The best World War II game for console by far. I have played a lot of games since COD2 and none have even come close. Nothing was as fun as online play! Always has been, always will be, the BEST Xbox 360 game I have ever played

This was a great game, in my opinion i think it was better than call of duty 3. I say it has descent graphics for Xbox360. It is also pretty challenging on veteran.(well duh!!!) Good FPS game i recommend all fans of shooter games gets themselves a copy!

Quite possibly the best WW2 game of all time. it excels in every way in the single player, but a lack of online player support lets it down and it just falls short of the 10 mark from me. Go online today and you will still find a few players on there. Graphically this game is ace, it has stood the test of time well and is still a visual treat in my opinion. A must buy!

5/10: Not too impressed: GOOD POINT: 1. Fully immersive, convincing environment, possibly the best I've ever seen BAD POINTS: 1. Not a very polished FPS. It may simulate the chaos of battle, but your enemies are anonymous and all game progress is just helter skelter. You can advance through many parts by simply running forward, which will cause your friendly troops to move up and kill everything in the area. 2. The interface is not playtested enough. It's hard to tell what weapon you're picking up. Several weapons do the same thing. OVERALL: Fun immersive experience that needs to forget about ambience and work on game mechanics. Stick to Halo 2.… Expand

For a FPS that was made in 2005 this holds up extremely well, the campaign is epic and one of the best in the series, and the graphics look great for a game that came out in 2005, and the sound design is still top notch and fantastic, and if you've played a recent Call of Duty game you'll have no problem playing this as the controls are identical, the only thing different from this and newer Call of Duty games is that there isn't a sprint option and there isn't a knife but you do have a riffle butt so melee attacks aren't a one hit kill, and you will still be able to find a multiplayer match every now and then, and the multiplayer is still fun but flawed, I like the fact that you can change classes in the middle of a match which is cool, but the fact that you can change teams in the middle of a match so if your team is losing you can just jump on the others is a huge flaw, but obviously you'll just play a newer Call of Duty for your multiplayer fix, but it's still cool to play a match or two just to see how far it's come from then, the best part about this is the fantastic campaign which is action packed and will keep you coming back, honestly I have to say I loved this and that it's the best World War 2 FPS I've ever played, and this is a must play for Call of Duty, World War 2, or FPS fans, or just people who like to play fantastic games, I highly recommend.… Expand

This is my favorite shooter ever. Great play and feel. Perfects controls. Completely balanced. Good graphics for it's time. THIS is the game that started the COD franchise. Single player was definitely fun and made me feel like I was in a war. It was excitement and full of emotion. Multiplayer was the best multiplayer experience I've ever had on a game. No BS perks and killstreaks like the newer CODs. Just a man and his gun. (And a grenade or launcher or to).… Expand

For a game that is like six years old, this i what is Call of Duty in one hundred percent . Adrenaline and non stop action is what you expect. The single player is enough to satisfy every one, in fact even better than all the short campaigns of the latest entries. Have a problem with Multiplayer? don't complain because is as addictive as ever.

The First great Shooter for the Xbox 360? You bet your whole 120 million dollar mansion it is. Not only that, but out of all the games in the Call Of Duty Franchise, this is the best. No, that's underestimating it. It is the ULTIMATE Call Of Duty Game to have. It is Infinity Ward's Masterpiece. Call of Duty 2, best played on the 360, is a testament to the modern day First Person Shooter. Unlike the original Call Of Duty, Call Of Duty 2 takes us to places in the war more epic and diverse than the Original. Normandy, the greatest and most gruesome battle of the War, is portrayed in CoD2. North Africa is portrayed in CoD2. Moscow is portrayed in CoD2. Stalingrad is portrayed in CoD2. It is an amazing experience. Not only that, but multiplayer is kick-ass awesome aswell. Very rrare in the Call Of Duty series a GREAT CAMPAIGN and GREAT MULTIPLAYER. Only two other in the Call Of Duty titles achieve this. Well done, Infinity Ward!… Expand

Cod 2 is one of the best Cod's ever made. Campaign is just fantastic. Multiplayer is good to. Just a great Cod. Campaign 9/10 Multiplayer 8/10 Cod 2 8.9/10

As one of the early Xbox 360 games, Call of Duty 2 was alot of fun and had nice graphics. COD2 is probably one of my most favorite WW2 based games of all times and it is alot of fun, shooter fans def. check it out.

I was pretty amazed at the grahpics and was equally impressed with the game play. I am very pleased with this game and definatly feel that it is a must have title for the XBOX 360.

The game is above all great but the Explostion graphics and the horrible on line playbring it down from a ten game yo a eight. The campains are the best you will ever see.

I waited in a 5 hour line at 3 in the morning to purchase the 360, why? Simply so I could play call of duty 2. I have not been disapointed either. This is by far my favorite FPS. Before this game I played Rainbow Six 3 and Halo 2 just like every other FPS gamer and was satisfied. The single player in this game tops both of them by a mile in my opinion. The only thing keeping me from giving this game a 10 is the lag on multiplayer.… Expand

An amazing World War 2 game with so much care and detail. This is a must buy in my books!

The first time I came muzzle to muzzle with a german soldier, I literally ducked when he shot. This game is intense and immersive. Things can get out of control quickly. Especially in the russian campaign when you have to fend off 4 waves of german infantry from a window. The sound is fantastic, even though I do not use surround. I imagine it must be great with it. Online play is a major plus. It is just as fun as Halo 2. The only thing keeping me from giving this game a 10 is the aiming system. It needs some work. Bottom line: If you have a 360, you need to have this game. Period.… Expand

lets get one thing straight i have this on my pc with a pentium 3.2 and 1 gig of ram and a ati 256 video card and this game on the 360 plays smoother and looks just as good and if you have a hd tv it is outstanding. the game play is linear but never gets old liike other games like this and dont listen to anybody that says the ai is horrible they are smarter then most first person shooters. anybody that gives this game below a 8 is jealous bevcause they dont have a 360 or they just love pc gaming this is a must buy.… Expand

I find odd, how can someone give a 2 to a game like this... man your credibility just went down. Anyway, the game's great, it's really the first real "next-gen" game (much better than PDZ). This is a console game, not a PC game, and in my point of view there are numerous vantages that justify the price, the one I love best is: "just insert the DVD, sit back on the sofa, and watch the huge screen, and listen to those woderfull 5.1 soundsystem, and do not worry, you're playing the full experience, don't need to go look for that - other - videoboard, or whatever"!. Why 9 and not 10 ? could/should be longer.… Expand

ive got a copy of this on the PC and the 360 version is terrible. for a consol that is supposed to be the next gen in home entertainment this is just a rip of, yes the frame rate is smooth but it just looks so empty and bland and some of the effects like the heat haze are just embarrasing. i feel so ashamed. so far there has not been one decent game released on this hyped up consol. i will be selling my 360 on ebay in time for xmas so some mug can give me £700 for it ,at least i will be getting some enjoyment from selling it,more than ive got from its games.… Expand

This game is game is GREAT!!! Graphics and Gameplay are Excellent! This is a must buy game. Don't rent it! It is one of those games that you will play once, and go back to play it again!

Fantastic stuff. The campaign modes are amazing and thrilling. The graphics and general presentation are top-notch. The campaign mode couldn't be any better, if you ask me. There's just the right amount of everything. Some parts are easy enough but fun enough not to get you annoyed and other parts are challenging but not as hard as to frustrate you. Online play is also brilliant. One of my favourite games for online play. Sometimes you'll experience lag or the game will end all of a sudden but it hasn't ruined much of the experience at all. I haven't tried the new patch that fixes this but it will make things all the better!… Expand

i don't really know about this one. its a good and well-done game, but its really not that fun once you consider its all been done a thousand times before. its just another look alike in a LONG line of WWII shooters. the only thing keeping me interested in this game is the 150 points that you get once you beat it. after that comes and goes, i'm done with this title.

If you enjoyed the original CoD series, then you will be happy with this latest installment. The gameplay is solid and the single player will keep you busy for a while. However, I am disappointed with multiplayer aspect. It is based more on a strategy and is completely different from the PC version. The battles usually are small and there is a limit of only 8 people per game. I loved the multiplayer in the PC version, but this one just doesn't step up to par.… Expand

This game is awesome. With all the terrible WWII games clogging the pipes in gaming, this game is definitely a must-buy. The graphics are amazing, (look at the smoke in the screenshots) and if played on the right difficulty, the AI is incredibly smart (on both the axis and allies sides). An intense and challenging game. The only problem is that the online multiplayer play is alright, just not amazing like the single-player campaign.… Expand

Great game, but the multiplayer was a dissapointment. No vehicles, small maps, and basically no new innovations for the FPS genre so that it will actually seem like a step backwards from the COD 1 mulitplayer. Save your money for Call of Duty 3, hopefully they will have listened to the complaints many people had in regards to online play.

Its the greatest war game ever made.The graphics and the AI were great.The game is intense from start to finish.Its very difficult and very fun to play in Hard mode.The level design have great details.

this was a pritty good game for one of the first games to come out on the 360. its controls are great and graphics not that bad even without hd. but then came that crap of a game Call of duty 3 I would not even recomend even righting it. i hope 4 is way better then 3 it looks like it will.

Good game. New games simply leave it in the dust however. But, this will remain an Xbox/ps3 classic for years to come.

While probably good for it's time this game is quickly showing it's age when stacked up against newer games. The fragmented story and respawning enemies turn what should have been an exhilarating interactive trip through history into a chore.

Best FPS on X360. Still, 2008, it remains to be the best. Even Call of Duty 4 doesn't match its greatness. Multiplayer sucks though, 8 players per match is not enough.

Perhaps good for it's time, CoD2 is now quite a tedious, repetitive and boring experience. The visuals are no longer appealing. The sound is dated as you'd expect. The AI is terrible, especially the friendly AI. The level design is boring and bland. On the 360 this game also suffers from horrendous framerate problems, even when there is little going on. All in all, a very sub-mediocre and mindless experience. Undoubtedly one of the worst shooters on 360.… Expand

wow awesome

Admittedly, I played this on a 360 demobooth in Game in the UK. However, since we often buy games based on demobooth action I feel that the following points are valid. MS UK or GAME UK have made a bbig mistake demoing the 360 with this game.. the graphics are very poor. Half-Life 2 has equally good if not better graphics. For example the textures are very poor. On items like crates instead of being able to see contents through the wooden slats, you get annoying white lines. On the level that was on the 360 I was playing (it looked like either Italian theatre or North African Theatre of war) there was a German Horch truck. When the avatar got within 1 foot of it, it was apparent how poor the textures were with no depth or definition. Considering that Halo 1 had fantastically detailed textures this is appalling. Additionally, when your squad are running through you and through sand bags one has to question the collision detection routines. This may be acceptable to the children and simple minded customers of the PS2, but since MS target market is supposedly a higher age and mentality segment it's not accpetable. If I want this poor quality of game I'mnot about to spend a total of £320 to play something that has moved consoles backwards. MS has made a big mistake by firstly not getting production levels sorted out for the obvious Christmas rush but they have released pathetic games for pathetic people. I'm glad I forgot to put my deposit down. I'm going to wait now instead of buying before Christmas and see what the PS3 does and I can guarantee that many customers will do the same. PS I have 4 kids and 4 Xboxes, so MS have missed out big time!… Expand

This is hands down the best world war 2 shooter ever! Xbox 360 is made better by having this gem on lauch. Buy this game!

This game is awesome!

Wow! Is this the greatest World War 2 shooter ever? Without a doubt! Buy it. Play it. Love it.

This is the most realistic game ever.

Call of Duty 2 is one of the best and realistic war games of all time!

Extremely good graphics. Portrays WWII perfectly. Very exciting to play. Online play is unbeatable.

Very immersive, amazing graphics, timeless story line, incredible online play, stole me away from the PC Version of the same game.

Very immersive, audio is really clear and realistic. Graphics are good but i was hoping it will be better(if only normal mapping was used on large scale like Perfect Dark Zero). Aggressiveness enemy AI is what i enjoyed the most, you have to be very carefull not to let the enemy flank or rear you.

An excelent all around Game.

I purchased a 360 with COD2, PGR3 and Perfect Dark Zero on the first day it was out. Call of Duty 2 was the only one that actually made me think that I was playing on a new console. The graphics are excellent, enemy AI is like nothing I've ever seen before, and online play blows away even Counter-Strike. This is defintely THE game for the XBOX 360 so far, can't wait till COD3 comes out in the fall.… Expand

Extremely brilliant on this particular console, especially using xbox live. The main game is alright too but I think that the best part of the game is playing online.

When I got my 360 in Jan I didn't bother with CoD@ even though everyone rated it. But eventually I bought it cheap and now I wish I had got it straight away. Single-player is fun and intense with a good checkpoint system that never really annoys. Multiplayer (it might have been bad before) is also very good, with enough game modes and maps (additional through marketplace) to keep it from getting too samey. It has great graphics and audio, controls that never frustrate, and the levels are generally well-structured. The first campaign is the worst for me, but the next two are superb and leaves you with the desire to get CoD3 this autumn.… Expand

There are some positives & negatives in this game. Positives: beautiful graphics, intelligent NPCs, and great gameplay. Negatives: soldiers will follow you(even higher ranked soldiers), no squad based commands, because you'll be needing them when clearing out a house or bunker, enemies have unlimited numbers in houses & bunkers (unless you want suicide and clear it out yourself), shooting enemies 3 times w/ a tommy or MP40 WILL NOT KILL THEM, enemies have no fear (even when a barrage of bullets are being fired at them, you move too slow, some cinematic scenes take away the realism of the game, frag grenades sometimes last to short or long, and last but not least, the enemies are mostley shooting at me andnot my comrades, they treat them very different. If you had the patience to read this, than I congradulate you for agreeing or not agreeing to my opinion, I just hope this changes your mind because it did for me.… Expand

Best first person game in this generation and best World War II game. I got the game in February 2007 and went through it in about a week. You just can't stop playing it. My first game for the 360 was Call of Duty 3 so obviously the graphics on Call of Duty 2 didn't amaze me as much as others. The game is intense, exciting, and rewarding. Oh and of course the ability to fight in Stalingrad and at Pointe du Hoc.… Expand

Great game, best WWII shooter ever. Will probably stay the best WWII shooter for a while.

Whoa. 2008 and this game is AMAZING. I played COD4 first, then this - both on Xbox 360. And it still stacks up against COD4. COD 2 is a longer game and just as intense. Rare that a game could make you FEEL sorry for the enemy... as one was crawling away before I shot him in the back. That's realism!

This game has poor graphics for a XBOX360 game and poor taste. It appeals to little teenagers though.

Worst AI EVER!! Friendly AI is completely useless. Enemy AI is omniscient. So completely BS that I will never buy another game in the CoD series.

Best WAR game so far in this decade, By the way the 360 ROCKS!

The best game on market now!

Do any of you actually read EDGE? If not, go and buy yourself a copy. You are all blowing this game way out of proportion. Calm down. We are not talking about the second coming here. Good graphics, unoriginal gameplay. If you are after intelligent gameplay, you will be disappointed with this game. If you are after originality, you will be disappointed with this game. It is about time some of you jumped off the "graphics & linear gameplay" bandwagon and demanded that developers pushed the gaming envelope more. Gratuitous - bang bang - you're dead gameplay is so last decade and by salivating (metaphorically, of course) over games like this; you are sending out the wrong message to developers. I think that the euphoria of having a new console is clouding some judgment here, or sorry to say it, the reviewers are clearly all under the age of 14 and are not familiar yet with the concept of intelligent gameplay. And if you are going to write a review can you kindly take the time to write more than "wow, awesome". .… Expand

awesome, wish i could give it a 9.5, but its hard to committ to the 10 on anygame.

Most Realistic War Game I have ever seen. It really unleashes the high points of the 360 like halo 2 did for Xbox. Shows how Microsoft can choose a good lauch game when they see one!

Call me fruity 2 this game is fantastic on the PC but this version is £30 more exspencive and is far less detailed, be warned microsoft have sold you a cheap consol knowing that you will pay an extra £20 for its games that are no more than old xbox games with new textures. i feel like a complete and utter plonka for queing up for my 360 at least i only waisted £210 on the damed thing.… Expand

Can't recommend it highly enough. Thoroughly immersive, stunniing to look at, great computer AI, pretty much everything you could want from a period first-person shooter. But what's with all this Xbox 360 bashing? True, if you haven't got a high-definition TV, you're a bit screwed, but "not one decent game"? Andrew, have you actually played Dead Or Alive 4, Project Gotham 3, Perfect Dark Zero, Kameo and Quake 4? It may not be as 'next-gen' as people were hoping, but it's certainly eating hours from my working week!… Expand

The stunning visuals and audio compelles you inside the realism of what ww2 was like !

The best game by far on a poor launch line-up. I got this and Perfect Dark Zero on lauch, The AI and immersive gameplay make Call of Duty so much better. Buy this game!

The 360 version is as good if not better than the PC version! If you buy a 360 make sure to get this. It is the best game on the console by quite some distance.

over priced for whats on offer, if your lucky to have a good pc then save your self $30 and get the pc version because its better in graphics sound and playability.

The visuals are stunning and give you lots of WOW effects. The best part of the game are dramatically good. I missed more magnificent scene, but the ones which were, were awsome! the critics have also requested a better physical engine, that's right, they need to improve on that point.

just goes to show you that as there was not any other major launch title this game takes up the slack. i bet if halo 3 was the launch title then this game would have got a more relistic low score, this game is worth £24.99( same price as the PC version) not £49.99 smell the coffie people microsoft has sold you a cheap consol hoping that they can get away with charging £49.99 for all games regardless if they have put the developent in or not.… Expand

The graphics are good, some of the particle effects are better than on the PC version. This is a great game, and so far the only game I have found worth byuing for the x360. However, the framerate does suffer in places, there are significant slowdowns when much happens onscreen (in 720p). I seriously doubt this is because the 260 lacks the nessecary power. Rather the game has been rushed to lauch, and developers still need to come to terms with the hardware. Had the framerate been perfect it would deserve a 9.… Expand

A truly enjoyable gaming experience. Incredible graphics and sound, very immersive in every way. I've caught myself ducking many times when engaged in a fierce firefight. The X Box Live experience with COD2 is quite amazing. GET THIS GAME. I have spent 2 hours with PDZ and roughly 30 hours with COD2 since the launch, if you want to compare the two.

awesome game? Yes! I havent been able to pull myself away from it. I loved the first COD on pc, and this one betters itself on every front. Very excellent!

Wow this is the best first person shooter I have every played the single player campaign is just amazing, graphics awesome, many difficulty levels, from rookie to veteran suitable for all skills, sound is awesome, the quotes whenever you get killed are a nice touch. overall almost perfect FPS, except the online play sucks that is the only reason stopping it from getting a 10, hopefully they fix it in COD3. Go buy this game.… Expand

I've lost sleep because of this game. The multiplayer mode in Xbox Live has kept me glued to the console. This is a game that will stay in your console for a long time.

If only the online play was better, this would be the halo of the 360. Every new console needs a must buy game and i guess this is it for the 360. The realism in this game cannot easily be put into words. Sometimes while in the thick of things i have thought "what the hell do i do now" and i suppose soldiers must get that feeling sometimes in real war. The smoke effects in this game are amazing and need to be seen to be believed. I wonder what this game must be like on a hd tele with surround sound. I ahven't got either but it must really rock if you have that setup. The only disappointing thing is the online play which i found to be VERY laggy in all of the games i've played so far. If EA could get that sorted this game would be unbeatable.… Expand

This game will simpily make your jaw drop.. The holy S...T factor is amazing. I would have given COD2 a 10 if it was not for its horrible online mode.

I've never played the PC version, nor do I plan to. The game is a good addition to the long list of WWII games and honestly is one of the better ones. There are several aspects that make it good. The diversity of weapons is good, but not good enough. Ammo is not transferrable between scoped and unscoped versions of the same rifle. You pretty much have to resort to the SMG throughout the entire game. Your squadmates are as stupid as dead whale and somehow you always get new ones when they die. On the good side, the new scope system and scope variety is very good. The load times are blisteringly fast and the enemy AI is resonably intelligent. The game doesn't resort to impossibly hard enemies as the game gets harder, but does expect one man to take out an entire platoon. The portions of the game were the enemy is endless is completely ridiculous. Pretty much, if you know anything about WWII, the game is enjoyable, but definitely not the best out there.… Expand

I believe i may have reviewed this game before but that was a long while ago and i thought i would write again now i have played it more (40+ hours i believe) I'm quite a casual gamer. I buy games, play them for a while and then usually get bored with them. NOT call of duty 2 though. I first started playing through the campaign on Normal difficulty and got about half way through finding it quite easy. Then i went back to the beginning (before finishing it) and started it on 'hardened'. This was more of a challenge and took me a while. Once i'd completed it i just HAD to go back and do it all again on 'veteran' difficulty which was REALLY hard. At one point it took me over 2 hours to reach the next checkpoint. But i did it! And i finished it!! And all of this from a gamer who usually gets bored with games!! Do yourself a big favour. Ask yourself this "do i like first person shooters?". If you answer yes, you HAVE to buy this game. I've been playing games since 1984 and the ZX spectrum and i believe that call of duty 2 is one of the finest games i have ever played. Add to this the fact that Activision have put a patch out for the online play so that it is now much less laggy and this is the ultimate game in my eyes.… Expand

Awesome Game. Great Graphics. Even better sound and gameplay. All this game need to be a perfect 10 is a lower price.

This game has horrible framerate, when the screen gets filled with enemies the screen becomes very jerky can't stand playing it.

While the graphics and gameplay seemed other-worldy when it was launched, they just do not stack up against current titles. That being said, the story works. The action is intense and rewarding on Veteran Difficulty, much more so than on Normal. The sense of accomplishment is immense, IF you can make it to the end without losing your mind.

Best game, in a very weak XBOX 360 lineup. Graphics are amazing endless amount of campaign missions and menus are easy to navigate through. Buy this before any other game on the 360.

It sounds corny, but this game is so real that at one point I actually froze up with fear, my mind panicing as I was pinned down by Germans in a bombed out building. I was actually afraid for my life as people were screaming and my buddies were getting shot right beside me. I've never had a game do that before, and I've been playing shooting games since Duck Hunt.