Call of Duty 3



Historical first person shooter games are very common, and Call of Duty has some of the best ones.  The series, has sinces shifted it's focus to the Modern Warfare franchise, but the "classic" Call of Duty games are still very good.  The third entry in the series, Call of Duty 3, is the last "classic" COD game.

GAMEPLAY
Like most other FPS games, the main point of the gameplay is to shoot people, in this case, Nazi soldiers.  The main thing that makes COD 3 fresher from earlier titles, are the moments in 1st person when you're in close quarters combat, driving a jeep, or lighting the fuse on a bomb.  There are 14 missions in COD 3, including some requiring you to drive a tank, and some that are stealth based.  This is the overall best WWII shooter for PS2, and Xbox, and a great game on newer consoles.

STORY
The game takes place during the Normandy breakout campaign, and is set in France.  You play as 4 differnt soldiers in the American, British, Canadian, and Polish armies.  All of the missions take place in a real battle, and backed somewhat by fact.

GRAPHICS
The last gen versions look very good, and are some of the best games visually on the Xbox and PS2.  The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions feature better graphics, with enhanced textures.  The Wii version is somewhere in between.

AGE
Call of Duty 3 has violence (obviously), a bit of blood when you shoot someone, but its mainly used to see where you hit the guy, as it disappears.  The bodies do lay after you shoot them, but no gore.  There is quite a bit of cursing, for a teen game, but it's mainly in the cutscenes.

CONCLUSION
Call of Duty 3 is one of the best FPS games around, and well worth your time.  I have not, played online, so I can't tell you how that goes, but the campaign is solid.  I give this 9 out of 10.

DETAILS
Call of Duty 3 was released in 2006 for Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, and Wii.
It's rated T for Blood, Violence, and Language by the ESRB.