Call of Duty 2
I've mentioned on this blog before that I've been known to be a bit of a gamer. I'm not a die hard, but when thing's like Half Life 2, Doom 3, and Sierra's latest release F.E.A.R hit the market I've turned on the gaming machine and given them a whirl for their adrenalin inducing escapist fun.
So yesterday I was able to get my hands on the latest release I've added to my collection, Call of Duty 2.
The original, which was rated game of the year in 2003 was something I've never had a chance to try so I thought I would give this one a shot with the screenshots looking as juicy as they do (You can click on these to go to the full screens). The first thing I did was download the demo that's available on Gamedaily and after checking it out I was pretty shocked with the realism, graphics that i find are as good or better than HL2, and sheer adrenal inducing series of action events that made me decide to go for the full copy as soon as it came out yesterday.
After installing the 6 cd collection and doing a quick defrag I started the game and jumped into the first level that starts you off in basic training as a young russian with a rifle and rotten potatoes as grenades since real grenades are <thick russian accent>” worth more than you are”</thick russian accent>
By the time I ended the level watching the collapse of a 10 story building full of enemy troops where I'd just finished planting explosive charges on the foundation, I felt the smallest bit of moisture well up in the corner of my eye and had to literaly stand up and start to applaud an imagined team of developers and game designers I knew I will never meet let alone hear me. My wife was so shocked she came running downstairs to my office to find out what all the comotion was about.
All I have to say is… two thumbs up, 5 cows, 10 out of 10, or the best of whatever other rating system suits your fancy.
