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Holistic Guidance - Call of Duty 2
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List Price: $49.99
Our Price: $49.99
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Aspyr Media
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Amazon Maximum Age: 20
Amazon Minimum Age: 144
Batteries Included: 0
Binding: DVD-ROM
Brand: Aspyr
EAN: 0618870112404
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Feature: Medium difficulty, WWII first-person shooter for Mac with well-designed scenarios and an intuitive feel
Format: DVD-ROM
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Aspyr Media
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Aspyr Media
Platform: Mac OS X
Publisher: Aspyr Media
Release Date: 2006-05-22
Studio: Aspyr Media
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Features
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Medium difficulty, WWII first-person shooter for Mac with well-designed scenarios and an intuitive feel
Wily and aggressive AI creates both challenging enemies and well-balanced supporting soldiers
Fight alongside the Russians, British, and Americans against the Germans in three interwoven campaigns
Standard deathmatch, team deathmatch, capture-the-flag, and search-and-destroy, and new "headquarters" multiplayer modes
Game auto-detects widescreen ratios and includes many performance-tweaking functions
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Editorial Reviews:
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Call Of Duty 2 redefines the cinematic intensity and chaos of battle, as seen through the eyes of the ordinary soldiers who fought there together. The epic WWII conflict is a sequel to Call Of Duty and offers more immense, more intense and more realistic battles than ever before. All-new enhancements deliver stunning realism and gameplay, groundbreaking AI and choice-based gameplay innovations. Choice-based gameplay lets you play through missions your way - individualize your tactics and play missions in the order you see fit Multiplayer mayhem - Go online for intense Axis vs. Allies team-based multiplayer action
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Demo runs well; think full version will on my powerbook g4?
Comment: Hi,
I was curious if anyone knew if CoD2 ran well on a powerbook 64 (1.67mhz, 1gig, Radeon9700); while i do not meet the specs on aspyr.com, the demo runs surprisingly well on my powerbook, so I was hoping the full version did too.
Thanks.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Call of Duty 1... with better graphics
Comment: I'm not going to deny that if you are a CoD fan and have a Mac, you need this disc. With that in mind, however, note that this game is quite similar to its predecessor. If you are considering buying it, note that at this time, Call of Duty 4 is scheduled to come out in August for Mac, and is several times more amazing than this game, so think twice.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not as good as the original
Comment: Call of Duty 2 is a good game, but trust me, the regular Call of Duty and the United Offensive is better.
If you've never played the original, you'll probably like this, but if you've played the original, it just won't be as good. They've improved some things, but left out others.
Improved:
better AI
better weapon sounds,(especially STG44),
more German death cries (Call of Duty had WAY too little)
better animation (some things are quite hilarious; for example, if you shoot a helmet off some enemy soldiers, they'll reach up, look startled, touch their head, and gesture wildly in bewilderment.)
no medic kits to search for; instead, if you get hit, you've got to stay in cover for a couple seconds (this can be good or bad; you may like not having to search for a health box, or you might like the challenge or searching for one, it really doesn't matter to me)
Left out:
Exciting missions! These ones are hardly exciting; the original had unpredictable ones and tons of "cool stuff". The Russian Campaign, which you play first, is really good; the British one is boring, except for a couple of missions, and as for the American one. . .eh. . .Pointe Du Hoc is great, and Hill 400 is alright, but really, they're nothing compared to the original. In most of the British missions, you basically do nothing but clear houses and knock out machine-guns.
Oh, and one thing I really hated on the British tank missions is the language. I realize all war games have this and I usually don't mind, but when it comes to a tank crew member shouting "Son of a----" every time a German tank hits yours, I do mind.
So again, if you haven't played the regular Call of Duty, you might like this, but if you have. . .you'll probably be disappointed.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A better version than the PC version.
Comment: I owned the pc version of this before I purchased the Mac version. The Mac version seems to be smoother and with less problems than the PC version. So, if your a Mac user, don't be afraid to purchase it!
The simulation is great and very realistic. If your running surround sound, you will hear the sounds of gun fire off in the distance which adds to the realism of the game.
Not only is this a great simulation, it also seems to be historically accurate. The weapons, uniforms, and artilery are very accurately recreated.
I would definitely buy this again!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great great great
Comment: Great game. If you like first person shooters and like history then you have no choice but to buy this game. I do have a couple of quibbles though:
1. The game is too easy. There are four difficulty levels; if you play "Regular" this game is a cakewalk. Start with the second hardest and then play it again on its highest difficulty setting.
2. It's really nice that you're not running around picking up health packs, something I've always found completely asinine. Instead, if you are shot, you simply find some cover, stay out of the fight for a few seconds, and you'll recover. This is dumb. I guarantee if you are shot by an 8 mm Mauser round, ducking down in a trench for a couple secs ain't gonna make you feel any better.
3. I hate hate hate the compass in the lower left hand corner of the display. It shows the location of enemies, friendly soldiers and your current objective. If our soldiers had been equipped with such a device they would have been in Berlin before autumn 1944. I cover this thing with tape when I play.
But these are minor complaints so I only knocked off one star. This is easily the best FPS I have ever played. Love it.
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