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.