Call of Duty 2 - Xbox 360

It's more than a few years old at this point, but this has been THE go-to WWII shooter for me since the first time I've played it. (The Platinum Hits addition doesn't have any noteworthy additions, by the by, just a cool box and a slightly more recenlty printed copy of the game. Just so you know...) While there are many options out there, this one has always stood out to me in both atmosphere and gameplay. I'll come back to this one again and again over the much more powerful Modern Warfare series just as sure as you might return to the original mario over his 3D options, and for the same reasons: increased power and hardware doesn't necessarily make it more playable. One thing Call of Duty used to do which set the games apart from Medal of Honor (and which they've recently lost touch with in Black Ops and World at War) was give the feeling of being one small part of a much larger conflict. One man in an army as opposed to a one-man army, if you get my drift. For years, FPS had relied on the old standard of making you into a super soldier and god of the battle field before whom the enemy crumbles like the Berlin Wall (too soon?). And that's all well and good, but I've been doing that since Doom for crying out loud and a change once a decade or so can be a good thing. Call of Duty switched things up and did an excellent job of dropping you into a CHAOTIC battlefield with often vague orders ("Soldier... go take that hill, don't ask how, just do it!") that made you feel almost insignificant. You were never alone on the battlefied (if you were, you were about to die) and the feel was as close to being in live battle as part of an army as I would ever want to come. Call of Duty 3 took some serious steps backward in gameplay; quick-time events and loading animations frequently reminded you that, yes, you are playing a video-game. Call of Duty 4 (otherwise known as the game that change the face of the FPS) took great strides in many, many directions and recaptured that sense of being as small, fragile portion of a larger conflict; but for me it came with this hard-to-describe uneasy feeling. The murder has become too real for my taste, it's official. Fantasy has slipped to far away and takes away from my overall enjoyment and desire to ever play the damn thing again. The Modern Warfare games are undeniably marvles of the format... I just never need to play them twice. Call of Duty 2 has kept me entertained for more hours than I care to admit. The level designs are memorable and engaging, the AI is just fine, the game physics are satysfying without being disturbing, and the sound design is as top-notch as anything you'll find (tell me you weren't pumped when your Russian Comrades lead an all out charge against the retreating Nazis in the second level; tell me that battle cry after some frantic sniping didn't make ya tingle!). It's easy, guilt-free (moslty), and exciting warfare that can be picked up and put down or explored in depth as you wish. It's an extremely playable and effective game that stands up to it's overpowered younger brothers and a definite needed addition to any game library.

This is the best war game I have played so far. COD:The Big Red One was excellent, but this one was better. This game had the best atmosphere I have seen in a war game. The dialogue between your squad mates were really well done & it added to the intensity of the shoot outs. The musical symphony was outstanding! I really like the control layout for this game on the Xbox 360 controller. There were a large amount of weapons to choose from as well. The emotion that your commanding officer gives you to complete an order made me feel like I was in the service again! If this game was this good, I can't wait to play COD 3 & 4!

I always preferred the WW COD games to the modern warfare series. My favorite game of all of them is the original Black Ops. Good: Great game atmosphere and historical events played out. Classic WW2 weapons, no noob laser sights or ridiculous scopes like in Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops 2. Bad: Graphics are dated but the game is years old so it's not really a big deal. Ugly: Random grenade kills make the missions more frustrating than difficult. These same random grendades are seen in all COD campaigns I've played though. Some guns only reload when you are completely out of ammo, making it difficult when you need to fight off several enemies.

Awesome game! Real war footage and good all way round game, the only down side i had is that i played the newer call of duty's first so my melee and crouch were reversed and you can not really change that on this call of duty. (Click right joystick to melee and B is crouch) most call of duty players play this way so even if youdon't DO NOT let this stop you from playing this game! I literally just finished it on veteran, the achievement points are absolutely worth beating it on veteran, the frusteration and long hours were every bit worth the time it took for the game developers and my play time. Absolutely amazing!

showed up early works fine on my series x graphics are good for an old game these are the cod that were real fun to play while getting a history lesson cod needs to go back to this type

Fast delivery, good quality.

It was still sealed and it came with a bonus DVD. It's a great purchase 😊👍

Already owned this game on my Mac, but wanted it for XBOX 360. Just as good and easy to use. WWII setting that improved big time off the original Call of Duty game. Better graphics, better gameplay, more functions and cheekier dialogue. The levels are a little more in depth as well.

It came in pretty good condition