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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.

Games

Call of Duty

Call of Duty is the first installment of the series, earning a Game Of The Year Award, and an Excellence In Audio Award. It was based on the Quake III Engine. Call of Duty was the first game developed Infinity Ward, which consisted of developers who worked on the successful Medal of Honor series.

Call of Duty: United Offensive

Call of Duty: United Offensive is an expansion pack to the first installment of the series. This game was created by Gray Matter Interactive and added vehicles (including jeeps and tanks) to an expanded multiplayer mode. United Offensive also featured a point-based ranking system, which refreshed after every round and granted benefits such as increased ammo and grenades.

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 Xbox.

Call of Duty 2

Call of Duty 2 is the second installment of the series, working with a proprietary graphical engine. Infinity Ward returned to make this sequel. Call of Duty 2 made use of Direct X 9.0 shaders.

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One is a console game developed by Treyarch, based around the American 1st Infantry Division. The game was released at around the same time as Call of Duty 2 for the PC and Xbox 360, but the two games have nothing in common.

Call of Duty 3

Call of Duty 3 is the third installment of the series, developed by Gray Matter Interactive instead of Infinity Ward. It is the first numerical game in the series not to appear on the PC.

Call of Duty: Roads to Victory

Call of Duty: Roads to Victory is released for the PlayStation Portable.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4 will be set in modern day warfare and the game's trailer debuted on Saturday April 28, 2007 during the ESPN NFL Draft. The game is being developed by Infinity Ward who made the first two Call of Duty games.

Playable Characters

Pvt. Martin (Call of Duty) Sgt. Jack Evans (Call of Duty) Pvt./Sgt. Alexei Ivanovich Voronin (Call of Duty) Cpl. Scott Riley (Call of Duty: United Offensive) Sgt. James Doyle (Call of Duty: United Offensive, Call of Duty 3) Pvt. Yuri Petrenko (Call of Duty: United Offensive) Pvt. Alexsandr Sokolov (Call of Duty: Finest Hour) Lt. Tanya Pavelovna (Call of Duty: Finest Hour) Lt./Maj. Nikolai Badanov (Call of Duty: Finest Hour) Sgt. Edward Carlyle (Call of Duty: Finest Hour) Sgt./Lt. Chuck Walker (Call of Duty: Finest Hour) Sgt. Sam Rivers (Call of Duty: Finest Hour) Pvt. Vasili Ivanovich Koslov (Call of Duty 2) Sgt. John Davis (Call of Duty 2) David Welsh (Call of Duty 2) Cpl. Bill Taylor (Call of Duty 2) Pvt./Cpl./Sgt. Roland Roger (Call of Duty 2: Big Red One) Pvt. Nichols (Call of Duty 3) Pte. Cole (Call of Duty 3) Bohater (Call of Duty 3)