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Undoubtedly not the best

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

While I admit the gameplay is fun, it is far from the best. The graphics are lacking, the realism is scarce and it screams for an update. I would definatley not rate this game among the best WWII games ever made...

Tried and true!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is the game that really started off the whole WW2 shooter rage. Once you play it, you'll see why. It still is one of the best WW2 games out there.

Not Worth 35$

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 15
Date: November 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The game is like at least 7 years old and not worth 35$
there are better games out there.

the graphics are like cardboard-cut-outs especially the vehicles, tanks, trucks, buildings

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if you do buy the game....read on...

Mods on the server named "Pucker Factor" on US east coast filter have banned me just because they dont like the way i play.then they lied and say i TK in spawn with grease gun, which i dont ever use because it shoots slow.

and for lying i want to get them back with all of your help. I want people to go on there server and team kill relentlessly to *iss them off

it is on US East filter named "Pucker Factor"

Another amazing game by the makers of Counter Strike

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: November 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

wow this game is great it is by far one of the greatest online action games ever next to counter strike. 1 thing that i love about this game is the teamwork if you want to win you have to work together with your team or you wont do so well. I got this game for free with half life and it is a great game i highly reccomend it and for another great online multiplayer game get counter strike.

Save your Money and Buy Battlefield 2 instead

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 12
Date: November 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

DOD on the HL1 engine was great. DOD Source on the HL2 engine is great. However I spent about 1 week playing it and this is my advise. Buy Battlefield 2 instead. BF2 is a much better war multiplayer. It is what everyone is playing at the moment instead of DOD:S.

Hands down the finest comparative World War II videogame

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: September 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

In point of fact, what caught my eye about this game was the sound - particularly the weapons; the way they fire, the sound they have, etc., etc. It sounds far more realistic than, shall we say, Battlefield 1942, or Medal of Honor. If you've ever fired one, or at least seen one fired, you would know what I mean, and Day of Defeat captures it magnificently. The MG42 on the Axis, especially, I love how when you fire for too long, it overheats and you can see the steam.

Another facet was the gameplay.
The controls are great, and the mere style impressed me; how if you jump consistently, you run out of breath (same thing happens if you sprint for too long); the fact that it is completely opposite of Counter-Strike in the sense that you can't run faster with your knife unsheathed, because in truth, you still have all your other weapons intact, so running faster with just the knife on primary mode isn't very logical.

The graphics are exceptional, at least enough for my liking, but I'm not one who needs mind-boggling graphics in a game, to where it becomes ridiculous and too far-fetched. Day of Defeat has the perfect structures needed for a good map, and constant "war" atmosphere is known and appreciated. They help you get into the full moment, although that half belongs to the sound, also.

To sum up, if you're the kind of gamer interested in the actual battles fought in World War II, you'll probably find this game as fascinating as I did; however, you might find it dull and boring if you have no interest in war or history, and find games like Halo above superior.

Anyway, I hope this has helped you.

Fun but Flawed

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: May 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you have hours to kill or don't care if you are about to break up with your spouse who just doesn't understand the gamers psyche, then Day of Defeat is the game for you.

From the wonderful people that brought you Counter Strike comes an online multiplayer set in the middle of World War Two. You can play as either a Americana, British or German, using authentic weapons. The missions are simply-as fallows-capture the flag, capture a building or blow up a building, capture a land mark or blow up a land mark, and defend against the said objectives.

However some of the faults come down to the accuracy of the weapons and how much damage they do. On multiple occasions I've empty my weapon at an opponent at point blank range and MISS because the recoil is heavy exaggerated, casing my weapon to fly up into the ceiling. It is like this with ALL of the submachine guns and assault rifles, even worse is that they do all the same amount of damage! A BAR dose the same about of damage as a MP40. It takes a third of your ammo capacity to kill them and that's if your at their head. I empty my STG-44 at an ally troop, hitting him with every shot, and he kills me with a single shot from his pistol, or knifes me to death! The only weapons that do any damage are the rifles and stationary machine guns.

This game is fun, but it can be incredible frustrating at times

Fun WW2 arena game!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Day of Defeat is a great game. One of the best Half Life mods out there, possiably thee best! Realistic weapons and game play is simple and fun. You'll have hours and hours of fun with this game, the kind of fun where hours go by and feel like minutes.

MY FAVORITE GAME OF ALL TIME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: November 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

WARNING: ONLY ONLINE MULTIPLAYER. This is my most played fav. game of all time. I know I will never find a better online mutiplayer war game for $20. I can play this for 24 hours a day if i wanted too. I got this game more then a year ago and I really never got bored of it. Although I kind of got bored with the same gameplay/maps after about 500 hrs. of play, I found better servers, and maps.

The maps range from Anzio, Kalt, Omaha Beach(awesome map), Sterm, Bunkerhill, Merderet, and much much more. There some of the regular maps from the start. You can then play really fun maps such as Legoland(made out of legos), 5 different Mario maps, Ship Fight maps, island maps, sea maps, and much more. There is even a server where you fight a bunch of zombie bots with 2000 health each and never stop coming.

The weapon choices are great even though there arent that many, but youll never get tired of using them. You can use rifles, machine guns, shovels, knives, grenades, mortars, bazookas, and mg's.

EVERY server is also great. If you find a awesome server/clan get into the clan and take on other teams in head-to-head competition to see who has the best clan. You can only fit 2-32 people on one server, which is good because then the servers are never laggy while your playing.

OVERALL:10/10
I think I could play this game for a very very long time before i finally get bored with it all. You will always be satisfied with this game every time you play it. For $20 your getting a lot.

GREAT GRAPHICS, GAMEPLAY, WEAPONS, MAPS, and SERVERS.
MY fav. and most played game of 2003 and 2004.

Day of Defeat = Best WWII Multiplayer Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: September 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Day of Defeat is by far one of the most realistic war games (Rougue Spear is close as well) I have ever played. You should ignore any review that compares this to Counter-Strike, especially on the basis of realism because these two games are COMPLETELY different. Counter-Strike's "realism" consists of snipers running around and jumping while looking through scopes and firing accurately. Also accurately firing AK-47s from the hip on full automatic mode while running around. Counter-Strike, realistic? HARDLY. In Counter-Strike, kills = victory. Sure, there are objectives that are usually ignored because players want to improve their stats instead of complete objectives. This isn't an attack on CS, but I need to say this to separate the two mods.

Sure, CS can be fun and all but it's usually just a round based deathmatch. Day of Defeat is completely different. In DOD, kills don't mean anything if you don't complete the objective because killing isn't the objective. The pathetic excuse for realism CS boasts is far surpassed by DOD. Sure, you can run around firing full automatic, but you your chances of hitting anything you'd want to hit are slim. In reality, accuracy comes from firing while standing still. Snipers aren't ridiculously powerful in DOD as AWP fanatics are in CS. Each class has a niche on the battlefield, and while snipers are quite dangerous at a distance, a rifleman or a soldier equipped with a submachine gun can easily butcher any snipers within range. I'm also pleased by the fact you can be a rifleman without being at a huge disadvantage like you would be in Battlefield 1942 or Medal of Honor. And rocket launchers are not ridiculous like Medal of Honor. Unlike Medal of Honor, they actually serve a purpose and aren't as cheap. You can't wander the map blowing people away while on the move. No, you have to shoulder the launcher to be able to fire, then your movement speed is greatly reduced. Even when you fire, your blast radius isn't as large.

So comparing CS to DOD is unfair becaue they are two completely different things. If you like realism, you'll most likely like this game.

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