Call of Duty

So you've always thought you would have made a great WWII soldier huh? Gimme a break, you and I both know that those guys had more courage in their pinky finger than our entire body. Well, after coming to terms with your ineptness, come to terms with your l337n3$$ by playing a little of one of the greatest games to fly off the shelves in a long time. Call of Duty, an amazing WWII based FPS has taken the gaming world by storm with its awesome gameplay. Let's take a look at a video game masterpiece in the making.

Call of Duty puts you in the midst of the biggest and baddest battles of WWII. The United States, Great Britain, and Russia are your friends, and Nazi Germany is the enemy. It is your job to infiltrate, destroy, and then escape the clutches of the enemy in missions stretching all over Europe. Sound like fun yet?

In the single player game you are a member of the United States, Great Britain, and Russian military all with their own set of missions critical to the success of the Allied Forces. The missions range from rescuing a captured captain, shooting down planes at an enemy airfield, and even riding in the back of an escaping military truck while the bad guys hunt you down.

You have a large arsenal of machine guns, grenades, rifles, and other arms from the time period. Each weapon is correctly associated with the nation you are currently representing. One of the greatest things about the weapons is the ability to grab just about everything you can see in the battlefield. Are you a little low on ammo? Smoke that footsoldier in your way with the last few rounds and grab his MP40 sub-machine gun. You are instantly back in the action using all the weapons and ammo at your disposal.

This is a stellar game in the way of looks. Detailed scenery, very realistic models, and lots of other eye candy can be found throughout each of the expansive levels. In some of the outdoor missions scenery stretches out of sight, relatively miles away from your character. I used a Leadteck FX 5900 Ultra when reviewing the game and it really helped to get the full effect of what this game is supposed to look like. All of the screenshots I took are using this card at 1024X768 with 4xAA on.

Control in the game is also really good. I always set my controls to the standard WSAD movement with mouse control. Character movement is smooth and as realistic as can be expected. You can even crouch, and go completely prone to both avoid enemy fire, and help pick off the bad guys while you are at it. One thing I noticed while moving through the game is how realistically "slow" your character is. Moving from a bunker or other kind of protection across an open area is nothing short of hair raisng every time you do it. Getting in a crouch position and running for cover leaves you very vulnerable and can leave you dead before you know it.