Call of Duty 2

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8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1187 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 37 out of 1187
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  1. SVK
    Nov 14, 2005
    0
    This games does nothing to the genre. Nothing special in it. Nothing special at all. And that is the bad thing. Too many games have already done everything this game doing, and they have done it much better, so threre is no reason for this game to exist. NO SCORE. Single gaming (think in all platforms) is in deep crisis. Sad. They (most of developers) can not make cool, stylish, original, This games does nothing to the genre. Nothing special in it. Nothing special at all. And that is the bad thing. Too many games have already done everything this game doing, and they have done it much better, so threre is no reason for this game to exist. NO SCORE. Single gaming (think in all platforms) is in deep crisis. Sad. They (most of developers) can not make cool, stylish, original, special games anymore, they want US to make games by ourselves while multiplaying, cause much more things in MP depends not from developer, but from gamer. Making MP games somehow easier for ballancing and ... MUCH easier for imagination of developer. So there are too many of them... This is the dead end for games, i think.… Expand
  2. ShneisideO.
    Oct 13, 2006
    4
    Cool levels and scenes but really boring because of no plot. I still have not finished it. It got way to boring.
  3. RyanW.
    Oct 20, 2006
    3
    Nothing new here, samegameplay as CoD, Small up in graphics. Weapon sound and recoil is unrelistic, no ragdolls. I get a constant 170 fps, It just dosn't seem all that great. A bad $50 if you ask me. CoD 3 looks like it should be more of an expansion that a whole game.
  4. Paul
    Oct 28, 2005
    4
    Single player is OK, It plays exactly like the original CoD just prettier. However sibgle playeris not where the games longevity lies. Multiplayer is rubbish. A huge step back from the original CoD. Plays more liek a console game ported onto the PC. I can cope with the bad points below in single player, but for multiplayer they are a huge problem. 1. NO PUNKBUSTER (anti-cheat) Single player is OK, It plays exactly like the original CoD just prettier. However sibgle playeris not where the games longevity lies. Multiplayer is rubbish. A huge step back from the original CoD. Plays more liek a console game ported onto the PC. I can cope with the bad points below in single player, but for multiplayer they are a huge problem. 1. NO PUNKBUSTER (anti-cheat) unbelievable that a game which could potentially have a huge online following doesnt have this. 2. Health regeneration (encourgaes campers) 3. Grenade indicator - no need unrealistic 4. Bunny hopping is back 5. Jumping while aiming down iron sites 6. No Sprint key 7. Grenade hot key = nade spamming and very unrealistic I could go on. The seem to have taken the original V1 build of CoD and turned that into CoD2 rather than building the game on pathced version with all its refinements and improvements. Why they did this I dont know. Seems to have been rushed out pre-christmas as an xbox360 release game. Hopefully we will see patches and improvements for PC users soon. A huge disappointment so far.… Expand
  5. SadinK
    Nov 5, 2005
    2
    Nothing is good about this game. None said anything about bad frames. This is my spec p 3,0 , 1600 ram and x800xt and i need to play on the lowest q. Like they said before spend your money on other things or games , Cod2 is not worth it. Shame on you Infinity Ward.
  6. SabrickSkunks
    Nov 3, 2005
    4
    1. rehashed game play: I've played this game before, many many times in many different scenerios, congratulations on the slightly better graphics but it doesn't warrent another game. 2. regenerating enemies: the bulk of the enemies you kill will be regens that spawn in random locations, you kill more people in this game than serious sam and quake 4 combined. 3. unrealistic game 1. rehashed game play: I've played this game before, many many times in many different scenerios, congratulations on the slightly better graphics but it doesn't warrent another game. 2. regenerating enemies: the bulk of the enemies you kill will be regens that spawn in random locations, you kill more people in this game than serious sam and quake 4 combined. 3. unrealistic game play: (i remember when i saw the G4 special on this game. the word that would not stop being repeated was "REALISTIC" im affraid that was a lie, here is why a. you kill literally HUNDEREDS of enemies in the first level alone, no real WWII ground soldier did this. The number of enemies you have to kill makes each kill cheap, uninspired and fake. b. enimies are idiots, they run towards you with guns a blazing and make no effort to stay alive like a real enemy would c. you can walk, run and even jump up and down while looking through your scope on your gun d. maybe the biggest failure of all: no health. when you get hit enough times you start breathing heavy and then you have to lay down for 4 seconds and your good to go. keep in mind it takes 20-30 shots to your body before you get to that point. so you can be shot 1000 times and still be fine e. too many other things to list, bottom line: this is just another WWII game and makes no effort to do something different, please stop making these games.… Expand
  7. EliasO.
    Oct 14, 2006
    3
    It makes me sad that I wasted 50 bucks on this game, when that money could have been alot better spent. This game is definetly not worth the high price tag.
  8. AlexanderV.
    Dec 22, 2006
    2
    Definitely not an improvement upon its predecessor. The guns are nerfed and it was engineered for toddlers. Not recommended.
  9. TonyB.
    Dec 6, 2006
    1
    Don't waste your money or time on this game. Activision/Infinity Ward has completely let go of this game. Call of Duty 2 is in desparate need of a patch that does not seem like will ever come. Looks like Activision/Infinity Ward took a page out of the EA handbook and let a game tank due to lack of support. Remember MOH:PA? It's too bad too because COD 2 has/had a load of potential.
  10. NickB.
    Jun 24, 2006
    1
    I wasted my 50 bucks on this game, the box says it's the most realistic game, guess what, it's not, graphics look good but the textures are proposterous, it has no physics only, Punkbuster sucks and it's all fast-pace arcade action. I prefer Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 and Hidden & Dangerous 2: Sabre Squadron. I even prefer the old Call of Duty.
  11. XyzBole
    Nov 17, 2005
    3
    A big disappointment after a great 1st part, and even better UO. It looks nice, but feels like a bad movie. With health regeneration all you have to do is run towards the enemy like Rambo and duck behind a wall or something till your health improves and then run at the enemy again. You'll get shot about half a million times, but that just doesn't matter. Not as nearly as fun as A big disappointment after a great 1st part, and even better UO. It looks nice, but feels like a bad movie. With health regeneration all you have to do is run towards the enemy like Rambo and duck behind a wall or something till your health improves and then run at the enemy again. You'll get shot about half a million times, but that just doesn't matter. Not as nearly as fun as the 1st part.… Expand
  12. C.Leitch
    Jul 13, 2006
    2
    When i first opened up this game and started playing i had to constantly reffer to the main menu where it said "Call of Duty 2" to convinse my self that this was any differnt from the orriginal. All thats changed is a few more multiplayer levels (the existing ones arent changed in the slightest,) and a new single player game. The graphics are horrible and the performance of the graphics When i first opened up this game and started playing i had to constantly reffer to the main menu where it said "Call of Duty 2" to convinse my self that this was any differnt from the orriginal. All thats changed is a few more multiplayer levels (the existing ones arent changed in the slightest,) and a new single player game. The graphics are horrible and the performance of the graphics are in my oppinion a brand new level of low. Not worth 50 bucks... not even worth the download bandwidth. Call of duty 1 had an excuse for the characters to move like clowns, with half life two in between these 2 relieases, this game does not.… Expand
  13. KelR.
    Nov 5, 2005
    3
    On it's own this game would be something decent. However, to all of us original COD fans this game is quite a let down. I was anticipating this game for months, thinking that it would have the same awesome gameplay, that the original did, but with better graphics. Well, the graphics are only slightly better, but they really messed up the gameplay with things like grenade warnings, On it's own this game would be something decent. However, to all of us original COD fans this game is quite a let down. I was anticipating this game for months, thinking that it would have the same awesome gameplay, that the original did, but with better graphics. Well, the graphics are only slightly better, but they really messed up the gameplay with things like grenade warnings, the Halo-esque health regeneration, and (the biggest dissapointment) no real innovation in the multiplayer department, in fact they did away with features like base assualt. Apparently, because the game is an X360 launch game, they dumbed down the things that make it so much fun for the PC… Expand
  14. MarkB.
    Nov 7, 2005
    2
    What a disappointment. Waited many months for this sequel but it is a major step back from Infinity Ward. Mutliplayer is crap.
  15. JakL.
    Oct 15, 2006
    0
    Even worse than the first one... another unrealistic arcade kids game.
  16. OnDraZY
    May 16, 2021
    4
    First of all I have finished Call of Duty 1 before Call of Duty 2.
    Soviet campaign: In CoD 1 it was much better than CoD 2. The ambiance was awesome. In CoD 2 it's not bad but not good as CoD 1. Shoot some germans, explode some tanks and buildings.
    Africa Campaign: That was the worst parrt of the game imo. It was really really boring. I wanted so badly to delete the game and never open    First of all I have finished Call of Duty 1 before Call of Duty 2.
    Soviet campaign: In CoD 1 it was much better than CoD 2. The ambiance was awesome. In CoD 2 it's not bad but not good as CoD 1. Shoot some germans, explode some tanks and buildings.
    Africa Campaign: That was the worst parrt of the game imo. It was really really boring. I wanted so badly to delete the game and never open it again. You shoot some Germans then you capture a buiding then shoot more Germans. That's all. Boring! Oh also there is "Tank Driving" part. Controls were hilarious.
    American Campaign: It was okay, D-DAY was fine I like that part.

    Graphics. Graphics are still great in 2021 . I cant believe that CoD 2 is 2005 game.
    Mechanics: Fine, not bad.

    In general maybe It's great but i was so bored because you shoot Germans all the time thats all.    … Expand
  17. FoxMulder63
    Jun 20, 2022
    0
    J'ai acheté ce jeu il y a 2 semaines et je n'ai pas l'image mais juste le son!!!!!!!
    Est-ce normal? Je suis sur Windows 11
  18. aecsuter
    Apr 13, 2023
    3
    Minha avaliação esta sendo feita com base na minha percepção de hoje, ja que nunca havia jogado call od futy antes e decidi passar por todos os jogos da franquia, mas obviamente os graficos e mecanicas antigas pesam na minha opnião.

    Graficamente falando houve algumas pequenas evoluções com relação ao primeiro e United Offense, não é nenhuma evolução espetacular, mas não é nada que    Minha avaliação esta sendo feita com base na minha percepção de hoje, ja que nunca havia jogado call od futy antes e decidi passar por todos os jogos da franquia, mas obviamente os graficos e mecanicas antigas pesam na minha opnião.

    Graficamente falando houve algumas pequenas evoluções com relação ao primeiro e United Offense, não é nenhuma evolução espetacular, mas não é nada que incomode ou atrapalhe a jogabilidade.

    A história é o ok, mas aqui uma coisa que tem me agradado bastante em call of duty que é o fato de você não ser um super soldado matando hordas de inimigos sozinho. Você é mais um soldado no meio de um pelotão. Mas possui alguns personagens carismaticos ao longo das campanhas.

    O que mais me incomoda é a gameplay, a fisica do jogo é estranha, e o que mais incomoda é o fato das armas automaticas serem absurdamente melhores que os rifles, pois os inimigos morrem com a mesma quantidade de tiros. A mira que deveria ser melhor nos rifles também na pratica não existe muita diferença.

    Eu particularmente não recomendaria esse jogo nem em promoção porque acho que cobram muito caro nesses jogos antigo vs o que entregam. Mas se assim como eu queria conhecer a franquia desde o inicio pode ser interessante.    … Expand

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#12 Best PC Game of 2005
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#8 Most Discussed PC Game of 2005
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#28 Most Shared PC Game of 2005

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 64 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 64
  3. Negative: 0 out of 64
  1. Yahoo!
    80
    When something is this well done, just because you've seen it all before doesn't mean it's not worth seeing again.
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  2. 1UP
    80
    Pulling its trigger condenses everything that's right about Call of Duty 2 into a single moment. Online or off it is the epitome of visceral thrill seeking.
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  3. IGN
    85
    I find implementing regenerating health to be a little troublesome. It allows you to experience a kind of combat only a mythical super-soldier could withstand, and in so doing, propels the game from gritty authenticity to John Woo fantasy.
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