1st cod 2 review

geRV · **1st cod 2 review -** 10-25-2005, 07:41 AM

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3145019&did=1

This is worth looking over as well.

[quote:2c1f5]Beauty, but at what cost?
So exactly what does it take to get Call of Duty running in your house the way it looks in the screenshots? Here at the office our combination of a 4000+ Athlon 64, 1 GB RAM and a 7800 GTX get the job done maintaining a smooth framerate at 1280x1024. But that can fall off quickly. On a 3200+ Athlon 64 with the same amount of RAM but a plain 6800 no amount of reducing settings would smooth things out, and without the anistropic filtering and high texture detail much of the game's effect was diminished. More troublesome were the technical issues that cropped up on our high-end machine. While it powered through DOD: Source and F.E.A.R. with nary a hiccup, Call of Duty 2 had a nasty habit of dropping to the desktop, and, at times, causing a full stop error complete with the blue screen of death. Typically these signs are indicative of a driver issue, but on such high-end equipment they are troubling nonetheless. [/quote:2c1f5]

Remember the demo came with "normal" settings and not hi res textures or anything.

IGN review added

http://pc.ign.com/articles/661/661230p1.html

6 cd's oOo: And according to ign the performance is better on the retail version, which contradicts the 1up review, then again ign said the same about fear and from what ive seen it still runs like a turd.

And possibly the most retarded thing of the lot, in multiplayer your health regenerates like it does in single player. oOo:

Double U · **Re: 1st cod 2 review -** 10-25-2005, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by geRV

And possibly the most retarded thing of the lot, in multiplayer your health regenerates like it does in single player. oOo:

Well kill the enemy before they get a chance to, if you do it right the first time there shouldnt be any complaints...

Akuma · 10-25-2005, 09:39 AM

I'll be passing on buying this.

Zoner · 10-25-2005, 12:15 PM

This is disconcerting.

Methinks I'll hold out a week or so before buying it.

geRV · **Re: 1st cod 2 review -** 10-25-2005, 01:08 PM

[quote="Double U":e8174]

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Originally Posted by geRV

And possibly the most retarded thing of the lot, in multiplayer your health regenerates like it does in single player. oOo:

Well kill the enemy before they get a chance to, if you do it right the first time there shouldnt be any complaints...[/quote:e8174]

So using grenades to damage the enemies is now rendered pointless, if you don't get a kill right away their health goes back up and theyre unharmed.

I say again

oOo:

Stammer · 10-25-2005, 02:18 PM

Quake 4 > CoD 2

Nyck · 10-25-2005, 04:45 PM

btw did you see

"since you can rapidly regenerate health. Yep, as long as you duck behind something for a few seconds, after taking a bullet or three in the face, you'll be just fine. You won't be able to sit on grenades or dive into a nest of angry Germans, but you'll be able to stick and move like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Even an MG42 is manageable, as long as you have something solid in between it and you. Hide, pop up, fix, fire, drop back down, repeat ad infinitum. This Wolverine-like feature will be essential in certain high-powered engagements, but I would sooner have health packs or a medic, rather than be able to take hordes of enemies almost single-handedly. It's cool for a while, but then things get a little too easy, once you get the rhythm down. And it's there on all difficulty levels, and in multiplayer."

oOo:

13 maps(4 remakes from original cod)
No Vehicles
DM,TDM,CTF,HQ, S&D modes

Its fucking original COD with a boob job. No Thanks

Xorcist [USA] · 10-25-2005, 07:05 PM

Although the health regen sucks ass, it will be modded in no time.

I despise the lack of vehicles, for those who don't want them play dm, tdm, etc. ffs.

I also think the infamous shotty will be included, which is bearable considering the ppsh is still in the game.

I'll pick it up this week for the sp. Then, like an idiot, I'll wait for a year and a half for the ex pack to have vehicles.

geRV · 10-25-2005, 07:31 PM

Year and a half for an expansion? More like 5-6 months tops. spank:

Stammer · 10-25-2005, 08:34 PM

Everything looks wet it's fucking annoying to look at.

Nyck · 10-25-2005, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Stammer

Everything looks wet it's fucking annoying to look at.

how bout my cok that look wet?

geRV · 10-25-2005, 09:27 PM

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/callo ... ay=6136556

Himmler · 10-25-2005, 11:56 PM

the only thing i dont like is the health regeneration. but i bet that is fixed in a mod within a week of its launch.

Zoner · 10-26-2005, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Himmler

the only thing i dont like is the health regeneration. but i bet that is fixed in a mod within a week of its launch.

Ditto.

1944 · 10-26-2005, 10:44 AM

Even though the Health Regeneration is a main concern, the mere fact that the game requires a $500 video card to run optimally is what makes me not want to purchase it.