Like almost everyone else in the gaming community, I am sick of WWII first-person shooters. And I wasn't all that excited when I first heard this game was coming to the 360. The Xbox's versions of the original Call Of Duty were average and didn't excite most people whatsoever. Of course, those games weren't developed by Infinity Ward. Infinity Ward is the develpment company that made the first & original Call Of Duty for the PC. And to be honest, it's not like this game takes the WWII shooter in a totally new direction or adds anything original. What it does do is do everything so much better than any WWII shooter before it, that it really stands out from the crowd.
Pros: The game does an amazing job at making you feel like you are actually in the game; frantic gameplay is really fun and almost wears you out after a few levels; excellent visuals & presentation really that feeling of immersion and show off the 'next-gen' power of the Xbox 360; the voice acting and the audio overall is outstanding; I think the game is a perfect length; a very nice selection of weapons; since there is no storyline & you are basically only running around killing Germans the whole game, it's nice that the developers thought up a nice variety of mission types; the AI of the German soldiers is great, especially on the higher difficulties; while not being incredibly deep, playing the game over Xbox Live is a blast; the audio banter between your fellow troops always feels very authentic; there are just so many little touches that Infinty Ward nailed in this game, it's impossible to list them all here.
Cons: The checkpoint system is spotty (sometimes saving every couple minutes, and sometimes not saving for FAR too long); achievement points are too hard to get for the casual gamer (which could be a 'Pro', depending on your tastes); virtually no storyline at all, which makes it hard to keep going after awhile; towards the end of the game, I was getting bored of just killing Germans over & over; sometimes it does have that, "been here, done that" feel to it; like in most every other WWII shooter, due to the bland looking real-life enviroments that these battles took place in, the game's enviroments get repetitive after awhile; the AI of your fellow allied troops is very uneven and will even have you yelling at your screen at times; there are quite a few missions where you have to take over and do everything yourself; it really doesn't bring anything new to the genre, but it just does everything WWII shooters do better than anyone else.
Maybe from the section above, you would think my score would be a bit lower than a nine. But I want to assure you that this game is a must buy for any 360 owner. It's just that no matter how good this game is, I could never completely shake that feeling like I have done all of this stuff before. Sure it's a lot prettier now that it's on a more powerful console, but has the gameplay really evolved here? That would be a 'No'. However, for a launch title this is an excellent game and I am eagerly awaiting Call Of Duty 3. If you are going to get a WWII game in the near future, I would highly recommend picking this up.
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