I have just finished one of the greatest FPS games in recent years, not for a very very long time have I been so totally absorbed into a shooter.

The gameplay is so fast and frenitic and filled with so many moments of raw tension. The AI (friend and foe alike) was a lot smarter than I have come to expect from these games regularly using suppressive fire and flanking movements, not to mention extremely effective use of grenades.

The level design was superb, from the bombed streets and squares of Stalingrad to the vast desert of North Africa to the war torn landscape of Northern France and Germany. I was particularly pleased with the fact that the obligitary D-Day level was not the usual Omaha beach rush but the scaling of the cliff at Point du Hoc.

The graphics and sound really compliment what is already an amazing experience. You are really made to feel that you only a very small part in a much bigger conflict, be it fighters dogfighting overhead or a Tiger decimating a tank column while you desperatly try to clear buildings of resistance to the fact that your squadmates and the germans are constantly communicating in the heat of a firefight.

The only issue I have is the inaccuracy of the weapons. While I am sure this is to make the game more authentic, it is frustrating when you unload a clip on a soldier and he gets up and owns you while you are reloading. It doesent havent often but is very frustrating when it does.

Overall in my opinion you can keep your Half-lifes,your Dooms and your Quakes, this was the FPS of the year!