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Call of Duty 2: Big Red One Collector's Edition

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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.

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.

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.