Call Of Duty Classic Review

In the early years of the new millennium, EA’s Medal of Honor had a choke hold on the war shooter genre. 2003 was the year Call of Duty decided to change that. Call of Duty Classic is a revamped console version of the original Call Of Duty. Activision is giving a new generation a chance to play the game that started an evolution with first person shooters. Now the question is, should you buy it?

Call of Duty was one of the first first person shooters to focus on a cinematic experience. It started way back with Call Of Duty 1 and has continued with the drama filled firefights all the way to Modern Warfare 2. Call Of Duty Classic emerges you into life or death situations with ease. The developers where able to recreate these high tension battles by including real teammate AI. You couldn’t control the actions of your teammates, but they actually behaved like real soldiers using real tactics. Clearing out rooms, popping around corners,  it gave you the feeling that you weren’t alone in this battle. At times some of the AI’s actions seemed scripted but its something that can be looked over.

Call of Duty Classic brings the action of World War 2 through the eyes of three different soldiers. A U.S soldier, a bloody Brit and a Russian. The gameplay is the same as pretty much all the Call Of Duty games(Aim,Shoot,Kill,Repeat) but if your used to a button dedicated to throwing a grenade, your out of luck. The sound, could have been remixed. It doesn’t sound powerful enough to fit today standards. The sound plays a major part in the intense moments of the game and with weak sound at times, it really brings down the excitement.

If your already sick of all the noobtubers in Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty Classic might be the breath of fresh air you need. Everbody enters the maps as equals. Everyone has access to the same weapons as everyone else, so there is no advantage.  There are six modes including survival mode, your typical deathmatch scenarios and my personal favorite Behind Enemy Lines. Online play is limited to eight players, which is a huge disappointment. The PC version had 32 players online, why bring it down all the way to 8?

Call Of Duty Classic is definitely a classic. Take the game as a starting point for alot of epic gaming moments that the series is known for. If you’ve never played it, then you should give it a try. I wish there would have been some improvements to take advantage of the PS3 and Xbox 360. The controls, only eight player multiplayer and the audio quality is lacking. Call of Duty Classic is still an enjoyable game, but it doesn’t really shine as it should.