Call of Duty

Compared with Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Call of Duty is just a little bit better. Both games are fantastic, and Call of Duty is the most accurate depiction of war during 1944-1945 I have ever seen.

The graphics and sound are through the roof, definitely surpassing Medal of Honor in sound and graphics. But the only silly thing is what is it with always having to blow up something with explosives? It is like you take out one flak gun and there is ''2 remaining'', and so on.

Anyway, this is probably the best WWII first-person shooter since MOHAA,and MOHAA spearhead.

The American Campaign is the best, but the British campaign is not fun because there is not enough bullets flying, or tanks rumbling, or maybe it does not have the jaw-dropping theme that the American campaign had.

The Russian campaign is probably the hardest, and I died 8,9,10 times throughout the Russian campaign.

I love the American car ride level. It is very hectic, and it just adds to the fun of it.I finished the game in about 4 days, and I found it kind of short for a first-person shooter.

Anyway, Call of Duty remains one of the most accurate and overall just plain GREAT games.

If you love world war II movies, you will love this game. It's like being part of the best world war II movies I've seen... everything is absolutely stunning in terms of presentation, and you can knock your house down with the rumblings of gunfire if you have a decent set of speakers on your computer- I've seen high budget movies that don't capture the chilling snarl of gunfire in the same manner.

The voice acting is excellent... yes, that IS Jason Statham of "The Transporter" and "The Italian Job"! Everything is put together in a manner deserving of a high-budget movie. The charge on Stalingrad in tha later parts of the game seems eerily familiar if you've seen "Enemy at the Gates"... only, this is better because *you're* part of the action!

They really went all out on this game, and it shows. Highly recommended!

Not as superior as the Medal of Honor series but still an excellent game!

The most original thing about "Call of Duty" is the story. The story gives you the feeling you're watching a movie were you are in control of. The levels aren't just levels were you have to go from point A to B and shoot everything and everyone on your way. The levels are scenario's in which there is always something going on and surprises wait around every corner. The levels are filled with great many moments and surprises in which you have to fight for your live and that of your buddies. It really gives you a movie feeling, it's no wonder once you know that the story was written by professional movie writer Michael Schiffer who also wrote the screenplay for "Crimson Tide", "The Peacemaker" and the recent movie "The Four Feathers".

The amazing soundtrack by the excellent Michael Giacchino also add to the movie feeling of the game. The music is written like it's made for a movie scene instead of for a game level. Some tracks even surpass the music Giacchino did for the Medal of Honor games. The music is not spectacular or exciting (like he did for the Medal of Honor games) but emotional instead, which is probably one of the reasons why it gives the game an extra movie like feeling. The music for when you have to hold the Pegasus bridge until reinforcements arrive and the music when you storm the Reichstag in Berlin especially stand out. Giacchino isn't called the new John Williams for no reason.

The levels like I said before are excellent. There is a high variety of levels in which you don't only play as Americans but also as British and Russian soldiers. Some of the levels uses elements and moments from the HBO mini-series "Band of Brothers" and especially from the movie "Enemy at the Gates".

And then the sound. My God the sound! The game has probably the best sound I ever heard done for a game. It really gives you the feeling like you are in the middle of WW II and need to dodge bullets and mortars all the time.

The gameplay however isn't that good, especially not once you're used to games like Medal of Honor. And the fact that you can only carry 2 weapons at the time (+ pistol and grenades) surly adds to the realism of the game but not to the fun of it.

It's not a game you quickly play over and over again once you have finished but luckily the multiplayer option gives the game an high play-ability level. The maps are fun and you can choose between many play options such as SD (search and destroy) and DM (death match) or the original BEL (behind enemy lines) option.

I even liked the game better once I found out that Giovanni Ribisi and Earl Boen were part of the voice cast. I'm eagerly awaiting the first add-ons!

9/10

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The first game of the series. That's probably why I remember her so much. Developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision, Call of Duty offered players an unparalleled experience, immersing them in the realities of World War II with unprecedented realism and drama.

And she was just gorgeous. And I've played it many times. The first thing I would like to note is the extraordinary nature of the actions. I played a little bit of various computer games, so it was a pleasant surprise to me that you are fighting for an ordinary soldier who is operating at the front with thousands of the same ordinary guys. This is not an elite special forces soldier or some other kind of soldier. This is an ordinary person who defends his Homeland, goes into battle with others, sees the death of comrades and enemies, makes history himself. And such an action immerses you much more into the reality of the events taking place in those distant years. After all, you literally find yourself at the front. Other games are perceived as just games, but this one made me feel different emotions.

The first thing that strikes you about Call of Duty is its attention to detail. The game perfectly conveys the atmosphere of military operations thanks to carefully recreated locations based on real historical events. Missions taking place on the battlefields of Europe offer diverse and exciting scenarios, which makes the gameplay intense and unpredictable.

The game has three segments, three different campaigns, where you will have to fight for American, British and Soviet soldiers. The missions are full of variety. Somewhere you run with a rifle or a machine gun through the streets of the city and forests, somewhere you control a tank, and in one of the missions you even fly on an airplane and shoot back at enemy fighters. All this does not let you get bored at the moments of passing. Players are faced with difficulties, heroism and the horrors of war, which clearly demonstrates how terrifying these events were.

The graphics are decent: sounds, effects, music - everything is on top. You have to choose which weapon to carry, because you can take a maximum of two heavy objects. First-aid kits are presented in different versions, they will treat the hero accordingly. Explosions look great, shootouts are full of sounds and effects. The creators also paid attention to the change of seasons, when there is snow and steam coming from the mouth, to the explosive mixture of mud and blood near Stalingrad, to green forests and meadows in missions in Europe. This is a very decent result for 2003.

The graphics and sound in Call of Duty deserve the highest praise. For its time, the game offered excellent visualization, with detailed models of characters and environments. The soundtrack, which includes realistic sounds of shooting, explosions and commands, immerses you even more into the atmosphere of war. The soundtrack, created by Michael Giacchino, complements this effect and enhances the tension and drama of what is happening on the screen.

The game is great for its time. And even now I sometimes overplay it. Let it be outdated, but it takes its hardcore, decent realism in terms of graphics and plunges into the world of the most terrible war ever fought.

9 out of 10.

I must say,this game really captivated me.and not just for the shooting part but from the fact that it has copied some fantastic movies like "Saving Private Ryan" and "Enemy at the Gates" and by doing this ,it has made me very happy,finally a game from the movie not the other way around.and the sound...ahhh the sound..keep your head down,'cause i kept mine ..:))).Very good game indeed,the guns are accurate,the faces are nice,even the AI is pretty good.like..they are thinking:"let's kill the sniper first" and that's good game-play. The bad part is that is very short game..almost 9 hours of continuous play and that's it. A good solid performance by the actors giving voice to characters too. Let's hope there will be some more games like this!