| Call of Duty 2: Big Red One | |
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 North American PlayStation 2 cover art | |
| Developers | Treyarch High Voltage Software (GC) |
| Publisher | Activision |
| Producers | Pat Dwyer Sam Nouriani |
| Designers | Christian Busic Richard Farrelly Dan Koppel |
| Programmer | Mike Anthony |
| Artist | Alex Bortoluzzi |
| Writers | Aaron Ginsburg Wade McIntyre |
| Composer | Graeme Revell |
| Series | Call of Duty |
| Engine | Treyarch NGL |
| Platforms | GameCube,PlayStation 2,Xbox |
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| Genre | First-person shooter |
| Modes | Single-player,multiplayer |
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One is afirst-person shootervideo game developed byTreyarch and published byActivision forGameCube,PlayStation 2 andXbox. It is a side-story of the original gameCall of Duty 2, which was released on PC andXbox 360. Both were released in 2005.
Big Red One differs from other games in theCall of Duty franchise in that it focuses on a single Allied formation in World War II: the U.S. Army's1st Infantry Division, which goes by the nicknameBig Red One due to their unit patch which features a large, red number one. The game covers the division's part in theNorth Africa campaign, theinvasion of Sicily, the landing onOmaha Beach in Europe and moving east, and eventually crossing theSiegfried Line intoGermany. Each chapter is book-ended with period footage from theMilitary Channel, with voiceovers courtesy ofMark Hamill (who appeared in theSam Fuller filmThe Big Red One), imitating aWorld War II documentary.
The game also features a number of actors from the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning 2001HBO miniseriesBand of Brothers, based onStephen E. Ambrose'sbook of the same name aboutE (Easy) Company, 2nd Battalion,506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the101st Airborne Division, as voice actors. They includeMichael Cudlitz (Sgt. Denver "Bull" Randleman),James Madio (T-4 Frank Perconte),Frank John Hughes (Sgt.William "Wild Bill" Guarnere),Richard Speight Jr. (Sgt. Warren "Skip" Muck),Ross McCall (T-5 Joseph Liebgott),Rick Gomez (T-4 George Luz), andRene L. Moreno (T-5 Joseph Ramirez). The box cover features actorStephen Saux. The story and characters were written by Aaron Ginsburg and Wade McIntyre.
In North America, it was later released as part of a compilation pack entitledCall of Duty: Legacy for thePlayStation 2 only. The pack includedCall of Duty: Finest Hour andBig Red One.[1]A Collector's Edition was also released for both the Xbox and PlayStation 2.[2]
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One is a first-person shooter that has a single-player story mode and a multiplayer mode. The player takes on the role of a soldier protagonist named Roland Roger in specific missions during World War II from the perspective of the American 1st Infantry Division. The player can crouch and lie prone, and is able to scale low walls and other obstacles. Two firearms can be carried, which can be swapped with those left on the battlefield, and both fragmentation and smoke grenades can also be carried. A gun's iron sights can be used to aim more accurately. A compass on the heads-up display (HUD) shows both allies and enemies and objective markers to indicate locations the player must reach, areas to defend, or enemy cannons or tanks that the player must plant explosives on to disable. Emplaced weapons such as machine guns and flak cannons are available in some locations to take out enemy forces. In addition, some missions place the player in control of a tank. In one mission, the player assumes the role of Roger's brother "Stretch", a crewman on aUnited States Army Air ForcesB-24 Liberator, and acts as a bombardier and gunner.
Call of Duty2: Big Red One features a wide range of multiplayer modes for players to participate in – allowing up to 16 on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in a single match. Various game modes such as capture the flag and deathmatch are supported[3] In line with other online-enabled games on the Xbox, multiplayer onXbox Live was available to players until April 15, 2010.Call of Duty 2: Big Red One is now playable online again on the replacement Xbox Live servers calledInsignia.[4][5]
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | XBOX: 78/100[6] PS2: 77/100[7] GC: 76/100[8] |
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According to review aggregatorMetacritic, the game received "generally favorable" reviews from critics.[6][7][8]
During the9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, theAcademy of Interactive Arts & Sciences awardedBig Red One with the "Outstanding Achievement in Story and Character Development" award.[9]
The PlayStation 2 version ofBig Red One received a "Platinum" sales award from theEntertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[10] indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[11]
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