Call of Duty 2: Game of the Year Edition (PC DVD)
Product ID: 49915212
The sequel to the award-winning Call of DutyTM, Call of Duty 2 is powered by a proprietary new engine featuring striking new visuals, advanced A.I. technology, the most realistic squad combat and explosive action in new historic campaigns. Call of Duty 2 lets players experience four individual soldier stories as they overcome insurmountable odds in multiple campaigns. Players have the freedom to follow each of the four storylines through for the ultimate character-driven experience, or they can engage in the historic battles chronologically for quick hitting action. Squads now have the freedom to take on a variety of mission objectives, on expansive battlefields that allow for multiple paths and the ability to utilize actual combat tactics like outflanking and fire and maneuver capabilities. Call of Duty 2's new engine and A.I. technology set the stage for authentic squad combat and astonishing action. Concealment can be key as battlefield smoke or even deployed smoke grenades cloud visibility. Weather effects such as the dusty sandstorms of North Africa and whiteout blizzard conditions of Russia, for example, will keep soldiers glued to their bunkers. The team has also employed a state-of-the-art Battle Chatter System that brings the action to life as squad-mates bark out context-sensitive updates in real-time to players through an advanced A.I. system. Review: Activision's ambitious WWII shooter. - If you liked the original Call of Duty, then you're sure to enjoy the sequel, which stays true to the strengths of its predecessor, while enhancing the sense that you're just one soldier in the midst of a massive war machine. As in the first game, Call of Duty 2's campaign will put you in the shoes of a few different soldiers fighting for different Allied factions. You start off as a private in the Russian army, visciously fighting off the invading Germans in Moscow and Stalingrad. The British campaign is unlocked after beating the first Russian mission. For most of these missions you'll be fighting in the sand-swept deserts of North Africa alongside the Desert Rats against Field Marshal Rommel's troops. The final mission in the British campaign sends you to the bombed-out houses and hedgerows of Caen, France. After you're done with that, you'll play as an American corporal in Europe. Yes, you will be doing a D-Day landing, but not on Omaha Beach or Utah Beach, which you've probably played several times before. Instead, you'll be scaling the sheer cliffs of Pointe du Hoc as artillery with the Army Rangers. The game paces itself so that you're always on your toes, and you'll find yourself switching back and forth almost constantly from an offensive position to making a defensive stand against counterattacks on the objective you've just captured. Yes, at the end of the day you're still just shooting a lot of Nazis, but the constantly varying contexts of how and why you're doing it keep the game compelling from start to finish. The designers of the game have done a good job with the artificial intelligence - which appear in the shape of allied & enemy general infantry. Your allies will follow you in and help you clear out the objective. Of course, if you're apprehensive about attacking and pressing your advantage, the enemy AI is wily and aggressive enough to take charge. They're not afraid to pour fire on your position and toss tons of grenades at you. Thankfully, a handy grenade danger indicator lets you know when and where you have to scurry away from an impending blast. One aspect of gameplay that has changed since the first Call of Duty is that you no longer have a health bar. As you get shot, you'll see the screen growing more and more red along the borders and your character will start to grunt and pant. If you continue to take damage in a short span of time, you die. So as you get shot that first or second time, you need to get yourself back to cover and hide for a couple of seconds to recover. Once your vision clears, you're good to go again. Some people may be put off by this, but it actually works very well here, and it really is no more contrived than hunting down and hoarding health packs. In the context of Call of Duty 2, I would go so far as to say that it's an improvement over the traditional health system, as you never find yourself at a tough checkpoint without enough health or medikits. Ammo's never an issue either, as there's never a shortage of dead bodies to loot for guns, bullets, and grenades. The focus stays squarely on the fight. The other major change in gameplay is the use of smoke grenades. You can pop these in front of machine-gun nests or to obscure the view of enemy snipers, making infantry charges a more viable option. The smoke effect looks outstanding and comes in handy in neutralising the effectiveness of fixed machine-gun nests and snipers. There's also nothing quite as exciting as running through a dense smoke cloud and finding yourself face-to-face with the enemy. The game's graphics are also great, particularly the smoke effects from smoke grenades and explosions, as well as the fantastic amount of detail put into both the indoor and outdoor environments across a wide variety of landscapes. Textures can sometimes be a little less sharp when looking at vehicles or character models up close. But since most of the game is so fast and chaotic anyway, you don't notice much. The in-game sound effects are fantastic. Speech is also pretty good, particularly the yelling that your squadmates and enemies do during battle, which plays right into your excitement and tension as you fight. In conclusion, if you liked the original Call of Duty, then you're sure to enjoy the sequel, which stays true to the strengths of its predecessor. However, the sequel does lack new material (I personally thought the original Call of Duty was a little bigger and more varied). If you liked the original and have been thirsting for more, Call of Duty 2 will definitely deliver that. Review: Call of Duty 2: Game of the Year Edition - Brilliant game. no trouble installing it on Windows 7. However there are times when it will not start , but after a few times it does. It does mention that windows 7 is not probably the best system to play it on, or words to that effect. Great graphics as well. Lots of Gamer's still playing this game. Well worth the value.
| ASIN | B000FVW77S |
| Best Sellers Rank | 28,560 in PC & Video Games ( See Top 100 in PC & Video Games ) 1,319 in PC Games |
| Customer reviews | 3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars (121) |
| Is discontinued by manufacturer | No |
| Manufacturer reference | PC32521 |
| Product Dimensions | 19 x 13.59 x 1.4 cm; 10 g |
| Rated | Unknown |
| Release date | 29 Jun. 2006 |
P**P
Activision's ambitious WWII shooter.
If you liked the original Call of Duty, then you're sure to enjoy the sequel, which stays true to the strengths of its predecessor, while enhancing the sense that you're just one soldier in the midst of a massive war machine. As in the first game, Call of Duty 2's campaign will put you in the shoes of a few different soldiers fighting for different Allied factions. You start off as a private in the Russian army, visciously fighting off the invading Germans in Moscow and Stalingrad. The British campaign is unlocked after beating the first Russian mission. For most of these missions you'll be fighting in the sand-swept deserts of North Africa alongside the Desert Rats against Field Marshal Rommel's troops. The final mission in the British campaign sends you to the bombed-out houses and hedgerows of Caen, France. After you're done with that, you'll play as an American corporal in Europe. Yes, you will be doing a D-Day landing, but not on Omaha Beach or Utah Beach, which you've probably played several times before. Instead, you'll be scaling the sheer cliffs of Pointe du Hoc as artillery with the Army Rangers. The game paces itself so that you're always on your toes, and you'll find yourself switching back and forth almost constantly from an offensive position to making a defensive stand against counterattacks on the objective you've just captured. Yes, at the end of the day you're still just shooting a lot of Nazis, but the constantly varying contexts of how and why you're doing it keep the game compelling from start to finish. The designers of the game have done a good job with the artificial intelligence - which appear in the shape of allied & enemy general infantry. Your allies will follow you in and help you clear out the objective. Of course, if you're apprehensive about attacking and pressing your advantage, the enemy AI is wily and aggressive enough to take charge. They're not afraid to pour fire on your position and toss tons of grenades at you. Thankfully, a handy grenade danger indicator lets you know when and where you have to scurry away from an impending blast. One aspect of gameplay that has changed since the first Call of Duty is that you no longer have a health bar. As you get shot, you'll see the screen growing more and more red along the borders and your character will start to grunt and pant. If you continue to take damage in a short span of time, you die. So as you get shot that first or second time, you need to get yourself back to cover and hide for a couple of seconds to recover. Once your vision clears, you're good to go again. Some people may be put off by this, but it actually works very well here, and it really is no more contrived than hunting down and hoarding health packs. In the context of Call of Duty 2, I would go so far as to say that it's an improvement over the traditional health system, as you never find yourself at a tough checkpoint without enough health or medikits. Ammo's never an issue either, as there's never a shortage of dead bodies to loot for guns, bullets, and grenades. The focus stays squarely on the fight. The other major change in gameplay is the use of smoke grenades. You can pop these in front of machine-gun nests or to obscure the view of enemy snipers, making infantry charges a more viable option. The smoke effect looks outstanding and comes in handy in neutralising the effectiveness of fixed machine-gun nests and snipers. There's also nothing quite as exciting as running through a dense smoke cloud and finding yourself face-to-face with the enemy. The game's graphics are also great, particularly the smoke effects from smoke grenades and explosions, as well as the fantastic amount of detail put into both the indoor and outdoor environments across a wide variety of landscapes. Textures can sometimes be a little less sharp when looking at vehicles or character models up close. But since most of the game is so fast and chaotic anyway, you don't notice much. The in-game sound effects are fantastic. Speech is also pretty good, particularly the yelling that your squadmates and enemies do during battle, which plays right into your excitement and tension as you fight. In conclusion, if you liked the original Call of Duty, then you're sure to enjoy the sequel, which stays true to the strengths of its predecessor. However, the sequel does lack new material (I personally thought the original Call of Duty was a little bigger and more varied). If you liked the original and have been thirsting for more, Call of Duty 2 will definitely deliver that.
L**L
Call of Duty 2: Game of the Year Edition
Brilliant game. no trouble installing it on Windows 7. However there are times when it will not start , but after a few times it does. It does mention that windows 7 is not probably the best system to play it on, or words to that effect. Great graphics as well. Lots of Gamer's still playing this game. Well worth the value.
R**E
Call of Duty 2
Excellent graphics and good action scenes Only problem is you cannot save at any point like you can in Call of Duty the original and the Tank Mission is quite bewildering Excellent value for money
J**T
Classic
Very smooth running game, very good sg player and multiplayer but it does not match up to new games.
A**L
Windows 8 not compatible
Not worth one star when, after several attempts over three days, the game would not load on my Windows 8 laptop. This should have been made clear. A waste of money and I won't be buying games from Amazon again.
S**M
Good but serious combatibility issues
I recently got this game for my 2012 bought PC as I had it when it first came out on my old 2003 pc. I liked it a lot at the time, good graphics, excellent gameplay, effects everything, but for some reason there was a problem installing it on my new Pc which is far more superior to my old one. it point blankly refused to even start on autoplay when I inserted disc so I had to open all the files up manually to install. I eventually got the game going but I immediately noticed a problem the graphics were just terrible, the text on screen was blurry etc. My video card is an AMD Radeon HD 7570 1 GB DDR5 so its just baffling why it wont run properly. But I persevered and played on and it was ok, just the graphics would put you off. After a while the game just wouldn't restart so I had to go through all the files manually again to get it working. Overall I wouldn't recommend for windows 7 , however if a patch is made available for the Game to run properly on newer PCs , I would give it 4 stars overall.
A**R
Four Stars
Good game, decent graphics, but gameplay and story worth the money alone.
G**S
Call of Duty 2: Game of the Year Edition (PC DVD) (Video Game)
The game selection is excellent, both in single player mode and in multiplayer mode. GRaphics are well up to scratch and audio is good whilst at the same time helpfull in "listening" for opponents. In all a game to be enjoyed. ONLY slight criticism is that the the reponses seem to lag a bit and i have a decent BB connection, for UK, that is; AND pc IS well above norm:- PC:Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P6T DELUXE V2 Rev 1.xx- Intel® Core(tm) i7CPU 975 @ 3.3Ghz (not overclocked)Multi-core (4 total) ...Hyper-threaded (8 total) 12 GB RAM SAMSUNG HD103UJ [Hard drive] (1000.20 GB) Dual boot OS's -Windows XP Pro SP3 (32 bit)and Win 7 Pro.(32 bit)(64 bit available) Graphics: 4 x NVidia GeForce GTX 295 Sound: Creative SB X-fi, Sound Max Integrated...Canon Pixma MP630 series Printer.
P**O
ottimo
Tutto perfetto subito non sono riuscito a caricarlo ma poi ho scoperto che il problema era nel mio lettore dvd. Consegnato in anticipo rispetto al previsto
G**O
Good game, good deal
Grande gioco, ho acquistato presso questo rivenditore in quanto il prodotto era economico e il gioco era nuovo! Affrettatevi ad installare e a gustarvi questa incredibile pietra miliare del moderno mondo dei videogiochi!
P**2
call of duty 2
ne fonctionne pas , impossible d'y jouer
D**K
Good game
Game is good, but did'nt take long to finish considering it had 5 discs to download.I thought it would take much longer.
C**C
One Star
Will not play on my system. Windows 10
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