Call of Duty 3 [360]

[John Beaulieu]

I didn't think much to the MP in '2

Blasphemy ... deathmatch in cod2 is damn near perfect

[anephric]

The thing I like most about CoD2 DM is that there's no fancy gimmicks, no bull**** power-ups, traps to exploit etc. It just is what it is and everyone's balanced, other than weapon choice.

Conversely, I tried playing 360 Far Cry on Live the other night for the first time (against the 12 other people who play it) and it's guilty of every crap, cheap, nasty, pickup-reliant, spawn-kill ****e trick going.

[John Beaulieu]

Anephric - you nailed the reason its so damn good.

Its just you, a gun and your surroundings, and using all three to your benefit to SHOOT PEOPLE IN THE FACE!!!

[Pookmunki]

Good stuff guys, keep ordering, this game is the ****!

Played loads of mp now, mostly against ATVQA (obv quality assurance) guys, this is THE online experience of the year, GOW has to be ****ing mindblowing to beat this tbh

[Pookmunki]

so sorry yoshimax, il keep my trap shut, theres a B.A.R. round with my name on it for you when i play you....















... later this week

[dlittley]

After recently becoming increasingly concerned about 360 titles' shoddy framerates, tearing and sometimes just plain ****ty graphics, an hour with Call Of Duty 3 tonight (review copy at Reektans crib) has totally restored my faith in the 360's ability to produce an absolutely AMAZING next gen experience.

Imagine COD2, only crisper, smoother/more consistent framerate and the 'eye candy' slider turned ALL THE ****ING WAY TO THE TOP.

Totally mind blowing. I defy any fan of the series, ****, any fan of FPS's to be disappointed by this.

I was worried about the lack of buildup to this and the fact it wasn't Infinity Ward's any more. I needn't have worried.

[dc-arena]

I get the feeling this weekend is gonner be fooking loud around these parts. One question to those who have it; Can you set up ranked matches that are either a) private or b) you can invite your friends to, or are they just open, and fill up with random players?

[Plisken]

ezee ryder, knew that name was familiar! i was playing earlier (no substance85) on the bridge level. game is ace, blowing up a sidecar with panzer in multiplayer is sheer joy. can't seem to connect to ANY ranked matches though, what gives? player matches is fine...

apart that, great game. up to chapter 5 in single player and apart from some of the most cliche-ridden dialogue of any game EVER, it's damn fine! no tearing in VGA, super smooth at top resolution, simply put, an amazing audio/visual experience, especially the thunderstorms on chapter 2...best looking thing i've seen yet on 360!

[Pookmunki]

I get the feeling this weekend is gonner be fooking loud around these parts. One question to those who have it; Can you set up ranked matches that are either a) private or b) you can invite your friends to, or are they just open, and fill up with random players?

Im thinking the server just changes every so often, it is random, you can pick quick match or custom, but it only lets you choose which game type, not map or specifics so im afraid not...

Chucked a grenade into one of the testers tanks earlier, twas funny indeed to see him fly out of it

had a couple of dropped games, to be expected i guess, but still zero lag, which considering my wireless net has 2 pc on all the time and 2 360's, is pretty good going, no COD2 probs here

[EvilBoris]

Its just you, a gun and your surroundings, and using all three to your benefit to SHOOT PEOPLE IN THE FACE!!!

and 9 other people with sniper rifles hiding in bushes.
not my idea of fun

[ezee ryder]

and 9 other people with sniper rifles hiding in bushes.
not my idea of fun

hiding in bushes and sniping won't do you any good now, no big advantage for snipers this time unless your really good at sniping obviously. more of an even playing field with weapons

[HaHaUK]

Been playing this all evening and have to say: what a game!

Only issue Ive had is the game freezing when trying to join a friends game, but otherwise its all been smooth. Much better than how COD2 performed online on release

GOW seriously has its work cut out if it wants the majority of my time!

[RLench]

Hehe I was going to ignore this as well. Up until yesterday I had zero interest in this game. I played it earlier and...wow Best gaming surprise of 2006, IMHO. I loved COD2 on the X360 and this is the ideal sequel.

Single player is fantastic. So much fun, shedloads of action and some incredible moments even in the first few levels. I can't even imagine what kind of crazy **** will happen later on. If it can maintain this level of action then it's a contender for GOTY 2006.

I'm playing on normal and it is quite hard but it's so well tuned and balanced that it's just so fair. If you die, you'll always know why. If you want to adjust your strategies then you can, and the AI will support you no matter what - whether you run in or stay back and snipe, there's always support for you

Not tried it online yet (gamertag; rlench) but I may go on tomorrow. If I can drag myself away from single player...

[dc-arena]

Nice one mate, can't wait to get hold of it. I remember the insanely hard difficulty of Veteran on '2, it was nuts. Always fair (excluding the respawning enemies), but oh my it was tough. I'd imagine there is a Veteran setting on this too?

[Synthesthesia]

How come so many people seem to have this? Are these all PAL versions? Any tips for getting gamestation to break the launch date?