Call of Duty 2 - Xbox 360

It's more than a few years old at this point, but this has been THE go-to WWII shooter for me since the first time I've played it. (The Platinum Hits addition doesn't have any noteworthy additions, by the by, just a cool box and a slightly more recenlty printed copy of the game. Just so you know...) While there are many options out there, this one has always stood out to me in both atmosphere and gameplay. I'll come back to this one again and again over the much more powerful Modern Warfare series just as sure as you might return to the original mario over his 3D options, and for the same reasons: increased power and hardware doesn't necessarily make it more playable. One thing Call of Duty used to do which set the games apart from Medal of Honor (and which they've recently lost touch with in Black Ops and World at War) was give the feeling of being one small part of a much larger conflict. One man in an army as opposed to a one-man army, if you get my drift. For years, FPS had relied on the old standard of making you into a super soldier and god of the battle field before whom the enemy crumbles like the Berlin Wall (too soon?). And that's all well and good, but I've been doing that since Doom for crying out loud and a change once a decade or so can be a good thing. Call of Duty switched things up and did an excellent job of dropping you into a CHAOTIC battlefield with often vague orders ("Soldier... go take that hill, don't ask how, just do it!") that made you feel almost insignificant. You were never alone on the battlefied (if you were, you were about to die) and the feel was as close to being in live battle as part of an army as I would ever want to come. Call of Duty 3 took some serious steps backward in gameplay; quick-time events and loading animations frequently reminded you that, yes, you are playing a video-game. Call of Duty 4 (otherwise known as the game that change the face of the FPS) took great strides in many, many directions and recaptured that sense of being as small, fragile portion of a larger conflict; but for me it came with this hard-to-describe uneasy feeling. The murder has become too real for my taste, it's official. Fantasy has slipped to far away and takes away from my overall enjoyment and desire to ever play the damn thing again. The Modern Warfare games are undeniably marvles of the format... I just never need to play them twice. Call of Duty 2 has kept me entertained for more hours than I care to admit. The level designs are memorable and engaging, the AI is just fine, the game physics are satysfying without being disturbing, and the sound design is as top-notch as anything you'll find (tell me you weren't pumped when your Russian Comrades lead an all out charge against the retreating Nazis in the second level; tell me that battle cry after some frantic sniping didn't make ya tingle!). It's easy, guilt-free (moslty), and exciting warfare that can be picked up and put down or explored in depth as you wish. It's an extremely playable and effective game that stands up to it's overpowered younger brothers and a definite needed addition to any game library.

This is the best war game I have played so far. COD:The Big Red One was excellent, but this one was better. This game had the best atmosphere I have seen in a war game. The dialogue between your squad mates were really well done & it added to the intensity of the shoot outs. The musical symphony was outstanding! I really like the control layout for this game on the Xbox 360 controller. There were a large amount of weapons to choose from as well. The emotion that your commanding officer gives you to complete an order made me feel like I was in the service again! If this game was this good, I can't wait to play COD 3 & 4!

I always preferred the WW COD games to the modern warfare series. My favorite game of all of them is the original Black Ops. Good: Great game atmosphere and historical events played out. Classic WW2 weapons, no noob laser sights or ridiculous scopes like in Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops 2. Bad: Graphics are dated but the game is years old so it's not really a big deal. Ugly: Random grenade kills make the missions more frustrating than difficult. These same random grendades are seen in all COD campaigns I've played though. Some guns only reload when you are completely out of ammo, making it difficult when you need to fight off several enemies.

My love affair with Call of Duty began with the release of Call of Duty 2: Big Red One for the original Xbox. The battles were intense, the scenery and graphics were top notch (at the time), the controls were smooth, intuitive, and easy. Years later I played the original Call of Duty on my laptop. I loved it. Naturally, I wanted to play Call of Duty 2 on the Xbox 360 as a throwback. It had the same feel as Call of Duty with updated graphics. Personally, I prefer how the Russians were portrayed in Call of Duty: people oppressed by a Communist nation being literally forced at gunpoint to sacrfice themselves to the better equipped Germans to serve their natural end for the State. In CoD 2, they seemed to shift gears and make the Russians perfectly willing and honored to die for the glory of their Communist oppressors (which I think was a departure from history in a way). It's almost as if CoD 2 decided to present Russia as an honorable nation worthy of praise when it hadn't been but a decade or so prior to the battles you partake in that the Soviets deliberately starved their own people in a man-made famine, killing 5 million of their own citizens. The "drive" of the Russians in the game, which seems one of honor, is a slight departure of what exactly they did to Europe after their successful fight against the Nazis (who were pretty closely related, philosophically). All in all, I was empathetic to the Russians in CoD, as anyone with a heart or knowledge of history should be... but I was actually irritated with the Russian campaign in CoD 2. Nevertheless, the fighting, missions, and chaotic action in CoD 2 remains strictly loyal to that of CoD and its expansions, which is a very good thing, believe me. That gripe has nothing to do with the gameplay, just a personal issue I had with historical presentation. Though there were a handful of memorable moments in this game, there were not as many as there were in CoD and CoD 2: Big Red One for me. I think that CoD 2 was a great sequel with better graphics and a nice change up in engagements (I really liked the Pointe du Hoc mission... very intense, even moreso after you ascend the cliff). CoD mastered the sound of warfare. They carried that over to its sequel. The explosions, gunfire, screaming from mortally wounded friends and foes, chaotic commands being shouted by soldiers in a state of panic. It's all there. CoD and CoD 2 cannot be knocked for sound. It really sucks you in. Overall, the single player campaign is great, and I would recommend this throwback based on that alone. Most of the missions provide intense battle moments with checkpoints that are spread out enough to make you think twice about running recklessly into the action. It's a welcome return to classic CoD style where "story" is a history already written, no extensive dialogue and cutscenes with pretentious acting required. You're given the time, the place, and the objectives, then you're thrown into battle as a private with a bunch of other privates (presumably one of the many 18 - 25 year-old greenhorns that volunteered for the war). No one is a super warrior and at times you get that sense that you're just "winging it". In the midst of this panicked chaos of war fought by inexperienced soldiers, you hardly will notice that you're kept on the rails by scripted levels. The other thing I thought was nice is that there is enough size and freedom in the maps to allow you to flank the enemy or attack them head on. Basically, it doesn't "feel" scripted, though it is. The multiplayer menus and functions are obviously outdated and obsolete. If you're looking to buy this game in 2011 or beyond, do so only for the single-player; forget about multiplayer. For single-player, it is a great game even more than for pure nostalgia. I daresay I prefer this old-school CoD gaming style to the later ones that rely a bit too much on dramatic storylines to make the fighting interesting than just making interesting fighting scenarios. The fighting is intense, chaotic, and a lot of fun. I recommend buying a used copy for cheap. It is definitely worth the $5 or $6 that you'll spend. Don't overlook it because it's outdated. The action and excitement it invokes will never become obsolete. It's nice to be treated to what built the everlasting CoD franchise foundation.

showed up early works fine on my series x graphics are good for an old game these are the cod that were real fun to play while getting a history lesson cod needs to go back to this type

Fast delivery, good quality.

It was still sealed and it came with a bonus DVD. It's a great purchase 😊👍

Already owned this game on my Mac, but wanted it for XBOX 360. Just as good and easy to use. WWII setting that improved big time off the original Call of Duty game. Better graphics, better gameplay, more functions and cheekier dialogue. The levels are a little more in depth as well.

It came in pretty good condition