Call of Duty 2: Big Red One

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Wide variety of missions on land, sea, and in the air, with the aid of over three dozen authentic American, Italian, French, and German weapons
• Travel to war-torn Europe and Africa, as you live a soldier's story
• Experience the camaraderie of a single tight-knit army squad, bound together through the chaos of battle over the course of the entire game
• All-new AI and animation - Your squad will now make better use of environmental cover and tactical Maneuvers, such as flanking, envelopment, and fire-and-maneuver behaviors
• Hear your allies reacting to the events on the battlefield with contextually accurate battle chatter

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0008GJRRS
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 8, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,259 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #88 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Action
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2 | Edition: Standard

From the Manufacturer

Experience the adrenaline rush and harsh realities of war as never before, get to know your squadmates, and fight alongside them through an epic story during the most harrowing moments of WWII. As a part of America’s most decorated and heroic fighting unit, The Big Red One, you'll work together with your squad to accomplish a variety of combat missions spanning North Africa, Italy, and Nazi-occupied Western Europe.

Features:

• Cinematic intensity as never before on consoles: The hallmark cinematic intensity of Call of Duty returns with a more complete gameplay experience than ever. Experience a wide variety of missions on land, sea, and in the air, with the aid of over three dozen authentic American, Italian, French, and German weapons. Charge into battle together as Allied and Axis planes duel overhead, artillery explosions shake the ground and choke the air, and bullets and shrapnel streak past you and your squadmates. Experience war-torn Europe and Africa, from the blistering desert expanses of Tunisia and Libya to the beautiful yet deadly countryside of Italy, France, Belgium, and Germany.
• Live a soldier's story, deeper than any you've experienced before: You are thrust into the role and story of a member of The Big Red One, America’s most heroic and decorated infantry division. Experience the camaraderie of a single tight-knit army squad, bound together through the chaos of battle over the course of the entire game. Yes, you will suffer casualties; you must not suffer defeat.
• Know your squad like never before: Through all-new AI and animation, your allies (and your enemies) just got a lot smarter. Your squad will now make better use of environmental cover and tactical maneuvers, such as flanking, envelopment, and fire-and-maneuver behaviors. Hear your allies reacting to the events on the battlefield with contextually accurate battle chatter.
• Online multiplayer action: go online for intense Axis vs. Allies team-based multiplayer action on PlayStation2 Online.

Product Description

Experience the adrenaline rush and harsh realities of war as never before, get to know your squadmates, and fight alongside them through an epic story during the most harrowing moments of WWII. As a part of America's most decorated and heroic fighting unit, The Big Red One, you'll work together with your squad to accomplish a variety of combat missions spanning North Africa, Italy and Nazi-occupied Western Europe.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Console version not up to standards, December 11, 2005

By 

Christopher J. Martin (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (Video Game)

The console version of Call of Duty 2 entitled Call of Duty: The Big Red One is simply just not up to the standards of its PC cousin.
The best parts of the game occur in the new North Africa campaign. This is largely unexplored territory for video games and Call of Duty The Big Red One does a good job of giving you a view of what the North African campaign might have been like for the Big Red One. The campaign through Italy is also unexplored territory and these missions are quite fun, particularly the beach landing mission. The game also gives you the opportunity to control several different vehicles in the game, from a tank to a machine gun on a jeep to an anti-aircraft gun. This is a fun respite from just being a GI and gunning down Nazis.

However, the drawbacks outweigh the positives in this game and make it just mediocre. The game overall is too scripted. Unlike the PC version, this game has objectives you must complete in order because they're only given to you one at a time. The levels are also not very wide open, there are several paths you could take to complete a mission that are cut off to you by invisable walls. This is quite irritating, especially since there are tons of PS2 games out there now that don't force you into one path or one objective at a time.
Even the enemy AI is scripted too much. There were occasions I ran into rooms only to have the enemy inside not react. Other occasions I had to run to a door in order for the next section of a mission to start and the Nazis to open the door and pour out. This smacks of gameplay of a couple years ago.

One of my biggest gripes is that this game just is too short. They didn't bother continuing the game with the Big Red One's assault into Germany or its role in repelling the Nazi offensive in the Ardennes, one of the Big Red One's biggest successes in the war. This gives the game just a feeling of incompleteness. If they aimed to tell the story of the Big Red One during the war they should have told the complete story, not just half.

Overall, this game isn't a step forward for WW2 console games. It's got the same tired problems those of us that have grown tired of the Medal of Honor series have experienced for years. Unfortunately the advances made in its PC cousin do not appear here at all and make this just an ok game.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable, unfortunately cut short., January 3, 2006

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Sandra Platt - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (Video Game)

I am not, and never have been, a person who will complete a game in a very short period of time. It's just not possible for me. However, COD2:BRO was a rare difference. I completed the game within 4 days of moderate timing of playing. It is a shame that there are quite a small amount of missions to do, but hey, that's how the real company went by it!

The graphics are good but not stunning, but it's the gameplay that is very enjoyable! The player AI and computer AI is very good and varies well within the setting. The detail and firing of the gun you possess really gets you into a state of rapid fire where you just want to keep shooting, so impressed with your accuracy! Each weapon has it's own sound and affect, it's great, it's very real. You can crouch and shuffle on the ground to keep out of sight, popping off enemies in the process.

What is great about this also, is that you don't just play a private with a gun, you also take the reigns of shooting down other planes from a C-47 and take pictures to uncover the enemies whereabouts and targets. You take charge of chain guns, tanks, and maybe a few others I forgot, but it's all different, and the way you shoot, the result of it, is very real and free flowing. The reaction to being shot whether it be you or one of the enemy is very realistic too.

Overall a very enjoyable game that takes you from Africa to the German line in the war, which may seem a long time, but the missions are quite many but slightly shorter than anticipated.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ummmmm...... might wanna look up the cheats for this one....., December 28, 2005

By 

Rick James!!!!!!! - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (Video Game)

This game was very good but after trying to complete one of the missions I was forced to look up the cheats.Also the game consists of very few missions, and haven gotten this game as a gift, I soon got bored of it.I only rate this a five because it had very good graphics and sound. I also rated this a five because of the diversity of the missions because in some cases you were flying a bomber, and others manning an anti-aircraft gun, or commanding a tank, and so fourth.

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