It's good
My father, who was a soldier, brought me this game one day. And than... I still play sometimes.
Clásico, divertido y que envejeció realmente bien. Me gusta re jugarlo cada cierto tiempo.
A game where you throw potatoes at your commissar and get executed by him.
Also play veteran mode if you want to get stun locked by 30 germans at once and die instantaneously.
Also play veteran mode if you want to get stun locked by 30 germans at once and die instantaneously.
Wanted to like this one more than I did because at the start it looks like a huge upgrade from the first one but the problems quickly become apparent as it goes on.
Enemies spam grenades even more than they actually fire their rifles at you and they have ridiculously perfect aim. On top of this they removed the ability to throw grenades back, so most of the time you are relying on your insanely stupid and ridiculously slow AI companions to throw grenades back. Friendly fire is way less forgiving for how much damage you need to do to get sent back to a checkpoint and allies are often running straight by your line of fire or straight up coming from the same direction as the enemy. Not a fan of the reliance on ADS as hipfire (even with automatics) is basically fucking useless now and if your guy gets shot once his head flies straight up in the air and you can't hit anything at all. Also this might be a problem with formatting the game to modern resolutions but it feels like the sights on a lot of guns are not accurate and enemies are either not stunned by hit shots or straight up not hit at all. I like a lot of the campaigns settings and level gimmicks but after D-Day it completely devolves into moving through varations of the same french village with infinitely respawning enemies over and over again. Character constantly gets stuck on random geometry on the ground as well. Never really really capitalizes on a lot of the fantastical and varied imagery you can do with the western europe front like the first one did.
Despite this it does a lot of things right. The lighting, texturework and particle effects are gorgeous and easily outdo most games today. It's probably the only time I've seen a game do a checkpoint system like this and it work completely, always saved when it was convenient and never put me in a spot where I'd die upon reload even when checkpointing me in out in front of enemies. I genuinely have no idea how they did it. Even if it responsible for a lot of the series' later failures its hard to be mad at it because it does so much right.
Enemies spam grenades even more than they actually fire their rifles at you and they have ridiculously perfect aim. On top of this they removed the ability to throw grenades back, so most of the time you are relying on your insanely stupid and ridiculously slow AI companions to throw grenades back. Friendly fire is way less forgiving for how much damage you need to do to get sent back to a checkpoint and allies are often running straight by your line of fire or straight up coming from the same direction as the enemy. Not a fan of the reliance on ADS as hipfire (even with automatics) is basically fucking useless now and if your guy gets shot once his head flies straight up in the air and you can't hit anything at all. Also this might be a problem with formatting the game to modern resolutions but it feels like the sights on a lot of guns are not accurate and enemies are either not stunned by hit shots or straight up not hit at all. I like a lot of the campaigns settings and level gimmicks but after D-Day it completely devolves into moving through varations of the same french village with infinitely respawning enemies over and over again. Character constantly gets stuck on random geometry on the ground as well. Never really really capitalizes on a lot of the fantastical and varied imagery you can do with the western europe front like the first one did.
Despite this it does a lot of things right. The lighting, texturework and particle effects are gorgeous and easily outdo most games today. It's probably the only time I've seen a game do a checkpoint system like this and it work completely, always saved when it was convenient and never put me in a spot where I'd die upon reload even when checkpointing me in out in front of enemies. I genuinely have no idea how they did it. Even if it responsible for a lot of the series' later failures its hard to be mad at it because it does so much right.
This review contains spoilers
Epic installment in the series with a fresh new experience.
Call of Duty 2 is a big upgrade from the first one, from a time that game developers actually cared. In the basis, it is still a WWII shooter, like the first one, but with some new perspectives, storylines, improvements and a leap in graphics.
In Call of Duty 2, you get three separate storylines which you play in order. First, you play as Vasili Koslov in the Russian army, who fights in the battle of Stalingrad during the German invasion. After that, you are warped to the British army as Sergeant John Davis, which is stationed in Egypt in the fight against General Rommel. Halfway the campaign, you are switched to yet another character, David Welsh, a tank commander who is tasked with destroying enemy artillery. After the battle, you take on the role of John Davis once again in the defense of Matmata.
Lastly, you play as Bill Taylor, an American soldier which fights in the battle of Pointe Du Hoc. Afterwards, you play three more missions deep into Germany, on your way to Berlin.
The variation of the missions, characters and different cultures is what made this game so great. It shows many historical battles and let you experience the, sometimes hopeless, battles of the war. It really tells a story, something that is greatly missing in the Call of Duty games today.
The graphics in Call of Duty 2 are a huge improvement over the first game. Weapons, animations and environmental design are greatly improved and the game felt so realistic at the time. The new blood animations and the corpses that stay on the ground for long periods of time, really improved the experience. There is still no ragdoll in this game so the death animations of the enemies are still “static”, but that does not matter. There where, even then, also mods to make the game even more realistic like more blood, and even dismemberment. It was even more epic and realistic with those mods installed.
The only problem I encountered was a bug in the animations of the enemy soldiers, in which their mouths still move and produce silent slurs, while you just put a bullet between their eyes. This really freaked me out as a kid.
The sound design has also been greatly improved. Shots and grenades sound great and the enhanced bass in the explosions really gets you in the game. Enemy soldiers now throw slurs and insults at you which are hilarious when you understand German like me.
The new mechanics in which you need to take cover to regenerate is a welcome addition. I am used to games with health bars and finding medical kits to stay alive, but here, all is not lost when you just have 1 HP left and the enemy is coming for you. On the other hand, this removes some of the thrill to stay alive and find canteens or med kits, like the first Call of Duty or Medal of Honor.
Most of this review is from pure nostalgia, but nevertheless, Call of Duty 2 is just as good as I remembered it today. It is a huge leap from the first game and a worthy successor.
I would definitely recommend this classic to everyone.
Call of Duty 2 is a big upgrade from the first one, from a time that game developers actually cared. In the basis, it is still a WWII shooter, like the first one, but with some new perspectives, storylines, improvements and a leap in graphics.
In Call of Duty 2, you get three separate storylines which you play in order. First, you play as Vasili Koslov in the Russian army, who fights in the battle of Stalingrad during the German invasion. After that, you are warped to the British army as Sergeant John Davis, which is stationed in Egypt in the fight against General Rommel. Halfway the campaign, you are switched to yet another character, David Welsh, a tank commander who is tasked with destroying enemy artillery. After the battle, you take on the role of John Davis once again in the defense of Matmata.
Lastly, you play as Bill Taylor, an American soldier which fights in the battle of Pointe Du Hoc. Afterwards, you play three more missions deep into Germany, on your way to Berlin.
The variation of the missions, characters and different cultures is what made this game so great. It shows many historical battles and let you experience the, sometimes hopeless, battles of the war. It really tells a story, something that is greatly missing in the Call of Duty games today.
The graphics in Call of Duty 2 are a huge improvement over the first game. Weapons, animations and environmental design are greatly improved and the game felt so realistic at the time. The new blood animations and the corpses that stay on the ground for long periods of time, really improved the experience. There is still no ragdoll in this game so the death animations of the enemies are still “static”, but that does not matter. There where, even then, also mods to make the game even more realistic like more blood, and even dismemberment. It was even more epic and realistic with those mods installed.
The only problem I encountered was a bug in the animations of the enemy soldiers, in which their mouths still move and produce silent slurs, while you just put a bullet between their eyes. This really freaked me out as a kid.
The sound design has also been greatly improved. Shots and grenades sound great and the enhanced bass in the explosions really gets you in the game. Enemy soldiers now throw slurs and insults at you which are hilarious when you understand German like me.
The new mechanics in which you need to take cover to regenerate is a welcome addition. I am used to games with health bars and finding medical kits to stay alive, but here, all is not lost when you just have 1 HP left and the enemy is coming for you. On the other hand, this removes some of the thrill to stay alive and find canteens or med kits, like the first Call of Duty or Medal of Honor.
Most of this review is from pure nostalgia, but nevertheless, Call of Duty 2 is just as good as I remembered it today. It is a huge leap from the first game and a worthy successor.
I would definitely recommend this classic to everyone.
Decent campaign if you just want to shoot guys the entire time. Can get pretty funny when the body count setting is set to 'Insane' which means bodies never despawn and you see the 50+ dead bodies on the ground in a small area.
This review contains spoilers
- The game is more of a time piece than anything
- Gameplay feels outdated and the number of missions makes the game feel a bit grindy
- By the end I was checking how much time was left, I just wanted to finish it
- Gameplay feels outdated and the number of missions makes the game feel a bit grindy
- By the end I was checking how much time was left, I just wanted to finish it
One of the best WWII shooters ever made
Beat it on veteran. Best part was the atmosphere
Talvez seja a nostalgia falando, mas quando joguei esse jogo na minha infancia foi algo fora de série, rejogando em tempos atuais se nota que o game envelheceu bem, recomendo a todos que curtem jogar um bom FPS.
C'était trop bien.
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All achievements
Zerei boa parte dos call of duty com meu pai, não tenho opnião separada desses jogos mais antigos da epoca, porque eu zerei a maioria com literais 9 anos, eu nasci em 2003, então tipo, muito zika mas não tenho opnião para separar eles entre sí, agora os mais novos do MW1 (vulgo COd 4) pra frente eu ja consigo opinar melhor.
Vou copiar e colar esse pra todos os jogos que eu sinto a mesma coisa, uma nostalgia que não consigo definir direito.
Vou copiar e colar esse pra todos os jogos que eu sinto a mesma coisa, uma nostalgia que não consigo definir direito.
should've shot the teddy bears dolboyob
oh we got price's grandpa, thats great !
Actually one of the best WWII themed game I've ever played. Call of Duty 2 has a special place in my heart, not just because it's one of the earliest FPS game I've ever played, but for teaching me a bit about what WWII were about when I was a kid, albeit not 100% accurate, it was a game afterall.
It still is the best COD I've ever played compared to every COD that came out after this. COD WOW is a close second.
It still is the best COD I've ever played compared to every COD that came out after this. COD WOW is a close second.
Incredibly cinematic campaign combined with one of the strongest launch-era 360 multiplayers. It's not as polished as some of the later entries, but it's still an incredible game of its era.
significantly better than the first one but still didnt age nearly as well.
I SIMPLY LOVED IT, I beat this on veteran and did 100% on Xbox, it's a 2005 game and still beautiful, the ambient is incredible (mainly the levels that takes place in the rain), the game is hard but the hard that you die but you still wanna play cuz the game is very good, the only problem is that the characters are all superficial and the story kinda doesn't really matter cuz it's WW2, just Price is iconic
Call of Duty 2 is an improvement over the original, but still isn't great. The level design feels more refined, the setpieces are larger, and the number of on-screen enemies has increased. Replacing the old-school med kit system with regenerating health allows the player to be much more aggressive. It feels very similar to the original outside of those changes.
The infinitely respawning enemies are annoying. The enemy AI isn't very good, either. I noticed that they would go out of their way to target me while ignoring my NPC allies, which feels cheap. It's hard to make "realistic shooters" engaging for hours on end when the entire game is comprised of one enemy type, especially with the aforementioned mediocre AI. It would be nice if there was more gameplay variety (e.g., stealth, tactical options, vehicle segments, varied mission objectives, etc.) I played through the Russian campaign and it had none of those. Call of Duty 2 becomes repetitive early on as a result of these flaws.
The infinitely respawning enemies are annoying. The enemy AI isn't very good, either. I noticed that they would go out of their way to target me while ignoring my NPC allies, which feels cheap. It's hard to make "realistic shooters" engaging for hours on end when the entire game is comprised of one enemy type, especially with the aforementioned mediocre AI. It would be nice if there was more gameplay variety (e.g., stealth, tactical options, vehicle segments, varied mission objectives, etc.) I played through the Russian campaign and it had none of those. Call of Duty 2 becomes repetitive early on as a result of these flaws.
We play this at office on LAN everyday, super tense and fun
I know the whole "oldie but a goodie" line is well played out by this point but COD2 is still a damn fine shooter. Plus, compared to the days of roughing it out on a 360, playing it on PC in 4K120 provides untold levels of fidelity to the experience.
Great for its time, took me longer than expected to finish the campaign, the variety in the characters I played as was welcome surprise. Story was good enough, and couple that with the different settings? Just amazing. A great 2nd installation for the COD series. Overall, great game.
Platform: Xbox 360 (Via Xbox Series X)
Date Started: December 6th, 2023
Date Finished: December 11th, 2023
Time Played: Unknown
"It may not be much but it sure beats getting your head blown off."
Despite having very fond memories of playing Call of Duty 2 upon it's Xbox 360 release, I found that it didn't hold up quite as well as I'd hoped.
Things started off very well, but I quickly found the mission structure to be quite repetitive, and the excessive mass of enemies in every level to be a little much.
There are no doubt some nice set pieces and the shooting is enjoyable - I'm glad that I can tick this one off of my Call of Duty series play-through!
Date Started: December 6th, 2023
Date Finished: December 11th, 2023
Time Played: Unknown
"It may not be much but it sure beats getting your head blown off."
Despite having very fond memories of playing Call of Duty 2 upon it's Xbox 360 release, I found that it didn't hold up quite as well as I'd hoped.
Things started off very well, but I quickly found the mission structure to be quite repetitive, and the excessive mass of enemies in every level to be a little much.
There are no doubt some nice set pieces and the shooting is enjoyable - I'm glad that I can tick this one off of my Call of Duty series play-through!
Actually a pretty cool game for the time, how your companions tell you where enemies are hiding and what weapons their using. Definitely worth checking out especially for the time but underwhelming nowadays
Still holds up pretty well. Russian and British campaign are top notch and incredibly memorable. The American campaign doesn't stand out as much, minus the big battle on Hill 400 which is pretty epic. Still a great game and definitely worth a play.
The perfect sequel doesn't exist. It still doesn't, but this game got pretty close.
Для тех годов неплохо.