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| released = {{Video game release|NA|November 11, 2003<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-ships-medal-of-honor-rising-sun/1100-6081752/|title=EA ships ''Medal of Honor Rising Sun''|access-date=May 3, 2016|archive-date=May 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522100410/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-ships-medal-of-honor-rising-sun/1100-6081752/|url-status=live}}</ref>|AU|November 25, 2003<ref>{{Cite web |last=Matt |date=November 24, 2003 |title=''Rising Sun'' Tomorrow |url=http://gpstore.com.au/news/newsitem.x?1457686 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031207082500/http://gpstore.com.au/news/newsitem.x?1457686 |archive-date=December 7, 2003 |access-date=July 8, 2024 |website=]}}</ref>|EU|November 28, 2003<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bramwell |first=Tom |date=November 3, 2003 |title=''MOH Rising Sun'' goes gold |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/news031103mohrisingsun |access-date=July 8, 2024 |website=]}}</ref>|AU|December 2, 2003<small> (GC)</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=''Medal of Honor: Rising Sun'' |url=http://www.gpstore.co.nz/Games/1460415.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040130002612/http://www.gpstore.co.nz/Games/1460415.html|quote=Release date: 2nd December, 2003|archive-date=January 30, 2004 |access-date=July 8, 2024 |website=]}}</ref>}}
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'''''Medal of Honor: Rising Sun''''' is a first-person shooter video game, the fifth installment of the ''Medal of Honor'' series, released by EA Games in November 2003. ''Rising Sun'' is set in World War II, during the Pacific War. It features single-player and multiplayer capabilities (multiplayer terminated as of November 2006) In single-player mode, the player assumes the role of Joseph Griffin of the United States Marine Corps,. '''''Medal of Honor: Rising Sun''''' is a ] video game, the fifth installment of the ], released by ] in November 2003 for ], ] and ]. It is set in World War II, during the ]. It features ] and ] modes, with multiplayer terminated as of 2007. In the single-player mode, the player assumes the role of Joseph Griffin of the United States Marine Corps.


==Gameplay== ==Gameplay==
''Medal of Honor: Rising Sun'' is a ]. It has two multiplayer modes, Deathmatch: a free for all match, and Team Deathmatch, in which the player can choose teams. The online multiplayer was one of the more successful elements of the game, coming at a time when online play titles for the PlayStation 2 were not widely available. The online mode attracted and retained a loyal player until its closure in January 2007. The game also has a two-player campaign<ref name="ea.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.ea.com/uk/medal-of-honor-rising-sun |title=Medal of Honor Rising Sun |website=www.ea.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131160730/http://www.ea.com/uk/medal-of-honor-rising-sun |archive-date=2013-01-31}}</ref> that follows the same plot (except the omission of Supercarrier Sabotage) and allows either player to respawn if the other is still alive. This, however, lacks many things the main campaign has, including the entrenching tool, the machete and most of your squadmates. Offline multiplayer is also available, where up to four people can play against each other<ref name="ea.com"/> and optionally AI bots. ''Medal of Honor: Rising Sun'' is a ]. It has two multiplayer modes, ]: a free-for-all match, and Team Deathmatch, in which the player can choose teams. The online multiplayer was one of the more successful elements of the game, coming at a time when online play titles for the PlayStation 2 were not widely available. The online mode attracted and retained a loyal player until its closure in January 2007. The game also has a two-player campaign<ref name="ea.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.ea.com/uk/medal-of-honor-rising-sun |title=Medal of Honor Rising Sun |website=www.ea.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131160730/http://www.ea.com/uk/medal-of-honor-rising-sun |archive-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref> that follows the same plot (except the omission of Supercarrier Sabotage) and allows either player to respawn if the other is still alive. This, however, lacks many things the main campaign has, including the entrenching tool, the machete and most of your squadmates. Offline multiplayer is also available, where up to four people can play against each other<ref name="ea.com"/> and optionally AI bots.


==Plot== ==Plot==
On December 7, 1941, ] Corporal Joseph D. 'Joe' Griffin awakens on the ] to the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/medal-of-honor-rising-sun-preview/1100-6076254/|title = Medal of Honor Rising Sun Preview}}</ref> He makes his way topside, putting out fires and aiding crewmen along the way, and meets up with Gunnery Sergeant Jack 'Gunny' Lauton, his commander. Joe works to shoot down planes and destroy torpedoes. He is blown off the ship, but is rescued by a ] carrying Gunny, Private First Class Frank Spinelli and Private First Class Silas Whitfield. Joe gets in the turret and shoots down planes to defend ]. After witnessing the sinking of the ], they defend the ] as it attempts to escape harbor. On December 7, 1941, ] Corporal Joseph D. 'Joe' Griffin awakens on the ] to the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/medal-of-honor-rising-sun-preview/1100-6076254/|title=Medal of Honor Rising Sun Preview|access-date=May 3, 2016|archive-date=May 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523173932/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/medal-of-honor-rising-sun-preview/1100-6076254/|url-status=live}}</ref> He makes his way topside, putting out fires and aiding crewmen along the way, and meets up with Gunnery Sergeant Jack 'Gunny' Lauton, his commander. Joe works to shoot down planes and destroy torpedoes. He is blown off the ship, but is rescued by a ] carrying Gunny, Private First Class Frank Spinelli and Private First Class Silas Whitfield. Joe gets in the turret and shoots down planes to defend ]. After witnessing the sinking of the ], they defend the ] as it attempts to escape harbor.


On January 1, 1942, Joe and Gunny are stationed in the ], where they meet up with Joe's younger brother, Donnie, who is in a Marine ]. Donnie and the demolition engineers need to blow ] Bridge, but their demolition truck got captured. The three successfully get the truck back, and the bridge is blown, but Donnie is still inside a tank when it is overrun by Japanese soldiers, and is presumed dead. On August 7, 1942, Gunny, Joe and two other Marines are part of a midnight raid on ] to take an airfield and destroy an ammo dump before the ] at dawn. On October 14, 1942, however, the Japanese are hammering them with artillery from their position codenamed ']'. Because of this, Gunny gives Joe two Marines and the mission to take out Pistol Pete. The mission is successful, and, along the way, they meet up with ], a Scottish guerrilla fighter and ], 2 natives called Selas and Kiep and they rescue P.O.W. Lieutenant Edmund Harrison, a demolitions expert who blows up the guns for them. The mission is successful, and Joe is recommended by Gunny to the ] and promoted Sergeant. On January 1, 1942, Joe and Gunny are stationed in the ], where they meet up with Joe's younger brother, Donnie, who is in a Marine ]. Donnie and the demolition engineers need to blow ] Bridge, but their demolition truck got captured. The three successfully get the truck back, and the bridge is blown, but Donnie is still inside a tank when it is overrun by Japanese soldiers, and is presumed dead. On August 7, 1942, Gunny, Joe and two other Marines are part of a midnight raid on ] to take an airfield and destroy an ammo dump before the ] at dawn. On October 14, 1942, however, the Japanese are hammering them with artillery from their position codenamed ']'. Because of this, Gunny gives Joe two Marines and the mission to take out Pistol Pete. The mission is successful, and, along the way, they meet up with ], a Scottish guerrilla fighter and ], 2 natives called Selas and Kiep and they rescue POW Lieutenant Edmund Harrison, a demolitions expert who blows up the guns for them. The mission is successful, and Joe is recommended by Gunny to the ] and promoted Sergeant.


On March, 1943, Joe is sent to ] to infiltrate a top secret ] summit led by Japanese Commander Shima. He meets up with Private First Class Ichiro 'Harry' Tanaka, a Japanese-American OSS operative, and Major Philip Bromley, a British ] operative. Joe manages to steal German Colonel Kandler's uniform, and infiltrate the summit, where Japanese Commander Masataka Shima reveals the discovery of large quantities of gold in ]; and introduces General Sergei Borov, a Russian traitor of the Allies who plans to overthrow ] to forge peace between ] and the ]. Joe's cover is blown when Kandler bursts in, but Bromley arrives, and the two fight their way out of the hotel, and Tanaka picks them up in a double decker bus. In March 1943, Joe is sent to ] to infiltrate a top secret ] summit led by Japanese Commander Shima. He meets up with Private First Class Ichiro 'Harry' Tanaka, a Japanese-American OSS operative, and Major Philip Bromley, a British ] operative. Joe manages to steal German Colonel Kandler's uniform, and infiltrate the summit, where Japanese Commander Masataka Shima reveals the discovery of large quantities of gold in ]; and introduces General Sergei Borov, a Russian traitor of the Allies who plans to overthrow ] to forge peace between ] and the ]. Joe's cover is blown when Kandler bursts in, but Bromley arrives, and the two fight their way out of the hotel, and Tanaka picks them up in a double decker bus.


On April 26, 1944, the three are sent on a mission to investigate Japanese gold smelting operations in temples in Burma. While there, Raj, their ] pilot, is shot down, and they set to work getting him back. Bromley and his men destroy four AA guns so the a proper air strike can be done, and Tanaka and Joe infiltrate the temples, and rescue Raj. The air strike destroys the gold smelting operation, and the mission is successful. On July 17, 1944, Joe falls out their plane while in ] while they are investigating a train with Shima's gold in it. He meets up with Bromley, and they blow up a train full of Shima's gold, but more of it is aboard Shima's ], so they fly there, and arrive the next day. On April 26, 1944, the three are sent on a mission to investigate Japanese gold smelting operations in temples in Burma. While there, Raj, their ] pilot, is shot down, and they set to work getting him back. Bromley and his men destroy four AA guns so a proper air strike can be done, and Tanaka and Joe infiltrate the temples, and rescue Raj. The air strike destroys the gold smelting operation, and the mission is successful. On July 17, 1944, Joe falls out their plane while in ] while they are investigating a train with Shima's gold in it. He meets up with Bromley, and they blow up a train full of Shima's gold, but more of it is aboard Shima's ], so they fly there, and arrive the next day.


Bromley and Joe fight their way below deck, sabotaging the ventilation system and fuel tanks and planting explosive charges to sink the ship, while Tanaka infiltrates the officer's quarters to find Shima. Joe and Bromley are gassed and captured after much fighting, and Shima interrogates them. Tanaka manages to free Joe, but is personally killed by Shima. Joe fights his way through more of the ship, and witnesses Shima escaping with Donnie in a plane. Eventually, Joe and Bromley meet on deck, and steal a plane. After several failed takeoffs and shooting down many enemy planes, they get off the ship moments before their charges detonate and cause the carrier to sink. Bromley mourns Tanaka's death, but promises Joe that they will locate Shima and rescue Donnie. Bromley and Joe fight their way below deck, sabotaging the ventilation system and fuel tanks and planting explosive charges to sink the ship, while Tanaka infiltrates the officer's quarters to find Shima. Joe and Bromley are gassed and captured after much fighting, and Shima interrogates them. Tanaka manages to free Joe, but is personally killed by Shima. Joe fights his way through more of the ship, and witnesses Shima escaping with Donnie in a plane. Eventually, Joe and Bromley meet on deck, and steal a plane. After several failed takeoffs and shooting down many enemy planes, they get off the ship moments before their charges detonate and cause the carrier to sink. Bromley mourns Tanaka's death, but promises Joe that they will locate Shima and rescue Donnie.


The ending to '']'' revealed that Joseph was planning POW rescue raids, signifying that Joseph was eventually able to rescue Donnie later in the war. The ending to '']'' revealed that Joseph was planning POW rescue raids, signifying that Joseph was eventually able to rescue Donnie later in the war.

==Development==
The game had a marketing budget of $6.3 million.<ref>{{cite web|first=Paula|last=Parisi|url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA121283480&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=338d29b3|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903113501/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA121283480&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=338d29b3|title=Game points|magazine=]|archivedate=September 3, 2024|date=August 10, 2004|accessdate=September 4, 2024|via=]}}</ref>


==Reception== ==Reception==
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| Edge_PS2 = 5/10 | Edge_PS2 = 5/10
| Edge_XBOX = 5/10 | Edge_XBOX = 5/10
| EuroG_PS2 = 4/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Kristan |date=November 27, 2003 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_mohrisingsun_ps2 |title=Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (PS2) |publisher=Eurogamer |access-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref> | EuroG_PS2 = 4/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Kristan |date=November 27, 2003 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_mohrisingsun_ps2 |title=Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (PS2) |publisher=Eurogamer |access-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105538/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_mohrisingsun_ps2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GI_NGC = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Medal of Honor Rising Sun (GC) |magazine=] |issue=128 |date=December 2003 |page=159}}</ref> | GI_NGC = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Medal of Honor Rising Sun (GC) |magazine=] |issue=128 |date=December 2003 |page=159}}</ref>
| GI_PS2 = 7.75/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Biessener |first=Adam |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/43B2F357-74FF-4DCB-9176-F7020301B320.htm |title=Medal of Honor Rising Sun (PS2) |magazine=Game Informer |issue=128 |date=December 2003 |page=136 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418064335/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/43B2F357-74FF-4DCB-9176-F7020301B320.htm |archive-date=April 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 22, 2015}}</ref> | GI_PS2 = 7.75/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Biessener |first=Adam |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/43B2F357-74FF-4DCB-9176-F7020301B320.htm |title=Medal of Honor Rising Sun (PS2) |magazine=Game Informer |issue=128 |date=December 2003 |page=136 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418064335/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/43B2F357-74FF-4DCB-9176-F7020301B320.htm |archive-date=April 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 22, 2015}}</ref>
| GI_XBOX = 7.75/10<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Helgeson |first=Matt |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200312/R03.1215.1830.39388.htm? |title=Medal of Honor Rising Sun (Xbox) |magazine=Game Informer |issue=128 |date=December 2003 |page=168 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613101832/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200312/R03.1215.1830.39388.htm |archive-date=June 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 22, 2015 }}</ref> | GI_XBOX = 7.75/10<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Helgeson |first=Matt |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200312/R03.1215.1830.39388.htm? |title=Medal of Honor Rising Sun (Xbox) |magazine=Game Informer |issue=128 |date=December 2003 |page=168 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613101832/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200312/R03.1215.1830.39388.htm |archive-date=June 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 22, 2015 }}</ref>
| GameRev_NGC = C<ref name="GameRev">{{cite web |last=Gee |first=Brian |date=November 5, 2003 |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/medal-of-honor-rising-sun |title=Medal of Honor: Rising Sun Review |publisher=] |access-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref> | GameRev_NGC = C<ref name="GameRev">{{cite web |last=Gee |first=Brian |date=November 5, 2003 |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/medal-of-honor-rising-sun |title=Medal of Honor: Rising Sun Review |publisher=] |access-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908235301/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/medal-of-honor-rising-sun |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GameRev_PS2 = C<ref name="GameRev" /> | GameRev_PS2 = C<ref name="GameRev" />
| GameRev_XBOX = C<ref name="GameRev" /> | GameRev_XBOX = C<ref name="GameRev" />
| GSpot_NGC = 6.4/10<ref name="GSpot">{{cite web |last=Shoemaker |first=Brad |date=November 12, 2003 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/medal-of-honor-rising-sun-review/1900-6083407/ |title=Medal of Honor Rising Sun Review |publisher=] |access-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref> | GSpot_NGC = 6.4/10<ref name="GSpot">{{cite web |last=Shoemaker |first=Brad |date=November 12, 2003 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/medal-of-honor-rising-sun-review/1900-6083407/ |title=Medal of Honor Rising Sun Review |publisher=] |access-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-date=February 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227120010/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/medal-of-honor-rising-sun-review/1900-6083407/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpot_PS2 = 6.4/10<ref name="GSpot" /> | GSpot_PS2 = 6.4/10<ref name="GSpot" />
| GSpot_XBOX = 6.4/10<ref name="GSpot" /> | GSpot_XBOX = 6.4/10<ref name="GSpot" />
| GSpy_NGC = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Guzman |first=Hector |date=November 21, 2003 |url=http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/medal-of-honor-rising-sun/6404p1.html |title=GameSpy: Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (GCN) |publisher=] |access-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref> | GSpy_NGC = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Guzman |first=Hector |date=November 21, 2003 |url=http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/medal-of-honor-rising-sun/6404p1.html |title=GameSpy: Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (GCN) |publisher=] |access-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906015948/http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/medal-of-honor-rising-sun/6404p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpy_PS2 = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Guzman |first=Hector |date=November 21, 2003 |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/medal-of-honor-rising-sun/6405p1.html |title=GameSpy: Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (PS2) |publisher=GameSpy |access-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref> | GSpy_PS2 = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Guzman |first=Hector |date=November 21, 2003 |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/medal-of-honor-rising-sun/6405p1.html |title=GameSpy: Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (PS2) |publisher=GameSpy |access-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905232504/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/medal-of-honor-rising-sun/6405p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpy_XBOX = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Guzman |first=Hector |date=November 21, 2003 |url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/medal-of-honor-rising-sun/6406p1.html |title=GameSpy: Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (Xbox) |publisher=GameSpy |access-date=September 23, 2005}}</ref> | GSpy_XBOX = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Guzman |first=Hector |date=November 21, 2003 |url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/medal-of-honor-rising-sun/6406p1.html |title=GameSpy: Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (Xbox) |publisher=GameSpy |access-date=September 23, 2005 |archive-date=October 19, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051019043349/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/medal-of-honor-rising-sun/6406p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| IGN_NGC = 7.5/10<ref name="IGN" /> | IGN_NGC = 7.5/10<ref name="IGN" />
| IGN_PS2 = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Ed |date=November 10, 2003 |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/458/458864p1.html |title=Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (PS2) |publisher=IGN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130091657/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/458/458864p1.html |archive-date=November 30, 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref> | IGN_PS2 = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Ed |date=November 10, 2003 |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/458/458864p1.html |title=Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (PS2) |publisher=IGN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130091657/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/458/458864p1.html |archive-date=November 30, 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref>
| IGN_XBOX = 7.5/10<ref name="IGN">{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Ed |date=November 10, 2003 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/11/medal-of-honor-rising-sun |title=Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (Xbox, GCN) |publisher=] |access-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref> | IGN_XBOX = 7.5/10<ref name="IGN">{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Ed |date=November 10, 2003 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/11/medal-of-honor-rising-sun |title=Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (Xbox, GCN) |publisher=] |access-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-date=October 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024174031/http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/11/medal-of-honor-rising-sun |url-status=live }}</ref>
| NP_NGC = 3.8/5<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Medal of Honor: Rising Sun |magazine=] |volume=176 |date=February 2004 |page=148}}</ref> | NP_NGC = 3.8/5<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Medal of Honor: Rising Sun |magazine=] |volume=176 |date=February 2004 |page=148}}</ref>
| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Nguyen |first=Thierry |url=http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,4364,1379957,00.asp |title=Medal of Honor: Rising Sun |magazine=] |date=January 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031209164859/http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0%2C4364%2C1379957%2C00.asp |archive-date=December 9, 2003 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 23, 2015 }}</ref> | OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Nguyen |first=Thierry |url=http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,4364,1379957,00.asp |title=Medal of Honor: Rising Sun |magazine=] |date=January 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031209164859/http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0%2C4364%2C1379957%2C00.asp |archive-date=December 9, 2003 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 23, 2015 }}</ref>
| OXM_XBOX = 8.8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Medal of Honor: Rising Sun |magazine=] |date=December 25, 2003 |page=85}}</ref> | OXM_XBOX = 8.8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Medal of Honor: Rising Sun |magazine=] |date=December 25, 2003 |page=85}}</ref>
| MC_NGC = 68/100<ref name="MCGC">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/medal-of-honor-rising-sun |title=Medal of Honor: Rising Sun for GameCube Reviews |publisher=] |access-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref> | MC_NGC = 68/100<ref name="MCGC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/medal-of-honor-rising-sun/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=Medal of Honor: Rising Sun for GameCube Reviews |publisher=] |access-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref>
| MC_PS2 = 68/100<ref name="MCPS2">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/medal-of-honor-rising-sun |title=Medal of Honor Rising Sun for PlayStation 2 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref> | MC_PS2 = 68/100<ref name="MCPS2">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/medal-of-honor-rising-sun/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Medal of Honor Rising Sun for PlayStation 2 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref>
| MC_XBOX = 65/100<ref name="MCXBOX">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/medal-of-honor-rising-sun |title=Medal of Honor Rising Sun for Xbox Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref> | MC_XBOX = 65/100<ref name="MCXBOX">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/medal-of-honor-rising-sun/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=Medal of Honor Rising Sun for Xbox Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref>
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The PlayStation 2 version of ''Medal of Honor: Rising Sun'' received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the ] (ELSPA),<ref name=dpelspa>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520070249/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3945 |url=http://www.elspa.com:80/?i=3945 |title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Double Platinum |work=] |archive-date=May 20, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom;<ref name=gamasutrasales>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063107/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php |title=ELSPA: ''Wii Fit'', ''Mario Kart'' Reach Diamond Status In UK | author=Caoili, Eric | date=November 26, 2008 |work=] |archive-date=September 18, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and a "Gold" certification from the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD), for sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Switzerland and Austria.<ref name=april2004>{{cite press release | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040905072011/http://www.vud.de/infoservice/awardsmitteilung.php?id=36 | url=http://www.vud.de:80/infoservice/awardsmitteilung.php?id=36 | title=Awards April 2004 | date=April 30, 2004 | publisher=Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland | archive-date=September 5, 2004 | url-status=dead | access-date=July 22, 2018 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> The PlayStation 2 version of ''Medal of Honor: Rising Sun'' received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the ] (ELSPA),<ref name=dpelspa>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520070249/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3945 |url=http://www.elspa.com:80/?i=3945 |title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Double Platinum |work=] |archive-date=May 20, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom;<ref name=gamasutrasales>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063107/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php |title=ELSPA: ''Wii Fit'', ''Mario Kart'' Reach Diamond Status In UK | author=Caoili, Eric | date=November 26, 2008 |work=] |archive-date=September 18, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and a "Gold" certification from the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD), for sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Switzerland and Austria.<ref name=april2004>{{cite press release | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040905072011/http://www.vud.de/infoservice/awardsmitteilung.php?id=36 | url=http://www.vud.de:80/infoservice/awardsmitteilung.php?id=36 | title=Awards April 2004 | date=April 30, 2004 | publisher=Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland | archive-date=September 5, 2004 | url-status=dead | access-date=July 22, 2018 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>


The game received "mixed or average" reviews according to video game ] ].<ref name="MCGC" /><ref name="MCPS2" /><ref name="MCXBOX" /> Critics agreed that the opening ] missions was a great introduction to the game, however the later missions afterwards were considered sub-par in comparison, leading to question whether the game was released unfinished. The game received "mixed or average" reviews according to video game ] ].<ref name="MCGC" /><ref name="MCPS2" /><ref name="MCXBOX" /> Critics agreed that the opening ] missions was a great introduction to the game, however the later missions afterwards were considered sub-par in comparison, leading to question whether the game was released unfinished.

⚫ ==Cancelled sequel==

⚫ A sequel was originally planned in which players would have assumed the role of Joseph's brother Donnie.<ref>{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Kristan |date=July 16, 2003 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/fi_mohrisingsun_ps2 |title=Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (First Impressions) |publisher=]}}</ref> However, this was canceled after ''Rising Sun'' received mixed reviews.


''Rising Sun'' did receive an award for "]" during the ]' ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2004&idGameAwardType=94 |title=2004 Awards Category Details Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition |publisher=] |website=August 14, 2023 |access-date=August 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001063406/https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2004&idGameAwardType=94 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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⚫ ==Cancelled sequel==
⚫ A sequel was originally planned in which players would have assumed the role of Joseph's brother Donnie.<ref>{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Kristan |date=July 16, 2003 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/fi_mohrisingsun_ps2 |title=Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (First Impressions) |publisher=] |access-date=September 23, 2014 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232453/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/fi_mohrisingsun_ps2 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, it was canceled after ''Rising Sun'' received mixed reviews.


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2003 video game
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
Developer(s)EA Los Angeles
Publisher(s)EA Games
Composer(s)Christopher Lennertz
SeriesMedal of Honor
EngineUnreal Engine
Platform(s)GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release
  • NA: November 11, 2003
  • AU: November 25, 2003
  • EU: November 28, 2003
  • AU: December 2, 2003 (GC)
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun is a first-person shooter video game, the fifth installment of the Medal of Honor series, released by EA Games in November 2003 for PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox. It is set in World War II, during the Pacific War. It features single-player and multiplayer modes, with multiplayer terminated as of 2007. In the single-player mode, the player assumes the role of Joseph Griffin of the United States Marine Corps.

Gameplay

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun is a first-person shooter. It has two multiplayer modes, Deathmatch: a free-for-all match, and Team Deathmatch, in which the player can choose teams. The online multiplayer was one of the more successful elements of the game, coming at a time when online play titles for the PlayStation 2 were not widely available. The online mode attracted and retained a loyal player until its closure in January 2007. The game also has a two-player campaign that follows the same plot (except the omission of Supercarrier Sabotage) and allows either player to respawn if the other is still alive. This, however, lacks many things the main campaign has, including the entrenching tool, the machete and most of your squadmates. Offline multiplayer is also available, where up to four people can play against each other and optionally AI bots.

Plot

On December 7, 1941, U.S. Marine Corporal Joseph D. 'Joe' Griffin awakens on the USS California to the attack on Pearl Harbor. He makes his way topside, putting out fires and aiding crewmen along the way, and meets up with Gunnery Sergeant Jack 'Gunny' Lauton, his commander. Joe works to shoot down planes and destroy torpedoes. He is blown off the ship, but is rescued by a PT boat carrying Gunny, Private First Class Frank Spinelli and Private First Class Silas Whitfield. Joe gets in the turret and shoots down planes to defend Battleship Row. After witnessing the sinking of the USS Arizona, they defend the USS Nevada as it attempts to escape harbor.

On January 1, 1942, Joe and Gunny are stationed in the Philippines, where they meet up with Joe's younger brother, Donnie, who is in a Marine demolition unit. Donnie and the demolition engineers need to blow Calumpit Bridge, but their demolition truck got captured. The three successfully get the truck back, and the bridge is blown, but Donnie is still inside a tank when it is overrun by Japanese soldiers, and is presumed dead. On August 7, 1942, Gunny, Joe and two other Marines are part of a midnight raid on Guadalcanal to take an airfield and destroy an ammo dump before the main assault at dawn. On October 14, 1942, however, the Japanese are hammering them with artillery from their position codenamed 'Pistol Pete'. Because of this, Gunny gives Joe two Marines and the mission to take out Pistol Pete. The mission is successful, and, along the way, they meet up with Martin Clemens, a Scottish guerrilla fighter and coastwatcher, 2 natives called Selas and Kiep and they rescue POW Lieutenant Edmund Harrison, a demolitions expert who blows up the guns for them. The mission is successful, and Joe is recommended by Gunny to the Office of Strategic Services and promoted Sergeant.

In March 1943, Joe is sent to Japanese-occupied Singapore to infiltrate a top secret Axis summit led by Japanese Commander Shima. He meets up with Private First Class Ichiro 'Harry' Tanaka, a Japanese-American OSS operative, and Major Philip Bromley, a British SOE operative. Joe manages to steal German Colonel Kandler's uniform, and infiltrate the summit, where Japanese Commander Masataka Shima reveals the discovery of large quantities of gold in Burma; and introduces General Sergei Borov, a Russian traitor of the Allies who plans to overthrow Stalin to forge peace between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Joe's cover is blown when Kandler bursts in, but Bromley arrives, and the two fight their way out of the hotel, and Tanaka picks them up in a double decker bus.

On April 26, 1944, the three are sent on a mission to investigate Japanese gold smelting operations in temples in Burma. While there, Raj, their Flying Tigers pilot, is shot down, and they set to work getting him back. Bromley and his men destroy four AA guns so a proper air strike can be done, and Tanaka and Joe infiltrate the temples, and rescue Raj. The air strike destroys the gold smelting operation, and the mission is successful. On July 17, 1944, Joe falls out their plane while in Thailand while they are investigating a train with Shima's gold in it. He meets up with Bromley, and they blow up a train full of Shima's gold, but more of it is aboard Shima's supercarrier, so they fly there, and arrive the next day.

Bromley and Joe fight their way below deck, sabotaging the ventilation system and fuel tanks and planting explosive charges to sink the ship, while Tanaka infiltrates the officer's quarters to find Shima. Joe and Bromley are gassed and captured after much fighting, and Shima interrogates them. Tanaka manages to free Joe, but is personally killed by Shima. Joe fights his way through more of the ship, and witnesses Shima escaping with Donnie in a plane. Eventually, Joe and Bromley meet on deck, and steal a plane. After several failed takeoffs and shooting down many enemy planes, they get off the ship moments before their charges detonate and cause the carrier to sink. Bromley mourns Tanaka's death, but promises Joe that they will locate Shima and rescue Donnie.

The ending to Medal of Honor: Heroes revealed that Joseph was planning POW rescue raids, signifying that Joseph was eventually able to rescue Donnie later in the war.

Development

The game had a marketing budget of $6.3 million.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GCPS2Xbox
Metacritic68/10068/10065/100
Review scores
PublicationScore
GCPS2Xbox
Edge5/105/105/10
EurogamerN/A4/10N/A
Game Informer7.5/107.75/107.75/10
GameRevolutionCCC
GameSpot6.4/106.4/106.4/10
GameSpy
IGN7.5/108/107.5/10
Nintendo Power3.8/5N/AN/A
Official U.S. PlayStation MagazineN/AN/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)N/AN/A8.8/10

The PlayStation 2 version of Medal of Honor: Rising Sun received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom; and a "Gold" certification from the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD), for sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

The game received "mixed or average" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. Critics agreed that the opening Pearl Harbor missions was a great introduction to the game, however the later missions afterwards were considered sub-par in comparison, leading to question whether the game was released unfinished.

Rising Sun did receive an award for "Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition" during the AIAS' 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards.

Cancelled sequel

A sequel was originally planned in which players would have assumed the role of Joseph's brother Donnie. However, it was canceled after Rising Sun received mixed reviews.

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