I first played Medal of Honor for the original Playstation back in 1999 — at the time, shooting Nazis was a refreshing change of pace from the usual alien hordes that dominated first person shooters. But nearly seven years later, I’m sorry to say the WWII genre has gotten a little stale, as evidenced from this gameplay video from Call of Duty 3:

Hey look, we’re in a bombed out French village again! Oh no, better take cover in that building! Luckily there’s a big hole in the wall from which I can conveniently shoot Nazis that have dug into that building across the street! Isn’t it swell how American artillery opens up holes in just the right places? Wow, isn’t the HDR lighting cool and innovative — why it’s like a whole new Normandy campaign here — let’s just milk a few more million bucks out of this franchise …