Call of Duty 3 proves that the WWII shooter genre still has some life in it. Over the last ten years the gaming market has been flooded with World War II FPS games, and it doesn't seem to stop any time soon.
Call of Duty 1 and 2 are examples of excellent games in this genre, and fortunately, the third installment doesn't break the trend.
Call of Duty 3 proves that the WWII shooter genre still has some life in it. Over the last ten years the gaming market has been flooded with World War II FPS games, and it doesn't seem to stop any time soon.
Call of Duty 1 and 2 are examples of excellent games in this genre, and fortunately, the third installment doesn't break the trend.
Call of Duty 3 doesn't do much different in terms of gameplay (except for a few minor tweaks), but the presentation has dramatically improved. Both the graphics and sound design are a big step forward from CoD 2.
Storywise, the game no longer leaps around Europe, but rather focusses on the libaration of France, seen from the perspective of different countries doing their part. You play as different soldiers, from an American footsoldier to a Polish tank operator. The storyline isn't bad, but it hops around too much between the different soldiers to get immersive enough for you to really care. My only real complaint is the length, although it's about the same as the previous two games, clocking in at about 10 hours depending on the difficulty level.
As I said, the gameplay is pretty much the same as in the first two installments, with a few improvements. Most importantly, you can now throw grenades back at the Germans, meaning the grenade indicator actually becomes your biggest friend. The developement team also implemented a few 'press-the-right-button-at-the-right-time' minigames like melee attacks or planting explosive charges. These minigames are very easy and don't add much to the gameplay, but It's a nice way to break up the action every now and then. I also noticed a nice little blur effect when switching to your scoped view, which adds to the realism. The vehicles are decent. The controls for the jeep are a bit too 'loose', but the tank action is pretty exciting once you get the hang of the controls. Multiplayer is also a big step up. The game supports 32 players and has a nice range of maps and gamemodes. It's nothing groundbreaking, but it ticks all the right boxes.
Call of Duty is an excellent game. It looks and sound great, has that 'small-part-in-a-big-war' feel and features a good multiplayer mode.
It could've used one or two more levels and the storyline isn't very interesting (although it's not boring either), but the solid gameplay and beautiful presentation make up for most of the minor flaws.
