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: B000AS20DM
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 8, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,260 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #13 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Action > Shooter

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2 | Edition: Collector's

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 countrysides 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.

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

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intense, May 10, 2006

By 

Javier Reynaldo "Javi" (Milano, Italy) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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

This game is much more action oriented and fast-paced than, e.g. the ghost recon series, full spectrum warrior, navy seals, and Brothers in Arms (the other popular WWII game). It's probably more comparable to the Vietnam game "Shell-Shock". It's first person, and there aren't any sqauds to command as there is in the above-mentioned games. However, you run around with squad-mates who lead the way, though wait for you at select points if you fall behind. This quickens the pace of each mission, as you find youself rushing to follow them while finding cover and shooting. The environment is lively and cinematic. The thing that's most enjoyable to me is that sometimes you can't rely on everyone else to plow ahead and it's up to you to employ tactics to push forward under fire. This urgent involvement in the action in the battlefield is remarkable, since many games lack this.
Overall, this is a very enjoyable game. Since (1) it's fairly quick to complete, and (2) if I recall correctly, there're only the story-line missions, which cuts down on replayability, you may want to rent this game. As a side-note: There's a mission in a B-24 bomber, which is out of place and lame...save the flight combat games for computer-based simulators.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best......WWII Game.........Ever, December 10, 2005

By 

Mike Horvath "Sarge" (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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

This game, my friends, is quite possibly the finest World War Two video game that has been made to date. If you are a fan of the Call of Duty series already, you will not be dissapointed by this game. The graphics are outstanding, to the point where your can see 5 o'clock shadow on your fellow soldiers, and make out the serial number on the back of your M1 Garand. Grenade explosions, often a sore spot with me, are shown for what they really are, simple explosions, not the hand-held nuclear devices they are made out to be in other games. The game goes out of its way to show the different weapons the enemy soldiers use, whether they be French (Yes, French!), Itallian or German. Speaking of which, it's a referishing change of pace to fight different bad guys then the Germans. Also, Airplanes make their first signifent role in the Call of Duty Series, for in Big Red One, not only can you shoot then down, but a entire level takes place on board a B-25 Liberator bomber. All in all, this is defently a worthy game to buy. Five stars all the way.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PS2: Call of Duty: Big Red One, November 14, 2005

By 

Vogt - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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

I bought the normal version. It is outstanding. I have been waiting for an "American" only Call of Duty. I have played the first 3 chapters and I am hooked. The commands are the same but the story line follows the 1st Inf Division through WW2. You get to ride in Half-tracks, tanks, fire 75mm AT, German Bazookas and so forth. It is an outstanding game and wished they would have made this last year. The only problem is I wish you could jump over barriers.

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