Call of Duty: Finest Hour

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6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 39 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 39
  3. Negative: 11 out of 39
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  1. BlueFalcon
    Nov 28, 2004
    6
    It's a slightly above average title. The game plays similar to medal of honor frontline, except not as well executed. There's many scripted events and a set path which you must follow (or die). The whole war atmosphere is well done, but the graphics aren't exceptional. In particular, the textures in the environment look grainy and unnatural. Many of the missions seem It's a slightly above average title. The game plays similar to medal of honor frontline, except not as well executed. There's many scripted events and a set path which you must follow (or die). The whole war atmosphere is well done, but the graphics aren't exceptional. In particular, the textures in the environment look grainy and unnatural. Many of the missions seem unexceptional too. It's like they included all the cutting room floor levels or something. While this isn't the worst war game to come out recently, it's not something that's particularly memorable.… Expand
  2. Zach
    Mar 4, 2005
    10
    I think this game is a good title.It has its hard parts but over all it is quite good. A very good WW2 game.
  3. Nofunatall
    Jan 25, 2005
    3
    Do not get this game!! I thought it was going to be good like the pc version but with all the effort put into it still a big disappointment. Graphics are nowhere near as good as MoH: Frontline, the characters are meaningless, controls are VERY slow and not tight gameplay, bad weapon sounds. Just too unpolished.
  4. BobM.
    Feb 1, 2005
    9
    Best graphics on Xbox besides maybe the great Halo 2. Great gameplay. A.I. is great. Sounds are very realistic.
  5. EfeB.
    Dec 16, 2004
    8
    When i first played this game, the first 10 minutes i said...oh no, i am gonna be disappointed. the action is bland and graphics seemed to suck. but now, having played it for hours i can say that it's a great game. the graphics dont bother me no more, because i see that it was done on purpose, like a classic style; which works well. the action is more free than people think; sureWhen i first played this game, the first 10 minutes i said...oh no, i am gonna be disappointed. the action is bland and graphics seemed to suck. but now, having played it for hours i can say that it's a great game. the graphics dont bother me no more, because i see that it was done on purpose, like a classic style; which works well. the action is more free than people think; sure there are scripted events and linear paths but inside that frame, you are free. the weapons and details and the atmosphere is the best of any war game. it really feels like you are trying to survive, rather than just kill everyone you see. the presentations are top notch, gameplay is fun as hell. i suggest you to go and see the "animation reel" they made in the extras screen, it shows the amount of animation work they did for the game, i realized that every soldier acts realistically...then, when i played the game again, i saw these animations in action, very amazing...this game is craft, like a water color painting, there are some levels in the game where the visuals and the comlexity of what you see around you will amaze you. and, i havent even finished the first campain!!!...very exciting. … Expand
  6. John
    Jan 19, 2005
    10
    It is great. the action is good.
  7. Rick
    Mar 2, 2006
    8
    Me and my nephew played this straight thru as it was a challenge. The gameplay keeps you on your seat and unlike the just released Call of Duty 2 the A.I doesnt suck. You dont have squad members taking up all your fire like the sequel so to survive and beat the damn thing you have to hug every corner and attempt assualts from different paths. Buy this, rent the sequel.
  8. Buried-In-The-Box
    Nov 17, 2004
    7
    Gameplay feels like very other WW2 shooter ever made. Graphics on XBOX look very PS2ish, which is to say blocky and old. Everything is so scripted, so there is next to no A.I. altogether. Tank missions should have been left out altogether since they are no fun and framerates go to hell. Medal of Honor meets Battletanx is no ones Finest Hour. Wait for Brothers In Arms or play Ghost Recon 2 Gameplay feels like very other WW2 shooter ever made. Graphics on XBOX look very PS2ish, which is to say blocky and old. Everything is so scripted, so there is next to no A.I. altogether. Tank missions should have been left out altogether since they are no fun and framerates go to hell. Medal of Honor meets Battletanx is no ones Finest Hour. Wait for Brothers In Arms or play Ghost Recon 2 if you want your moneys worth. Hell, even the sadass attempt at a first person shooter that is Halo 2 is better than this.… Expand
  9. AaronB.
    Nov 22, 2004
    2
    What a lot of balls. Could they have screwed up any more. Activision should just make PS2 games- they haven't got what it takes to play in the big league- I can't believe I almost bought this over Ghost Recon 2. Renting it was just as bad. Lame PS2 graphics, absolutely no thrills while playing it- even the awesome Stalingrad level has been stripped of any excitement whatsoever.What a lot of balls. Could they have screwed up any more. Activision should just make PS2 games- they haven't got what it takes to play in the big league- I can't believe I almost bought this over Ghost Recon 2. Renting it was just as bad. Lame PS2 graphics, absolutely no thrills while playing it- even the awesome Stalingrad level has been stripped of any excitement whatsoever. Very poor- even for a PS2 release. Garbage on an xbox. This game rocked on the MAC by the way.… Expand
  10. KevinR.
    Nov 24, 2004
    9
    I just do not get it. Go on line when you have to go up against "real" AI. FPS's have never been perfect but as far as the graphics and actual historical value you cannot beat this game. Take the time to understand that this stuff actually took place over 50 years ago and you will begin to understand.
  11. JeffW.
    Dec 13, 2004
    10
    I wanted to give it a 9.9 but it won't let me. This game is almost perfect. I really think that the Graphics really could be alot better than they are. Altho the Graphics are outstanding. and the the Cut scene graphics are an 11 out of 10. some Combat Graphics could have been a bit better. Overall I would have given this game a 9.9 outta 10. It is just a great game. This is the Best I wanted to give it a 9.9 but it won't let me. This game is almost perfect. I really think that the Graphics really could be alot better than they are. Altho the Graphics are outstanding. and the the Cut scene graphics are an 11 out of 10. some Combat Graphics could have been a bit better. Overall I would have given this game a 9.9 outta 10. It is just a great game. This is the Best WWII game out on the market.… Expand
  12. RobertC.
    Dec 19, 2004
    9
    This is the best war I've played in years!!
  13. Dperks
    Dec 7, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really didn't want to give this gamer as low of a score as this but after returning to this game after years and even with my nostalgia glasses on its just not that good. So for context this was the first COD game I ever played. At least I'm pretty sure its kind of of hard to remember but needless to say I remember loving it as a kid. But after coming back all the bad stuff in this game has come rushing back to me. So for starters this was the first COD game on consoles and it takes a lot from the first COD but is still its own game. The only scene ripped straight from COD 1 is the crossing of the Volga river except this time its at the beginning of the game. And I think this makes for a very strong opener along with the second level where you have to storm a fortified hill top. In fact I'd say that other then the third level which is a sewer level and it looks really bad visually like its just a mess of grey. The whole soviet campaign for the most part is actually fairly solid. If the whole game were like it it would probably be a 6/10. But its the British and especially the American levels that you see the crap in this game. But I'm getting ahead of myself lets start with some core issues. Visually and sound design wise the game is very generic even for its time the games visuals were criticized back then and today they only look worse. There are some levels that look a lot better then others but most of them use a lot of greys and dark colors that just make it really boring to look at. And gunplay isn't much better and controls were weird which I can excuse a bit for being the first COD on console. The gun selection is very pitiful though there are no handguns or shotguns and so its pretty much rifles and machine guns for the most part and their animations and sound effects aren't very punchy or impactful. And grenades are just terrible you can through one right by someone and it may not kill them and then in the later levels enemy's love to just spam grenades at times and with some fairly unforgiving health pack placements and at times no check points in levels makes for a very frustrating experience. For example the last British and American levels don't have checkpoints what so ever. And in both there's tons of enemy's and machine gun placements that can chew right through you if unprepared. The British levels aren't to bad as there's only 4 of them and there fairly short. But it makes that whole chunk of the campaign really forgettable. And the American campaign is where all the most frustrating aspects come out. With escort missions, way to many enemies who take way too long to kill and unforgiving checkpoints along with some crap level design makes nearly half of the game just not fun to play through. Except for one American mission where you got to paly as an all African American tank division which It thought was interesting. The level itself did start to drag on and the tanks don't handle very well but it was still a nice change of pace I thought. One last thing the enemy AI is really dumb sometimes with enemy's just mindlessly charging you or running past you the most they ever do is take cover and it makes the gunplay all the more boring by time you get to those later missions. In conclusion despite Finest Hour having some solid levels and set pieces in its first half the meandering second half really drags the whole game down and puts a spot light on the many issues the game has. And while the game overall feels more grounded in reality then the first COD game it isn't nearly as fun and doesn't save it from blending in with the mediocre WW2 shooters that were so prevalent in the early 2000s.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#80 Best Xbox Game of 2004
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#41 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2004
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#19 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2004

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 55 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 55
  3. Negative: 0 out of 55
  1. Xbox Nation Magazine
    80
    The shoddy A.I. and other flaws are rare or negligible enough so as not to detract from the overall enjoyment of an otherwise great game. [Jan 2005, p.89]
  2. AceGamez
    80
    With the lovely graphics comes lovely sound.
  3. GMR Magazine
    70
    The game's presentation is incredible... Unfortunately, the A.I. should have spent more time in basic training. [Feb 2005, p.87]
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