Medal of Honor: Heroes 2

Finally, a competent Wii shooter?

It's no secret that shooters on the Wii have a lousy track record. The memories of horrid offerings like Far Cry and Red Steel are hard to completely shake off. So when something decent comes the way of the Wii, it's almost difficult to buy into.

EA seems to understand where developers are going wrong, so Medal of Honor Heroes 2 (the first Medal of Honor Heroes launched on the PSP) takes a bit of a different approach. It's still an FPS in the vein of military shooting, but it's obvious that the team at EA Canada went to lengths to improve the control scheme that is by far the biggest problem with Wii shooters. So how'd they do it?

Fully customizable controls? You bet

Fully customizable controls? You bet

For starters, Heroes 2 has fully customizable controls, and each user can adjust Wii Remote sensitivity and camera speed to make controls in the campaign mode as comfortable as possible. The campaign mode is your basic Medal of Honor experience (WWII), so back in the trenches it is. Here, though, EA does lots of interesting things will the way you use weapons within the campaign. From cocking guns to mimicking over-the-shoulder rocket launcher firing, Heroes 2 makes creative use of Wii motion controls.

Unique on the Wii version (Heroes 2 is also hitting the PSP) is an arcade mode, an on-rails single-player mode that ditches player movement entirely. Like Time Crisis and other popular arcade shooters, the arcade mode removes the requirement to move your character, and all you'll be doing is taking out bad guys as they pop up. You'll play through the exact same levels from the campaign mode, and considering how annoying movement controls have been on Wii shooters, I think this is a great feature. Also, it provides a nice entry point for the more casual gamers to get into the FPS genre, which is often intimidating.

Rounding out the Heroes 2 package is a full-featured 32-player multiplayer mode that sports the standard solo, team deathmatch and capture-the-flag game types. No huge surprises here, just ample fragging.

Shooting fans who have trudged thought the Wii's recent FPS suck might be pleasantly surprised by Medal of Honors Heroes 2 and its particularly customizable and variable experience.

Be sure to check out GamePro's review next week before you take it upon yourself to dive into the trenches.

Arcade mode is the new

Arcade mode is the new "on-rails" experience.

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