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EA senior vice president Patrick Soderlund believes review scores for Medal of Honor don’t accurately represent the quality of the game.
“Medal of Honor is to some extent judged harsher than it should be,” Soderlund told Eurogamer. “The game is better than today’s reviews are indicating.”
He added: “I’m proud of what the game is and proud of what the team did. I just think the market is obviously telling us they think the game is X. We need to convince the market we can make something they appreciate more, particularly to be able to compete.
“We’re looking at that clearly. We’re taking that seriously. I’m not at all saying Medal of Honor is a failure. It is a successful reboot of that franchise. We’re going to be strong in the future.”
However, Soderlund did admit that the game failed to meet internal “quality expectations,” but wouldn’t reveal firm sales numbers – this will come in EA’s imminent earnings report.
It’s refreshing to see an exec speak honestly about a game’s reception, and although Soderlund suggested review scores have been harsh, he also acknowledged that future instalments in the franchise must be better.
However, as Soderlund points out, Medal of Honor is far from being a failure; last month EA announced the game had sold 1.5 million units in under a week.
