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Awesome game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 19
Date: November 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game was phenominal, absolutely brilliant. The graphics were refreshingly good, the gameplay was thrilling throughout the whole thing and the language 'cursing the name of god', did nothing to change the playability of this game. The first commentor needs to realise that 1) the company is not trying to kill any deities 2) you are not exactly the target audience for these games 3) a few words does not make the game any less fun, so calm down.

Show Some Respect

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 26
Date: November 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I appreciate the first reviewer's remarks, and based on them will not be buying this game, though I might have had I not been so informed.

You know, if you disagree with the remarks of another, the civil, sane, and logical way to let your differences be known does not include berating and baiting the person with whom you disagree. It saddens me that the reviews below disagree with the original reviewer in a hateful manner that seeks to do nothing but belittle and disrespect the beliefs of the reviewer and every other Christian. Appalling.

Please, grow up.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 10
Date: November 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Okay, let's get a few things straight. I am an atheist. I like this game. I could go into Amazon's book section and rate every "Holy Bible" a 0 because I don't agree with them. However, I won't. Amazon's review system is made for people to review items for quality, fun, and usability. It is not designed to allow people to jam their religion down other's throats. Please, objectively review this game.

Graphically, this game looks wonderful. The motions of the characters are fluid, and look realistic. The weapons look real, and even the shells and muzzle flash are realistically modeled.

In the gameplay department, I was blown away. I've played lots of FPS's such as Battlefield 2:MC, Halo 1&2, More MOH games than you can beat with a stick, and this was just amazing. The storyline moved me in a way I have never been moved by an FPS. Every weapon fires realistically, recoil is accurately modeled, and the entire experience is just amazing.

Finally, the sound is awesome. If you've watched G4, they had an Icons special on this game. They took every weapon to a firing range and recorded its sound with multiple microphones.

In light of all these factors, and by objectively reviewing this game, I deem it worthy of a 5.

THE SECOND BEST GAME OF THE YEAR!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I think this is the second best game of the year because of it's really good graphics and the fact that it's a war game.My favorite thing about this game is the weapon selection and when you shoot an enemy you actually see blood come out of them.This is probably the most realistic looking game i have ever played.I give this game five stars for it's excellent graphics.

This game rocks

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

First of all this game is the best shooter game ever.You get new guns.And the people look so real that it feels like you coulnd almost toch them.Also you get snipers and a bozoakas.And you get to ride in army tanks.Dude it is way worth the darn money.OVER ALL this game is so wonderfull that it is the best game the year

Better then the first by far.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I thought this game was alot better then the first. Well about 70% of your misssions were in a tank and it got tedious. So I picked this game up and I was tottally blown away. Theres more of a story this time it concentrates on 1 unit instead of branching off like the first. This game also lets you fight battles on land, sea, and air. I would reccomend this game to anyone who likes action or anybody wanting a good game.

Whoa....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 13
Date: November 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

[...] Secondly, the brave soldiers who fought the war, the real war, didn't go around say 'golly jee, ya think we ought to go get them rascals?' The language used is the same lingo the soldiers used in the trenches. It adds to the REALISM. I have not purchased this game yet, but I have RENTED it, something you may want to consider if you're worried about language in a WWII game. [...]

Recommended for WW2 Addicts

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 14
Date: November 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is my first Call of Duty game and I was a big noob at it. I beat the game in 4 days. Very realistic and a very good first person shooter game.

Pros:
Realistic missions
Classic firearms
Excellent Graphics
Missions where you could fly B-24s and use tanks

Cons:
Very Short. only 13 missions
Should be more challenging. You should protect your squad. They only die when they're supposed to

Overall: Its a very short game. It's like an 8 hour game. The storyline is very short but is for all WW2 addicts. Good choice of weaponry. A must get for anyone obsessed with WW2 or just likes to blast peoples heads off with a Springfield.

Excellent WWII game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 13
Date: November 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

the only thing I found disapointing is how short it is. I rented it and beat it in about 6 hours. Other than that everything else is awsome. Graphics, Gameplay, and missions.

Console version not up to standards

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 20 / 24
Date: December 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The console version of Call of Duty 2 entitled Call of Duty: The Big Red One is simply just not up to the standards of its PC cousin.
The best parts of the game occur in the new North Africa campaign. This is largely unexplored territory for video games and Call of Duty The Big Red One does a good job of giving you a view of what the North African campaign might have been like for the Big Red One. The campaign through Italy is also unexplored territory and these missions are quite fun, particularly the beach landing mission. The game also gives you the opportunity to control several different vehicles in the game, from a tank to a machine gun on a jeep to an anti-aircraft gun. This is a fun respite from just being a GI and gunning down Nazis.

However, the drawbacks outweigh the positives in this game and make it just mediocre. The game overall is too scripted. Unlike the PC version, this game has objectives you must complete in order because they're only given to you one at a time. The levels are also not very wide open, there are several paths you could take to complete a mission that are cut off to you by invisable walls. This is quite irritating, especially since there are tons of PS2 games out there now that don't force you into one path or one objective at a time.
Even the enemy AI is scripted too much. There were occasions I ran into rooms only to have the enemy inside not react. Other occasions I had to run to a door in order for the next section of a mission to start and the Nazis to open the door and pour out. This smacks of gameplay of a couple years ago.

One of my biggest gripes is that this game just is too short. They didn't bother continuing the game with the Big Red One's assault into Germany or its role in repelling the Nazi offensive in the Ardennes, one of the Big Red One's biggest successes in the war. This gives the game just a feeling of incompleteness. If they aimed to tell the story of the Big Red One during the war they should have told the complete story, not just half.

Overall, this game isn't a step forward for WW2 console games. It's got the same tired problems those of us that have grown tired of the Medal of Honor series have experienced for years. Unfortunately the advances made in its PC cousin do not appear here at all and make this just an ok game.

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