How To Change Language Of Medal: Of Honor Airborne From Russian To English

Medal of Honor: Airborne (2007) is a classic first-person shooter that brought vertical gameplay to the WWII genre. However, many players who purchased the game from Russian digital retailers (like 1C or older Russian DVD releases) or received it in a bundle often find themselves stuck with the Russian language—complete with Cyrillic text and Russian voiceovers.

Open the file with Notepad.

Close the game completely if it is running. Medal of Honor: Airborne (2007) is a classic

This is advanced. Make backups before deleting anything. Common Pitfalls & Troubleshooting “I changed everything, but the game still shows Russian text.” Solution: Delete the game’s cache. Go to Documents\EA Games\Medal of Honor Airborne\ and delete the Config folder. The game will recreate it with English settings. “The audio is English, but subtitles/menus are still Russian.” Solution: You changed the voiceover but not the text. Go back to Method 1 and ensure Locale is set to en_US , not ru_RU . “My registry doesn’t have an EA Games folder.” Solution: You likely have a cracked or portable version. Use Method 2 (edit the INI file) or Method 4 (replace files). “I have the Origin (EA App) version.” Solution: Origin/EA App respects Windows system locale. Go to Windows Settings → Time & Language → Language & Region. Move English (US) to the top of your preferred languages, then restart the EA App and launch the game. Final Verdict For most players, Method 1 (Registry) or Method 3 (Steam Properties) will solve the problem in under two minutes. The Russian-to-English switch for Medal of Honor: Airborne is not officially supported anymore since EA abandoned the game, but these community-tested tweaks work perfectly. Close the game completely if it is running

Look for a string value named Language on the right-hand panel. but these community-tested tweaks work perfectly.

Click OK and close the Registry Editor.

Save the file (Right-click Notepad → “Run as administrator” if it won’t save).