Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault is a first-person shooter. The game takes place during World War II on the Pacific Front. The player takes on the role of private and later sergeant Thomas Conlin of the US Marine Corps.
First, Private Conlin has to participate in the Battle of Tarawa, where, after a small shootout under the pier, he falls to the ground from a bullet that hit him. After this, the plot moves forward about 2 years ago. At this time, Conlin remembers how he went through boot camp, met his true friends, with whom he would go through the entire war.