Medal of Honor is a series of first-person shooter video games created by American film director and producer Steven Spielberg.

It spawned a series of follow-up games including multiple expansions spanning various console platforms and PCs.

The main characters are usually elite members of Office of Strategic Services (OSS), while some of the later games focus on modern warfare.

The concept, story, and executive production of the first three games was made by Spielberg, who later sold the franchise for Electronic Arts in February 2000.

[2] Spielberg's inspiration for the series emerged while directing and producing the World War II film Saving Private Ryan to create a game that can concurrently be an educational and entertaining experience.

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, the third game, was developed by 2015, Inc. and released for the PC, Mac OS X and Linux in January 2002.

[7] Medal of Honor: Warfighter, the fourteenth installment in the series and the direct sequel to the 2010 game, was released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on October 23, 2012.

Since the release of Medal of Honor: Rising Sun the series has focused on providing a more open-ended element to the games, allowing the player to have more options in each level instead of a linear path.

Though not mentioned by name in the Academy citation, Medal of Honor is arguably the first video game series ever to receive an Oscar for its content.