Competing with Battlefield “awkward”.
DICE, the studio behind the multiplayer portion of the recently released Afghanistan shooter Medal of Honor, reckons reviews were affected by the controversy surrounding the game’s setting.
Medal of Honor hit the headlines for being set in Afghanistan, touching on fresh in the memory battles, and allowing gamers to play as the Taliban in multiplayer – the faction was eventually changed to Opposing Force.
“The controversy did affect some reviews,” DICE veteran Patrick Liu told Eurogamer.