In a world dominated by Modern Warfare and Battlefield not many people take the time to really look and see where these huge titles originated from. Infinity Ward has taken time to remaster an old classic to remind you of where the Modern Warfare series came from. Call of Duty Classic is a ported remake of the last generation Call of Duty: Finest Hour, but can this old veteran still make an impression today? Let’s take a look at the Hots and Nots of this classic game.
HOTs
Graphics/Design
For a PSN game ported from the PS2 this game looks really good. It also has a tremendous amount of detail for a last generation game. There is a high variety of weapons and each one is detailed with its own unique half and full reload. The controls feel right at home and are the familiar controls from the Call of Duty series. It has the same button layout minus a mapped grenade button and sprint button. Gamers who are accustomed to the tight controls of Modern Warfare will have no trouble jumping right into this game without much of a learning curve.
Multiplayer
A new feature added into Call of Duty Classic is the addition of online multiplayer. You are no longer limited to playing splitscreen with a friend or two. Another thing about the multiplayer is the return of old favorite game modes such as team death match and search and destroy as well as a one called behind enemy lines. This game mode pits a handful of Allies against an opposing force of axis soldiers. It encourages the use of teamwork to survive the onslaught of hostiles.
NOTs
Too Classic?
Even though this game has a lot of good features some of today’s gamers might not like the older look and feel of this game after playing some of this generation’s technical powerhouses. The present health bar makes picking up scattered health packs a chore seeing as you do not regenerate health. The game also lacks a sprint feature which makes the game feel slower paced. As small as these things are they make a big difference since most people have learned to rely heavily on regenerating health so they can keep up the fast paced action of run and gun.
Will you leave this...
December 6th, 2009 at 4:59 AM
It’s a port of the PC original. NOT a ps2 game. Get your facts straight.
December 6th, 2009 at 9:12 PM
@ Corey: have you read Josh Garibay’s other posts? he writes the best reviews, previews, and news on this site. YOU get YOUR facts straight before you go telling someone else that jackass.
on that note good review man keep up the good work
December 10th, 2009 at 9:32 AM
@HalfBreed
Corey’s the one with the facts here.
December 15th, 2009 at 3:33 PM
If its taken from “Their Finest Hour” then its the 1st COD on PS2 and I have to say that the pics above look very much like “Their Finest Hour” to me! Shant be buying it anyway as ive got FAR to many games to play as it is!
December 20th, 2009 at 4:16 PM
Corey is right, you guys are idiots, this is from the very first Call of Duty, and it was only on PC. Finest Hour was a completely different game made by another company, and it stole alot of ideas from Call of Duty on the PC so that’s why they look similar.