Games

Call of Duty

Infinity Ward

2003•Shooter•PEGI 16•About 13 hours

Taste attributes: actionwarhistoricalpoliticalrobots/ai/spacefastunsavouryheavysimplelineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA weighty shooter that is wide-ranging, morally murky and pacy. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

IGDB rating

84 / 100

858 ratings

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About This Game

Call of Duty is a first-person shooter set during World War II, developed by Infinity Ward using a modified id Tech 3 engine. The single-player campaign spans three separate perspectives, with the player controlling American, British, and Soviet soldiers across the European theater. Gameplay emphasizes squad-based combat with AI-controlled allies who support the player during missions, making use of authentic period firearms, iron sight aiming, and a health point system with medkits.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The American campaign follows Private Martin of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment from basic training at Camp Toccoa through the chaos of the Normandy airdrops on D-Day. Scattered from his unit, Martin fights alongside whatever soldiers he can find to secure towns, silence German artillery threatening Utah Beach, and rescue captured British officers before facing German armor during the Battle of the Bulge. The British campaign puts Sergeant Jack Evans in a Horsa glider during the assault on Pegasus Bridge, then follows his transfer to the SAS for sabotage missions deep behind enemy lines,...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionWarHistoricalPoliticalRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashGame/competitionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

Modern warfareMotorcycleBloodyDeathSoldierMilitaryBattleshipAction-adventure

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Details

Developer: Infinity Ward
Publishers: Aspyr Media, Activision
Released: 29 October 2003
Series: Call of Duty
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 10h rushed, 13h normally, 23h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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