result, all marketing rhetoric about respect, reverence, "heroes" (a word now so overused as to have lost its meaning), authenticity etc. has no meaning, as deeper moral and political questions are lost in a wash of sentimentality - 'Signal' magazine in 1940's Germany was respectful, reverent etc. toward the Waffen-SS - and the whole experience becomes as meaningful as Red vs Blue in Halo.
    Edited by ExplodingClown at 20/02/11 @ 10:39

  • Samuel.Crow #23 1 year ago

    I'm very excited about this. The Medal of Honor reboot was easily my best PC gaming experience of 2010. I've played through the singleplayer campaign at least four times already. I only was a bit dissapointed it was a tad short, but then again I would rather take short and good over long and outdrawn anyday.

  • Quixz #24 1 year ago

    I enjoyed the singleplayer might still by it.

  • DwarfyP #25 1 year ago

    The only thing that let the MP down was the spawn system which would have you spawn on a team mate in the line of fire of a sniper.
    Could have done with a kill cam too.

    Apart from that I loved the MP of MoH, single player was meh!

  • kongzi #26 1 year ago

    i'm bored with military shooters in general, it's been a fun ride, but now it's become just that... fun, not amazing. I might pick up Bad Company 3 if it's really good.

    It also seems they still haven't worked out whether they want to pay serious respect to soldiers or just make it a fun ride for everybody and their kids. Stories I heard from people coming out of Afghanistan didn't describe it as a fun ride at all. In fact, I doubt there are any working rollercoasters over there.