Call of Duty 2

Call of Duty 2 is a WWII first-person shooter game by Infinity Ward. It is the sequel to the PC exclusive 2003 Game of the Year Call of Duty. This is one of the Xbox 360's first shooters. After just completing the single player campaign, I can see why the second game even got the Game of The Year award.

The single player campaign was one of the best ever campaigns I've ever played so far. Call of Duty 2 campaign is pretty straightforward, you have to advance to an objective until you complete a mission. It's not always like that, though. One mission you could be holding back a horde of enemies, the next you could be sniping mortar teams trying to destroy the silo you are on. Most of the time, though, you will be trying to capture an objective, such as a house or a barn. Even though it may seem repetitive, it's really not. And, of course, you will have a wide arsenal of weapons to choose from. Weapons range from rifles, machine guns, explosives (such as rocket launchers and grenades), and a few pistols. When you are not trying to take down infantry, you will be going against vehicles, such as tanks and planes. You will even have one tank mission to do. For some reason, I didn't like it all that much, but that's just me. They even stepped up the WWII feel with minefields and meleeing with the butt of your gun instead of a knife.

The graphics are good for the age of the game, since it was released in 2005. Nothing really to talk about much here.

The story, really isn't. Mostly what you have as a story is cutscenes telling what really happened during World War II. But the game is so action packed, that you probably won't even care about it.

So, what's the final verdict, you ask? Well, the campaign is something to be treasured about the game. Even when you beat the game, there are 4 difficulty levels to keep you busy. For the multiplayer, this has local and online play, local being up to 4 players, and online being only on 8. It has basic modes such as Team Deathmatch, Free-for-all, and Capture the Flag. So, it is pretty much a great game for anyone without online. The campaign and the multiplayer easily made the Editor's Choice list.

The good: epic single player, great multiplayer, tons of weapons, awesome challenge.

The bad: Really, it's just outdated.

Score:

9.5