Nostalgic classic that still holds up
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Just started playing it again after over a decade , still holds up !”
Steam review · 26.1 h played ↗
Medal of Honor: Airborne
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%EA Los Angeles2009FPS · Shooter · Action
The verdict
A short, unique WW2 paratrooper shooter with free-choice landings and weapon upgrades, but buggy and clunky on modern PCs. Skip it if you hate jank or bullet-sponge enemies.
Great for
Nostalgic WW2 shooter fans who tolerate jank and want a short, open-ended single-player campaign
Main risk
Bugs, PhysX/launch problems and clunky aiming on modern PCs, plus a very short campaign
What players love
Choose your parachute landing spot
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Ability to land anywhere works nicely along with a checkpoint system that forces you to get something on the map done or risk parachuting right back to where you were under heavy fire.”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Satisfying weapon upgrade system
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“I love that when you get a certain number of kills you get upgrades for your weapons.”
Steam review · 22.4 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and good graphics for 2007
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Great game looks awesome for it's age and well optimised.”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗
Open, non-linear mission design
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“open leveldesign - multiple fronts”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Lean/peek aiming system
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“when aiming down sight you can move your mouse to peak around corners/over obstacles, its a great feature.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Bugs, glitches and getting stuck
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“How does the game manage to get me stuck by lightly rubbing against a wall... I can understand if that happens once, or twice, but it must've happened a dozen times.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Poor aiming, hit registration and gunplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Sight right on them with a bar. Miss miss miss miss.”
Steam review · 15.3 h played ↗
Bad AI and endless enemy spawns
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“You have to painstakingly clear enemies to achieve the objectives, but then you die and they all come back, making your effort pointless.”
Steam review · 52.8 h played ↗
Won't launch or run on modern PCs (PhysX)
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Impossible to play in 2020 because of the stupid Nvidia PhysX requirement that fails to recognize updated versions.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Very short campaign
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Campaign is barely 3.5 hours.”
Steam review · 15.3 h played ↗
Bullet-sponge enemies and harsh late game
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Why are there machine-gun-wielding bullet sponges, am I playing Return to Castle Wolfenstein?”
Steam review · 8.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported9.0 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP or Vista (32-bit) (64-Bit versions of Windows not supported)
ProcessorIntel 2.8 GHz or faster (3.0 Ghz or faster for Vista) or AMD Athlon 2800+ for Windows XP / AMD Athlon 3800+ for Windows Vista
Memory1 GB or more
GraphicsVideo card with 128 MB or more memory, Pixel Shader 3.0 support, and one of these chipsets is required: ATI Radeon X1300 Pro or greater, NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT or greater. NOTE: NVIDIA 6800XT/LE, 7100GS, 7200GS/LE, 7300 GS/GT are not supported. NVIDIA SLI and ATI Crossfire modes are not supported.
Storage9.0 GB or more free space
OSWindows XP or Vista (32-bit) (64-Bit versions of Windows not supported)
ProcessorIntel 2.8 GHz or faster (3.0 Ghz or faster for Vista) or AMD Athlon 2800+ for Windows XP / AMD Athlon 3800+ for Windows Vista
Memory1 GB or more
GraphicsVideo card with 128 MB or more memory, Pixel Shader 3.0 support, and one of these chipsets is required: ATI Radeon X1300 Pro or greater, NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT or greater. NOTE: NVIDIA 6800XT/LE, 7100GS, 7200GS/LE, 7300 GS/GT are not supported. NVIDIA SLI and ATI Crossfire modes are not supported.
Storage9.0 GB or more free space
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