Call of Duty 2: first screens

By Ellie Gibson Published 20 April, 2005

Three new hi-res images from the wartime shooter. Jolly good show.

The sequel to 2003's award-winning PC shooter Call of Duty is marching our way this autumn, and judging by some newly-released screenshots it's coming along very nicely indeed.

Like its predecessor, Call of Duty 2 is set during World War II and puts the emphasis on intense, realistic action. A new proprietary engine is being used along with advanced A.I. technology, and you can expect greatly improved visuals to boot.

Their are four different characters to play as, each with their own storylines, and missions take place in locations around the globe such as Russia and North Africa. Squads can now take on a variety of mission objectives and follow multiple paths through levels.

Activision is expected to reveal more of Call of Duty 2 at E3, so we'll bring you more info in May.

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About Ellie Gibson

Since joining Eurogamer in the mid 2000s, Ellie has written about subjects as diverse as the fall of Gizmondo, the rise of Hollyoaks actresses in Red Alert games and the noise a bear makes under NSFW circumstances.

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Comments (11) Latest comment 7 years ago

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  • lemonfist #1 7 years ago

    Multiple paths through levels? Suddenly makes the game sound interesting...

  • Nemesis #2 7 years ago

    Look at those socks; shocking.

  • Machiavel #3 7 years ago

    Please, no more seen-it-all-before-but-shinier-reflections World War II games! Was it for this that leaves grew tall?

    /dramatic sigh

  • Tabasco #4 7 years ago

    Any sign of recommended specs for this yet? The first one did play quite nice on my rather old PC...

  • yegon #5 7 years ago

    >>> Wow multipaths in CoD sounds awesome. You can either:
    a) Contunue playing through a generic WW2 FPS
    or b) Turn the game off and play Half Life 2 instead.
    ---

    Very clever. Going from one overly scripted game with crap AI.....to another overly scripted game with slightly less crap AI.

  • teabagger #6 7 years ago

    COD was great. Multiplayer was good too. Don't see where all the hate is coming from TBH.

  • Shadar #7 7 years ago

    Since when did "a game being scripted" mean a game is bad? Scripting allows direction of the gameplay experience ... would you rather do without that? Would you have liked Half-Life 2 to be subtitled City 17, and allowed you to steal vehicles to explore a city in a non-linear manner, with multiple options of missions available at any time, all set against a backdrop of gang warfare? Which offers the most sophisticated gameplay experience: Grand Theft Auto, or Half-Life 2?

    Either way, yeah, generic WW2-shooter. They usually look boring, they usually end up average, and I never buy a single one of them. I want something based on the Faulkland Islands!

  • WoodenSpoon #8 7 years ago

    It looks very good!

  • Tweakmonkey #9 7 years ago

    The screens are amazing!!

    /picks teeth off floor

  • Xerx3s #10 7 years ago

    Meh, these screenies rnt new. Me games magazine posted these more than a month ago (along with many others) in an exclusive special.

  • stoopidgreg #11 7 years ago

    call of duty was great, and there's nothing wrong with scripted events. a lot of the time it's better than letting your AI make the decisions, which can lead to problems. remember, half-life was heavily scripted and that's what made it so great.