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How many WWII shooters have we had now? I lost count a few hundred thousand ago. I'd often snap waiting for that sweet adrenaline boost (see sidebar) and charge into a tank vol-ley.which is why I should never be drafted. Yes, I get that it's realistic to not want to get shot, but peeking from behind a crate and firing off four rounds from your imprecise rifle before one connects just doesn't stay fun over Assault's 10 or so hours.

But couple the almost arcadey action with Assault's emphasis on taking cover in every single firefight, and what you've got feels like a supertough version of Time Crisis (minus the light gun). You can lead your squad all over the map secondary objectives take you off the beaten path to explore tunnels, buildings, and enemy camps full of nutty Nazis, who keep a hail of bullets whizzing by throughout. Assault's punchy, surround-encoded audio, brilliant re-creation of historic locales, and gritty one-player story steal the show (don't buy it for the offline multiplayer modes). The latest in the series covers another cross-section of European WWII as you replay historically accurate battles through one soldier's eyes. The Medal of Honor series is at that awkward age that sometimes spawns flagrant retooling, so I'm glad that European Assault retains all the best MOH values, even if the combat tweaks take the gameplay back a goose step or two.

Games like Resident Evil: Survivor and Mortal Kombat Mythologies are proof: You shouldn't F around with a proven formula.