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Call of Duty 3 Platinum Hits

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This is another CoD classic, however, as far as the single-player campaign is concerned, I believe that CoD, CoD 2, and CoD 2: Big Red One are put together a bit better (despite the fact that CoD 3 has much better graphics).

Here is why (keep in mind these are minor gripes that don't severely detract from the overall fun one can have with this game):

1) Some missions feature cutscenes throughout that actually pause the action. The dramatic acting (due to terrible script writing) is horrid. I think I understand where they were trying to go with this; similar to The Big Red One, they were trying to get you to "know" your squad. The weird thing is, The Big Red One actually succeeded in this without dramatic cutscenes. The cutscenes in CoD 3 are so melodramatic, pretentious, and out of place that they end up distracting you from the battle at hand rather than bringing a sense of realism to the battle. Regardless, I was able to simply tune them out so as to not negatively affect the realism of the battles.

2) There are a few graphical glitches with regard to the cutscenes that occur just before, during, and immediately afterwards. If you happen to be moving the camera at these times, it can cause the interface to react oddly further defeating the purpose of the cutscenes (to draw you in deeper to the irrelevant "story").

3) They included psuedo mini-games (I don't know what else to call them) for planting bombs, using mortars, and other activities. They involve having to rotate the right and left analog sticks and press buttons in sequence. I think those types of "mini-games" are essentially irrelevant and unnecessary. They certainly don't add to the "realism". Surely, your soldier would have been trained in the basics of planting charges if that was his responsibility on the battlefield and it would therefore be second-nature to him, right? Forcing user interaction besides clicking a single button (as it was in the previous CoD titles) becomes rather tedious. To me, it's no different than forcing you to move the analog sticks in a certain way and a certain sequence in order to climb a ladder (obviously, the soldier should know how to plant charges as much as he'd know how to climb a ladder... but if you're not going to force the user to perform some mini-game to climb a ladder, why would you force them into one to plant a charge?).

Those are my gripes with the game, and they are minor and barely detract from the fun one can have with this game. The positives include an excellent upgrade in graphics from its predecessors. I actually prefer the ironsight shooting to CoD 2, as well. It seems that your enemies go down a lot more realistically and require less bullets to do so. I also prefer the European campaign. The visuals are richer (more colorful, more interesting architecture, etc.) and the towns are a bit more claustrophobic creating interesting battle engagements. Had it not been for the minor gripes I listed above, this would have been a perfect sequel worthy of 5 stars.

Multiplayer is surprising quite fun, even in 2011. And, surprisingly, there are still other gamers who agree with me (because I never had a problem joining any team match games any time I logged on... at least up until Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 launched). With the addition of vehicles and no "killstreak" rewards (which tend to lead to individualism vs. teamwork), the multiplayer brought back a Halo 2 nostalgic feel. One where players joined a team match and instantly picked a role that would help the team and stuck with it... for the good of the team. It seems like an odd haven when you consider all of the later CoD titles where the objective is individual achievement (a narcissist focus)... even with the team matches.

If CoD could take the good features of the CoD 3 multiplayer experience and somehow translate them into their later titles, they would be doing a good thing in my opinion.

I would recommend purchasing this game used. I think there is enough here that would be worth the $5 or $6 you'd spend on it. The campaign is quite long (14 missions, I believe) and the multiplayer is actually quite fun, though I'm sure there won't be anyone left to play it after Battlefield 3 and/or Modern Warfare 3.

To those who like many of the COD's, this is a keeper. It's pretty cheesey when it comes to shooting germans and constantly leading everyone around even though you're a private. Graphics are very realistic for it's time period, but not that great compared to COD 4, MW2, and Black Ops. The guns can be an issue because they dont hold many rounds, being from WW2. A very epic campaign and storyline.......but it seems as though every main character cant be hurt until a certain part in the storyline where they're sopposed to get shot. Recommended to all fps game lovers, like me.

To me, this game is underrated. I know it's kind of old, but it's still one of the best World War 2 shooters out there. It may not be for some people (graphics and online play aren't everything in video games), but for those that are just looking for a fun game to entertain them for quite a while, then this is definitely one of them.

love this game played it a lot overseas now i play with my wife and kids!

This game is great and hardly gets boring. The only problem i had was the controls from time to time. Other then that, this game is fun and kept me entertained......

Bigger, louder, but not always better - that's how'd I consider Treyarch's sequel to COD 2; bigger maps, more players online, and vehicles, but, for whatever reason, it's just not as much fun as the previous COD. It's not a bad game at all, it's actually very good, but I believe many people expected more of the same (at least online) from COD2. Now, the single player is stellar and very tough, with good graphics and gameplay. A good game for COD fans, especially at the marked-down price. For COD vets, grab COD4!

I played Call of Duty 4 before I played this one and enjoyed it so much I bought this one. Game play is outstanding, as good as #4, but much shorter. That is the only complaint I have for it, is the length!

This game is fun. It is very realistic, but the combat is not a brutal as some of the other Call of Duty games and it has a lot more story than others, too, so this game is probably for younger players, but teens and adults can play this too and like it a lot.

I love this series, but this particular one has some flaws that are just inexcusible.
1. the cut scenes - they are MINUTES long and you CAN'T SKIP THEM and there are quite a few of them - unacceptable.
2. when you die in the middle of a campaign, in some cases it takes you all the way back to the beginning - sometimes you've been playing for 10-15 minutes, get killed and you have to re-do all of that just to get back to where you were - the saves should happen more often
3. when you start the game up and load a game - it should default all the way through to loading your last game - instead it puts the menu selection on 'new game' which you have to change - might be minor - but if you have a saved game, of course that's what you want to default to that
4. sometimes your fellow fighters get in your way and pin you in from moving to where you want to go - I've had to try to shoot my own guys because I was stuck and couldn't move just to try to get them out of the way.

Items 1 and 2 really hold this game back - too bad because the rest of the game is fun - if you can get this under $10 used or new - do it, but don't pay more than that.

Call of Duty has been a favorite series of mine. This one does not disappoint. It puts you right in the action. You are there. Great fun.