- Medium difficulty, WWII first-person shooter for Mac with well-designed scenarios and an intuitive feel.
- Wily and aggressive AI creates both challenging enemies and well-balanced supporting soldiers.
- Fight alongside the Russians, British, and Americans against the Germans in three interwoven campaigns.
- Standard deathmatch, team deathmatch, capture-the-, and search-and-destroy, and new "headquarters" multiplayer modes.
- Game auto-detects widescreen ratios and includes many performance-tweaking functions.
Product Description
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Call of Duty 2 redefines the cinematic intensity and
chaos of battle as seen through the eyes of ordinary soldiers
fighting together in epic WWII conflicts. The sequel to 2003's
Call of Duty, winner of over 80 Game of the Year awards, Call of
Duty 2 offers more immense, more intense, more realistic battles
than ever before, thanks to the stunning visuals of the new COD2
engine. Call of Duty 2 provides an amazing experience with
all-new enhancements, ranging from stunningly realistic graphics
to seamless gameplay, a new engine, groundbreaking AI, and
choice-based innovations that allow players to experience the
closest thing they’ll ever get to real warfare. Beautifully
rendered snow, rain, fog, and smoke, combined with dynamic
lighting and shadows, make this the most intense WWII first
person action title yet.
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When the original Call of Duty was first released, the
had a big impact on both consumers and critics alike, and it
quickly rose to become one the top games in its class. Call of
Duty did this by having well-designed campaigns and an intuitive
feel, complemented by immersive sound effects and an enjoyable
multiplayer option. Call of Duty 2 not only stays true to these
strengths but has improved upon many other aspects of gameplay as
well. If the original Call of Duty left you wanting more, this
sequel will more than satisfy your hunger.
Fight off waves of invading German troops and Panzer tanks in
Moscow. View larger ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/cod2-3-lg.jpg ).
Race around in your own tank with others at your side in North
Africa. View larger ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/cod2-4-lg.jpg ).
Scale the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc with the Army Rangers. View
larger ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/cod2-2-lg.jpg ). Just as in the original, Call of Duty 2 has you working your
way through WWII across three interwoven campaigns. As a private
in the Russian army, you will fight off waves of invading German
troops and Panzer tanks in Moscow and Stalingrad. Once you finish
the Russian campaign, you'll go up against Field Marshal Rommel's
troops in the deserts of North Africa. As part of this campaign,
you'll race around in your own tank with others at your side, and
later you'll be tasked with calling in air strikes against enemy
tanks. The final campaign has you in the role of an American
corporal in Europe, but unlike most WWII games, you won't perform
a D-Day landing on Omaha or Utah Beach. In Call of Duty 2, you
have to scale the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc with the Army Rangers
amidst a hail of artillery and machine fire, giving you a
true appreciation of the time-honored saying, "War is Hell!"
Call of Duty 2 is a thinking-gamer's first-person shooter of
medium difficulty. While there are many reflexive elements, the
game quite often requires you to consider the tactics of the
situation in order to survive. While you can probably blow
through the game in 10 hours on the regular setting, the more
difficult settings require you to be much more thoughtful about
your approach to the different scenarios. Your teammates in
battle neither finish your fight, nor simply provide enemy
fodder, while the enemy AI (artificial intelligence) is quite
clever. If you are too meek, you will find yourself pinned down
by aggressive fire while the enemy lobs grenades at you until
you're decimated.
Unlike the its predecessor, Call of Duty 2 doesn't give you a
bar. Instead, as you are hit by more and more fire, your
screen grows increasingly red around the border, and your
character begins to grunt and pant. This is your signal that it's
time to find some cover in order to recuperate before you
continue. Another major improvement is the enhanced smoke
grenades, which not only look great but can be used effectively
in battle to obscure your path from tanks or machine- nests as
you make your way to an objective.
While Call of Duty 2 has received an ESRB T (teen) rating --
meaning there are no gratuitous blood and guts splashing all over
the screen -- this is still war, and there are enemies that will
try to drag themselves to safety after being hit, only to be
bludgeoned to a screaming death by your fellow men-at-arms. And
like its older brother, Call of Duty 2 offers the standard
deathmatch, team deathmatch, capture-the-, and
search-and-destroy multiplayer modes. However, this version
offers a new option called "headquarters," which most closely
resembles the "crazy king" version of king-of-the-hill in Halo 2.
Shifting headquarter points appear and must be captured in order
to start building points, only to be overrun by the other side in
order to halt that point gain. This version of the multiplayer
mode is not only extremely fun, but it requires teams to adapt on
the fly.
Unlike the original, in this sequel you can skip forward from
one mission to the next once you've cleared a campaign. The game
also auto-detects 16:9 and 16:10 wide-screen ratios, as well as
the sometimes tricky 5:4 ratio for LCD monitors. As the user, you
can make use of a good set of performance tweaking functions, or
you can allow the game to determine the optimal ratio, based on
your system. With the addition of actual war footage as
introductions to each campaign, and famous war quotes at the end
of the scenes, Call of Duty 2 has everything you need to lose
yourself in the middle of the biggest war in history of the
world.