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'''''Call of Duty 2: Big Red One''''' is a [[World War II]] [[video game]] for the [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]], and [[Xbox]] and acts as a spin-off of ''[[Call of Duty 2]]''. It was released on November 1, 2005, in North America. While developed by [[Treyarch]], personnel from [[Gray Matter Interactive]], who created the ''[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]'' expansion pack for the [[Personal computer|PC]], also worked with them on the game. [[Pi Studios]] contributed as well.
'''''Call of Duty 2: Big Red One''''' is the best damn [[World War II]] [[video game]] for the [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]], and [[Xbox]] and acts as a spin-off of ''[[Call of Duty 2]]''. It was released on November 1, 2005, in North America. While developed by [[Treyarch]], personnel from [[Gray Matter Interactive]], who created the ''[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]'' expansion pack for the [[Personal computer|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 [[U.S. 1st Infantry Division|1st Infantry Division]], which goes by the nickname ''Big Red One'' due to their unit patch which features a large red numeral 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.
''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 [[U.S. 1st Infantry Division|1st Infantry Division]], which goes by the nickname ''Big Red One'' due to their unit patch which features a large red numeral 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.

Revision as of 01:37, 13 August 2012

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
Developer(s)Gray Matter Interactive
Treyarch
Pi Studios
Publisher(s)Activision
Konami Digital Entertainment (Japan)
Designer(s)Christian Busic
Richard Farrelly
Aaron Ginsburg
Wade McIntyre Ethan Moore
Composer(s)Graeme Revell
SeriesCall of Duty
Platform(s)Nintendo GameCube
PlayStation 2
Xbox
Genre(s)
Mode(s)Single-player
Multiplayer

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One is the best damn World War II video game for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox and acts as a spin-off of Call of Duty 2. It was released on November 1, 2005, in North America. 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 unit patch which features a large red numeral 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.

In North America, it was later released as part of a compilation pack entitled Call of Duty: Legacy for the PlayStation 2 only. The pack included Call of Duty: Finest Hour and Big Red One.