Most weapons, such as the BAR, Triple 25, Type 92 Howitzer, Welrod, Type 99 LMG and the Bazooka are only usable in one mission.
The PS2 version suffered from several ingame glitches and was Intelligence, linear level design, and some of its unnecessary plotĮlements. The game also garnered an average rating of 68/100 from Metacritic, indicating mixed or average reviews. IGN gave the game a rating of 8/10, the same rating as its predecessor. Lower levels of the temple, the player saves Raj, locates Bromley, and The player at the crash site and follows him to the temple. The Japanese by the time the player reaches the crash site. Joe and AustralianĬhindits try to save him at the crash site, but he has been captured by The temple in the "Yamashita's Gold" mission. This pilot of the Flying Tigers is shot down while flying over Introduced in- In Search of Yamashita's Gold Natives to rid the island of Guadalcanal of its Axis invaders, in the He operates the radio on the PT boat in the "Pearl Harbor" level.Ī real life Scottish guerrilla fighter, working with the Guad He manages to keep Joe's PT boat afloat in the "Pearl Harbor" level.Īnother fellow Marine. He is neither seenĪn engineer in the Marine Corps. He too manages to escape the hotel aliveĭuring the shootout in the "Singapore Sling" mission. He plans to replace Stalin andĭeclare peace with Germany. Is neither seen or mentioned again in the game.Ī Soviet traitor to the Allies. He manages to escapeĪlive, despite Bromley shooting dead all the other German officers. Impostor, and that Joe has stolen his uniform. While at the meeting, He barges in shouting that the player is an Joe steals his uniform and infiltrates the Axis summit. Joe and Bromley sabotage his staff car when He then escapes withĭonnie in a plane and flies to a Japanese POW camp.Ī German officer headed to the meeting at the hotel in the Your brother as you will ever be!" he shouts. Shima is seen for theįinal time raising up on a platform to the upper deck with Joe'sĬaptured brother Donnie, "Say goodbye American fool. Holds him at sword point, and slits his throat. That the Japanese Empire has discovered in eastern Asia. Seen at the hotel addressing several German officers about the wealth Killing the rickshaw escorting Joe and Tanaka to the hotel. Recover a photo of this sinister villain. The player's objectives in "The Fall of the Philippines" mission is to He is foreshadowed in the early missions, one of Introduced in- Singapore Sling, there is also a picture of him in the Baseball Stadium in Fall of the PhilippinesĪ high ranking Commander of the Japanese Imperial Navy and the "Gunny" is an American Marine who works closely with Joe. The son of Japanese immigrants, he is willing to give his life for aĬountry that views him, like other Japanese-Americans, with suspicion. Hawaiian-born Tanaka is a pilot and undercover agent for the OSS. He was unique among hisĬomrades for actually enjoying his job, at times to the point of being a He sometimes loses sight of the big picture. Introduced in- Midnight Raid On GuadalcanalĪ soldier from Montana, Floyd is known for hisĬontingency-planning and his ability to focus on detail. That did not prevent the fall of Singapore to the Japanese in spite of Started proving his heroism at the age of 13 when he saved two childrenīromley is an embittered hero, angry at the British government The athletic and popular younger brother of Joe Griffin, Donnie Revealed to have been rescued in- Medal of Honor: Heroes Introduced/Captured in- Fall of the Philippines Versions of the soundtrack were also made available and are currentlyįor sale off of music services like iTunes.ĬharactersEdit Main CharactersEdit Joseph "Joe" GriffinEditĪ well-liked Marine from Mather, Pennsylvania, Joe is the older brother of Donnie Griffin and Mary Griffin. Lennertz's score received overall positive reviews.Ī promotional CD soundtrack was released for the game. Michael Giacchino, composer of the soundtrack for Frontline, left to work on the soundtracks of the series Call of Duty, after which Lennertz took over. The award winning soundtrack in Rising Sun was orchestrated by Christopher Lennertz. In the last few levels, however, Japanese weapons become American weapons are mostly used in the beginning half of the Medal of Honor: Rising Sun features many weapons used in the