Call of Duty 3 was a very eagerly awaited game - I wanted it from the moment it came out. And though I wasn't disappointed with it when I got it, I couldn't help feeling that it wasn't exactly top notch. This may be down to the rather weakly-scripted cut scenes - the French, Scottish and British accents were a bit too thick and fake sounding and kind of made fun. And you couldn't help feeling that it was a bit unrealistic with jeeps flying through the air and elite Wehrmacht troops being slaughtered by peasants without armour. The maps are huge and the graphics are more impressive this time round, but the missions aren't hugely varied - what happened to the air and sea missions? (Although I haven't completed it yet, so I could be proved wrong.) The Germans are more aggressive this time round and the game does have a few different scenarios - as testified to by the occasional hand-to-hand fight with German soldiers and smoke grenades in your weapon arsenal. The game is also improved by the lack of health bar - in a sense, you have infinite health, but this must be utilised to the best of your ability. But this also makes the game a bit easier and less of a challenge. CoD 3 is a fun game and worthy to be called a Call Of Duty addition - but it's not perfect. They'll probably make a Call of Duty 4 before long - this could involve some fighting from the Axis perspective, but we'll have to make the most of this before then... 7/10
Review of Call of Duty 3
