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'''''Call of Duty 3''''' is a [[World War II]] [[first-person shooter]] and the third installment in the ''Call of Duty'' video game series. The game was developed by [[Treyarch]], and was the first major installment in the ''Call of Duty'' series not to be developed by [[Infinity Ward]]. It was released on the [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Wii]], [[Xbox]], and [[Xbox 360]].<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/callofduty3/news.html?sid=6149040 New Call of Duty skipping PC - Xbox 360 News at GameSpot<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ''Call of Duty 3'' is the only numerical sequel to date to have been a console-exclusive game alongside its side-story games like ''[[Call of Duty 2: Big Red One]]'' and ''[[Call of Duty: Finest Hour]]'' before it. It was released on November 7, 2006. |
'''''Call of Duty 3''''' is a [[World War II]] [[first-person shooter]] and the third installment in the ''Call of Duty'' video game series. The game was developed by [[Treyarch]], and was the first major installment in the ''Call of Duty'' series not to be developed by [[Infinity Ward]]. It was released on the [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Wii]], [[Xbox]], and [[Xbox 360]].<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/callofduty3/news.html?sid=6149040 New Call of Duty skipping PC - Xbox 360 News at GameSpot<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ''Call of Duty 3'' is the only numerical sequel to date to have been a console-exclusive game alongside its side-story games like ''[[Call of Duty 2: Big Red One]]'' and ''[[Call of Duty: Finest Hour]]'' before it. It was released on November 7, 2006. |
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'''''Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare''''' is the fourth installment of the main series, and was developed by [[Infinity Ward]]. It is the first game in the series not to be set during [[World War II]], as well as the first to receive a Mature rating from the [[ESRB]] (except for the [[Nintendo DS]] version, which was rated Teen). The game was released for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation 3]], and [[Xbox 360]] on November 7, 2007. Download and retail versions for the [[Mac OS X]] were released by [[Aspyr]] in September 2008. As of June 2008, ''Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'' has sold over 10 million copies, making it the most successful game in the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-9959146-52.html?tag=nefd.top |title='Call of Duty 4' hits 10 million units sold |publisher=CNET News |last=Terdiman |first=Daniel |date=2008-06-03}}</ref> |
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Developer(s) | Infinity Ward Treyarch |
Publisher(s) | Activision Aspyr Media |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows/Mac OS X-based PCs, Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360 |
First release | Call of Duty October 29, Template:Vgy |
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 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which are set in modern times. The series began on the PC, and later expanded to consoles and handhelds, and several spin-off games have also been released alongside the main series. The Call of Duty series is published by Activision and Aspyr Media and has been developed primarily by Infinity Ward, with other games being developed by Treyarch, Gray Matter Interactive, Spark Unlimited, Pi Studios, Amaze Entertainment, and Rebellion Developments, using a variety of game engines including the "id Tech 3" and the "Treyarch NGL."
Main series
Call of Duty
Call of Duty is a first-person shooter video game based on the Quake III: Team Arena engine, and was released on October 29, 2003. The game was developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. The game simulates the infantry and combined arms warfare of World War II.[1] Call of Duty was accompanied in September 2004 by an expansion pack, Call of Duty: United Offensive, which was also produced by Activision, but developed by Gray Matter Interactive with contributions from Pi Studios. The Mac OS X version of the game was ported by Aspyr Media. In late 2004, the N-Gage version was developed by Nokia and published by Activision. Other versions were released for PC, including Collector's Edition (with soundtrack and strategy guide), Game of the Year Edition (includes game updates), and the Deluxe Edition (which contains the United Offensive expansion and soundtrack; in Europe the soundtrack was not included). Since November 12, 2007, Call of Duty and its sequels have been available for purchase via Valve's content delivery platform, Steam.[2]
Call of Duty: United Offensive
Call of Duty: United Offensive is an expansion pack for the popular first-person shooter computer game, Call of Duty and is set chiefly at Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge. The game was developed by Gray Matter Interactive, with contributions from Pi Studios, and published by Activision. It was released for Microsoft Windows on September 14, 2004.
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 2 is a first-person shooter video game and sequel to the critically acclaimed game Call of Duty. It was developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. The game is set during World War II and is experienced through the perspectives of four soldiers in the Red Army, British Army and United States Army. It was released on October 25, 2005 for PC, June 13, 2006 for Mac OS X and November 15, 2005 for the Xbox 360. Other versions were made for mobile phones, Pocket PCs, and Smartphones.
Call of Duty 3
Call of Duty 3 is a World War II first-person shooter and the third installment in the Call of Duty video game series. The game was developed by Treyarch, and was the first major installment in the Call of Duty series not to be developed by Infinity Ward. It was released on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox, and Xbox 360.[3] Call of Duty 3 is the only numerical sequel to date to have been a console-exclusive game alongside its side-story games like Call of Duty 2: Big Red One and Call of Duty: Finest Hour before it. It was released on November 7, 2006.
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Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: World at War developed by Treyarch is the fifth and most recent installment in the main series, and returns to the World War II setting of earlier titles.[4] On June 9, 2008, it was confirmed that the game would be titled Call of Duty: World at War and would be set in the Pacific theater and Eastern front of World War II. Call of Duty: World at War was released for the PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 consoles and the Nintendo DS handheld in North America on November 11, 2008, and November 14, 2008 in Europe.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Template:Future game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2[5] will be the sixth game in the main series and is under development by Infinity Ward.[6] The official title for the game was announced by Activision Blizzard on December 3, 2008, and a tentative release date set for Autumn Template:Vgy. No other information about the game has been revealed yet.XD.[5]
Related games
Call of Duty: Finest Hour
Call of Duty: Finest Hour is a console version of Call of Duty released on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The game includes an online multiplayer mode which can support up to 32 players.
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One is a console version of Call of Duty 2 developed by Treyarch, and based on the American 1st Infantry Division's exploits during World War II. The game was released on Gamecube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox.
Call of Duty: Roads to Victory
Call of Duty: Roads to Victory is a World War II first-person shooter for the PlayStation Portable developed by Amaze Entertainment. It was released on March 14, 2007, and is the third portable installment of the franchise, the first being on the N-Gage and the second on the Pocket PC. The campaign focuses on the perspectives of three Allied soldiers in the 82nd Airborne, the Canadian 1st Army, and the British Parachute Regiment.
Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts
Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts is a World War II video game and the PlayStation 2 exclusive version of Call of Duty: World at War. Developed by Rebellion Developments, Final Fronts features two campaigns involving the U.S. fighting in the Pacific theater, and the British advancing on the Rhine River into Germany.
Playable characters
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- Pvt. Martin (506th Parachute Infantry Regiment)
- Sgt. Jack Evans (6th Airborne Division/Special Air Service)
- Pvt./Sgt. Alexei Ivanovich Voronin (13th Guards Rifle Division/150th Rifle Division)
- Call of Duty: United Offensive
- Cpl. Scott Riley (506th Parachute Infantry Regiment)
- Sgt. James Doyle (No. 90 Squadron RAF/Special Operations Executive)
- Pvt. Yuri Petrenko (67th Guards Rifle Division/7th Guards Army)
- Call of Duty: Finest Hour
- Pvt. Aleksandr Sokolov (13th Guards Rifle Division)
- Lt. Tanya Pavelovna (Red Army)
- Lt./Maj. Nikolai Badanov (24th Tank Corps)
- Sgt. Edward Carlyle (Popski's Private Army)
- Sgt./Lt. Charles "Chuck" Walker (26th Infantry Regiment/1st Infantry Division)
- Sgt. Sam Rivers (761st Tank Battalion)
- Call of Duty 2
- Pvt. Vasili Ivanovich Koslov (13th Guards Rifle Division)
- Sgt. John Davis (7th Armoured Division)
- Sgt. David Welsh (7th Armoured Division)
- Cpl./Sgt. Bill Taylor (2nd Ranger Battalion)
- Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
- Pvt./Cpl./Sgt. Roland Roger (16th Infantry Regiment/1st Infantry Division)
- Amn. "Stretch" Roger (U.S. Army Air Forces)
- Call of Duty 3
- Pvt. Nichols (29th Infantry Division/90th Infantry Division)
- Sgt. James Doyle (Special Operations Executive)
- Pte./Cpl. Cole (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada/4th Armoured Division)
- Cpl. Bohater (1st Armoured Division)
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Sgt. "Soap" MacTavish (22nd SAS Regiment)
- Lt. Price (22nd SAS Regiment)
- Sgt. Paul Jackson (1st Marine Force Recon)
- Unnamed AC-130U TV/IR Gunner/Operator (Air Force Special Operations Command) ("Death from Above" mission only)
- Unnamed soldier (22nd SAS Regiment) ("Mile High Club" mission only)
- Call of Duty: World at War
- Pvt. Miller (Marine Raiders/1st Marine Division)
- PO. Locke (Black Cat Squadron VPB-54) ("Black Cats" mission only)
- Pvt. Dimitri Petrenko (62nd Rifle Army/150th Rifle Division/3rd Shock Army)
- Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts
- Pvt. Lucas Gibson (80th Infantry Divison)
- Pvt. Tom Sharpe (6th Airborne Divison)
Merchandise
The Call of Duty Real-time Card Game was announced by card manufacturer Upper Deck.[7]
In 2004, Activision, in cooperation with the companies Plan-B Toys and Radioactive Clown, released the "Call of Duty: Series 1" line of action figures, which included three American soldiers and three German soldiers from the World War II era.[8] While the American G.I. action figure was made in 2004,[9] Plan-B Toys later discontinued a controversial Nazi SS Guard action figure based on the Nazi Totenkopf officer seen in the Call of Duty video game.[10]
References
- ^ Gamespot - Call of Duty Retrieved on September 23, 2007
- ^ "Activision Adds GUN, Call of Duty to Steam". 1up.com. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ^ New Call of Duty skipping PC - Xbox 360 News at GameSpot
- ^ Call of Duty: World at War - first details in OXM
- ^ a b Activision Announces ‘Guitar Hero 5,’ New ‘Tony Hawk,’ ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,’ More At In-Game Ad Conference
- ^ Infinity Ward enlisted for Call of Duty 6
- ^ "Call of Duty Card Game". Upper Deck.
- ^ "Activision, Plan-B Toys, Radioactive Clown Enlist for "Call of Duty"". GameZone. 2004-04-06. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ Cunningham, James (2004-09-24). "TNL Show and Tell: Call of Duty Action Figure". The Next Level. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Call of Duty Nazi action figure discontinued". Kotaku. Retrieved 2008-04-25.