Playstation Update

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One should not be confused with the game bearing nearly the same title, released for PC and XBox 360. “Big Red One” has been released for PS2, XBox, and Gamecube. Yet another WWII first person shooter, Call of Duty 2: Big Red One doesn’t quite do enough to distinguish itself from everyone else in the genre.

One good thing about the game is the variety of the missions. You’ll drive tanks, and shoot down planes with antiaircraft guns. The major complaint across the board seems to be that the single player campaign is just too short, at maybe 7 or 8 hours.

Reviews

Gamespy writes:

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One serves as homage to the 1st Infantry Division. During World War II, ‘The Fighting First’ was the first unit to reach England, the first to fight the enemy in North Africa and Sicily, the first on the beaches of Normandy in D-Day, and the first to take a German city. You’ll learn all this, and more, in black and white informational ‘Military Channel’ newsreels, that come off with the sort of bravado and inspirational tone of wartime propaganda. Here’s an idea kids, try tricking your parents into buying this game for History class purposes.

IGN writes:

The second console edition of Activision’s intense war series, brought to home systems by new development teams, Gray Matter (of COD: United Offensive) and Treyarch. As with the previous console Call of Duty, this sequel follows the gritty realism and desperate comradery of the PC edition in an entirely different console game, with unique characters, gameplay and missions.

Gamer’s Hell review:

WWII first-person shooters are two-a-penny in today’s marketplace, and with genre saturation comes the cloying blanket of stagnancy. In recent times, some games have attempted to deviate from established and stilted formulas—the most notable of these perhaps being Ubisoft’s Brothers in Arms—but, in so doing, they themselves become targets for emulation and a return to bland expectancy.

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One retains its recognizable framework of scripted player events and fragmented mission objectives, yet it leans inexorably toward Brothers in Arms in terms of presentation—as did EA’s recent Medal of Honor: European Assault. Admittedly, Brothers in Arms is itself an homage to HBO’s epic miniseries Band of Brothers, but it was the first of its kind in the world of videogames, and it’s clear to see the industry’s intention of milking the evolutionary cow.

Product Description

Experience the adrenaline rush and harsh realities of war as never before, get to know your squadmates, and fight alongside them through an epic story during the most harrowing moments of WWII. As a part of America’s most decorated and heroic fighting unit, The Big Red One, you’ll work together with your squad to accomplish a variety of combat missions spanning North Africa, Italy and Nazi-occupied Western Europe.

In Call Of Duty 2: The Big Red One, you’ll experience the adrenaline rush and harsh realities of war as never before. The cinematic intensity of Call of Duty returns with more complete gameplay — get to know your squadmates, and fight alongside them through an epic story of the most harrowing moments of WWII. As a part of America’s most decorated and heroic fighting unit, The Big Red One, you’ll work together with your squad to accomplish a variety of combat missions spanning North Africa, Italy, and Nazi-occupied Western Europe. Charge into battle together as Allied and Axis planes duel overhead, artillery explosions shake the ground and choke the air, and bullets and shrapnel streak past you and your squadmates. Experience war-torn Europe and Africa, from the blistering desert expanses of Tunisia and Libya to the beautiful yet deadly countrysides of Italy, France, Belgium, and Germany. Live a soldier’s story, deeper than any you’ve experienced before! Intense Axis vs. Allies team-based multiplayer action.

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