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EA has issued a statement responding to the lukewarm critical reception of its Medal of Honor reboot which saw the publisher’s share price fall 6 per cent on Tuesday.
The game currently holds a Metacritic score of 76 out of 100 with reviews coming in as low as 60/100. We scored the game 7/10.
“Critics’ scores are highly subjective,” said EA, and pointed to “the highest pre-orders in the 11-year history of the Medal of Honor franchise”, but didn’t offer sales figures.
“This is an essentially big achievement considering Medal of Honor has been dormant for several years,” the publisher added. “This is the first year in rebooting the franchise. Medal of Honor is part of a larger EA strategy to take share in the shooter category. This is a marathon not a sprint – today’s Medal of Honor launch represents a step forward in that race.”
EA also believes the game is “slated to be the biggest blockbuster week-one event in October 2010 outpacing movies such as The Social Network ($46M), Secretariat ($12.6) and Life as We Know It ($14.6)”.
Via LA Times
While we fully expect Medal of Honor to record strong week-one sales, the lower than expected review scores is likely to deter gamers previously tempted by the shooter while they wait for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Should word of mouth match the opinion of the critics then the game’s tail is also likely to be cut short – Activision’s Modern Warfare 2 is a chart regular after almost a year on the market.
