Call of Duty(R) 2: Big Red One(TM) Official Strategy Guide (Official Startegy Guide) [Paperback]

BradyGames (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 26, 2005 | Series: Official Startegy Guide

BradyGames’ Call of Duty 2: Big Red One Official Strategy Guide includes the following:

• A complete walkthrough of the entire game.
• Detailed listing of controls, weapons and vehicles.
• Exhaustive data entries on every enemy and their tactics.
• Unbeatable online tactics for each mode of gameplay.
• Ariel recon images help to pinpoint enemy locations.

Platform: PS2, Xbox and GameCube

Genre: Action/Adventure

This product is available for sale worldwide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Brady Games (October 26, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0744006341
• ISBN-13: 978-0744006346
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,095,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Thom Denick has been working in the game's industry for 9 years. Initially a grunt tester for classic games like Jedi Knight 2, Tony Hawk 3, and Return to Castle Wolfenstein, he eventually worked his way up to leading the QA teams for Jedi Knight 3, Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, and the cult-classic Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines.

Thom has been authoring strategy guides for five years, and has developed a reputation for in-depth, detailed coverage of the games he is writing about.

Thom is also a hardcore gamer and has over a GamerScore of over 100,000 on Xbox Live and has begun developing his own games in his free time.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars As useful as an empty ammo clip, November 22, 2005

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Joseph Boone (Irvine, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Call of Duty(R) 2 Official Strategy Guide (Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames)) (Paperback)

Since I had never played a WWII shooter before, I thought it would be a good idea to pick this up when I bought Call of Duty 2. I've gotten hooked on strategy guides in recent years anyway and generally find the maps and other info very helpful. Unfortunately, the Call of Duty 2 Official Strategy Guide is the first one I've ever purchased that I consider a total waste of money.

To begin with, the game itself is actually very straightforward and easy to figure out. The strategy required to finish a given scenario is generally obvious. While I often died during missions, I knew what to try next in order to succeed.

On those few occasions when I felt more challenged, I found the book to be no help at all. They tend to give a very general walk through of the mission along with maps that were very difficult to follow. There was never enough detail to be of any real help. In the end, I figured out how to survive and complete all of the missions on my own just as I would have without the book.

In the final analysis, this book will not justify the money you would spend on it. Call of Duty 2 is challenging in its own way, but it is not a game that demands a clue book. The manual itself is attractive but is ultimately filled with useless filler. Save the money and use it to buy the expansion pack for Call of Duty 2 that will doubtless be released in the coming months.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Alone, only a modest help, July 10, 2008

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ohsolomia (Dallas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Call of Duty(R) 2 Official Strategy Guide (Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames)) (Paperback)

The two discs of the game contain no documentation,
the slim folder you get with the game, you knew before you opened the box.
Almost, but not exactly useless.
Many of the important parts of setup are not explained.
This is advertised as the oficial guide.
Offers decent graphics and maps, but really needs decent walkthroughs and setup help.
Theirs are vague.
Especially since the game's AI makes each game somewhat different
When paired with the online walkthoughs it makes a useful resource.
Online text, this guides pictures, maybe even a YouTube video guide
and you have a decent resource.
By itself it doesn't support it's retail price, but was a value, used.

4.0 out of 5 stars Call of Duty strategy is very good!, July 19, 2008

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R. Stephens "RJS" (Geelong Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Call of Duty(R) 2 Official Strategy Guide (Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames)) (Paperback)

A well laid out book, explaining most that is needed.
Would benefit by having all the keyboard basics in there as well.

But is very very good for understanding the basics of the strategy.