Medals are a feature in most Medal of Honor games. Along with Leaning and Squads, it is one of the few features that is present in more than two games. These are usually rewarded for completing hidden objectives, and sometimes unlock cheats or bonuses which the player can use to their advantage.
Due to a relatively small number of medals during World War Two when compared to today's, most of American medals reappear in many games set in WW2.
Medal of Honor[]
Original game of the franchise had very simple demand: Medal was earned when player finished a three-level mission with at least two 3-star ratings, or when finishing a four-level mission with at least two 3-star ratings and at least one 2-star rating. Underground had the same criteria.
Mission | Medal | Condition |
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Rescue the G3 Officer | Army Distinguished Service Medal (Actually the Distinguished Flying Cross) | Complete all three levels with 3-Star rating |
Destroy the Mighty Railgun Greta | Army Commendation Medal | Complete three of four levels with 3-Star rating and one with 2-Star rating |
Scuttle Das Boot U-4901 | American Campaign Medal | Complete three of four levels with 3-Star rating and one with 2-Star rating |
Attack Impenetrable Fort Schmerzen | Legion of Merit | Complete all three levels with 3-Star rating |
Sabotage the Rjukan Hydro Plant | Norwegian War Cross | Complete three of four levels with 3-Star rating and one with 2-Star rating |
Capture the Secret German Treasure | Soldier's Medal | Complete all three levels with 3-Star rating |
Escape the V2 Rocket Plant | World War II Victory Medal | Complete all three levels with 3-Star rating |
N/A | Bronze Star | Finish the game with 3 or less medals awarded |
N/A | Silver Star | Finish the game with 4 to 6 medals awarded |
N/A | Congressional Medal of Honor | Finish the game with all 7 mission medals awarded |
N/A | DreamWorks Medal of Valor | Complete every level with 3-Star rating |
NOTE:
- Earning Silver Star will replace Bronze Star, and subsequently MoH will replace Silver Star
- Criteria for getting 3-star is same throughout all levels: a player has to finish a level with 95% of enemies killed and retain at least 75% of health in moment of ending the level.
Medal of Honor: Underground[]
Half of the awards Manon Batiste earns are collectibles including her brother Jacques Batiste's locket, a photograph of Knossos being defaced, a captured SS ring, a piece of wreckage from a V1 and a Panzerknacker model. However, there are some medals she earns depending on how well the player does in each mission.
Mission | Medal | Condition |
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Hunting the Desert Fox | Foreign Legion's Badge | Complete three of four levels with 3-Star rating and one with 2-Star rating |
Last Rites at Monte Cassino | La Médaille de la campagne d'Italie | Complete all three levels with 3-Star rating |
Liberation! | La Croix de guerre | Complete three of four levels with 3-Star rating and one with 2-Star rating |
N/A | La Médaille de la France libérée | Finish the game |
N/A | La Croix de la Libération | Finish the game with 6 mission medals awarded |
N/A | Légion d'honneur | Finish the game with all 7 mission medals awarded |
Panzerknacker Unleashed! | Dreamworks Medal of Valor with Clusters | Complete every level (including the bonus mission) with 3-Star rating |
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault[]
Although statistics are given, getting the medal is not related to the player's performance. Instead, it requires the player to complete a hidden objective (strictly one only for each chapter*) or to finish the game on a particular difficulty. In its expansion packs, medals are earned by completing chapters, and finishing the game on different difficulties.
NOTE:
- Chapter 3 - Operation Overlord is the only exception where there is no hidden objective; the medal is awarded upon a normal playthrough.
Main game[]
Mission | Medal | Condition |
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Lighting the Torch | Legion of Merit | Rescue an American POW in The Rescue Mission |
Scuttling the U-529 | Norwegian War Cross with Sword | Steal the manifest inside the submarine in Scuttling the U-529 |
Operation Overlord | American Campaign Medal | Complete Omaha Beach |
Behind Enemy Lines | Good Conduct Medal | Blow up two King Tiger tanks in The Command Post |
Day of the Tiger | Army Distinguished Service Medal | Ensure all three members of the tank crew survive in Sniper's Last Stand |
Return to Fort Schmerzen | Army Commendation Medal | Ensure 5 out 9 commandos survive in Storming Fort Schmerzen |
N/A | Bronze Star | Finish the game on Easy difficulty |
N/A | Silver Star | Finish the game on Normal difficulty |
N/A | Distinguished Service Cross | Finish the game on Hard difficulty |
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Spearhead[]
Mission | Medal | Condition |
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Operation Neptune | France and Germany Star | Complete all three levels |
Battle of the Bulge | Belgian Croix De Guerre | Complete all four levels |
The Battle of Berlin | Medal for the Capture of Berlin | Complete both levels |
N/A | Bronze Star | Finish the game on Easy difficulty |
N/A | Silver Star | Finish the game on Normal difficulty |
N/A | Distinguished Service Cross | Finish the game on Hard difficulty |
NOTE:
- The 3 end-game medals can be obtained by finishing the last chapter on a given difficulty. It is therefore not necessary to replay the entire campaign.
- To achieve a complete collection of medals without 3 repetitive plays of the last level, it can be done by modifying parameters in the savefile.
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Breakthrough[]
Mission | Medal | Condition |
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Battle of Kasserine Pass & Operation Torch | Africa Star | Complete all four levels |
Sicily & Operation Husky | Distinguished Flying Cross | Complete all three levels |
Invasion of Monte Cassino, Battle of Anzio & Monte Battaglia | Air Medal | Complete all four levels |
N/A | Bronze Star | Finish the game on Easy difficulty |
N/A | Silver Star | Finish the game on Normal difficulty |
N/A | Distinguished Service Cross | Finish the game on Hard difficulty |
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun[]
Medals are earned by complete bonus objectives in each mission. In the third mission onward the player is require to have a certain accuracy in shooting and take less than a certain number of hits.
Mission | Medal | Condition |
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Day of Infamy | American Defense Service |
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Pearl Harbor | Navy Distinguished Service |
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Fall of the Philippines | Philippine Defense |
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Midnight Raid On Guadalcanal | Guadalcanal Patch |
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Pistol Pete Showdown | American Campaign Medal |
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Singapore Sling | Marine Corps Expeditionary |
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In Search Of Yamashita's Gold | Asiatic Pacific Campaign |
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A Bridge on the River Kwai | Bronze Star |
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Supercarrier Sabotage | Silver Star |
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N/A | Navy Cross | Finish the game with all 9 mission medals awarded |
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault[]
Medals and badges are mostly earned by completing hidden objectives. Unlike in Allied Assault, there are multiple hidden objectives in one chapter. More medals/badges will be unlocked as the player finds and finishes more hidden objectives.
In addition, the war memorabilia scheme in Underground returns. To obtain a special object, the player must take the scripted opportunity well, like saving a buddy from an imminent death. If he fails, the object will be missed unless re-played or reloaded from a earlier point. A memorabilia can be reviewed in War Chest, triggering a recollection of circumstances when clicked upon.
Medal of Honor: European Assault[]
Medal mechanism is simplified. For each level, a player can get bronze, silver, or gold rating depending on the quality of the finish. Maximum rating means completing all secondary objectives and killing the Axis VIP. At the end of a chapter (theatre), the player can be rewarded with a historical medal.
- Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) - Awarded by earning a gold rating for every level on St. Nazaire
- Distinguished Service Order - Awarded by earning a gold rating for every level on North Africa
- Order of the Patriotic War, First Class - Awarded by earning a gold rating for every level on Russia
- Distinguished Service Cross - Awarded by earning a gold rating for every level on Battle of the Bulge
Medal of Honor: Airborne[]
Main article: Airborne rewards and medals.
In Medal of Honor: Airborne, a total of 6 medals can be awarded.
- Soldier's Medal - Awarded by using every weapon in the game
- Legion of Merit - Awarded by completing any mission without dying
- WWII Victory Medal - Awarded by completing all missions
- Bronze Star - Awarded by earning a 5 star rating on all missions in the Casual difficulty
- Silver Star - Awarded by earning a 4 star rating on all missions in the Normal difficulty
- Distinguished Service Cross - Awarded by earning a 3 star rating on all missions in the Expert difficulty
Medal of Honor (2010)[]
In the 2010 reboot of Medal of Honor, medals are awarded for completing missions in Tier 1 Mode while beating the par time.
For medals and ribbons awarded in the multiplayer mode, see Multiplayer Awards of Medal of Honor (2010).
Mission | Medal | Condition |
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First In | Afghan Star | Complete in Tier 1 Mode under 25 minutes |
Breaking Bagram | Cross of the Coalition | Complete in Tier 1 Mode under 30 minutes |
Running with Wolves... | Frontier Star | Complete in Tier 1 Mode under 20 minutes |
Dorothy's a Bitch | Sentry Cross | Complete in Tier 1 Mode under 17:30 minutes |
Belly of the Beast | Order of the Vanguard | Complete in Tier 1 Mode under 25 minutes |
Friends From Afar | Sniper's Cross | Complete in Tier 1 Mode under 15 mintues |
Compromised | Warrior's Badge | Complete in Tier 1 Mode under 12:30 mintues |
Neptune's Net | Shield of Valor | Complete in Tier 1 Mode under 15 mintues |
Rescue the Rescuers | Legion of Brotherhood | Complete in Tier 1 Mode under 28:30 mintues |
N/A | Conspicuous Gallantry Medal | Finish the game in Tier 1 Mode and beat all par times |
Trivia[]
- There is an unused European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign medal along with the sign that can be found in the game files of Medal of Honor: Allied Assault.