Town is a single player map that - as the name yet suggests - is set in a town. The town is full of both Allied and German soldiers. The player has to complete three objectives: find the Allied troops, steal the secret documents and reach the truck. There's just one way through the town and basically the player just has to follow it to complete the objectives. Although the weapon loadout at the start is very poor, during the mission there's plenty of opportunity to gather some good armory. The player ends up with a true arsenal.
Presentation / Technical
The looks of this map aren't very spectacular. The author hasn't used much more than ten textures in the entire map, which causes it to look very boring. The couple of houses that can be entered are basically empty blocks from the inside. In general this map lacks both detail and variation. Because of the low level of detail and the dense fog, this map plays rather well. I didn't notice any major slow-downs, even combat was smooth.
Moreover quite some architecture is completely out of proportion. The 'dust' on the streets makes the map look like a desert. Some ceilings are too low for the player so he has to crouch. Even more weird, the player has to crouch at the attics of houses with broken roofs. Apart from this the player can get himself stuck in the river.
Playability / Game Flaws
Although Medal of Honor has a potentially very smart AI, most friendlies and enemies in this map act quite stupid. Due to misplaced corner nodes, enemies make ridiculous moves now and then. The friendlies that are supposed to help you are not very effective. In fact they're such cowards the German tank doesn't even bother to attack them. This tank is a nice addition though. It's quite a challenge to defeat it. Too bad the crew is able to see through walls and trace the player wherever he is, so you can never ambush the vehicle. Thank goodness a medic is nearby who can immediately repair any damage caused by the tank shells.
There are also some problems with the friendlies that are supposed to follow. Especially in the final part of the map they regularly get stuck. I had to push them around or 'trigger' them with my favourite grenade trick to get them moving on. In the end I had to abandon the futile squad.
On the other hand, this map also provides a couple of fun scenes. Because of the large quantity of friendlies and hostiles, the game quickly developes in a huge battle. However, despite there's a lot of fighting I never had the feeling of being in a war. This is because the map as a whole lacks atmosphere and realism. The planes flying by are a nice addition though.
Conclusion
Well I can't say this map is really worth a download. Nevertheless I'm happy someone is working on single player maps, because that's where the game excels. I really hope this review won't stop the author from creating maps. I've spotted quite some talent - especially on the lovely bridge, but he's facing a long way ahead.
A nice thing is that the .map file is included in the pk3 so you can see how things are done.
