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Intense and immersive with good direction

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I rented Call of Duty 2 for the 360 last week and after playing half of the campaign mode I can offer up a fair review of it for my fellow FTGers.

COD2 is a really solid FPS with the best campaign mode I've seen. Admittedly I'm not a huge FPS player so I don't have the breadth of knowledge that some have, but for me this campaign mode has a great story, great direction within each mission, unique experiences, and solid realistic gameplay.

The story is broken into three parts. In the first, you play a rookie Soviet soldier. You go through training and get thrown straight into the defense of Stalingrad. It's snowing and bitterly cold, and this is an excellent choice by the developers to open the campaign here because they get to show off the incredible graphics. The smoke in this game is like nothing I've seen on a video game screen... probably the PC FTGers have seen similar, but we console warriors haven't seen it. Snowfall, bulletflash, and other particle effects really impress.

The second part of the story has you as a Brit fighting against Rommel's forces in Africa... the change of setting is welcome. The third part (which I haven't begun) has you as a US GI and fighting in mainland Europe, I presume.

The missions are all unique. A memorable early mission in Stalingrad requires you to fight off Germans along a kilometers-long downed communications cable. You fight your way along, repairing the cable in places where the Jerries have cut it. You're fighting house to house in the streets of Stalingrad... great action and tension.

The enemy and allied AI is really excellent. Your allies truly act like individuals who form a unit, and not like a bunch of scripted robots. The enemies can be pretty cagey too, they can hide in one place and pop up somewhere else, sometimes they create diversions or throw smoke to cover their tracks.

And direction within the missions is solid without leading you around by the nose. There is usually a beacon on your radar that tells you the general direction of your next objective. One thing I hate about FPS campaign modes is when you clear an area but have no idea where to go next... this never happens in COD2.

The only thing that is not very realistic is that your character can take tremendous amounts of damage before dying. On normal difficulty it usually takes absorbing five bullets in quick succession to die. Otherwise you can hunker down and, like in Halo, your health magically recovers to normal. You can up the difficulty and your character can absorb less damage, but I haven't done that because I'm afraid I'd get creamed.

The audio is great... you hear the dull thud of mortar going off two miles away at the same time as you hear the sharp crack of your allies' gunfire right next to your eardrum. The graphics are so good you could practically read the Jerries' medals right before you snipe them. I could go on but I've already written a ton.

One last note... this game, with it's realistic graphics and sound, is so immersive that it becomes a very intense experience. So much so that I play it for only an hour at a time or else I'd probably start freaking out. So, the point is it's really immersive and intense.

This game is the BOMB

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

AWESOME!! AWESOME!! AWESOME!! This is a must have game for any 360 owner! This game really shows off the next-gen graphics of the 360. If you have HDTV be prepared to be blown away buy the beauty of this game. Everything looks incredible in this game, the smoke effects are awesome, the A.I is unbeliveable, throw a grenade and the enemy scatters or they even toss it back!! The sounds are incredible too. This is the best FPS to date on any platform. Stop reading this and go buy it!!!

Amazing graphics

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I was swept away by the graphics on this. Almost like watching a movie. If you like this sort, this is the best I've ever seen.

call of duty is the best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: November 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The grapics are unbeliveable. The peoples faces look so real. The game play is awesome.

freakin' sweet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this game is just freakin' awesome. im not that big into video games, and i really only play them when i have someone to play against... i stay away from one player mode because i get bored and cannot talk smack. then came duty. i played this game through on all the difficulty modes, from medium up and never got bored. plus, if you've got a nice group of folk to play with and a way to separate screens to prevent looking, multiplayer is sweet (esp if you break up into teams) and you can talk smack all day long. best graphics and gameplay of any game ive ever seen.

orgasmic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I popped this game into my 360, and felt like I heaven. The graphics made me feel like i was really running around shooting Nazis. The gameplay was amazing, real life abilities make it seem about as realistic as a games getting.

BY FAR THE BEST XBOX 360 LAUNCH TITLE!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I got this game for my 360 as a first choice and was not dissapointed in any aspect of the game from the authentic cinematics to the imersive gameplay 5*****stars all the way!

Best Launch title

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is the best overall launch title for the 360!

It has the second best graphics (to PGR3) but the controls and actual gameplay are second to none! Halo-tight controls, a story that makes you want to push forward, a great health system so that you don't get too frustrated...perfect for casual gamer and hardcore alike!

And unlike the 2nd best overall launch game for the 360 (Condemmed), you can keep playing this game after you finish it online forever!

People Can be Stupid

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 16
Date: November 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Don't listen to the first 2 comments. They're dumb and have never played this game. I on the other hand HAVE played it and it's great!

Great game...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 16
Date: November 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Great game and here are a few problems however:

1. You die too quickly. 2 hits and BAM you're dead. "Oh, but it's realistic!" If I wanted realism, I wouldn't be playing video games.
2. Bad aiming, sometimes it's hard to aim and when you think you should be hitting someone, you aren't.

Otherwise great game.

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