You just drop a guy, probably American, into World War II, and have him kill Nazis. You don’t need to come up with an original premise, story, weapons, enemies or game mechanics. It’s probably why there has been no shortage of World War II games over the years. I’ve always suspected that’s because it’s so morally acceptable to kill Nazis. You see, he fought in the Pacific Theater, a part of the war that video games, and media in general, have decided to ignore, with a few exceptions such as The Pacific, Letters from Iwo Jima, and games like Medal of Honor: Rising Sun and Call of Duty: World at War. ![]() ![]() Like most veterans, he was incredibly proud of that fact, and like most children of the 90s, I grew up virtually fighting my grandfather’s war in games like Medal of Honor or Call of Duty. Like many of the children of the 80s and 90s, I had a grandfather who fought in World War II.
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