... Call of Duty is light on history and doesn't add much more. Apart from giving a slight background to all characters nothing of note happens during the game. Your missions seem to be kill the Germans or blow up their base. There is no sense of journey in this game, I feel it is because you ... Read review
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A review by ashwj on Call of Duty: Finest Hour (Xbox) January 15th, 2005
Author's product rating:
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Advantages:
tanks are fun, good targeting system
Disadvantages:
too short, too shallow, too linear
Recommend to potential buyers:
no
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This first person shooter start during the middle of the second world war in Stalingrad. Over the period of the game you fight for the three main allied countries as different characters, Great Britain, Russia and the U.S. However it is hard to differentiate World War two games and when I was purchasing this I actually heard another customer asking for the 'new medal of honour game'. So will this be any different from the mediocre Medal of Honour series or any other WW2 FPS?
Sound 8 The sound in this game is very impressive, the gun fire is very different for each weapon, voice acting is good, other sound effects such as explosions and tank movement are also superb. In game character speech is also good and usually appropriate for the situation however I feel there is not quite enough of this from both your own side or the enemy. Overall though the sound helps to make the game a very believable and involving experience.
Graphics 7.5 Considering this is a multi format game the graphics are quite good. Facial expressions are clear and everything in the world looks as it should. However there is certainly no innovation and compared to other FPS's such as Halo 2 and chronicles of Riddick the graphics look a bit dated.
Game Play 7.5 The game play in this game is restricted, it is very linear and is never very satisfying. You are regularly followed by other soldiers who are on your side, and although they provide very useful covering fire, they often get in the way. For example they will wait on stairs and prevent you from passing, they also run into rooms after you have sent a grenade in, resulting in their death. The aiming system works well, by pulling the left trigger you can manually aim and this introduces more skill to the game. However many of the single shot rifles that are supposed to be very accurate are anything but. The guns also 'kick' making you loose your aim, this is realistic because many weapons in ww2 had this effect. To counter this you are forced to shoot in short bursts. The AI is not brilliant, enemies either do not take cover or find very poor cover making them easy targets, they will also leave cover to attack tanks with machine guns and rifles, a clearly insane idea. By far the most enjoyable part of the game is when in a tank, you control both turret and movement using each thumb stick independently. Blowing things up and mowing down enemy infantry is done with sufficient realism to make it extremely enjoyable, also your turret reloads quickly and you have unlimited ammo so you don't have to wait long i between blowing things up!
Story 5 You would think the story of a WW2 FPS was a for gone conclusion, wrong. Call of Duty is light on history and doesn't add much more. Apart from giving a slight background to all characters nothing of note happens during the game. Your missions seem to be kill the Germans or blow up their base. There is no sense of journey in this game, I feel it is because you are always swapping between campaigns and characters. You are left very unsure of what you have actually achieved and in many cases you haven't achieved a lot anyway. There is no sense of historical importance within the game, such as that in the opening moments of MOH:Frontline. I found the whole structure of the game was rushed and poorly planned leaving me very underwhelmed.
Length 4 This is an extremely short game with little to do outside main objectives. It took between 3 and 4 hours to complete on normal difficulty and I'm sure it could be done even faster. It is not a very difficult game either, although you can die quickly if you get caught by a machine gun placement. The fact that it is so linear and it is not really fun also gives it a low replay value.
Overall: 7 (not an average) (3 using CIAO rating) Simply this game makes for great rental fodder but think long and hard before purchasing. It is a better game than any of the Medal of Honour series but still lacks in certain area. While it lasts it is good, if a bit more time and effort had gone into it then it could have been a really fine game like the PC version.
**although this review may appear on other sites it has been exclusively written by me(AshWJ)**
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