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Gameplay still rules..

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 212 / 222
Date: November 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Call of Duty (CoD) is a true sequel to Medal of Honour: Allied Assault. If you have played MoHAA, you'd know that it is atmospheric and exhilarating. Who can forget the Omaha Beach level? If you think MoHAA is good, wait till you try CoD.

There are 3 campaigns in CoD though you don't get to choose which to start first. You start as Private Martin (USA) and play through a few levels.. the most exciting for me is to hold a particular bridge from invasion. Later you play as Evans a British SAS. The 3rd campaign, the best I have seen by far, is playing as a Russian soldier.

The Russian campaign is an exact depiction of one part from the movie "Enemy of the Gates". In the movie, the Russian troops fight to take back Starlingrad. Any Russians who retreated will be killed by their own soldiers. This was depicted exactly in one of the levels in CoD. Lots of soldiers swarming from the boat up the hills with just one gun and one ammo clip - almost like MoHAA's Omaha but more atmospheric and much more exciting.

Graphics-wise, CoD uses Quake 3 engine. It is a bit dated as compared to the today's new generation graphics engine but in my opinion, the graphics served it purpose. I owned a Pentium 3 with Geforce 4 card and CoD runs like a dream. It is games like CoD (and recently, Max Payne 2) which convinced me that game content and gameplay are what matters most. Not the graphics! Some games have excellent graphics but lack content. These are the type of games I'd install and uninstall in less than 10 minutes.

The world in CoD is so lifelike it's scary. The AI is excellent. Your team mates and enemies fight like real soldiers. Bullets flew all over the screen and you can see the traces of them .. or hear them - sometimes I had to "duck" in front of my PC just to avoid them - kinda silly but it shows how into the game I was.

All in all, an excellent game!!! A definite must-get!

If you liked MOH, you'll love this game...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 57 / 63
Date: November 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I downloaded the Demo game and played it all night long. It was terrific. The following morning, I went out and bought the game. True to its ratings, it IS an excellent game. I would compare it to MOH almost exactly. And contrary to what previous gamers wrote, the snipers ARE extremely accurate as are guards, when you play in the "Veteran" or difficult mode. I rated MOH highly and I do likewise with this game. It's costly, but worth it. The only downside I can see with this game, is that it's short. I started playing it at 4PM in the afternoon and finished it at 4AM. Yeah, it's that addictive...and fun. You can save anytime you want and you can play at varying levels of difficulty. I found a few minor bugs in the game, but still, nothing that made me cuss out the designers... The controls are great, the graphics are pretty darn good, not excellent, but good. I just wish it was ten times longer. One other thing I have to say I was a bit disappointed with, was the multiplayer online thing. It could be me, but I don't see the sense in it. I tried it a couple times and it's kind of boring... The single player mode is much more exciting and fun. Now, to see Vietnam in this kind of realism... Payback... To sum up, the game is well worth the money and a lot of fun. I highly recommend it!

The New Medal of Honor.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 35 / 38
Date: September 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I just recently played a new demo for Call of Duty. It is being developed by a team led by several people who worked on the very similar Medal of Honor series. The game is also being published by Activision, so it plays similarly to Castle Wolfenstein as well. However, while Medal of Honor tended to focus on simply playing by yourself in the field, Call of Duty emphasises teamwork. Throughout most of the game, you fight alongside your squadmates, which is very cool, and makes Call of Duty even more realistic than the Medal of Honor series. The sound was not phenomenal, and the graphics needed a MAJOR facelift, but by the time Call of Duty is released these small features should have been modified. I am a huge Medal of honor fan, so i am very excited for Call of Duty to come out later this year on the PC. Keep your eyes open for this one!

Fun Polished Game but Nothing New for PC Gaming Vets

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 33 / 36
Date: January 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

WWII shooters have taken the PC gaming market by storm. With the huge success of titles such as Medal of Honor, Wolfenstein and Battlefield 1942, one more game saw fit to see its way into the competition - Call of Duty! If you'd like to know how Call of Duty plays, I have a quick question: Did you play Medal of Honor Allied Assault? If so, the same team of developers worked on Call of Duty so you may notice a striking resemblance in gameplay. Multiplayer is very similar with most servers dominated by single death objective matches so if you have a low attention span and don't like waiting for a game to end after your early death, I'd recommend a game like Wolfenstein instead where respawning is a normal routine in multiplayer. As usual, in order to play on the best maps, you'll need a high speed connection such as DSL or cable. If you're only purchasing Call of Duty for the singleplayer campaign, don't fret because the campaign is loads of fun and truly impressed me with some of the script sequences planned out for my virtual platoon buddies. Unlike Medal of Honor, you arrive via parachute (instead of storming the beaches) and combat centers around your platoon most of the game so there's always plenty of lieutenants barking orders and fellow privates forgetting to duck. Unfortunately, while the singleplayer campaign is fun, it's pretty short. It's not as long as other campaigns in games such as Medal of Honor and Half-Life. If you can't play online, my advice would be to wait for the price to drop because the singleplayer campaign will be over before you know it leaving you with nothing else to do. Overall, I enjoyed Call of Duty. I'm a WWII buff and a fan of PC first-person shooters, so this game was right up my alley but it probably didn't entertain me as long as other shooters. It has nothing to do with the game, it's a terrific product that I would recommend to any gamer, but because I played Medal of Honor and all its many expansions as well as other recent WWII shooters, Call of Duty really didn't bring anything new to the table.

TRY THIS, PRONTO.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 16
Date: January 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Warning: Call of Duty may keep you glued to your screens for a LOT longer than you may have bargained for. It's bloody addictive.

Things I love, no, adore!, about the game:

(1) Graphics are mindblowing. There are places you could be forgiven for thinking you were on the sets of Black Hawk Down or The Pianist...the scenery of Europe (in WWII) is spookily elaborate. Very, very authentic atmosphere.

(2) Ammo is fascinating, a host of machine guns, grenades, rifles, and other arms from around that time. Weapons and nations are correctly linked. The best thing though -- the ability to grab just about everything you can see in the battlefield....low on ammo? Shoot the next soldier you set your eyes on, and grab his MP40 sub-machine gun. Beaut!

(3) It is NOT very resource intensive on your PC, and if you have a half-decent video card, it'll rock. (Is Urisoft listening?)

(4) The movement assigned to human characters is top-notch. You can crouch, jump, dodge bullets etc...all with easy and pleasantly responsive WASD controls /mouse movements. (Tip: crouching is slower but safer especially when in the middle of a shootout. The game does not really allow you to run, AFAIK.)

(5) Have played Battlefield '42 before but the plotline development in Call of Duty is something to beat. There is a great variety of mission types which keeps it from getting boring. The game bills itself as having three distinct single-player campaigns: for Americans, for British, and one for the Russians, but I found this is not true. You do get to play a number of exciting missions from the perspectives of each of these allied forces, and each one takes place in a different part of Europe. (I highly highly recommend the Russian missions)

All in all, this is a game you must get your hands on pronto if you haven't already. And be prepared to be playing it for a while!

Blown away...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 17
Date: October 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Call of Duty might just be the most authentic and engaging WW2 game you've ever played. Featuring 24 mission, split into 3 campaigns, players take on the roles of a GI paratrooper, a British commando and a russian conscript, taking the first-person fight to the Germans with a variety of weapons. So far, so Medal of Honor. Where this title raises the bar is in its full realisation of squad based combat, hinted at in other games but never before explored to this degree. Players fight alongside computer controlled squad mates, usually between 6-8 in number.
The AI that governs your fellow soldiers is one of the most practical, robust and flexible I've ever seen in a first-person shooter. Your buddies will lay down supressing fire that actually WORKS (a very pleasant change), cover each other's movements, use grenades without blowing up the whole unit, and generally behave as realistically as you could hope for computer players.

Thankfully the AI for the baddies is just as convincing. No longer do enemy soldiers bluster towards your rifles, hurling grenades with pin-point accuracy. In Call of Duty, they will advance in sqauds from cover, laying down their own supressing fire, lay traps and ambushes and even fall back to cover when overwhelmed. If a machine gunner gets hit, his buddy might choose to take over, or make a run for it. It gives a very rounded impression that you are flanked by real people, and facing an adaptive and versatile enemy.

The real beauty of the title is that you are part of the team, without being the star of the show. Sure, there's times when its up to you to take the initiative, and maybe even save the day, but if your squad fails, you fail. When playing, I actually felt like covering my squad rather than dashing on ahead, protecting them rather than trying to ignore them. Likewise, I felt confident in their abilities to watch my back, without cringing in case a friendly grenade lands at my feet.

Graphically, Call Of Duty is gritty, realistic and smooth, even at high resolutions. Explosions look great, with tanks going up in flames, while grenades produce a convincing burst of dust and fragmentation. Tracers wizz overhead, puffs of dust ricochet off walls, and wood splinters apart under machine gun fire. The scenery isn't fully deformable, but their is enough scripted demolition to keep things realistic. There's also some great additional touches that really round and polish the experience, such as the blurry 'shell-shock' that warps the screen when a explosion goers off right by your head, or the restrained mixture of blood and dust that marks bullet hits on your target.

I found there was some loss of framerate when my squad found themselves in very close combat with lots of enemy soldiers, but the haze and confusion of the situation was such that I didn't really mind.

The real star of the effects show is the sound, where the game really drags you kicking and screaming into its world. The weapon effects are sufficiently hefty and the bass from an MG42 will definately stop you in your tracks before its bullets do. Best of all, dialogue between soldiers is both contextual and practical - shouted warnings to seek cover really do make a difference, your officer's military jargon is clear enough to give you a good idea how to act in the middle of a firefight..."Shift base of fire right, FIRE!" barks my captain as a platoon of German Paratroopers bursts from cover, and I find myself hurling myself prone and rattling off rounds from my Thompson Carbine.

Call Of Duty brings to the table the intensity of Medal of Honor and the epic scale of Battlefield 1942 with unsurpassed grace and conviction. A must for any WW2 gamer, and a splendid heart-thumper for any action game fan. Highly Recommended.

The Quick and the Dead...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: January 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I just finished this game and want to share the pros and cons (as I see it) so that you potential buyers know what to expect. The only thing I haven't done yet is play Multiplayer, so that could obviously change your outlook.

That being said...

Pros -
I was impressed with the game. The graphics, sound, and overall feel were incredibly well done. Whether popping off a stolen Luger or manning a stationary machine gun, the intensity was just plain sweet.

One particularly creative note was the timing of orchestral scores that slowly get louder as certain levels come to an end. For example, one level has you defending a bridge, (a la Saving Private Ryan), until reinforcements arrive. As your comrades' numbers dwindle to enemy fire and the outcome seems hopeless, this great violin piece chimes in. Truly, I felt like I was in the final scenes of a movie. Very cool.

The weapons, while not terribly diverse, are fun, and as far as I can tell, accurate for the time period. Grenades work better in this game than in any other I've seen, a nice change from the norm.

The settings and level introductions are nicely varied, ranging from parachuting into enemy territory to infiltrating an enemy battleship. And, like Medal of Honor, there is indeed a "tank" level. Kaboom...fun.

Cons -
A few times the A.I. would seem a little off. For the most part it was fine, but every now and then I'd see an allied soldier a foot away from an Axis soldier and neither were shooting at each other. I don't know about you, but I'm not terr finicky about that sort of thing. In general, the A.I. was quite impressive with their skills, so this is really just a minor gripe.

The only real gripe is that the game was rather easy and quick. I played on "Normal" and found several boards where I didn't die once, a rather strange occurance, especially non-dexterous skills. I'm not the most patient person, so it's not like I thrive on impossible levels that require hours of reloading, however I felt that all it went by just a little too fast. Honestly, I think this game took me less than ten hours to complete. Perhaps on my second outing of the game I can try it on a harder setting and maybe get a little more out of it.

Bottom line -
The four stars are basically saying that if you like 1st person shooters, and WWII shooters for that matter, you're most likely going to enjoy this. The quality is great, but the quantity could use a little more oomf. I'd suggest waiting until the price drops from the traditional "start" price of most video games before picking it up, that way you're sure to get your money's worth.

Everything you hated about MOHAA seems to be gone.(demo)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 23
Date: September 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

MOHAA was a groundbreaking game, but suffered from many faults such as worthless firendly AI, ridiculously accurate enemy snipers,and unrealistic ammounts of enemies that could take three bullets to the torso and still shoot you in the head. Call of Duty erases these issues completely. The friendly AI behaves exactly the way you see WWII soldiers in the movies. No elite snipers were to be found (in the demo level), there were as many enemy soldiers as you would expect to be there, and one hit would have them stumble and crawl for a moment before getting up. A second hit takes them down. It's almost perfect. Aiming down the sights is a great addition. Overall the game is really fun. You get a sense of importance without feeling like a superman winning the war by yourself.

This looks to become one of the best WWII FPSs for now. We'll have to see if it can beat DoD in close-quarters multiplayer combat. BF1942 is in a league of its own with its wide-scale vehicular combat, so it can't be compared. Call of Duty is set to replace MOHAA as the definitive cinematic WWII infantry combat experience.

The WW2 Shooter of the Future

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 14
Date: September 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

After playing the DEMO I am distinctly impressed with this game, not only is it created by 22 of the memebers who created the original outstanding Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, it is going to include a lot of the features which Medal of Honor lacked, like iron sights aiming, prone positioning, realistic weapon handling and squadmates who actually have useful AI rather than being dim-witted cannon fodder.

The atmosphere the demo builds is awesome, the lighting the sounds and the effects blend perfectly to make you beleive you are there. Plus it ran smoothly without a hitch maxed out on my system. A nice new feature which I particularly like is the shell shock you get when a mortar lands near you.

The AI is very good, with your squaddies moving and acting realistically, and actually using cover. The Germans acted the same and it felt so much more like you were actually in the middle of a fire fight, NOT slogging it alone with a bunch of todlers at your side ala Medal of Honor. Don't get me wrong Medal of Honor is one of my all time favourite games but I am of the opinion that after these guys left the development team it wasn't the same, just look at how bad Spearhead and Breakthrough are compared to the original. The reason for this is that these guys know their stuff, they know how to do it right, and thats how I know I'll be playing this rather than the future Medal of Honor titles.

Pure Gold!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 13
Date: October 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This review is for Call of Duty Gold Edition and it's expansion pack United Offensive. Call of Duty, in it's entirety, expansion pack included, is incredible. The graphics are top notch with thousands of soldiers in some battles and breath taking explosions. The sound is spot on as well. Each character has a distiquishable voice and what is war of course with out the booms and the bangs. The guns firing and ejected brass laying on the ground is cool. And unlike Medal of Honor, the bodies stay on the ground throughout the whole level. It can be pretty insane when mowing down enemies in the same spot because at the end, there will be a big pile of dead guys. Blood is heavy in this game, which adds to the game's realism. When playing through this game I felt like I was in either Saving Private Ryan or Band of Brothers. The action is soooooo intense. Bullets hiting everywhere and when a tank fires it blows chunks of buildings out. You can't always run up to nazi's and fight face to face like in other shooters. You must stay with your squad or entire company and fight as a team. The enemies are extremely smart and very violent. They don't stand right in front of you and hit you with their gun every two seconds. They hit violently and will fire their guns like real soldiers, not taking short burst and waiting until your three feet infront of them. The levels are massive, 37 in all. Burning buildings, forests, dams, and bridges. You even play inside of a B-17 flying over Holland. Most of the levels are very original but many we have seen in movies such as Band of Brothers, The Longest Day, and Enemy at the Gate. You play as six different characters, two from each the American, British, and Russian armies. From training camp in the states to the airborne drop over Normandy, from a POW rescue in Austria to the battle for Stalingrad, you will be blown away! Fight through the battle of the bulge at Foy and Noville, assuault a train bridge in Holland, and throw everything you have at the nazis for the liberation of Russia at Kursk and Kharkov. The weapony is aweaome. You will use the thompson, mp44, ppsh, silenced sten, bazooka, springfield, M1, MG42, 30 cal., colt 45, bren, pazerfuast, browning, mp40, kar, panzershrek, ghewer, and so much more. You wil drive tanks, ride shotgun in the side car of a motorcycle, shoot from cars and jeeps. You will play in France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Russia, Poland, Austria, Italy and America. Multiplayer is just as great if not better, with tons of modes to play. Buy both Call of Duty and United Offensive for the complete WWII simulation.

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