OK well I just got done playing the CoD2 demo. Pretty much it was the exact gameplay movie that was from the expo in germany from August. Well let me skip right into it:

Graphics: Well here is a thing that my graphics card can't really portray to well (Radeon 9800 Pro 128 ), so I'm just going to have to say that it'll look much much better on the 360. From all the screens that I've seen I would have to put it up there with one of the best looking launch titles, but we'll just have to wait and see.

Sound: This is topic that many people overlook when it comes to games. The sound for this demo made you feel like you were right there. People yelling orders to you. German's screaming at you when you catch them off guard. Not to mention all the explosions and guns firing all around you. It appears that this game benefit a lot from surround sound, just think an interactive saving private ryan.

Gameplay: This is what can make or break this game. In the demo the controls were just like they were in the original, and I'm assuming they'll have a similar setup for the 360. Not to far off from the standard FPS there, but I don't think I can ever get a handle of the F key for the main command key for some reason. From what I got from this game it's a very faced pace layered game. What I mean by that is you get to a point, and you're held down by enemy fire. Get past them, and you'll find yourself get held down my fire at another point. This might seem repetitive, but they did a great job making everything seem so smooth and never letting up on the amount of bullets flying at you.

Overall I think this is shaping up to be another great game in the CoD franchise. Hopefully the multiplayer will have the same about of action packed into it as the single player did. I think it'll be a must buy for those getting an Xbox 360 this holiday season.

~CL