Call of Duty is a WWII themed FPS game. The first time you play it, you'll be sitting at your computer, jaw open...
User Rating: 9.3 | Call of Duty PC
...eyes wide in awe at the amazing graphics. Not only that, but the intense combat that carries on throughout the game will have you drooling. The graphics are realistic, everything from player models to weapons to explosions to scenery look really great. The sound is top notch as is the gameplay. Online games are a lot of fun, as long as you can find a server without half being snipers. It's not to bad though, there is a lot of great moments to be had playing COD online. Single player is an amazing experience. Although it is heavily scripted, and when i say heavily, i mean the entire game is scripted. That is the biggest let down. After the first time you play through the campaign, it is still a lot of fun, but nothing ever changes the second time round. The missions are varied, ranging from the British glider mission at Peagasus Bridge to charging towards German machine guns and tanks with your fellow Russian Comrades. The campaign is divided up into American, British and Russian missions. All are a lot of fun and provide a refreshing change from the mission before. The AI isn't all that bright, but you will still die a number of times, especially on the harder settings. The AI does the basic things, running from grenades, throwing grenades at you to flush you out, retreating and attacking, flanking.. etc. But most of it is scripted. One part you take out machine gunners nests.. just like in MOH:AA, another soldier takes over and resumes firing at you. Thats all good, except the soldier comes out of a building. When you shoot him, another one runs out of the same building.. (repeat 4 or 5 times). If the enemy were charging foreward and an enemy looked over and noticed no one was manning the MG (machine gun) and then moved towards it then it would look more realistic. Rather than having troops all "hiding" in a building, only to run out in the open when the MG guy has been killed. (They run out in the open, from cover, with no covering fire). Not a big issue, as those that have played the game know. But it does make you wonder.. My other gripe with the game is how they take off from movies.. MOH:AA's DDay landing was a copy of Saving Private Ryan, well the first Russian mission is an exact copy of the movie Enemy at the Gates. It's not all bad, but with the amount of battles during WWII, it would have been nice to see some new stuff, not the same old thing we have seen in movies before. Call of Duty is a must for any FPS fan. Especially those that enjoy WWII themed FPS games. The expansion, COD: United Offensive is out so you should be able to get both together.. your really missing out on a great experience if you pass this title up.
