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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. 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, the Treyarch NGL and so forth. In all of the games, a large majority of the generic allied troops have the names of the developers and technicians who worked on the game.

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A typical Call of Duty screenshot

Games

Call of Duty: United Offensive

Main article: 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

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 Xbox.

Call of Duty 2

Main article: 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 Direct3D 9.0 shaders.

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 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

Main article: Call of Duty 3

Call of Duty 3 is the third installment of the series, developed by Treyarch instead of Infinity Ward. It is the first major installment not to appear on the PC.

Call of Duty 4

Main article: Call of Duty 4

Call of Duty 4 is the fourth installment of the series (eighth, if you count expansions), developed once again by Infinity Ward instead of Treyarch. It is the first not to be set during World War II.

Call of Duty 5

Main article: Call of Duty 5

Call of Duty 5 is the fith installment of the series (nine, if you count expansions) and was announced on 2 December 2007. It's already known that Infinity Ward will not be developing the game.[1]

Playable Characters

The Call of Duty games typically have two or more playable characters.

There are also several side characters in the series. For these see Characters in Call of Duty.


References

  1. ^ "Call of Duty 5 announcement" (PDF).
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