Call of Duty 2: Big Red One

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Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
Developer(s)	Gray Matter Interactive, Treyarch, Pi Studios
Publisher(s)	Activision
Designer(s)	Christian Busic Richard Farrelly Aaron Ginsburg Wade McIntyre
Writer(s)	Christian Busic
Artist(s)	Alex Bortoluzzi
Composer(s)	Graeme Revell
Series	Call Of Duty
Engine	Treyarch NGL
Platform(s)	Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release date(s)	NA November 1, 2005 PAL November 18, 2005 PlayStation 2 NA November 1, 2005 PAL November 18, 2005
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	BBFC: 15 ESRB: T OFLC: MA 15+ PEGI: 16+
Media	DVD, Nintendo optical disc
Input methods	Gamepad

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One is a World War II video game for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. It was released on November 1, 2005, in Canada and the United States. While developed by Treyarch, personnel from Gray Matter Interactive, who created the Call of Duty: United Offensive expansion pack for the PC, also worked with them on the game. Pi Studios contributed as well.

Big Red One differs from other games in the Call of Duty franchise in that it focuses on a single Allied formation in the War: the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division, which goes by the nickname Big Red One due to their patch which features a big red one. The game covers the division's part in the invasion and liberation of North Africa, the invasion into Sicily, the landing on Omaha Beach in Europe and moving east, eventually crossing the Siegfried Line into Germany. At the end of each chapter and the beginning of the first, period footage with voiceover (courtesy of Mark Hamill, who was also in the Sam Fuller film, The Big Red One) is seen from the Military Channel, imitating a WWII documentary.

The game features several actors from the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, including Michael Cudlitz, James Madio, Frank John Hughes, Richard Speight, Jr., Ross McCall, Rick Gomez and Rene Morono.

The box cover features actor Stephen Saux. The story and characters were written by Aaron Ginsburg and Wade McIntyre.

Contents 1 Gameplay 1.1 Multiplayer 2 Reception 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Gameplay

The game follows the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division (the "Big Red One") from the sands of Africa to the beaches of Normandy to the heart of Germany. On the way, new weapons, vehicles, and aircraft will be unlocked. The player gets to play as three American soldiers during World War II, as an aircraft gunner and a tank driver and a foot soldier.

[edit] Multiplayer

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One features online play in both the PS2 and Xbox versions, with drivable tanks, character classes, and experience gain much like United Offensive. Multiplayer functionality is handled by highly modified netcode originally licensed from DemonWare. The GameCube version, however, does not have any multiplayer.

[edit] Reception

Scores
Aggregate scores
Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	PS2: 80.0% (47 reviews)[1] GCN: 78.8% (36 reviews)[2] Xbox: 78.8% (59 reviews)[3]
Metacritic	Xbox: 78% (46 reviews) [4] PS2: 77% (39 reviews)[5] GCN: 76% (28 reviews)[6]
Review scores
Publication	Score
GameSpot	7.0 / 10[7][8][9]
GameSpy	[10]
IGN	8.0 / 10[11][12] Xbox: 8.5 / 10[13]
X-Play	[14]

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Big Red One received generally positive reviews, with most gaming magazines rating the game a 7 or 8/10.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Call of Duty 2: Big Red One at the Internet Movie Database
• Call of Duty Wiki, an external wiki

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