Call of Duty is a first-person shooter set during World War II and the first title in a long-running series. It is also the first game by development studio Infinity Ward and in some ways builds upon Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, a similar title a part of the team had been working on at 2015, Inc. before forming a new company.

Players experience the battle in Europe during World War II in different campaigns divided further into missions. Unlike MoH: AA these are not only presented from the view of an American soldier, there is a British and a Soviet campaign as well, each focusing on different parts of the battle. In total there are 24 interconnected missions to play to get to Berlin. In each campaign a different perspective is offered, starting as an American Paratrooper during D-Day, progressing to assume the role as an English Special Forces commando, and finally as a Russian tank commander. Some missions are played in solitary fashion, but in most of them the player is part of a larger group with computer-controlled team mates.

Most of the combat is infantry-based, but some is also set between vehicles or tanks. Multiplayer modes include death match, team death match, behind enemy lines (where the allies are outnumbered) and two objective-based modes: retrieval, and search and destroy.

The later-released console version Call of Duty Classic is a reworking of the original game with enhanced graphics.

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Alternate Titles

"使命召唤" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
"COD" -- Common abbreviation
"Call of Duty Classic " -- Console title
"Call of Duty 1" -- Informal title

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User Reviews

Martins, Evans and Alexei: WWII Heroes	Windows	vicrabb (7017)
Addictive arcade style shooter that is sure to satisfy	Windows	Jason Appleby (8)
Excellence.	Windows	kbmb (399)
Very, very good.	Windows	Tomer Gabel (4429)
A fantastic trip into a horrible world	Windows	Mattias Kreku (424)

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The Press Says

AppleLinks.Com	Macintosh	May 14, 2004		100
PC Gamer	Windows	Dec, 2003	93 out of 100	93
Armchair Empire, The	Windows	Dec 16, 2003	9.2 out of 10	92
Peliplaneetta.net	Windows	Dec 04, 2003	92 out of 100	92
Thunderbolt Games	Windows	Dec 28, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Game Captain	Windows	Nov 15, 2003	87 out of 100	87
PC Action	Windows	Nov 04, 2003	87 out of 100	87
Inside Mac Games (IMG)	Macintosh	Jun 14, 2004	8.5 out of 10	85
GameStar (Germany)	Windows	Nov, 2003	85 out of 100	85
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Windows	Nov 14, 2003	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

Band of Brothers

Much of the American Campaign was influenced by the TV series Band of Brothers and much of the voice acting was provided by actors starring in said series.

Enemy at the Gates

When the battle on the Russian front starts, the first few missions are almost identical to the scenes in the movie Enemy at the Gates.

German version

In the German version all terms like "Nazi" or "Kraut" were replaced with a simple "Deutscher" ("German"); "Wehrmacht" is replaced with "German Army". All swastikas (besides a few smaller ones on uniforms which were missed) were either removed or replaced with iron crosses.