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A great FPS!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Historic war games are hard to come by for console systems such as the PS2, XBOX, and Gamecube. On PC they are a dime a dozen. The Medal of Honor games have been the norm for historic war FPS on consoles, but finally there is something else. Not only is Call of Duty: Finest Hour a great game, it's better than MoH: Frontline and MoH: Rising Sun. Don't get me wrong, the MoH series is great, but we all know MoH: Rising Sun was a huge dissappointment, even with it's online play.

CoD: FH is the first World War 2 game that doesn't just focus on one of the soldiers points of view. When the game starts your playing as a Russian infantry man, then a Russian female sniper, then a Russian tank commander. That just shows the variety of people you get to play as right there. Then the game continues and you play as a British soldier/demolitions specialist. After that, the game moves on and you play the game from the American view.

CoD: FH is a game that manages to get almost everything right. I think anyone who has played this game can agree there should have been like 5 more British missions. A lot of people complain about the save system, I can agree with that as well. The game should of had a quick save system where you could save the game at any moment. There are some minor rare technical glitches sometimes such as floating guns, enemies spawning out of thin air, and some minor AI issues. Most of the people playing this game may never even notice the small technical blemishes. The game should have had a offline 2 player co-op campaign and death match. The game featured no handguns. I think with a couple of more weeks they could have fixed these problems but due to a deadline or laziness they weren't fixed. Most of the problems in CoD: FH won't really affect your gameplay or experience, it's only nitpicking about what could have been better.

The bad part is if you don't have the internet or a network adaptor for your PS2, after you beat the game there is nothing else to do except check out the videos and mess around the game using the cheat codes. I think they should have added more videos about the war and "making of" than they did.

The good news is for people who have the internet and a network adapter for their PS2. Getting online and finding a game is easy. I think there are only 8 different maps to play, but they give you a variety of ways to play the maps. They have death match where it's everyone against everyone. There is team death match which is Allies vs. Axis teams. There is capture the flag which is Allies vs. Axis and each team captures each others flag. The final way to play a map is called search and destroy where one team gets bombs and must plant them at the other teams base while the other team tries to defend their base. I only wish there were a few more maps online.

All in all this game is a great FPS, even more so for war and history buffs. This game features a great musicial score soundtrack, great graphics, great gameplay, and a great experience. It also totes a great replay value.

Best War Game For PS2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Wow this is a great game.It is the best war game for ps2.It has a lot of levels and good graphics it is awsome.I cant wait till the sepuel comes out.

Great and Realistic game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome! It has great graphics, and good aiming techniqes. I also like the fact that you can be Russian, British or American. There are only a few things that I think should be different though. I think you should be able to carry more weapons at a time (unless your carrying like an MG42 or something) and I think that there should be more missions. Like D-Day especially. But other than those set backs, it was worth the money.

Epic battles at hand

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Overall, a great battle game. And, different from other WWII games, this one succeeds in most parts in getting you into a genuine WWII battlefield atmosphere. The intro, when you are arriving to Stalingrad's devastated docks, is simply dramatic. Music, during the first two missions is awesome, incredibly emotive, specially when triggering the assault to the top of the german bunkers where you have to neutralize a couple of pillbox with machine guns nests inside of them, at barely the beginning of the game.

More in detail:

Graphs: Were OK. Not exactly what we can call "breathtaking", but far enough to recreate an atmosphere that will leave you but few doubts on what was a battleground in WWII.

Sound: Astounding. One of the best achieved features in this game. The effect produced by the sound of a nearby explosion, suffered by the protagonist, is quite original.

Action: Thrilling. The action sequence is very good, and highly succeeds in engaging you into the game atmosphere. Activision games are particularly good in such regard.

Story: There are 5 main characters throughout the game: 3 Russians, 2 Americans and a British. Their actions and deeds (which in fact are your actions and deeds) are developed through 3 stages, divided into missions. I particularly enjoyed the first stage, at the eastern frontline, where you incarnate the 3 russians: a juvenile volunteer, a female sniper, and an experienced tank commander. I particularly found this stage the most exciting and challenging one, specially when I undertook the role of the sniper; and if I venture to express my opinion, I think the most crucial and dreadful part of the WWII was fought there, in Stalingrad and its surroundings, though this part of the war has not received so much publicity until recent times, thus I was eager to "virtually experience" what happened there. The plot was one of the things which make me decide to play this game, because it leads you to examine selected episodes of the WWII through the eyes of the different actors which took part of it, and for me, this is a great deal. Playing a whole war game being always the same person, 99.9% of the time an American, is mostly boring.

About weapons

Here is my perception on the main weapons available. You can only equip two at the same time:

Mosin Nagant: The standard Russian infantry rifle. Quite good at long rate, and truly effective, generally one shot will be enough to get rid of rivals. The major shortcoming of this weapon is that its low ammo storage capability (you're just 5 rounds away to reload it again) and bolt charge mechanism, make it too slow for close range combat, when facing many rivals.

Scoped Mosin Nagant: It's the rifle they give you when assuming the role of the Russian sniper. Excellent for long rate, and really effective, but its lethargic reload speed (one bullet per time!!) and low ammo storage capability (you're just 5 bullets away to reload it again)--make you a strong candidate to become a corpse when a group of Germans approach to you, unless you are out of their shot sight. In the mission of the tank shielding, this is a major handicap when trying to defend the entrances to the place where the tank is hidden.

PPH: A submachine gun good for short range combats, but ineffective at medium-long distances. Not an option if you equip a MP40, this later is a lot better.

German

MP40: This was "my" official selection as standard weapon throughout the game. Each time I could grab and equip one, I did it, for a bunch of simple reasons: first, it is used by Germans, and since they are the common enemy, this weapon is available all over the game, therefore with huge and constantly obtainable ammo reserves. Second, it combines two interesting features -a decent medium/long distance shot rate and a moderate-high fire rate, which makes it profitable both for sweeping the enemy at close range combats or get rid of it at medium distances, and if you have a good sight, even at long distances. Overall, a very recommended weapon, I generally feel quite sure when handling one of them.

Kar98k: Basically, a Mauser. Maybe the greatest of the standard weapons available for long distance, but has the same disadvantages of the Mosin-Nagant.

G43: A sniper rifle---the greatest weapon for long distance shot!!! This is a really impressive weapon. Each time I had the chance to grab one, I felt quite relieved, since you can calmly take down a whole regiment with it, if you're conveniently located. If you carry 91 rounds with it, that means exactly 91 enemies less, its accuracy is simply mathematical.

Panzershreck: Literally "terror of the tanks". Quite effective against heavy armor, and very useful when you quickly need to get rid of a bunch on enemies occupying a dangerous position. When defending the advancing of armored cavalry (tanks), this weapon helps you a lot, as it takes away foes that otherwise will consume you valuable seconds while the tanks are under attack.

Stielgranaten: Pretty effective when aimed to stationary targets. It helps you a lot clearing the area of nearby enemies, specially when they are agglomerated and entrenched in their positions.

American

Thompson: This is what I literally call a piece of crap. It could be the preferred gangsters' weapon, but that was in Chicago in the late 20's. In WWII, it is easier for you to get killed, instead of killing the rival, when equipping one of this. Its fire rate is really high; but it is awfully inaccurate and definitively ineffective at medium-long distance, and even at short distance combats, its tendency to go upwards while firing makes it so imprecise, that relying your life on it is very risky. At the first chance you had to change it for a MP40, do it, don't even think about it.

BAR: Good weapon for the short-medium distance, but you're constantly running out of ammo for it. It is much more effective if you just shot a couple of rounds per enemy, since it has the same Thompson's tendency to go upwards while firing. Therefore, still would recommend much more the MP40, though the damage inflicted by the BAR is higher.

M1 Garand: In my opinion, this is the best American weapon available. It is excellent for the short-medium range, and you can sometimes hit enemies located even at long distances. It is also pretty effective, a single shot or probably two are enough to take down opponents. Its foremost limitation is the poor availability of ammo through the game.

British

All british weapons (Sten, Bren) are just rubbish (what a disappointment!!). You can waste the full ammo deposit and taking out half the rivals you would equipping equivalent German weapons. The one which works the best is the Enfield rifle, but it is not an automatic weapon, thus not suitable for close range combat. It is pretty effective for the medium-long range.

If British triumphed in North Africa using this pile of junk, then definitively McArthur must be a lot better than Rommel, or at least, he was luckier than this later.

Best war game I've ever played

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

For Christmas I made the mistake of getting Medal of Honor Rising Sun with my gift card to Best Buy. That game is terrible. And then, I got Call of Duty. It's very good. It has good, solid graphics and the gameplay is great. Some levels are hard, though, and take some time to complete, but most of the levels are very fun. Now, if you don't like intense action and fighting, you would probably want to get something like Splinter Cell. But if you are like me, but it. It's well worth the (...).

good game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

if you like war game you will like this game this is game were it gets harder as it goes the fist level you start with no gun and then you can get one and fight and you can also drive and control a tank and be a sniper its realy fun there many weapons like machine guns,rifels,grenade launchers,and grenades but sorry no hand guns if you just like to do some old fasion killing but realy overall its a great war world 2 to game but i wish they would have put more work on the graphics but over all its a fun game. thanks for reading this. price $30.00-$40.00

answering the call of duty

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

after beating both medal of honor releases for the consoles, i wanted to try this to see how it compared. in my opinion, this is better than rising sun and very close to frontline, if not better. you get 3 different perspectives on the war, instead of just one. the russian campaign is the first one you'll play. its basically "enemy at the gates", the game, until you get to the tank levels. the controls for the tank can be difficult at first but once you get used to them, its fairly easy. you have an armor meter and when that runs down you'll be taking damage on your health meter which gradully regerates over time. next is the british campaign. its probably my favorite of the 3 even though it is way to short (only four missions). the american campaign is next and this is where the difficulty greatly increases. i had to complete the game on easy mode because of this. there are a few unlockable extras, basically making of the game and things like that. overall, this game is very fun, more so on easy mode as you will get quickly frusturated on normal or medium whatever its called. missions can get pretty long at some times. its got some glitches that occur very often but really dont affect gameplay. my two biggest complaints... friendly ai is basically nonexsistant, your taking on the german army pretty much by yourself, and enemy soldiers can take a largely unrealistic amount of bullets before dying. so if you're looking into a new WWII shooter, you might want to give this a try, but rent it before you buy it so you know what you're getting into.

Best War Game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: January 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Call Of Duty is the best war game ever due the extremely intense and realistic combat.I am still stuck on being a russian soldier due to the level where you have to protect a tank and keep germans out of a factory, it is so hard and everytime i try to beat it, i die, oh well , still one of the best games ever invented next to GTA.

call of duty finest hour

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: January 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome. You get to be Russian then British and finally American.The levels are action packed and you get some great guns like the Thomson and the BAR. The good things about this game are 1. The levels are fun and action packed 2. The game is very realistic and true to what happened in the war. 3. The game has realistic guns and grenades. 4. You are at cities like Stalingrad and you go on ppa raids in North Africa. 5. The levels are hard and tough to beat.

A Good Game, but nothing great.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 15
Date: December 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

OK, let me start off by saying that this IS a decent game, but it's NO DIFFERENT than the Medal Of Honor games. NO DIFFERENT!

From the minute I popped this game in my PS2.....I thought I played this game before? WOW! DEJA-VU! Oh wait, that was MOH!

Don't get me wrong, I'm having fun playing the game, the graphics are just like Medal Of Honor (which is good), it's fun to play, and it's a cool game overall, but too much like MOH.

If you already own the Medal Of Honor games, PLEASE save your money on this game.

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