Last month’s release of the Medal of Honor reboot fell short of internal ‘quality expectations’ within EA, according to the company’s European VP Patrick Soderlund in a frank interview with EG. Mixed reactions aside, EA is hardly deeming it a failed effort. In response to average scores from critics, Soderlund’s believes the Afghanistan-set shooter was given unfair treatment in reviews.

“Medal of Honor is to some extent judged harsher than it should be. The game is better than today’s reviews are indicating.”

Despite its faults, Soderlund feels that the reboot of MoH was a successful one, and it’s serving as a learning experience for EA’s next heavyweight in the shooter space. Soderlund further alluded to the constant comparisons with Activision’s mega-popular Call of Duty franchise.

“I’m not going to say a specific number. I’m proud of what the game is and proud of what the team did. I just think the market is obviously telling us they think the game is X. We need to convince the market we can make something they appreciate more, particularly to be able to compete.”

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