Using the first-person perspective, Treyarch gives you a taste of the chaos during those times. This actual group was used to clear the way for other troops during battles throughout Europe and Africa during the war. I just wanted to point that out to parents thinking about buying this for their teenagers.īig Red One puts you in the 1st Infantry Division of WWII. However, Call of Duty 2 uses very little profanity, and it?s never the bad words, and all I can say to that is that I never missed it once. I cuss nonstop, so I?ve never had a problem with profanity in Mature games. I?ve played other war games before, and I noticed something that was missing compared to other games: swearing. Each weapon used in the game was also used during the war, both domestic and foreign, and each one has its own unique sound. Something you may (or may not) notice are the different gun shots. everything brings you into the action, and it?s very exciting. Explosions, gun fire, the heat of the battle. The other sound effects are just as good as the acting. Honestly, I haven?t played a game this dedicated to the ?little things? in a very long time, which was a very nice change of pace. Each character model is lifelike with facial features (although your enemies tend to look the same), and the voiceovers match up perfectly. With your first-person view, you?ll watch and listen to great depictions of things like planning for the mission, the lighter side of the troops, and the hardships they faced. As your troops maneuver within the terrain, you?ll see an incredible portrayal of what our troops went through to defeat the Nazis.Ĭomplimenting that are great cinematic intros to each level of Big Red One. Moving throughout the world in countries like Africa, Italy, and France, the scenes are gritty and imperfect, exactly like the pictures we?ve seen in WWII history books.
From the start, you?re literally thrown into battle. That?s exactly what you can expect when you pop in Call of Duty 2: Big Red One. The PS2 and Xbox versions were also released in a special Collector's Edition, featuring a bonus behind-the-scenes DVD and four exclusive character skins for multiplayer mode.Sometimes you just turn on a game and you know it?s good. Unique to this installment is the direct military footage used in certain cutscenes (from the Military Channel, with voiceovers by Mark Hamill) and the voicework of several actors from the Band of Brothers miniseries.
Similar to Finest Hour, the PS2 and Xbox versions of the game feature online multiplayer. Roland Roger of the 1st Infantry Division) throughout numerous World War II operations in North Africa and Western Europe. Unlike most other games in the series, Big Red One focuses on only one Allied soldier ( American Sgt.
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The second console spin-off of the Call of Duty series (after Call of Duty: Finest Hour), Big Red One is the first game in the series developed by Treyarch (during acquisition of Gray Matter, which developed the first game's expansion) and was released in tandem with the second main installment ( Call of Duty 2). It is the last game in the series released on the GameCube. Call of Duty 2: Big Red One is a historical-military first-person shooter developed by Treyarch and published by Activision for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube on November 1, 2005.