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Still answering the call for the PS2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 14 / 16
Date: December 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

With the current gen system's life cycles dwindling down ever so much, it's nice to see that Activision ported Call of Duty 3 to the PS2. It's even nicer to see that Call of Duty 3 looks surprisingly good and plays nearly as good as it does on next-gen systems. You know the setting, you know the story. The only thing you may not know about Call of Duty 3 is that the graphics, while not without some hiccups, look pretty good for a PS2 game, and the sound and audio effects are simply superb. Seriously, this game has some of the best sound effects you will hear in a PS2 game. The online multiplayer is a blast to play too, but what really hurts the game is that the PS2 online play can get really choppy. That aside though, the single player mode is still very engaging and overall fun, but as a whole, Call of Duty 3 isn't really all that different from last year's Call of Duty 2: Big Red One for the PS2. That could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the player, so fans who may be looking for something different from what they usually get may be a little disappointed. Not to mention that while the single player mode may be great, it is pretty short. All in all though, Call of Duty 3 is still an excellent first person shooter, and should definitely be checked out by all those who aren't looking to dive into the next-gen just yet.

Am I the only PS2 owner left? So Call Of Duty 3....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 19 / 27
Date: November 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Just to let you know, I have played and finished every Medal Of Honor & Call Of Duty game for both the PS2 and Gamecube. So how does Call Of Duty 3 stack up to the previous installments? Graphically it has some smoke and texture detail that is unmatched on the PS2. As far as overall graphics, it does fall below Medal Of Honor European Assault. Many of the levels are heavily textured, but it all just blends together and sometimes looks messy. The sound is great as well as the music. This game is STUNNING on the Xbox 360 and that is the version to play if you can. The levels are basically the same on every console version but the PS2 has a tough time keeping up and begins to show its age on this title. If you have a PS2 and like this series then pick it up. It's more of the same with some nice added touches (like hand-to-hand fighting, very crowded battlefields & smoke grenades). I will play it through and eventually re-buy it for the 360.....

My first game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: January 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I received a PS2 this Christmas and CoD3 was the first game I played. I had not played the other 2 so I can't compare. For me I had fun with this game. It was many hours of play.

Basically your rotate between scenes playing the Americans, British SAS, Poles, and Canadians.

Game play took a little for me as I was not used to the game controller but I did pick it up.

Probably the hardest for me was hill 262 with the Poles. One that took a bit was defending a town(I forget which part of the game) but it involved finding areas to blow with gas mains.

Some weapons were short for ammo, especially if you shoot a great deal. The German weapons taken from the dead didn't seem to remain for a long time so you have only so much time.

The hand to hand scenes seemed way to easy and the rifle but attack seemed hard (probably due to my lack of experience with the game controller).

There are extras on the game. You can see art work, the movies in the game and interviews with some WWII veterens. No German vets however.

Overall I am happy with the game and will replay it and see if things are different.

Do get a memory card as the game does auto saves.

Great game, too short!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 11
Date: November 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Call of Duty 3, yet another game in the oh-so-dead-horse WWII genre. Seriously, I'm bored of WWII games. But of course since developers can't seem to get the other wars right (Notice all Vietnam based games and don't even get me started on the Conflict: Desert Storm series) I guess we're stuck with the Greatest Generation.

COD 3 is centered around the Normandy Breakout, a campaign led by the Allied forces to liberate France, and eventually (yet oddly not in the game) Paris. Throughout the game you will frequently run into French Maquis fighters (Otherwise known as the French Resistance). The game shifts you back and forth between the different Allied forces, from driving tanks with the Polish 1st Armored division, to performing raids with the British SAS. Hell even the Canadians get involved.

This game is incredible, the graphics, particularly in the human modeling and mouth movements, are pretty lackluster. The clothing and textures are pretty realistic, but you're usually to engrossed with the action to notice. Speaking of action, there is plenty of it. Though it can become very frustrating, especially when that enemy just won't die! You never seem to be able to find ammo for the weapon you're actually carrying, and always end up turning to the ever reliable, German MP40 machine gun. Trust me, you will carry this gun ALOT, it actually gets pretty frustrating. You also tend to get shot out of nowhere, by nothing, quite a bit. For example: There is a level where you use a tank as cover to clear a courtyard, yet all of a sudden you find yourself peppered to death by silent rounds from what appears to be the heavens. I even stepped back to look and found the ground being sprayed from left to right, back and forth, by bullets that were most definitely coming from nowhere. It astonished me because until then I just couldn't figure out who or what was shooting me!

Anyway, my chief complaint of the game is that it is just too damn short! I bought the game two days ago and had it hidden away for those two days so I could play Okami without being distracted. I started playing today around 12 noon and by 10 pm I had completed the game. Needless to say I was very disappointed that I had spent 50 dollars on a game that I had beaten in less than 12 hours.

Overall, if you need a war game fix and are very disappointed by the fact that they canceled America's Army: Rise of a Soldier for PS2, then pick this game up. But if you're like me and can beat it in a day, I say just pay ten bucks and rent it, finish it, and return it.

Very fun but too easy(on normal difficulty)

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Call of duty 3 is a great game. the action and graphics are amazing. You also learn about WW2 weapons and see interviews with real veterans from not only the U.S. but a Polish soldier and a Canadian or British (i can't remember which right now). I have one problem, it is too easy. It didn't take long to beat and some of the levels only take five or so minutes to beat. there are only about 15 or 16 levels (somewhere in there). It is great, just too easy. Also, you can't skip the movies, you have to watch them every time you start a level. I do suggest you get it. (I am now adding something later if you play the game on hard, the difficulty is much harder. Not just a little, give the game challange even if you have beat it once or twice on normal.)

If not a ww2 games maniac don't buy it...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: April 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought the game two months ago and i was experienced 'cause i had a new call of duty game in my hands!But when i put it in my console i begun rethinking about my choice!First of all the graphic system hasn't change a bit...it brings back memories of old fashioned games with a lot of faults at the graphics.Although it has a nice storyline but this advantage is covered by the bad graphic system!!The graphics are just like Call of Duty 2!We thought that a new title will bring and a new game experience!But Call of Duty 3 is definately not this experience!The only reason i haven't sell the game is because i am a ww2 games maniac so i mast keep it for my collection...It is not worth to buy it unless you are one of the ww2 maniac!!Keep your money and buy something else that may worth it!!

What a discrace... A 14yr olds review 12-27 -06

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 17
Date: February 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Okay, first off I just want to say i have finished all of the Call OF Duty games and by far this falls below the whole damn Medal Of Honor series(which i have also finished)! I mean come on, the whole damn game is based on fighting in Paris when the only fighting in Paris was the Nazis vs The French Resistance. And the French Resistance lost! This was just really unrealistic and doesnt have anything in common with WWII. The gameplay is okay and i hate the grenade throwing system! It freakin SUCKS along with having to be in the British front. Call Of Duty 3 also lacks the blood and gore that the second had. Overall Call Of Duty 3 lacked all the detail that Call of duty 2 had. The only thing that was relatively good about Call Of Duty 3 was that you had more freedom to run around without losing your squad. Call Of Duty 2 is still what me and my brothers play because Call Of Duty 1 takes too damn long to get to the american front. And the story of Call Of Duty 2 is better than the 3rd in many ways. If you liked the tanks in the first and second game, well guess what you dont get to drive tanks in the 3 only jeeps!All im trying to say is that it's probably one of the most unrealistic war games ever. There are some War games that are worse like "BLACK" but Call Of Duty takes the cake. I'm telling you, dont waste your money on something thats only OK graphic wise and the story line sucks. I wasted my money on it and niether of my brothers likes it and they play all the war games i have like the whole Medal of Honor series and Socom series and finally Call Of Duty series. Thank you for reading and i hope you change your mind about buying this game. See Ya.

this game is great

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 19
Date: November 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is great.but you cant kill your own men sad...

Too much fluff

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

After being hooked on Call of Duty I and COD II- Big Red One, I assumed that COD III would be even bigger and better. Unfortunately, I am a bit disappointed with this recent addition to the COD series. I think Activision tried to get 'too cute' with their recent release. For example, there are too many non-interactive clips that stop game play. Also, it was much more enjoyable trying to find health, additional weapons, and ammunition in the previous editions. Thirdly, although the graphics and speed are much improved, there are too many additional button commands that seem to slow down and take away from the game experience.

Take a trip into a lackluster World War II

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 12
Date: November 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

To be honest, I never really was a fan of those Army kind of games such as Medal of Honor, SOCOM or Call of Duty. While it is kind of interesting experiencing a history you weren't around for (or even your parents), it was never really something that I paid a large amount of attention to, preferring to play things such as RPG's or Zelda. Well since the stores didn't exactly have anything interesting, I thought "why not?" so I picked it up and while I don't regret trying it out, there's almost an air of "wasn't this supposed to be really awesome?"

Story: Not really a story per se, you're a soldier during World War II doing various missions after the Invasion of Normandy. To be honest I wasn't even following the story much since it was mainly "we gotta go here and take care of this and defeat that" and off I went.

Graphics: Coming out on XBox360 and then on PS3 and the Wii, the graphical qualities look nice enough but then you see the next-gen ones and you feel like these look tame but ultimately level designs have enough detail and there's enough lighting and textures to make the levels feel alive. Only thing is that your zoom for your guns almost cover your enemy so distant sniping makes it a pain since you can't tell if you're gonna hit him or not and whether you should re-adjust for the recoil.

Sound/Music: It's big, loud, epic, and surprisingly forgettable. Yeah it sounds Hollywood-caliber music but ultimately you won't find yourself humming along to this stuff which is a shame since it sounds like you should. Voice-acting is alright, certainly better than most games out there but it would've been nice if I could hear it half the time without having to adjust my settings.

Gameplay: The biggie for any game any there are parts which this game does well but other times it's just ridiculous and even frustrating. You get your standard weaponry found during that period but like I said in the graphics, using the scope sometimes covers your enemy. Enemies at times don't react like they should. I pumped an enemy full of bullets in his gut yet he just reacted like you shot him with a paintball and he got up and started shooting again. Not to mention they have sharp aim which makes you wonder why we even won the war since they're such sharpshooters, not to mention it's hard to see them at times and figure out if they're yours.

As with any squad-based games, the big thing concerns their AI: namely do you have to do everything yourself or can they manage on their own for awhile? And they're actually quite good, ducking when they have to and advancing when they have the advantage. A couple times though I noticed they would fire smoke grenades instead of the normal ones making it near impossible to see who I'm shooting at (which doesn't help since apparently Nazis have smoke-proof eyeballs.) Is it a fun game? Well it certainly is intense at times but it also can get frustrating since you're shot at from every which direction and you always feel like spinning all over figuring out who's shooting you.

It's strange that Call of Duty 3 is a launch title for both the PS3 and the Wii with it figuring that it was going to be one of the top launch games yet as one of the few for PS2 you feel like they dropped the ball.

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