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call of duty: it kicks butt!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: September 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

fun, exciting, but challenging. lots of different characters, and a hekka lota enemies. really fun.

Many Hits, but a few misses

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game was very fun, but hard. I agree with the person who said it was hard to distinguish dead from alive. They stand frozen for a few seconds then fall, making them either recover and kill you, or you waste ammo. Also the save system. A level is seemingly impossible, and you are working your hardest, and you are killed, and have to start where you were about ten minutes earlier. So aggrivating, you are discouraged and turn the game off. And there is no multiplayer. So once you complete it (which I did in 2 days) there's nothing more to do. I also noticed a minor lack of famous WWII events. The siege of Stalingrad and the bridge level are the only widely known things that I noticed. This game was a lot of fun, with some tough times, and I at least recommend waiting until the price goes down because I don't think it is entirely worth it to some people. But it was a good game anyway, a suitable length, easy enough, overall a well made game.

Enemy At The Gates...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: June 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I believe that you are either an MOH man or CoD man, I am an MOH man and gave CoD a chance to rise above MOH and quite frankly it rises like soufflé.

It was all good gravy loading the game and getting ready to land on the shore in the first mission, but the graphics were archetypical Activision and took me back to the halcyon days of the N64, which the graphics resembled.

I thought the gameplay was slow and the graphics fused with the background on many occasions and trying to focus on one thing at a time was impossible. The guns were pseudo realistic but the sound was uncanny.

The characters were straight out of a Bond film, the Russians sounding like they had escaped from The Hunt For Red October, The Brits who all sound like Brian Blessed and with the Americans I was waiting on them stating that `they never watched there buddies die face down in the mud for this'.

Not bad but not particularly good either, but still worth a go. [...] you'll enjoy it better.

Fun, challenging and overall, a quality game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you like war games, especially WWII, then get this game. It is fun and challenging. I think the graphics are very good. The action at times is almost overwhelming and it gets my heart pounding at quite a rate! I was not disappointed with this game at all. Personally, I like that sometimes you don't know if an enemy is actually dead or just wounded... war is like that... not making sure can kill you! I also did not find the lack of save points a big problem. It forces you to be more careful and to think about your mission. Otherwise you just run, shoot and save all the time.

Overall, a quality game, not the best ever, but right now it's on my top 10 list. And... the slow-mo scenes are great!

More like Call of Duty:Easiest game to get killed at in the 1st level

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I've thought Call of Duty Finest hour was fun,but it seems to cheat on you.to unlock the cheats in the game you have to beat it,the germans will kill you easily because of your small bar even when you're playing easy mode.your comrades can be easily taken down and it seems the missions in the game are a little too frustrating.On the good side you'll have just the animation reel so sit back and watch the film...Or maybe you should give Medal of Honor:European Assault a chance?

One of the Finest First Person Shooters Available!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Reviewed for Big Boss Games by: L.E.G.

As a lover and avid player of FPS (First Person Shooter) type games, I am probably one of the toughest critics and a game must satisfy all my criteria for me to give it a 5/5 rating. Without any doubts, Call of Duty Finest Hour has successfully accomplished this lofty goal.

To start with, Call of Duty Finest Hour is entirely based on events that happened during World War II. But, ActiVision took on a bigger role than just making a video game and actually tries and succeeds in teaching us a brief history lesson. Granted it's very short and concise, but it helps to setup the game and it's many diverse and challenging levels.

You start out playing as a member of the Russian Army fighting with your comrades on the Eastern Front, from the Volga to Stalingrad. The missions can be somewhat difficult to finish, but the squad leader does give you instructions (just as if you were in the army) on what you need to do or where you need to go. "Blow up that building" and "Take out those machine guns" are typical fare. And most of the time you are a member of a "squad", so don't try to be all "Rambo" and try to defeat the Germans all by yourself. You will get slaughtered!

After you complete your mission(s) as one person, you are then placed in someone else's shoes and get to fight the war from their perspective. Which also opens you up to using different weapons and driving around in tanks. But, this is not Grand Theft Auto. You can't go around and jump in vehicles and take off. Your tour of duty on the Eastern Front with the Russians takes a total of 8 sometimes-grueling missions. At least the game is very forgiving and lets you restart the mission at the last checkpoint.

After the Eastern Front, you are whisked off to North Africa to serve with the British Army in Tunisia. All of the buildings and backgrounds used in this game are simply amazing. There is a lot of rich and articulate detail to keep your attention. You will serve a total of 4 missions with the bulldogs. More neat weapons used by the Brits and a lot of blowing stuff up in these levels. G-D Save the Queen!

And last, but not least, you go to the Western Front to fight with the American Army. As in previous levels, you get more awesome weapons to shoot and tanks to drive. Some of the toughest battles will be fought with the Americans. A total of 7 missions await your shooting skills.

Call of Duty Finest Hour by ActiVision is available for the Playstation 2, Xbox and Gamecube. It is rated "T" for Teen and contains a ton of blood and a whole lot of violence. Since this game is based on World War II, blood and violence is to be expected. Total missions are 19 and 23 different weapons.

This game is Single Player only, but does offer multiplayer online broadband only and 2-16 players. Online gametypes are: Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag and Search & Destroy.
Overall, this game was as close to perfect as they can get with very few technical glitches. Like one time I was crawling around on the floor and trying to climb a flight of stairs and my character just fell through some empty space to his terrible death.

This game was just so well balanced between missions, story, music and action that I had to give it a 5/5.

It's really an awesome game, so go ahead and get a copy.

Sweet!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Usually Im not into war games, but I was Wrong!!! Call of Duty is one of the best war games ever!!!! Is like actually being there. This Games is worth every dollar!!!

The best first-person WWII game I've played

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 31, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Excellent graphics, even better sound. The sound effects immediately impressed me.. reminded me of "Saving Private Ryan". Almost too realistic at times.

Has a few shortcomings, but overall it's a very good game.

very fun !!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 31, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is very fun. It keeps me entertained all the time. The graphics are very good. The story mode is good too. The only thing I don't like about it is there is not enough save points in the level. Because when I'm really far in a level and I die I get so pissed off. That is such pain in the ass. Other than that I would reccomend this game to every one who loves war games.

HIT THE DIRT!!! AHHH!!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is so cool, it gets kinda hard, and lacks multiplayer, but will keep you playing for a while, I highly reccomend this game.

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