| Infinity Ward has selected to follow the same | | | | detail, the use of particle effects that blow snow and |
| method for Call of Duty 2 as they did for Call of | | | | smoke or clods of dirt from an artillery round's |
| Duty and focus on doing what it does best, only this | | | | impact, and the distorted vision when one of those |
| time they do it better. In other words, expect to | | | | goes off close to your position in clouds of smoke. |
| find a whole lot of enemy troops down the sights of | | | | This also brings a strategic element into the game. In |
| your rifle. And they'll be waiting there on the front | | | | the up close fighting, cover was crucial to survival, |
| lines in three campaigns where you will be playing as | | | | and when you didn't have it, obscuring the enemy's |
| a soldier in of each of the allied armies as a Russian, | | | | view with smoke was an excellent option to create |
| British or American trooper.To really get the full | | | | your own cover. Throughout the game your squad's |
| effect you need a top of the line computer system, | | | | success will depend on your laying out smoke to help |
| including a decent sound card and upper end video | | | | cover your advancing troops.With support for up to |
| card. If you have that, what you get is an awesome | | | | 32 players in online play, including nine new maps and |
| gaming experience. The excellent sound design brings | | | | the excellent HQ mode, Call of Duty 2 should be on |
| together the deafening explosions, sounds of gunfire, | | | | your playlist for a good while to come. As for |
| ricochet echoes as bullets whiz by, and the shouts of | | | | vehicles in online play unlike the (original Call of Duty), |
| your commander as he screams orders directing you | | | | there are none and that is really to bad as there was |
| and your squad. It really merits 5.1 surround sound | | | | nothing like jumping into a tank and taking out a |
| and some decent speakers to do it justice.With all | | | | whole squad of enemy troops.All in all, Call of Duty 2 |
| the latest and greatest hardware, Call of Duty 2 is | | | | is one of the best pc games I have played to date, I |
| one of the best looking games on the shelf. What | | | | only can hope to an expansion pack or a Call of Duty |
| makes this game so incredible is the attention to | | | | 3 to follow this great game. |