To Those Who Have Played Call of Duty 2:

Gamepspot review gave this game a 10 for sound, but I disagree.  The weapons sound so flimsy and weak.  Kind of like a cap gun.  Yet the guys that are on your side, when they speak, come in so loud and clear.  And they never shut up!  They always babble and babble and say the same thing over and over.  So annoying.  It really cuts into some great gameplay.

I have a Soundblaster XiFI Xtreme Music card that supports EAX 3.0, yet the sound for the gunfighting and such is so muted.  Blah. 

Did anyone else notice that the sound for the weapons is so crappy.  It sounds like you have earplugs in your ears.  And if you turn up the volume, the voiceovers are WAY too loud.

Great game other than that.....

Gamepspot review gave this game a 10 for sound, but I disagree. The weapons sound so flimsy and weak. Kind of like a cap gun. Yet the guys that are on your side, when they speak, come in so loud and clear. And they never shut up! They always babble and babble and say the same thing over and over. So annoying. It really cuts into some great gameplay.

I have a Soundblaster XiFI Xtreme Music card that supports EAX 3.0, yet the sound for the gunfighting and such is so muted. Blah.

Did anyone else notice that the sound for the weapons is so crappy. It sounds like you have earplugs in your ears. And if you turn up the volume, the voiceovers are WAY too loud.

Great game other than that.....

Subcritical

The guns sound pretty realistic, considering what their real-life counterparts sound like. The MG42 sounds perfect.Doom_HellKnight

Have you ever fired a real weapon before?  It is LOUD.  Although I don't think it is necessary to have video game weapon sound quite like that, as another poster suggested, the bass in Call of Duty 2 and overall oomph is completely lacking. 

There were times when I was embroiled in a firefight, I couldn't even tell if I was firing my weapon because all of the other sounds are so much louder than the gun I was using.

[QUOTE="Doom_HellKnight"]The guns sound pretty realistic, considering what their real-life counterparts sound like. The MG42 sounds perfect.Subcritical

Have you ever fired a real weapon before? It is LOUD. Although I don't think it is necessary to have video game weapon sound quite like that, as another poster suggested, the bass in Call of Duty 2 and overall oomph is completely lacking.

There were times when I was embroiled in a firefight, I couldn't even tell if I was firing my weapon because all of the other sounds are so much louder than the gun I was using.

[QUOTE="Subcritical"]

[QUOTE="Doom_HellKnight"]The guns sound pretty realistic, considering what their real-life counterparts sound like. The MG42 sounds perfect.Doom_HellKnight

Have you ever fired a real weapon before? It is LOUD. Although I don't think it is necessary to have video game weapon sound quite like that, as another poster suggested, the bass in Call of Duty 2 and overall oomph is completely lacking.

There were times when I was embroiled in a firefight, I couldn't even tell if I was firing my weapon because all of the other sounds are so much louder than the gun I was using.

You are correct.  The sound is correct and I think many have lumped decibel level with sound.  Let me apologize and correct myself: the decibel level on the weapon you discharge is pathetic.  Every other sound is louder, except the weapon you discharge and hold inches from your "virtual" ear: it is inexcusabley weak compared to everything in the game.  Even by people talking 30 feet away.

The balance of volume is terrible and should of impacted the sound score in any review.

To those who have played Call of Duty 2: Don't ever play it again, it's a waste of time.GeneralGeorge

im a big fan of realism, and i see your problem with the guns not sounding loud enough, which is why i turn effect volume to max, speech to about 2 maybe 4 and everything else to about 4. Then i push the volume up on my surround sound system to max, and get the subwoofer going. Now in all seriousness, games these days are still a little arcady, even the historic ones, so dont expect too much. Hopefully though, new releases will start supporting better sound cards. Cant wait for crysis :). O and one more thing, the COD2 Lea-Enfield is almost perfect people, ive fired one of those about 3 years back with my great uncle, and trust me, it does sound right, when you have surround sound that is :) The sniper i dont like though, .50 rifles can definatly can be heard from about 2-3 miles away, and i really dont get that feeling of power in COD2 from the springfield, and the MG. Have you also noticed that the scale of the guns isnt that realistic? they always seem too small, especialy the tompson; they did well on the textures though. Lets hope they make some noticable improvements in COD4 mdcw9

From my own personal experience on firing real weapons:

When I fire off my own rounds, with a rifle or shotgun being closer to my ear then it would be if someone with me was shooting; the sound seems more muffled because I'm ready for it.

Have you guys had a gun accidently discharge when you're not ready for it? It's so much louder...last time that happened with me my ears were ringing. This also kind of seems the norm for when someone else with me is firing off rounds....since I don't know exactly when they're going to shoot, the shots seem louder.

Perhaps if you like the idea of guns sounding real (or louder in this case) perhaps you can try Black on PS2. They did a pretty good job on getting guns down. It's an alright game, it'll give you a good 6-12 hours to kill....depending on how fast you move through the game.

[QUOTE= i have a whole new respect and admiration for soldiers and I'm not even a fan of war or the military. So, I know it's just me, but CoD rocks in so many ways if you ask me.

Ahh you see, but you are a fan of military intelligence. If you own a computer, you a hipocrit to say you hate the military, why? because they gave us the technology, every peice of facinating technology comes from the military, or was funding it at the time of its invention. Computers is a very good example, and guess who designed it?

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I believe its very important to remember those soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country. Which is why i love all historic films and games. Im proud to see that games teach the youth about the war, but i think they need to add abit more realism, its still to arcade and shoot em up. From my great uncles stories, its far more brutal then you can possibly imagine. I think they need to make it more imersive and atmospheric, but its getting pretty close. :)

Play BF2 instead, I think the DEV team would agree to. Seeing how they used alot of BF kinda gameplay for CoD3 lol. CoD2 falls short in mp, the tight map design that most of the maps have, leads to alot of "spam nades at spawn". Cra2y

[QUOTE="Doom_HellKnight"]The guns sound pretty realistic, considering what their real-life counterparts sound like. The MG42 sounds perfect.Subcritical

Have you ever fired a real weapon before? It is LOUD. Although I don't think it is necessary to have video game weapon sound quite like that, as another poster suggested, the bass in Call of Duty 2 and overall oomph is completely lacking.

There were times when I was embroiled in a firefight, I couldn't even tell if I was firing my weapon because all of the other sounds are so much louder than the gun I was using.

[QUOTE="1Lonehawk"] i have a whole new respect and admiration for soldiers and I'm not even a fan of war or the military. So, I know it's just me, but CoD rocks in so many ways if you ask me.mdcw9

Ahh you see, but you are a fan of military intelligence. If you own a computer, you a hipocrit to say you hate the military, why? because they gave us the technology, every peice of facinating technology comes from the military, or was funding it at the time of its invention. Computers is a very good example, and guess who designed it?

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I believe its very important to remember those soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country. Which is why i love all historic films and games. Im proud to see that games teach the youth about the war, but i think they need to add abit more realism, its still to arcade and shoot em up. From my great uncles stories, its far more brutal then you can possibly imagine. I think they need to make it more imersive and atmospheric, but its getting pretty close. :)