True, the game certainly makes a great first impression, hitting you hard with a showcase assault that shows the enhanced CoD2 engine is no slouch. The result is a game that has real moments of brilliance, but that overall is a bit of a disappointment. It’s as if it has been put together by a team having only a partial idea of what made Call of Duty tick they have mistaken bombast for drama, excess for pace, and quantity for satisfaction. It’s hard to say whether the reasons are down to a change of developer (Infinity Ward handing over to Treyarch) or a rushed release schedule (it’s been less than a year since CoD2 appeared), but CoD3 certainly feels the lesser game. CoD2 became a Live staple at launch, and hasn’t left the top ranks ever since.Īnd the sad thing is that Call of Duty 3 hasn’t quite been able to follow it.
Nor has it lost its appeal since, thanks to an engaging multiplayer offering. What’s more, it was a game that even those who professed themselves bored silly of World War II games had to admire, pulling out all the stops as it did to deliver an experience of practically operatic intensity. For most people, it was the unlikely star of the 360 launch line-up, filling the gap left by the disappointing Perfect Dark Zero and introducing a new wave of console gamers to the sort of next-generation visual effects and rich, immersive FPS gameplay that previously only PC owners had experienced. ”’Platforms: Xbox 360, Xbox, PS2, PS3, Wii – Xbox 360 version reviewed.”’Ĭall of Duty 2 must have been a tough act to follow.
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