10 Most Replayable Opening Sequences In Video Game History

7. Medal Of Honor: Frontline

Before Call Of Duty ruled the roost of the first-person shooter there was Medal Of Honor: Frontline. Thanks to the extra graphical muscle of the PS2's, Xbox's and GameCube's hardware generation EA were able to make the Second World War feel so realistic and immersive it was actually a little scary. Clearly drawing inspiration from Stephen Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan, Frontline opens with American soldiers storming the beaches of Normandy. The men flinch nervously at the constant bombardment of gunfire and explosions as they make their approach. One soldier clutches a cross for comfort, while another stares at the ground almost as if he doesn't want to see what horrors await him. For the first time faces weren't just a blocky mess of pixels - they were emotive. In just the first few seconds of gameplay the player's boat is blown to kingdom come, with the majority of men on it not even making it to shore. From there it's an intense fight against the odds - using the environment as cover to gradually get closer to the Nazi's seemingly invulnerable bunkers that dominate the high ground.