by:	December 19, 2004

We all have played the Call of Dutys' on the PC, and there is no doubt you loved them. From the great FPS feel, to the smooth graphics and stunning exlosions, it was nearly perfection. But Call of Duty's PC days are over, and now a multi-platformer. Did they take a step in the right direction? No, and find out why not.

Story
Let's go back in time to the years of World War II. The story is based on the years of Hitlers rule and the Nazi invasions. Throughout the game you switch between Russians, British, and Americans. Each out to kill every German they find. The game consists of a variety of squad based missions, and driven by the horribly non-genius tank missions.

There are 3 levels and about 8 missions in each. Through each mission you play as a different character each thriving to completer their given task. The voice-overs are fairly good, but could have used a little more work. Unfortunately, the lip-syncing is not on key with the voice-overs at all, which makes for some pretty unbearable cutscenes. Once in awhile you are faced with a stealth mission, but you will come to find that there is absolutely no stealth involved. Your lutenaint will tell you to stay low and not let the enemies see you, but as soon as the missions starts, your lutenaint is running around firing everything he has got at them.

This game is linear to the max. Everything is straight foward and told like it is. No back-tracking or searching is involved. Though the game is fairly easy, it can be one of the most frustrating games you'll ever play. When faced with an objective, it may take several tries to complete. It gets to the point where you just say, "Phf, **** this game!" After countless tries, you finally complete the objective and can walk away with your pride.

As the game lengthens, the story gets better. I must say, the last mission is better than all the missions put together. So, if you get tired of the story, just hold tight, the last mission definitely pays off.

Gameplay
Forunately, the gameplay is the best part of the game and is the most in-depth. Unfortunately, the gameplay is the only thing that makes this game what it is. You always start off with a single gun, but you may find and pick up other guns as time goes by. You are also equipped with several grenades, depending on which weapon you start out with. Grenades are helpful but cannot be thrown very far, and there is no target for where the grenade will be thrown to, so they are mostly innacurate, unless you are at close range. I suggest you stick with a rifle and just pick your enemies off with medium ranged head shots.

Your teammates don't do much on the battlefield, they just kind of hang around and let you do all the fighting. Let's talk about maneuvering and firing with the tanks for a little bit. The controls for the tank are the worst tank controls I have ever seen in any games I have played. You turn and accelerate with the left thumbstick, and aim for the cannon with the right thumbstick. It is a lot harder than it sounds, trust me. The more you can stay away from the tank, the better.