#12
'Call of Duty'
for the PC released in 2003.
If this list were a 'Top #100', there'd be many sequels in the 50-100 ranks. The sequel to this game is no different. 'Call of Duty 2' deserves to be mentioned, as it was the last good 'Call of Duty' game (it was great actually). The third was decent, but already a step down. This first 'Call of Duty' though, simply named so, was a stroke of brilliance. Usually, I don't care whether or not something 'sells out', but Call of Duty today, is a far cry from this first game, when inspiration, dedication and soul were still poured into it during development.
There had never been, or has been since, a game that displays the struggles of World War II so passionately and realistically as this game does, from the events to the graphics and tone to the music, and it rivals with some of the best movies about the era. The story of the game is no 'Band of Brothers', but because most missions are based on real-life events it does have the same feeling, and the feeling is good, it's epic and it's emotional almost.
On top of that, the game has, to me, perfect gameplay mechanics as a first-person shooter. In fact, the best that can be found in the genre. The weapons even all have a distinct 'character', as the player can grow to hate a weapon because it doesn't really 'click' you want it to, while to another player it can be their weapon of choice. I don't like online-multiplayer, but this game actually got me to do that, and not just once either. A greater testiment to how great 'Call of Duty' is, couldn't be found.
#11 Hint:
There was unbelievable enthousiasm, literally, when this game was first revealed. Too bad it took another two years before it got released, but at least it certainly didn't disappoint!
