Call Of Duty Grabs Honor And Medals

Thanks to Telefragged for their review of Activision's World War II-themed PC FPS, Call Of Duty, which they seem to approve of, commenting that "the action and pacing... is done just right", though they point out your enjoyment depends on "whether you still enjoy WWII shooters" after so many predecessors, notably Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault, which Call Of Duty developers Infinity Ward also developed. GameSpy are extremely impressed, hailing Call Of Duty as "one of the best games of 2003", with "tons of amazing missions", alongside"solid [Quake 3-enhanced] tech and lots of white-knuckle combat." Finally, GameSpot are also effusive, hailing the shipping-now title as "an all-around excellent game that confidently challenges, head-on, all the other WWII-themed shooters out there and comes out on top."

Comments

I agree, but...

[TheRoachMan]

I agree that MoHaa was/is a great game. But I played the 2 Call of Duty demo's, and it just gives me an adrenaline rush. It's great to be in a team of privates, one commander who shouts commands, some really intense firefighting going on, it's just great. What I missed in MoHaa were the all-out full-throttle combat situations. Allright you had the landing on Omaha beach, and some other intense moments, but most of the time you were playing the one-man army like in Return to Castle Wolfenstein.
In Call of Duty you are there, together with 10 other soldiers, belly in the dirt, getting shelled and shot at, really good sound effects, people shouting, getting blown 10ft in the air, it's just so great. It's hard to put it into words...sorry.
And I can sum up alot of things that blow my mind:

• Soldiers climbing on top of a tank, throwing in a grenade and then running like hell.
• Taking over a mounted machine gun and then using it to blast away 15 or 20 enemies.
• Lobbing grenades into a foxhole, seeing the enemy try to crawl out, and then boom, he flies away.
• Crawling down a field full of dead cows, using them as cover
• Getting your vision blurred and you ears ringing from a nearby shell impact.

I could go on but you just have to see it for yourself. Although it's built in an old engine (Q3), the game's a great experience. You should try it.

Re:Not your Grandpa's war anymore!

[Acidic_Diarrhea]

You want to inform the authors and the producers who are also continuing to churn out books and movies based on WW II? Let's face it - World War II was on such a grand scale and had such drama and subtexts throughout it that the subject is fascinating for many people and will continue to be for quite awhile.

I think sales of Battlefield 1942 show that they haven't "beat the life out of this showboat" and that most people still find the Great War engaging and exciting, unlike you obviously. And what do you care anyway? No one is forcing you to buy games revolving around WWII. The developers will move on when sales are no longer strong and they can't make a profit. People are still buying the products. You sound quite close to one of the people who say, "People shouldn't be allowed to make GTA." Let everyone making games decide what type of games they want to make ON THEIR OWN. You don't have the right to tell people what subject matter they should and should not use. Leave people alone and just buy the games that appeal to you.