Call of Duty 2

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8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1187 Ratings

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  1. HIRAM
    Jul 12, 2011
    10
    The best Call Of Duty and World War 2 game that I've ever played! Very immersive game, the sound is loud and realistic. A long game, if compared with its predecessors. I recommend this game for all the fans of first person shooters, especially for those of the WW2.
  2. gold
    Feb 23, 2018
    10
    Сюжет намного лучше, чем в 1 части. Графика странная (как будто всё сделано из воска).
  3. MrFpeas
    Jul 16, 2011
    10
    After many Call of Duty games, I have to say that this is still the best Call of Duty in the market. The campaign is not so full of itself like our modern CoD games, it's just a simple World War 2 shooter with you playing as the three major Allies (Russian, Britian, U.S.). The campaign itself plays out wonderfully, very fluid and memorable quotes from Price. The multiplayer is mostly why IAfter many Call of Duty games, I have to say that this is still the best Call of Duty in the market. The campaign is not so full of itself like our modern CoD games, it's just a simple World War 2 shooter with you playing as the three major Allies (Russian, Britian, U.S.). The campaign itself plays out wonderfully, very fluid and memorable quotes from Price. The multiplayer is mostly why I write this review now. This has the multiplayer that the current CoD games should have sticked with. Instead of grinding your profile in order to get better weapons, all the weapons are available to you right from the start, each having their ups and downs, but a very balanced set of weapons so that you don't have to worry about a overpowered weapon (which happens a lot in the current CoD games). The original maps were very well layed out, making camping a lot less viable than in the current CoD games. Though this game is very old and not many play this anymore, I decided it would be right to write a review of my favorite CoD game and hope the best that they can bring back the way multiplayer used to be. Until then, the CSS is still very active so there's that.… Expand
  4. FFStudios
    Nov 2, 2011
    9
    Despite all the changes and gameplay changes since, CoD 2 still remains one of the overall best Call of Duty games to date. The Multiplayer mode offers a simplistic, yet rereshingly addictive playstyle. It's the campaign however, where COD 2 shines. Each stage (American, British and Russian) is divided into seperate acts; whilst this might hurt the storytelling side of things, each levelDespite all the changes and gameplay changes since, CoD 2 still remains one of the overall best Call of Duty games to date. The Multiplayer mode offers a simplistic, yet rereshingly addictive playstyle. It's the campaign however, where COD 2 shines. Each stage (American, British and Russian) is divided into seperate acts; whilst this might hurt the storytelling side of things, each level feels unique with an appropiate level of tactical choice. The graphics and sound are simply stunning; from fighting in the streets of Stalingrad to the Normandy landings; the chaotic and confusing nature of warfare rings through every single moment without ever letting up. Overall, though fans of more open-world MP games like Battlefiled will find much to be desired here, it still offers one heck of a viseral kick for the Single Player crowd.… Expand
  5. Danneh
    Apr 14, 2009
    10
    This is the only game i have rated a 10/10. I love this game so much. Here is the rundown of my rating Graphics: "Holy crap these are nice graphics!" after 2 years of not playing this game. Call of Duty 2 may have the best 2005, maybe even up to 2007 graphics. 10/10 Single Player: The best single player i have ever played. No more. 10/10 Multiplayer: Amazing. There are full games even This is the only game i have rated a 10/10. I love this game so much. Here is the rundown of my rating Graphics: "Holy crap these are nice graphics!" after 2 years of not playing this game. Call of Duty 2 may have the best 2005, maybe even up to 2007 graphics. 10/10 Single Player: The best single player i have ever played. No more. 10/10 Multiplayer: Amazing. There are full games even now. You can buy this game just for the multiplayer 10/10 Sound: Fitting. 10/10 Well, this is my review of Call of Duty 2. BTW Jag has awful spelling. The game developer is Infinity WARD. Second, it is British, no 2 T's. Third, Its battalion, not bentallion. NO, call of duty is NOT the best history lesson. Last, it's recommendations, not recamendations.… Expand
  6. Aodecim
    Jul 31, 2011
    9
    A true gem of it's time. I continue to enjoy this game much more than the newer Call of Duty's despite the years due to its simplicity and pace. Single-player is lackluster in plot-line but provide very well made level-designs despite its linear progression.,
  7. Cangaceiro
    Feb 22, 2008
    10
    This game have good graphics and is nice for multiplayer game with a lot of servers and is the best game action for me.
  8. spartan-117
    Oct 2, 2010
    10
    Respect for this game being the 3-rd game on my pc.Very beautifull crafted from all sides.Weapons vehicles tension enemies allies all form a almost perfect combination.Wining combination.
  9. DrCola
    Dec 6, 2010
    8
    Slightly Repetitive. Nice Design, way better than any of this new stupid rambo style adventure call of duty franchise. This is probablly one of the best shooters ever made. It just lacks good tactics and it feels like a Run N gun the entire time. Very fun and addicting if you dont mind running through shooting everything.
  10. kizza
    Mar 6, 2012
    10
    My all time favourite call of duty, partly for nostalgia, mostly because this is the call of duty that separated cod from the rest of the gaming world, It was well thought out save for a couple of glitches, which actually made the game more fun to play because you could jump through a window and outside the map just for the hell of it as some servers were dedicated to nothing but this.My all time favourite call of duty, partly for nostalgia, mostly because this is the call of duty that separated cod from the rest of the gaming world, It was well thought out save for a couple of glitches, which actually made the game more fun to play because you could jump through a window and outside the map just for the hell of it as some servers were dedicated to nothing but this. otherwise the weapons were all laid out nicely, balanced apart from the higher capacity of one of the russian smg's and having stripper clips on the enfield rather than individual rounds like the mosin nagat or kar98k which made loading faster. after all of the call of duties being released to date, the custom maps, balanced teams and the fun I had far outweigh any of its flaws, and by flaws I mean call of duty 3,4,5,6,7,8… Expand
  11. JatinD.
    Apr 20, 2006
    10
    Game of the year for 2006 definitely. Absolutely brilliant the best war game of all times.
  12. 56k_RicK
    Nov 21, 2011
    8
    this is the Call of Duty for n00bs... as the CoD and CoD UO pros called it. CoD2 is a great game and the CoD that went mainstream. i always waited for the CoD United Offensive part II which never came... but the community (something that the game makers today DO NOT WANT) made the mods to resemble a little to United Offensive and because of that, even in 2011, the game is still one ofthis is the Call of Duty for n00bs... as the CoD and CoD UO pros called it. CoD2 is a great game and the CoD that went mainstream. i always waited for the CoD United Offensive part II which never came... but the community (something that the game makers today DO NOT WANT) made the mods to resemble a little to United Offensive and because of that, even in 2011, the game is still one of the most played games. btw.. it's way better than the insult titles to PC gamers called Modern WarFAIL 2 and 3.… Expand
  13. Cidmusky
    Dec 30, 2012
    10
    The best fps shooter made to date. Great gameplay, great graphics for its time which are still very much playable. The fact it beats games brought out in 2012 is shamefull or those developers..... the games industry needs an injection of imagination.......
  14. ADHGO
    Jun 28, 2016
    10
    Amazing military game play, gorgeous environment in the era of WWII, wonderful graphics
    for single player it contains four individual campaigns, split into three stories, with a total of twenty-seven missions.Each story concerns a World War II soldier overcoming the odds in the war
  15. S0pun
    Oct 20, 2019
    10
    Первая игра в серии с которой я познакомился и второй шутер, вообще, в который я поиграл. Сюжета игре очень не хватает, но хорошо что геймплея хоть отбавляй.
  16. greenbey
    Jun 28, 2020
    9
    A+
    You know how this game is.
    I can recommend this even just for the Normandy opening.
  17. Vleidar
    Dec 8, 2019
    10
    Игра, в котором есть: война, немцы, оружие, сюжет, история, и интересные локации.
    Игра заслуживает не только за хорошую историю про войну, но и за графику. Качество стрельбы идеальная. Количество оружии - очень мало. Экшн - самое лучшее, что может здесь быть.    Игра, в котором есть: война, немцы, оружие, сюжет, история, и интересные локации.
    Игра заслуживает не только за хорошую историю про войну, но и за графику. Качество стрельбы идеальная. Количество оружии - очень мало. Экшн - самое лучшее, что может здесь быть.
  18. BFG-1337
    Mar 28, 2021
    8
    I would give it a 7.5 because some of the "difficulty" comes from enemies that 2 shot you on full health, that is when your screen isnt red. But really, its a great game, all the campaigns have its own feel and I dont hate any of the missions, well scripted.
  19. Izoeros
    Apr 26, 2022
    9
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  20. MaxieZeus
    Sep 20, 2022
    9
    One of the best world war 2 shooters. Still holds up today if you don't mind graphics.
  21. asdfasdf
    Aug 2, 2006
    10
    fun game. for the people who say this game has bad graphics are either just mad at the game or have a crappy pc. it runs decent on mine on about medium graphics, i had to look up on how to do some tweaks in console to make it run better but thats cause my pc isnt so great.
  22. JonathanS.
    May 7, 2007
    8
    I wondered a bit about if i should give this a 8 or a 7, ive played this for around 1½ month, and beaten the campaign. The grafics are great and i really like the weapons and you really feel like a mortal, not like some other game where you only drop to half you health when you get headshotted by a shotgun. The game is very liner which makes it quite boring to do the same missions I wondered a bit about if i should give this a 8 or a 7, ive played this for around 1½ month, and beaten the campaign. The grafics are great and i really like the weapons and you really feel like a mortal, not like some other game where you only drop to half you health when you get headshotted by a shotgun. The game is very liner which makes it quite boring to do the same missions again, and scince there arent that many this really sucks. When you play online you will quickly find out that the punkbuster doesent always work, it doesent always kick aimbot users.expect to get headshotted by someone just jumping and looking over the wall for 0.2 sec. this can be quite frustrating. The reason i gave this an 8 was beacourse, atleast when you play veteran (expert mode), you really feel like being in a war where the germans shot at you and also hit when you look over the sandbags, so dont expect to be able to ranbo and this i really like, and i think that in every wargame it should be like that. The maps are really good and i love that you also get to be a tankcommander, so this is allround a good game but not great due to its many flaws.… Expand
  23. M00NLiGhTW00DS
    Jun 21, 2007
    10
    The best war game I've ever played. Graphics are more realistic and maps are bigger than Counter Strike Source.
  24. Jag
    Apr 1, 2008
    8
    Call of duty 2 is a world war2 shooter developed by infinity word. As always in call of duty games you see the war from differant perspectives. first you'll be trying to retake you homeland when you play as a russian soldier Vasili Koslov. Then you take part in the Brittish Commonwelth forces in the African campain and Normandy. Than you land at Piont Du Hock with the second ranger Call of duty 2 is a world war2 shooter developed by infinity word. As always in call of duty games you see the war from differant perspectives. first you'll be trying to retake you homeland when you play as a russian soldier Vasili Koslov. Then you take part in the Brittish Commonwelth forces in the African campain and Normandy. Than you land at Piont Du Hock with the second ranger bentallion. The single player campain is intence and engrossing however it lacked an indepth story and charicters. The game kind of seemed like a wicked insane history lesson. While I apressiate the nolage it has given me it still would've been nice to see some well developed charicters thatwould actualy have personallitys. But with of without story or charicters this game rocks. The weapons were satisfyingly authentic and a delight to use. The single player was good. But its only half the fun. The multi-player is very well done. It is fair and very fun. One thing that I'v only seen in this game is killcam. Killcam lets you see how someone killed you from a first person perspective. So now things arn't going to be as frusterating and people have second thoughts about cheating. The modes are deathmatch, team deathmatch, search and destroy, HQ.and my personal favorite capture the flag. All these modes are great and overall this game is one of my personal recamendations for world war 2 shooters.… Expand
  25. Filip
    Dec 15, 2005
    10
    The best PC game of year 2005!
  26. JesseC.
    Dec 31, 2005
    9
    By far the most engaging and atmospheric WWII game yet. You'll feel like you mean something to your squad, and at the same time you don feel like Duke Nukem - one man army. By combining beautiful graphics, a great soundtrack and sound design this game makes you feel like you're in WWII, at least as much as a video game ever could. Great buy!
  27. JustinA.
    Jan 7, 2006
    10
    Excellent in single player mode... but the guys playing online are far too good to play against as a beginner... frustrating but im getting better!! but absolutly brilliant overall!
  28. JustinB.
    Jan 5, 2007
    8
    This game is pretty hard to rate overall, and I'll explain why... The first few missions, the Russian campaigns, prove to be very engaging. Playing Call of Duty (the original) several years back, I generally knew what to expect from the sequel. However, the game play this time around has proven much more intense (screaming Nazis, etc). I was pretty blown away during the first three This game is pretty hard to rate overall, and I'll explain why... The first few missions, the Russian campaigns, prove to be very engaging. Playing Call of Duty (the original) several years back, I generally knew what to expect from the sequel. However, the game play this time around has proven much more intense (screaming Nazis, etc). I was pretty blown away during the first three or so missions. It goes without saying the graphics are a jump up from the original, but not as huge a leap as you might think (at least from what I can recall of the first). However, despite the graphics being good, especially the weapons models, I was never "wowed" at any point in the game, visually. In my opinion, the game really peters out after a while, which is the complete opposite of what one of the professional reviewers had stated here on metacritic. Despite changes in environments, locales, cities, etc, it just really seems to be a rehashing of the same senarious over and over again (ie: go here and kill these people, or do this then blow that up, etc). Granted, I'm guessing this is what war is all about, but the game just got to seem very static, scripted, and generally distant from the player. Perhaps 15 or so years of playing first person shooter games has jaded me, but COD2 does get somewhat boring. Not so much where you wouldn't want to finish it, but I probably wouldn't play this through a second time...but then again, I can't think of any FPS ever that I've replayed entirely start to finish. There are a few missions that might have some replay value on a rainy day, but I cannot see myself going through the entire COD2 saga again. In terms of length, I actually thought on more than one occasion that the game was over, and yet it kept going. The first one or two times I was like, "Okay, cool, more game play." After the third or fourth false ending, I was getting genuinely tired of COD 2. To give you an idea, I finished just about half the game the first day I got it. The next day I played a few more missions. Then it just kind of sat for a while. I would say over the course of two or three weeks I played a mission here and there, then finally finished it up. I may have never ended up finishing it, but I'm the type of guy that always has to complete a game/movie/book once its started, unless its really horrible (ie: Tom Clancy novels). Anyhow, I won't drag this out any longer than needed. I would recommend this game, for one, because it is a notable improvement over the first, and for two, the first half of the game is genuinely captivating. Like I said, however, it really gets old after a while, so bear that in mind. I would say the best part of COD2 is the nostalgia it provided...during my sophomore year of college, around the time when COD1 originally hit the shelves, I played LAN multiplayer endlessly with a few of my buddies. COD2 immediately brought back the unique feeling this franchise has. Overall, recommended...but if you only have enough money for one game, I would look elsewhere.… Expand
  29. Stephen
    Mar 30, 2007
    10
    This is an amazing game from the realistic game play and sounds and the amazing multi player and single player options this game is truly amazing.
  30. Sr.DelaAxe
    Mar 8, 2007
    10
    Perfection is an understatement. Though there are many multiplayer WWII shooters that can easily top the online aspect of CoD2, the single player is one that will leave you breathless and with your jaw flat on the floor. It is the only single player campaign that has actually gotten tears out of me, seeing your fellow allies come in to save the day at the end of a mission after what is Perfection is an understatement. Though there are many multiplayer WWII shooters that can easily top the online aspect of CoD2, the single player is one that will leave you breathless and with your jaw flat on the floor. It is the only single player campaign that has actually gotten tears out of me, seeing your fellow allies come in to save the day at the end of a mission after what is possibly the most intense battles you'll ever play on any shooter is just overwhelmingly inspiring. If you don't have it, get it.… 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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