Call of Duty 2

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8.5

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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. mr-NachoMen
    Apr 3, 2020
    7
    Call of Duty 2 made a huge improvement over the original game... in the technical aspect, The modify version of the ID tech 3 engine use in this game improve character models, textures, shaders and add real time shadows, maps were more bigger than in the previous game... However, Call of Duty 2 still suffers from a really boring and generic narrative and mission structure, players saw theCall of Duty 2 made a huge improvement over the original game... in the technical aspect, The modify version of the ID tech 3 engine use in this game improve character models, textures, shaders and add real time shadows, maps were more bigger than in the previous game... However, Call of Duty 2 still suffers from a really boring and generic narrative and mission structure, players saw the return of Captain Price but aside from him there's no real characters.
    The game still missing the sprint feature that was added on the first game's expansion pack (also known as DLC), enemies are bullet sponges... sometimes they can drop "dead" to the floor, but after a couple of second they stand up again, after you shot them the whole magazine, most of the time you'll never be sure if they are totally dead. A new mechanic was added... the regenerating health that today's is kind off hated by some of the COD community but it is better that looking for health packs and this feature helps in some "tight" situations.
    Sadly compared to United Offensive, COD 2 offers no real challenge what so ever so it can be easily grabbed for casual players.
    In short terms... COD2 was tech improvement that perfectly fit with the launch of the XBOX 360, but is it way better than the original? no...    … Expand
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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.,
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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
  12. jwt7000
    Dec 30, 2011
    7
    Weaker than the original COD, I never actually liked the idea of health regeneration without the usage of getting health packs and armor and all recent COD games do. Also the graphics and parts of the gameplay made me dizzy.
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. JatinD.
    Apr 20, 2006
    10
    Game of the year for 2006 definitely. Absolutely brilliant the best war game of all times.
  17. 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
  18. 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.
  19. JohnD.
    Mar 26, 2007
    6
    While the flashy graphics and new features make the game look a while lot better on the box, playing it shows how it really did little to improve the experience. It makes you feel like your in a war movie, but in that lies the problem. Movies are never as realistic as they aim to be. The seriousness of the situation gets blown away by the lack of realistic weapon characteristics and While the flashy graphics and new features make the game look a while lot better on the box, playing it shows how it really did little to improve the experience. It makes you feel like your in a war movie, but in that lies the problem. Movies are never as realistic as they aim to be. The seriousness of the situation gets blown away by the lack of realistic weapon characteristics and unrealistic game play. You will be constantly saying "Theres no way anyone could do that in real life" However, it does appeal to those younger who either don't care about realism or are there to just play. But then it puts into question, why make a WWII game if you chose to ignore so many of the characteristics of WWII?… Expand
  20. 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
  21. 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.
  22. AlexanderV.
    Dec 22, 2006
    2
    Definitely not an improvement upon its predecessor. The guns are nerfed and it was engineered for toddlers. Not recommended.
  23. 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.
  24. MikeR.
    Dec 31, 2008
    5
    If you've played Medal of Honor or the first COD, you'll find nothing new here. The single player campaign feels identical to the first COD with better graphics. It's simply a rehash of the first game, except rifles are now so weak they're irritating to use (2 to 3 shots to kill with even bolt action rifles makes them next to useless). The missions in Africa were a If you've played Medal of Honor or the first COD, you'll find nothing new here. The single player campaign feels identical to the first COD with better graphics. It's simply a rehash of the first game, except rifles are now so weak they're irritating to use (2 to 3 shots to kill with even bolt action rifles makes them next to useless). The missions in Africa were a nice change, but seriously, enough of Stalingrad already. The multiplayer took a huge step back as well, as it is essentially the same bland multiplayer from COD without the anything from the expansion that made it actually worth playing. This game is certainly not a classic.… Expand
  25. elessar101
    Mar 6, 2012
    6
    Whilst the game itself it ok and the graphics were updated. No punkbuster support for 6months i dont see how this game got above 80. Feels like the first cod to be more interested in the console users than the pc users...sad really.
  26. 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
  27. 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.......
  28. 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
  29. 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.
  30. greenbey
    Jun 28, 2020
    9
    A+
    You know how this game is.
    I can recommend this even just for the Normandy opening.
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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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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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