Brianemone over at NZ site Geekpulp has inked a letter to EA’s one and only John Riccitello, demanding an explanation for the lack of multiplayer in its Wii title Medal of Honor: Heroes 2.
We’ve done our best to pry an answer from the publisher, but it’s reluctant to step up. Customers are free to return the game for a full refund and EA plans to amend the game’s manual, but it does nothing to appease our sense of justice.
While I’m all for an open letter, it’s unlikely to convince EA to act. The publisher has made it clear that as far as it is concerned, the matter is closed.
You can read the letter in its entirety after the jump. More »
Well, we all know the sad fate of Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 multiplayer functionality. Your options? Put up with the lack of support, or return your copy to its place of purchase for a refund.
But what is EA’s plan to rectify the situation for potential buyers? Here’s what the local office had to say:
Moving forward, MoH Heroes 2 Australian game packs will remain the same and an amended manual with the correction will be included in place of the current manual.
It still boggles the mind as to how this slipped through the cracks. A new manual is great, but I think multiplayer would be better. Obviously.
EA had no comment regarding how it would avoid this sort of error in the future, or indeed, if its upcoming Wii titles will have online support in Oz. I’d hate to see this become the norm. More »
Last week, Medal Of Honor Heroes 2 was released in Australia for the Wii. Except…something was different. Something was…missing. Online play! Despite every other version of the game featuring 32-player online support, and EA’s local marketing for the game saying the exact same thing, when the game shipped and people started trying it out, it was quickly discovered that, for some reason, the Australian version had no online play whatsoever. EA have since issued an apology for the mixup, and are offering a full refund for anyone who is upset over the omission, but sometimes an apology just doesn’t cut it. Way to make Australians feel like fourth-rate consumers, EA, it’s not like other publishers don’t do enough of that already. Multiplayer mix-up leads to EA refund offers for MoH 2 in Australia [GameSpot]
One of the four games in Nintendo’s so-called “Zapper Alley” was EA’s Medal of Honor Heroes 2, the Wii sequel to the PSP-exclusive entry in the long-running World War II shooter series. It follows the first Heroes adherence to the Medal of Honor gameplay, already established by numerous games and expansions on virtually every platform, but also contains a Wii-friendly on-rails shooter mode. My first hands on time with the game was spent with the more arcade-style light gun-esque mode, one that should prime FPS noobs for the more complex half of the game. While Medal of Honor Heroes 2 doesn’t shatter the mold, it does nail both modes from a control perspective. Unfortunately, there are a handful of problems.
