10 Beloved Franchises That Haven't Been Good In A WHILE
1. Medal Of Honor
In the early days, Medal of Honor was the go-to war game. At the time, nobody had seen a World War-themed shooter with such authenticity. (It's no surprise to learn the original was produced by Saving Private Ryan director, Steven Spielberg.) And when the first few sequels knocked it out of the park, MoH looked like the next big thing.
Too bad its streak came to an end with 2003's MoH: Rising Sun. And it wasn't just underwhelming - Rising Sun was awful. Due to the atrocious reviews and sales, the direct sequel of this Pacific War-focused game got canned.
Medal of Honor dropped the ball at the worst possible time since Rising Sun came out immediately after Call of Duty. Being the superior of the two, COD had no trouble stealing MoH's thunder then and there.
Call of Duty's surge of popularity seemed to shake Medal of Honor's confidence, since the brand never recovered. For the last 20 years, the follow-ups have ranged from average to god-awful. (Seriously, what happened with Warfighter?) What's worse is there's no sign of the property improving.
Medal of Honor still manages to sell well, but it's safe to assume the good old days are never coming back.