User Rating: 8.8 | Call of Duty PC
Since there are a ton of war games out on the market, not alot try to capture the magic the Medal of Honor series has done. Medal of Honor has done alot more than any of the imitations have done. Now, we are introduced to Call of Duty. Is it another Medal of Honor knock-off, or does it have some potential to say the least? Call of Duty takes place during World War II, where you are taken through more than 20 single-player missions ranging from the D-Day invasion to POW rescues and so forth. If you want to call it another Medal of Honor, you can. But the fact remains straight, Call of Duty plays alot like Medal of Honor, both with great gameplay to boot. In the game, you can only carry a few weapons and a few grenades. You'll also need to use your compass, as it provides vital information on where to go. Following your compass gives you directions to where you have to go to complete your next objective, as well as shooting enemies that are in the way. The definite one thing that stands out in Call of Duty is it's impressive and outstanding A.I. Enemies actually take cover behind objects to protect them from fire, and some also flee when you throw a grenade towards their direction. The A.I. also reacts to everything you do, which gives quite a challenge. Also impressive from the A.I., they blindly fire around corners, take control of turrets that are unmanned, toss grenades into wide open areas, and impressively toss grenades back at you that you throw at them before it explodes. Call of Duty also boasts 25 real-life weapons that have been used during the time period of World War II. Sniper rifles, auto machine guns, sub-machine guns, pistols, etc. have all been included in the game, and with that said, the reload animation for all of them takes a good while, so it's best not to reload while battling...a basic strategy in first-person shooters. If you ever wanted to find out how the guns in Call of Duty sound from their real counterparts, here is the place to find it. Call of Duty simply has some of the best sound ever heard this year. Firing weapons in all sorts of directions while hearing the sounds is a real treat. If Call of Duty's impressive single-player doesn't satisfy you, or you already beat the mode, Call of Duty also has an extensive multi-player mode. There are about 5 different multi-player modes that range from old school modes like the Classic Deathmatch, to a mode called "Behind Enemy Lines", where allied soldiers are greatly outnumbered, and to top that off, the game offers plenty of maps which are huge and vast in detail. You might be spending most of your time in awe with the modes and maps. Sure, Call of Duty is definitely a great game, but it has faults that keep it back. Some issues include animations that are logically out of order. You also might see clipping issues of enemies, as they might be trying to "surprise" you from corners and sorts, yet they act awkward and sloppy in their own right. This is where the game falls out on, as it is it's biggest flaw. Also, the game is a long one, but it's somewhat too simple and easy. Unlike Medal of Honor, Call of Duty has a much more simplistic gameplay to it. The multi-player is also a good addition, but with 32 players it gets crowded even in the biggest of maps. Although you can adjust this setting, so it fits your needs. Overall, Call of Duty is an impressive game that fires on most cylinders. It acts alot like Medal of Honor, and it's actually better in some aspects. The incredible and smart A.I. and the excellent sound are the game's biggest points, and not only that, but Call of Duty has a great and nice multi-player mode to boot. Graphically, the game looks fanatasic. The models are nicely detailed, and gives Call of Duty the upper-hand. Call of Duty does have it's flaws in contrast, like the clipping and animation issues found in the game, and the somewhat easy difficulty, but most of that can be forgiven for. Call of Duty is a definite must-own game for fans of Medal of Honor looking for a good war game before Pacific Assault is released.
