Once a game server and type is selected the game starts in spectator mode and the player can choose between joining the allies or the axis then select the set of weapons. Omaha Beach was re-created in Medal of Honor: Frontline for consoles. The game's levels are often compared to Steven Spielberg's 1998 film Saving Private Ryan many of the levels are direct quotations of the scenery (or even complete sequences as in the Omaha Beach mission) in the film. Single-player missions include assaulting Nazi bases in Algiers and Norway, storming Omaha Beach on D-Day, and rescuing comrades behind enemy lines in occupied France. Mike Powell of the United States Army Rangers who works for the Office of Strategic Services.

In Allied Assault, the player takes on the role of Lt.