Who'd have thought it? A war-based first-person shooter inspired by the Antiques Roadshow. No, it might not involve bursting into Whitby Town Hall and mowing down Hugh Scully with a Browning Automatic Rifle - though there's an acorn of an idea right there...

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But Medal of Honor, you see, is all about collecting medals. You play the part of a US Ranger who is dispatched to war-torn Europe around 1944. Over the game's six missions (which are split into many sub-missions - there are 30 plus levels in total) you'll get the chance to earn up to nine medals, including the fabled Medal of Honor. Then, when you pass away, your grasping offspring can take them off to be valued by Mr Scully's son and try to make a fast buck or two.

Okay, maybe the Antiques Roadshow connection is just a little tenuous, but the war one certainly isn't. Allied Assault is nothing if not supremely atmospheric. The environments you fight in are beautifully rendered, from snowy Norwegian wastelands through African deserts to war-torn bombed-out cities. More to the point, the missions make you feel like you're immersed in a conflict.