Call of Duty returns and shows the war games what chaos truely means!
The graphics in Call of Duty 2 are nothing short but brilliant. Ever inch of this game lookes brilliant. The mud, the explosions, the soldiers... everything looks stunning. It's veird, but I felt that the american mission looked especially good, and that's robably because of the fantastic scenery. The invasion on D-Day has never looked this good. If there is one thing negative to say about the graphics though, it's the fact that you can't destroy vases or any other object except those red explosive barrels.
The sounds are ear-smashingly good! There are so many sound effects in the air at once you become dizzy! The sound from all the weapon, the shouting, the explosions... all of that makes this game sound much like a car crash...in a good way that is! The music is also very good and classic, and it's especially good when blended into the game while you're reaching the end of the mission.
Call of Duty 1 is one of the very best war games out there and it's a shame that the sequel doesn't quite reach the classic. The sequel features more intense and chaotic fire fights, but it ends up being maybe to chaotic with to little variation. The first Call of Duty featured a mission where you had to hang out of the window of a small car while shooting like crazy at the germans. There where on rail shooting, and even some exciting night fights. Call of Duty 2 is mostly just crazy shooting all the way through. There are two tank missions in the middle of the game, and there's a very short on rail shooting in here somewhere. One other negative thing about the game is the lack of realism in the accuracy of your weapons. You can shoot a man from a 1000 feet right in the eye without even concentrating! This isn't really a problem, it's just veird! And last, but not least, the new health "meter" is just stupid! It's like the one in Halo, only there it fits into the gameplay. You can get shot multible times, but suddenly the screen turns red and you'll have to get to cover to recover. This isn't realistic at all, and creates a veird fealing of you being this super soldier who can heal himself. But that's it for the negative. Call of Duty 2 is just awesome. Don't get me wrong cause I even get myself wrong sometimes! This game features the most intense and chaotic fire fights ever, and I mean it! There are coming shots from everywhere and you spot grenades in all angles, your brain is now on the edge of collapsing! There are 27 missions in all where the first 7 are included in the Russian campaign, the next 13 in the English, and the last 7 in the American campaign. You now also have the ability to replay the missions from the missions selection in the main menu. This is great, cause here you can see what difficulty levels you've completed the missions on and this makes the game more replayable. The game has some high points that you're sure to remember, but the whole game is sort of a climax so it's hard to find any favorite missions I think. The game features a new check point system so you can stop thinking about saving all the time and that's good. Call of Duty 2 isn't a very long game, but you'll be exhausted when you're done. Everyone that though the first Call of Duty was fun should check this game out, everyone else: What's the matter with you!?
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Stunning graphics. Sounds that'll smash up your ears. More chaos, and even more Germans for you to shoot at. The music is great, and the whole mood in the game is very good. The new smoke grenades work very well. D-Day is included!
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The game becomes a bit too chaotic. The new health bar is not fitting into a realistic war game. Your weapons are too accurat. Too little variation in the missions.