Call of Duty

[Spatial]

Do my ears decieve me or isn't that Jason Stratham ( of Snatch / The Transporter / the KitKat ad fame ) doing the voice over for some of the British forces missions ?

[NeilMcRae]

yeah I thought it was him also.

[Bleeders]

It is him.

Are any of you guys playing this online? If so, what server do you frequent?

So far, I've just started the Russian part of my Campaign - how far is that into the game?

[Ciaran]

Does it have enough replayability to warrent a play through on a harder difficulty?

[Ish]

I would say so yes. I think I'm nearly finished and when I am I plan on playing through again on the hardest setting.

I'm loving every minute of it. Its superb stuff. Best PC game I've played in ages in fact.

[npg]

Just wanted to know guys if there are enough solo missions as well as team based ones because the 2 demos seem to hint at a mainly squad based effort and I rather like going solo at times just to break up the pace a bit.

[Bleeders]

There are missions, where you go do solo. For instance: one such mission see's you having to rendevou with your squad leader as an objective, after you've taken down a number of anti-air craft guns.

[Valken]

Does it have enough replayability to warrent a play through on a harder difficulty?

I just jacked the difficulty to the max. That way there's no chance I'll complete it in a few hours.

I'd say it does have a lot of replay value. I played the dawnville and burnsville demos 5 or 6 times before the game was released.

[Ravon]

Just finished it on Normal, excellent game, i think the last level should have been more difficult. So im off to turn the skill level to max and go again...

[PeteBrant]

Best FPS since Halo .FACT.

The set pieces of Half life and MOH:AA (the stalingrad landings have to be played to beleived) The Enemy AI and 2 weapon system of Halo and the Squad AI of Operation Flashpoint.

This game is fantastic. Forget delay-me-do Half life 2, Halo 2 and Doom 3 Xbox owners, you are in for a treat come April.

[Bowser]

Best FPS since Halo .FACT.

The set pieces of Half life and MOH:AA (the stalingrad landings have to be played to beleived) The Enemy AI and 2 weapon system of Halo and the Squad AI of Operation Flashpoint.

Yes, it's a whole world of fun... and the modding community seems pretty enthusiastic about its possibilities too. Some bots in multiplayer would really help some of the larger maps.
Um, not sure about comparing the AI to Halo or Operation Flashpoint though. It's a *lot* more scripted (in fact, almost entirely scripted I'd say) with very little freedom or emergent behaviour. The same scenario and behaviours will play out time and time again, like clockwork. Having said that, it's still incredibly good fun, just in a different way. PC action Game of the Year even...

[Gr0ver]

The sound is nice.

I don't see how it's much of a step-forward from Allied Assault yet though.

And that was complete ****.

I can't help but feel that rather than playing a game, I'm on an interminably patronising ride/event/thingy at Universal Studios.

Still.

The sound is nice.

[Gr0ver]

Just so that I can make sure I'm FULLY appreciating the sound, does anyone know what setting I should be using for my Audigy Player?

ie) EAX 1, 2 or 3?

To be specific, it's an SB Audigy Player.

http://uk.europe.creative.com/products/product.asp?prod=226&page=1

Cheers in advance,

G.

[Rushy]

Fianlly got round to playing this over the weekend and it was a very short yet sweet experience. BUT in no way is it on the same playing field as Halo or even Half Life.

There are moments which are truly magnificent which will be one of those moments which stay in the mind for ever. Unfortunately though there are too many parts of the game which exhibit poor level design and fail to hold the atmosphere. Too often it proves to be incredibly linear, and although this leads to some magnificent set pieces, you can feel a little 'guided' at times too. The poor enemy AI is probably the biggest let down of the game, and the annoying I'll get back up after being gunned down happens far far to often aswell.

Don't get me wrong though, this is a great game and which at times provides some amazing gaming moments, its just not up there with the best. A must buy for any FPS fan or those that enjoyed MoH:AA.

[Afterbirth]

The game is very good but not much better the MOHAA. More going on in the sky and a slight emphesis on teamwork, but its still rather linear.
I still prefer Battlefield 1942 and Op. FP.

Bare in mind that if you have a Radeon 9200-9600 card, the full game has issues (corrupt menu, errors, etc). A Detonator hotfix is available on the Rage 3D site.

Oddly, the Demos were not affected.