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DO NOT BUY THIS GAME

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: October 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

First let me explain why I don't want you to buy this game. Day of Defeat is a wonderful gaming experience. The levels are well done and promote teamwork. Its a historically accurate, and fun game. However, it is a MOD for half-life. That means, if you own half life, you can download this game FOR FREE. You can buy Half-Life for 20 bucks, and get this game as well. Sure, it's nice to have a printed manual and box, but the retail version of this game is abhorrent. You will get disconnected for no reason, and I found myself unable to play Counter-Strike (another great mod for half life) at all. Terrible!

The answer is simple. If you want this game (which I would highly recommend at 5 stars), buy half-life and download it for free. you will also get the awesome half life single player game.

and to those who say that the game is dated: yes, it is. however it doesn't look like complete crap, and most computers will be able to run and enjoy it.

ON-LINE ONLY!!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 12
Date: October 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I HAVE NEVER PURCAHSED A GAME THAT WAS LIMITED TO ON-LINE GAME PLAY. THIS REALLY HITS A LOW. SURE, I REALIZE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PLAY THESE GAMES BUT I AM NOT ONE OF THEM. WHY EVEN MAKE A GAME LIMITED TO MULTIPLAYER?
ATTENTION BUYERS: PLEASE READ THE FINE PRINT! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON GAMES YOU WON'T PLAY! I HAVE SPENT ALOT OF MONEY ON GAMES ONLY TO FIND OUT THEY ARE NOT WHAT IS REPRESENTED BY THE MANUFACTURER.
*SHOULD HAVE READ THE FINE PRINT.

dont buy this game!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 9
Date: July 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I thought this game would be fun I was rong.This game dos not beat MOHAA at all it is stupid!The kills stink they die the same way lotes of times if you are luckey you yill see a new one.But wast your money if you want to dont say I dident warn you.

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...

Saving Private Ryan? I think not!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 16
Date: June 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Day of Defeat is basically counter-strike with an attempted WWII setting. It does not, nor will it ever feel like Saving Private Ryan, and whoever told you that this was an epic WWII game needs to get their head examined. While not a bad idea in itself, the game fails to convey the meaning of war. It is simply a pretty display of new textures and skins, and a lame attempt at character classes a la Return to Castle Wolfenstein. In the end, it is a mediocre spinoff that screams counter-strike. The levels feel cramped and it feels like you're playing laser-tag in a room rather than fighting a war out on the fields of battle. There are few maps and even fewer players actually playing the game. The Omaha level is a nice try (for the millionth time), but still no cigar. Consult Medal of Honor or Battlefield 1942 on how to get this level right. The game is multiplayer ONLY and requires a somewhat fast connection (cable is preferred). As far as system specifications go, it's the outdated half-life engine with new textures and you should be able to run it with the old system that's collecting dust in the attic. Purchase at your own risk or download for free if you have half-life or retail version of counter-strike. But if you really must have a WWII game with freedom of movement, so you don't feel like a rat in a maze...skip this title and get Battlefield 1942 instead.

Dissapointingly similar to Counter-Strike

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This new version of DoD is just like Counter-Strike, except it takes place in WWII europe. It's disgusting how similar it is to Counter-Strike. While some people do enjoy this game over the older version, most CS or DoD fans hate v1.0 because of its very unoriginal nature. As far as upgrades go, this version has added a very childlike interface, a dynamic crosshair that fails to reflect the time period that the game takes place in, and finally some new maps that seem more like CS maps than ever before. Sure, they added a few new textures, but the layout of the maps is still cramped to force the player to use strategies that would be used in the present day world of submachine guns and body armor, not those of old time WWII.

If you want a WWII first person shooter, then go for Battlefield: 1942 or Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Don't waste your money on this Counter-Strike copy that uses the same outdated engine.

Gets boring after so many hours

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: May 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Graphics are good, but over all, I enjoy Battlefield far better than this when it comes to WWII game. Unlike Battlefield, all you do is just shoot guns and shoot guns and shoot guns. That's it. There isn't much of tactics other than just get flags. No airplanes, tanks, ships, nothing. In Battlefield, you can ride so many different type of vehicles, anti-aircraft guns, stationally guns, get on different types of airplans, ships.. so much more than just shooting guns. Medal of Honor is similar to this, but again, Medal of Honor is far better. Medal of Honor has missions to complete. All you do on this game is just shoot each other and get flags.....that's it. You can just keep running until you find somebody who does not have name tag showing up as "friendly". When you throw a grenade, you can see on map, so not much of tactics for that.

If you enjoy just shooting guns w/o much of tactics, this is the one for you. If you want more challenge, get some other games

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"

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.

Infinitely better than CS, but...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Day of Defeat is very similar to CS. Not in terms of gameplay mechanics, community, and visuals, but in the path they followed.

Anybody playing the game must undoubtedly know that it was originally a mere modification (that's a real understatement) before it went retail. Because of this, it had a smaller community that would allow them to make additions and changes that would otherwise be very risky. Counter-Strike was also originally like this. Sadly, now that anybody can get their hands on it, it has suffered from being turned into something "n00b" friendly. While this is a blessing to any newcomer, it gives DoD some serious hits.

The tension that existed in the "mod" is no longer there. I used to feel that I was an actual soldier in the trenches, but now I feel like I'm just a spectator. I don't recall soldiers having radars that could pick up grenades, rendering the explosives completely useless. I also don't recall them being able to see their teammates names flashing above their heads. Originally, you needed to be careful about who you shot. With the friendly fire almost always on, you needed to ask yourself "Are my teammates in that room? Is that guy in the shadows a friendly? Should I shoot or not?". Now it's just a blind rushing run of shooting anything without a name tag. Also, the ability to pick up any dropped weapon, while more realistic, allows for some pretty cheap tactics such as the ability to mix-and-match your own weapons loadout without any of the inbalances. *Sigh* I do miss DoD being a beta.

But it's not all clouds and rain. Weapons function realistically and the game has so many features that CS should be put to shame and think twice about calling itself a "realistic shooter". The sound effects and the visuals have taken major overhauls since the previous beta and it's simply amazing. I do not joke at all when I say that the game goes head-to-head (and sometimes wins) against games such as Medal of Honor. This is an amazing achievement when you consider that this is all being done on a modified Quake 1 engine.

However, my conclusion is the same as the one I gave for CS. It WAS an excellent mod. It IS NOW a pretty good mod. But in terms of a retail product, it's average. A better idea would be to buy Half-Life and download it along with Counter-Strike and almost any other awesome mod you can find. That way you pay for an excellent SP experience but get an potentially limitless amount of FREE MP games. Also, with Half-Life 2 hitting shelves in September (and the game is looking to be the best ever), you better catch up on the original story so you're as ready as you can be for the second installment.

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