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EA's Medal of Honor European Assault Ships to Store Shelves; The Newest Addition to EA's Best-Selling WWII Franchise Available on All Consoles.


REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS ERTS Electronic Arts, Inc. (stock symbol)
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) today announced the release of Medal of Honor Medal of Honor

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 European Assault(TM), the latest video game from EA's award-winning Medal of Honor(TM) franchise, for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft, and the Nintendo GameCube(TM).

Developed under the EA brand by Electronic Arts Los Angeles, Medal of Honor European Assault immerses players in an authentic WWII WWII
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WWII World War Two
 experience developed in partnership with acclaimed Hollywood writer/director John Milius (Apocalypse Now, Red Dawn, Conan the Barbarian This article is about the fictional character. For other uses, see Conan the Barbarian (disambiguation).

Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian
) who penned the emotional storyline, and the Medal of Honor military consultant, war veteran Capt. Dale Dye, U.S. Marine Corps. who worked with the development team to ensure accurate historical representation and makes a cameo appearance in the Battle of the Bulge Battle of the Bulge, popular name in World War II for the German counterattack in the Ardennes, Dec., 1944–Jan., 1945. It is also known as the Battle of the Ardennes. On Dec.  campaign.

Medal of Honor European Assault features authentic WWII vehicles and weapons, and innovative game play features including an open battlefield that welcomes exploration as you complete multiple objectives, combat squad control, and an adrenaline feature which allows players to accomplish extraordinary feats under pressure. Developed using ground-breaking technology, these new features combine with authentic sound effects and an epic score to effectively bring the environments to life.

"Medal of Honor European Assault builds on everything gamers loved about the best-selling Medal of Honor series," explained Executive Producer, Dan Winters. "The realistic WWII setting, the cinematic presentation and the emotional storyline are still there, but we have thrown them wide open with new features like the open battlefield that encourages players to use more 'duck and cover' gameplay, the adrenaline mode which players can deploy under duress, and combat squad control which allows players to control their squad mates with a simple press of the button. We're providing a new way of playing an old favorite and gamers are going to love it."

About Medal of Honor European Assault

In Medal of Honor European Assault gamers will play as US Army Lieutenant William Holt, hand-picked by William "Wild Bill" Donovan to be the first field agent of the newly formed Office of Strategic Services Office of Strategic Services (OSS), U.S. agency created (1942) during World War II under the jurisdiction of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the purpose of obtaining information about enemy nations and of sabotaging their war potential and morale. Headed by William J.  -- the OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. . As Lieutenant Holt, your classified missions take place in WWII Europe and are of critical importance to the Allies. You will be tasked with gathering intelligence regarding the development and deployment of the deadly Nazi Tiger Tank and more significantly, stopping the Nazi plan to develop and harness atomic energy. In the pursuit of this goal you are thrust into action in all the pivotal battles of WWII Europe, including St. Nazaire, North Africa, Stalingrad, and the Battle of the Bulge.

The game is rated "T" (Teen) by the ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board
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 and has a US MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price
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 of $39.95. For more information including updated screenshots, boxart, logos, and other game related assets please visit the game's official site at www.moh.ea.com or press site at www.info.ea.com.

ABOUT ELECTRONIC ARTS

Electronic Arts (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. , is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems, personal computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA(TM), EA SPORTS BIG(TM) and POGO(TM). In fiscal 2005, EA posted revenues of $3.1 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS, EA GAMES, EA SPORTS BIG, POGO and Medal of Honor Pacific Assault are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Medal of Honor is a trademark or registered trademark of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries for computer and video game products. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Xbox is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Nintendo GameCube is a trademark of Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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