E3 2003 – First Look
Most of us who have played FPS games before have played some of the WWII
games that are eating up the market. BF1942 and MoH have been the hotter ones
over the past year with great gameplay and a lot of fun. Well, Activision is now
tossing it’s hat into the WWII FPS market with Call of Duty for PC and consoles.
Call of Duty has 4 different mission sets based around four different
countries that you can select to play with, each one also adding a unique touch
to the game. Russians for example may not be as well armed as U.S. troops, but
they have a larger group of numbers to fight with. When on the field, there are
a lot of soldiers out there with you … and each one is AI controlled vs. you
having to shout out orders. Even in this early build of the game, the AI was
surprisingly smart and would do things like jumping in or out of windows or even
setting up flanking positions to trap and kill enemies. Graphically, the
lighting effects are looking spectacular and the environment around you really
reflects the sounds and atmospheres of war.
Well WWII recruits looking for a new game … prepare to enlist around the
Fall 2003 time.
