Call of Duty

Call of Duty is a first-person shooter video game series set in World War II, with the exception of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which is set in modern times. The series began on the PC, soon expanding to consoles and handhelds. The series includes offshoot games that follow the same gameplay as the main series. The series is published by Activision and Aspyr Media and developed by Infinity Ward, Gray Matter Interactive, Spark Unlimited, Treyarch, Pi Studios, and Amaze Entertainment using a variety of game engines including id Tech 3 and the Treyarch NGL.

Games

Call of Duty

Main article: Call of Duty

Call of Duty (released October 29, 2003) is a first-person shooter video game based on the Quake III: Team Arena engine. This war game simulates the infantry and combined arms warfare of World War II. The game was published by Activision and developed by Infinity Ward. It was accompanied in September 2004 by an expansion pack, Call of Duty: United Offensive, which was produced by Activision, and developed by Gray Matter Interactive, with contributions from Pi Studios. The Mac OS X version of Call of Duty was ported by Aspyr Media. In late 2004, the N-Gage version was developed by Nokia and published by Activision. Other versions were released for PC, including Collector's Edition (with soundtrack and strategy guide), Game of the Year Edition (includes game updates), and the Deluxe Edition (which contains United Offensive expansion and soundtrack in the USA. In Europe the soundtrack is not included).

Since November 12 2007, the game and its sequels have been available for purchase via Valve's content delivery platform, Steam.

Call of Duty: United Offensive

Main article: Call of Duty: United Offensive

Call of Duty: United Offensive is an expansion pack for the popular first-person shooter computer game, Call of Duty and is set chiefly around the Americans at Bastogne. It is developed by Gray Matter Interactive, with contributions from Pi Studios, and published by Activision. It was released for Microsoft Windows on September 14, 2004.

Call of Duty: Finest Hour

Main article: Call of Duty: Finest Hour

Call of Duty: Finest Hour is a console spin-off of Call of Duty. It includes online play which can hold up to 32 players on the Gamecube, Playstation 2, and Xbox.

Call of Duty 2

Main article: Call of Duty 2

Call of Duty 2 is a first-person shooter video game and sequel to the critically acclaimed game Call of Duty. It was developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. It was released on October 25, 2005 for PC, June 13, 2006 for Mac OS X and November 15, 2005 for the Xbox 360. Other versions were made for mobile phones as well as Pocket PCs and Smartphones.

The game is set during World War II and is experienced through the perspectives of four soldiers in the Red Army, British Army and United States Army.

The game was met with a positive public reception, receiving mostly positive reviews from critics. The Xbox 360 version sold over 250,000 copies in its first week, and had sold 1.4 million copies by October 2006.

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One

Main article: Call of Duty 2: Big Red One

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One is a spin-off console game of Call of Duty 2 developed by Treyarch, based around the American 1st Infantry Division. The game was released on Gamecube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox at around the same time as Call of Duty 2 for the PC and Xbox 360. It is the first major installment not to appear on the PC.

Call of Duty 3

Main article: Call of Duty 3

Call of Duty 3 is a World War II first-person shooter and the third installment in the Call of Duty video game series. It has been released for all three seventh generation video game systems: the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii. It has also been released on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Call of Duty 3 is the only numerical sequel to date to have been a console-exclusive game alongside its side-story games like Call of Duty 2: Big Red One and Call of Duty: Finest Hour before it. It was released on November 7, 2006.

This game was a launch title for the PS3 and Wii in the U.S., Europe, and Australia. It was also the first major installment in the Call of Duty series not to be developed by Infinity Ward.

Call of Duty: Roads to Victory

Main article: Call of Duty: Roads to Victory

Developed by Amaze Entertainment, Call of Duty: Roads to Victory is a World War II first-person shooter for the PlayStation Portable that is a spin-off from the main Call of Duty series. It was released on March 14, 2007.

It is the third portable installment of the franchise, first being on the N-Gage and the second on the Pocket PC. The campaign plays through the perspectives of three Allied soldiers in the 82nd Airborne, the Canadian 1st Army, and the British Parachute Regiment.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Main article: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is the fourth installment of the series (eighth, counting expansion packs), developed once again by Infinity Ward instead of Treyarch. It is the first game in the series not to be set during World War II, as well as the first to be rated Mature for all consoles (except the handheld) as opposed to the Teen rating by its predecessors. This was released on the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and also a handheld version on the Nintendo DS. A version for the Mac OS X has been developed, but it has yet to be released. As of June 2008, Call of Duty 4 has sold 10 Million Copies. It has also rocketed to the most played game on Xbox Live ahead of Halo 3 and Gears of War. Call of Duty 4 made use of the PS3 and 360 online stores by releasing downloadable content (DLC) which contained four new multiplayer maps at a cost of £7/$10/800This file may be deleted after Monday, 21 July 2008. in 2008. The maps were made available to PC users later via patch 1.6.

Call of Duty: World at War

Main article: Call of Duty: World at War

Call of Duty: World at War is under development by Treyarch and will be the fifth installment in the main series, excluding expansion packs and spinoffs. On June 9, 2008, it was confirmed that the game would be titled Call of Duty: World at War and would be set in the Pacific theater and Eastern front of World War II. Call of Duty: World at War will be released for PC, PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360, with a similar handheld version of the game being made for the Nintendo DS. The game will be released in North America on November 11th, 2008.

Playable characters

Further information: Characters in Call of Duty

• Call of Duty
  • Pvt. Martin (506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division)
  • Sgt. Jack Evans (Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 6th Airborne Division/Special Air Service)
  • Pvt./Sgt. Alexei Ivanovich Voronin (13th Guards Rifle Division/150th Rifle Division)

• Call of Duty: United Offensive
  • Cpl. Scott Riley (506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division)
  • Sgt. James Doyle (No. 90 Squadron RAF/Special Operations Executive)
  • Pvt. Yuri Petrenko (67th Guards Rifle Division/150th Rifle Division)

• Call of Duty: Finest Hour
  • Pvt. Aleksandr Sokolov (13th Guards Rifle Division)
  • Lt. Tanya Pavelovna (Red Army)
  • Lt./Maj. Nikolai Badanov (24th Tank Corps)
  • Sgt. Edward Carlyle (Popski's Private Army)
  • Sgt./Lt. Charles "Chuck" Walker (26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division)
  • Sgt. Sam Rivers (761st Tank Battalion)

• Call of Duty 2
  • Pvt. Vasili Ivanovich Koslov (13th Guards Rifle Division) (Red Army Campaign)
  • Sgt. John Davis (7th Armoured Division) (British Campaign)
  • Tank Commander David Welsh (7th Armoured Division) (British Crusader Tank Mission)
  • Cpl. Bill Taylor (2nd Ranger Battalion) (US Campaign)

• Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
  • Pvt./Cpl./Sgt. Roland Roger (Fox Company, 1st Infantry Division)
  • "Stretch" Roger (US Army Air Forces)

• Call of Duty 3
  • Pvt. Nichols (29th Infantry Division/90th Infantry Division) (US Campaign)
  • Sgt. James Doyle (Special Air Service) (British Campaign)
  • Pte./Cpl. Cole (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, 4th Armoured Division) (Canadian Campaign)
  • Cpl. Bohater (1st Armoured Division) (Polish Campaign)

• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
  • Sgt. John "Soap" MacTavish (22nd SAS Regiment) (SAS Campaign)
  • Lt. Price (22nd SAS Regiment) (SAS Campaign - "All Ghillied Up" and "One Shot One Kill" missions only. Was featured in Call of Duty 1 and Call of Duty 2 as an NPC)
  • Sgt. Paul Jackson (US Marine Corps) (USMC Campaign)
  • Unnamed AC-130H IR Operator (Air Force Special Operations Command) (SAS Campaign - "Death from Above" mission only)
  • Unnamed soldier (22nd SAS Regiment) (Bonus Mission - "Mile High Club" only)

Call of Duty Real-Time Card Game

The Call of Duty Real-time Card Game was announced by card manufacturer Upper Deck.

External links

• Official Call of Duty Site