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Congratulations Activision and Team Spark on an amazing game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 105 / 113
Date: November 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

After being totaly immersed in Call of Duty and United Offensive on the PC I knew from Finest Hour's anouncment that I had to have it. First let me tell you that this is a completley new game. It's not a PC port but it does manage to incorporate familiar gameplay and levels into this jaw droping experience. In the first level you play as Alexander Solkovo, who is throw into the battle of Stalingrad with only a handful of ammo. Like the PC game, you eventualy get a rifle to use that ammo but in the begining of the level you have all that you can do to follow your sargent up the hill into machine gun fire. I would like to compare this to the D-Day scene in Medal of Honor Frontline, but that just wouldn't be fair. This game crushes Frontline and although I'll still play Frontline (an incredibly awesome game)This is what is owning my PS2 right now. After Stalingrad you will shift through roles, playing as a Russia female sniper, a Russian tank commander, a British PPA commando, a sargent with the Big Red 1, and a tank sargent in Belgium. The whole storyline is very cool and Finest Hour truely does capture the gritty cinimatic feel of WWII that most games don't. Some might need to remember that this game isn't trying to recreate the feel of the PC game. It's trying to recreate the feel of war and although I've never been in war, I'd say this game does a darn good job. Some people complain the controls are hard to get use to but I'm guessing thats because they are a bunch of hardcore PC gamers (nothing wrong with that) who aren't as good at adapting to a controller layout. Now like I said before, I own Frontline and many other FPS for PS2 and I caught on to these controls in no time. In fact, this game might have some of the best First Person Shooting controls I've ever used (well, next to Halo) With controls aside, lets move on to graphics. Thats always a fun part. They are simply amazing! Each character has around 1500 different animations thay can perform and trust me, they do perform. Really, graphics aren't an issue. The framerate in the game will make FPS fans happy. You can be mowing down twenty enemies and the frame rate doesn't drop at all. Which brings me to my next point. The arsenal rocks. It is smaller than the PC games but now you can run around firing MG42s and 30cal. machine guns without having to deploy them. This is truely awesome. But here is what Finest Hour is missing out on, the M1 carbine, the STG 44, a couple others and strangley, pistols aren't any where to be had. So when your two big guns run out, you must rely on melee attacks. The game, oddly enough, works well without pistols. Only after finishing the game did I realize, "Hey, I never used a pistol." but then I said "Hey, I never needed one!" Now, how about gameplay. The game has wide variety of ways to accomplish each mission (something Rising Sun promised but kind of failed with) And really, almost every time you play is different. With a mixture of funny and down right awesome cheat codes this game will keep you entertained for a long time. But do understand the replay value of this game doesn't relay on the cheats but they are great. What more can I say when it comes to performance and presentation... THIS GAME ROCKS!

Now, the not so good. What game doesn't have glitches? If some one can tell me one, their lying! So don't fear when I tell you this game has some minor glitches. Their nothing most FPS don't have (floating guns) But don't worry, more than likely you won't even notice it. The few glitches their are take place in the really big battles, so a couple of floating guns shouldn't bother you or even catch your eye. Another thing is that the British campaign seems a bit short lived but it is packed with action and the jeep chase more than compensates for a shorter campaign. Also a little more detail could have been paid to bullet holes in the walls. They aren't that good looking but like the floating guns, you probaly won't care. Also, Where is the multiplayer? Sure, you can go online with this game but what about split screen four player. Hopefully they will put it in the next game.

How about a quick recap.

Pros:
Great Graphics
Wonderful musical score
Intense gameplay that doesn't drop a frame
Lots of replay value

Cons:
A couple of tiny glitches that don't affect gameplay at all
The British Campaign is shorter than the others
No multiplayer with out online connection

So all in all Activision and Spark have done a wonderful job on Finest Hour and this in one game any FPS fan or World War II buff should not be without!

Nice game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 21
Date: December 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I am a big fan of MOH but when I heard about this game I had to get it. The first thing I did whene I got home was stick it in. When the game starts you are with a bunch of other Russian comarads in a boat. The two things that surprised me the most is that: You dont get a rifle untill half way through the first levle, and that you can lie on your stomach and crawl! As the game goes on you get to be a female sniper and a tank comander. In the British levles you stay the same person. Then last but not least you get to play as an american soldier named Chuck Walker and a blach tank comander named Sam Rivers for a levle. All in all it a fine game though some levles are a bit hard. I reccomend this gameand MEDAL OF HONOR to people who like war games and also for those who like strategy games.

An Excellent World War II Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 16
Date: May 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Call of Duty: Finest Hour is an excellent first-person shooter game. One excellent aspect about the game is that you play the game in three different perspectives: Russian, British, and American. In each campaign, you experience what is was like to fight the Germans in different settings (Stalingrad, North Africa, and Belgium). The individual missions usually have many soldiers (Axis and Allie) on the battlefield, which makes you fell like you are actually there. The controls in the game are really basic, which makes the game more enjoyable. The only major problem is the game can not be played in mulitplayer format without an internet connection. Overall, this is one of the best World War II first-person shooters available today. Anyone who has this game, on PS2 or Xbox, will eagerly await the sequel.

AWSOME but not too AWSOME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 21 / 33
Date: November 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

aww man were do i start, well ive been waiting for this game FOREVER and when i finnally got it i was so exited. Well let me start off by saying that the campains in this game are EPIC like the invasion of stalingrad the part on the boat with commissar talking to the soldiers as stukas bomb and strafe there boat sent a chill down my spine. And despite the fact that i beat the game the day before thanksgiving just a couple days after i got the thing this game is a real [...] to beat its like you make a wrong move and POW!!! your liyin dead on the ground. ShellShock in this game is also cool if you get in the path of a stray artillery shell when it hits everything goes slow. The British campain is too short with it having only 4 missions but its hard i loved the russian campain but the one that really pissed me off was the american missions. Well anyway i wouldint go without this game its fun,challenging, and full of special fetures so this game IS A MUST HAVE TITLE.

An Upgraded Version of "Medal of Honor"

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: December 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

"Call of Duty" for PS2 can be fairly described as a nicely upgraded version of Medal of Honor. My favorite "new" features are 1) the great number of battles which require you to work in tandem with your fellow squad members (often 5 or more) 2) scenes in which you have to work as a footsoldier or sniper in tandem with Allied tanks 3) scenes in which you are controlling a tank and 4) playing from the perspective of the British and Soviets as well as the USA. Overall, COD is great fun. But I wouldn't say it's qualitatively different from the MOH experience.

great for ps2 but does not live up to pc version

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 17
Date: December 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this game is a solid buy. i found the call of duty series infinitely more realistic than MOH. if you like to just run around killing bad guys this is not the game for you. to succeed you must utilise cover. many reviews complained of a lack of check points. i felt the levels werent long enough to warrant more than there were. the missions are completely different then the pc version and so is still fun for experienced pc players.

the negatives. not enough missions. i was disappointed by the limited british missions and felt that there could have been more variety in mission objectives.

multiplayer. whereas the pc multiplayer is beyond excellent, i found the console version a little lacking. i enjoyed the addition of the capture the flag game but felt the levels were too small and not intricate enough. it lacked the strategic positioning that is necessary for success on the pc maps dawnvile and carentan. another minus is the lack of pistols. i like pistols. the axis no longer get the mp44 the best all around weapon. something the console does haveis the ability to talk to your teammates via headset (something i wish i could on the pc). it makes coordinating attacks possbile.

overall i like this game and still play it a lot but in the end the pc version surpasses it.

Which game shold i get a Call Of Duty game or Brothers In Arms.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 17 / 33
Date: January 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It is puzz;ing me-I am not interested in Medal Of Honor as they are old and haven`t recieved a good review sinch MOH3:FrontLine.
I hear good comments on Brothers In Arms AND on Call Of Duty games-I love War games FPS or TPS-as well as Military strategies like Ghost Recon and SOCOM games.So which should i get COD or BIA.On "Is this review hepful" thing Please click NO for BIA and YES for COD.It would be ghreat help from U guys.Thanks 4 reading.
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"A name means nothin` on a battlefield after a weak no one has a name:Solid Snake MGS1/Big Boss MGS3

Was looking forward to it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: December 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ever since i saw the trailer, i couldn't get this game out of my head, because it actually is the only war game worth playing. No diss to Meadal of Honor or Battlefield, but Call of Duty: Finest Hour is a much more mature, authentic and all around great war experience. Nobody likes the blocky graphics seen everywhere these days, and this game hardly has it. The controls are easy to get over, and although this is a hard game, it still is more authentic.

This is the only war game you should think of buying, it's a guarantee you'll like this, and try playing it onlne.

Finally!! A WWII Video Game that's racially correct...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: January 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

As a WWII buff & former Army Ranger, I highly recommend this game. It tells the story from 3 Russians perspective of War vs Germany using different means but with the same objective. Weapons from that time are used such as the PPSh Russian Sub Machine Gun & The Mosin-Nagant Rifle. British involvement vs The Jerries from Africa is much to short. Though Authentic weaponry such as Mines, Brens, Stens,& The Enfield Rifle are used, The U.K Missions are far to short compared to the Russians & The Americans. The Army's 1st division AKA "The Big Red One" is represented as is The 761st Tank Batallion from Patton's 3rd Armored Division. An All Colored Batallion,the only other than The Tuskegee Airmen at this time in the War to fight vs The Wermacht & Luftwaffe is represented in this game. As a part of the 1st Division, you fight to capture Aachen while the 761st fight to capture Tillet so the Germans can't supply Bastogne. The 761st & The 1st Division team up to capture Remagen & their Bridge over the Rhine River but not without HEAVY Resistance from Germany's Best, The SS Panzers featuring The Tiger & Panther Tanks, The Luftwaffe's Famed Screeching Stuka Fighters & The Wermacht SS Panzerfaust & Infantry Soldiers with authentic MP40 Sub Machine Guns, MG43 Infantry Support Heavy Machine Guns, The Stielhandgranate AKA "The Potato Masher", Gewehr 43 Sniper rifle & kar98k rifle while The U.S has their Authentic weaponry as well,... The Thompson, The M1 Garand, The Browning Automatic Rifle AKA The BAR, The .30 Caliber Infantry Support Machine gun, The M3A1 AKA "Grease Gun", The Scoped Springfield Rifle & of Course The M2 Grenade AKA "The Pineapple". You also use the Tank by driving inside & firing .50 Caliber Machine Guns and Cannon Shells every 3 Seconds as needed. You can also use the enemies weapons if you capture it such as the panzerschreck & their Guns (Mp40, MG43, Gewehr43,etc.) The Options for the game allow you to gauge the difficulty, The Aim, The Crosshairs, shooting positions,etc. You can also pick up Health Aids, Landmines, Grenades, Ammunition & others. You can also play Multiplayer & Online via Ethernet modem with others around the U.S!! My Score for CALL OF DUTY is 4 &1/2 Stars. The reason for that score & not a 5 is because of the short British gameplay involvement which leaves you wanting more when the entire game is over & for the electronics flaws such as men running in place in the corner, Men floating at you during gameplay & Men being halfway in and out of walls & still shooting at you. Also dead enemies popping back up after 4 seconds of being dead & enemies being somewhere they shouldn't be for example, you clear out a room & there is nowhere in or out. No windows, no hiding spots..nada.Your at the foot of the door, You turn around & walk 3 steps out the door & all of a sudden you hear shooting and turn around & it's 2 Germans!! Impossible!!! Electronic Flaws... Other than that, Excellent game & replay value. I hope they make another. A star above EA's Medal of Honor:Rising Sun

Call of Duty: Finest Hour is the best war game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 18
Date: December 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Out of all the war games ever made, Call of Duty: Finest Hour is the best war game that no one could imagine how good it really is. It gives you real live war events from the past wars. I would put this on your Christmas list because you don't want to miss actin packed game. This game is so realistic, it would kill Medal of Honor and abd Ghost Recon. Those are good games but not even close as good as Call of Duty. People just by the game and you will thank me later.

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