Product Description

Call of Duty is the reference in terms of FPS (first-person shooter) on WWII.  This third episode includes new close-up combat features:  you can fight hand-to-hand, neutralise traps, assemble explosives, etc.  The physical environment motor is impressive and even lets you destroy parts of the scenery such as enemy soldiers&rsquo hiding places (wooden palisades, barrels and boxes).  The levels are designed in a way to give you the choice of how to want to attack the enemy.  Depending on your decisions, you must choose the appropriate tactics.  The game play is varied and lets you participate in parachute drops, armoured assaults, and commando operations.  Several multi-player modes have been designed for this episode.  Several players can confront each other (riflemen, infantrymen, scouts, etc.) and drive several different vehicles (tanks, jeeps, and side-car motorcycles).   

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1316 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: ACTIVISION
• Released on: 2007-03-23
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• ESRB Rating: Mature
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

Amazon.co.uk Review

In a nutshell:
After the last game became the best selling launch title for the Xbox 360, Activision aren’t wasting any time with the follow-up as you do you bit to help out with the Normandy breakout and the liberation of France.

The lowdown:
Despite the new digit in the title this isn’t so much a sequel to Call of Duty 2 on the 360 and PC as it is Call of Duty: Big Red One on the PS2, Xbox and GameCube. It’s by the same developer (Treyarch), there’s no PC version and it doesn’t feature three distinct armies, but instead a recreation of the Normandy breakout. That’s not to suggest it’s short on new ideas though with much larger levels than ever before and far more vehicles to control (particularly in the Battlefield like multiplayer mode). There’s also a new Resident Evil 4 style quick time event system for hand-to-hand combat where you have to hit specific buttons to sock it to the Nazi hordes.

Most exciting moment:
It may seem a bit shallow to go on about the game’s explosions but really, there’s never been anything as realistic as the fireworks in this game. The way the smoke moves is particularly amazing, even drifting in the wind or dispersing after a second nearby explosion.

Since you ask:
Although Activision has confirmed nothing yet they have hinted that original Call of Duty developers Infinity Ward are working on their own sequel, primarily for the PC. When it will come out and whether it will be translated to the next generation consoles is currently unknown.

The bottom line:
The best WII first person shooter looks to be getting even better.
HARRISON DENT

Manufacturer's Description
The follow-up to the #1 next-generation game, Call of Duty 3 delivers the intensity of being closer than ever to the fury of combat during the Normandy Breakout, the historic campaign that made the liberation of Paris possible and brought the Allies a step closer to Berlin. Through a seamless narrative that delivers the rush of unrelenting battle and breathtaking action, players assume the roles of four ordinary Allied soldiers American, British, Canadian and Polish and are thrust onto an authentic, living battlefield for an unprecedented variety of combat, with advanced high-definition graphics, detailed character animations and explosive on-screen action, delivering the most immersive and cinematically intense war experience ever.

The Power of next-gen:
Built from the ground-up for next-gen consoles, Call of Duty 3 brings the battle to life with advanced graphics, a new physics engine, a procedural environment and detailed ensemble animations that deliver the most cinematic war experience ever.

Battle actions:
An all-new close-quarters battle mechanic allows players to fight hand-to-hand, improvise explosive devices, disarm traps and execute a host of other battlefield situations that require cunning and rapid reflexes to survive.

Branching mission paths:
Next-generation level design provides multiple attack routes that let players decide how to confront the enemy flank an opponent, or hit him head-on. Each unique mission path requires special tactics, from sniping and demolition to all-out head-on clashes.

Nowhere to hide:
Environmental physics allow players to destroy enemy soft cover hideouts, forcing foes out in the open. But be wary, opponents can eliminate your protective cover as well.

Team-based multiplayer with vehicles:
Combined arms and team-based combat provides unprecedented depth and variety by allowing up to 24-players to battle it out online with the option of single or split-screen Internet play. Gamers have the choice to play as infantry or commandeer multiple-occupancy vehicles, including tanks, jeeps, and motorcycles with side-cars, leading to unique mobile combat roles for all-out, multiplayer mayhem. Call of Duty 3 also offers soldier classes, each with class specific abilities, and a ranking system for truly diversified squad combat.

Customer Reviews

Great Game.. BUY IT!!!
I own COD4 and really enjoyed it so i decided to buy this game after enjoying COD4 so much and WOOOOWWWWW!, this game is excellent...

I thaught it got abit boring in places as it does get quite repetitive and can give you a headache after awhile but this is a war game with an excellent story mode with different battle tactics as the game involves.

It has a better story mode than COD4 and uses "SIXAXIS Motion Sensitive" feature of the ps3 controller where you need to move the controller in certain directions to fight off an enemy soldier that has just grabbed you in a movie sequence this makes the game very realistic on my 40" HD TV.

You also plant bombs on enemy cannon's and have to turn the controller clock wise to attach bombs to guns, enemy cannons and tanks.

This is an excellent game you work as part of a team in this WWII drama using rocket launchers, sniper rifiles and shot guns you can also throw grenades at the enemy and you also need to watch out for grenades being thrown at you.

Some levels you travel by foot, some by tank and also some levels by motor car with your team mates some times you are on the back of the motor car shooting at your enemy, some levels you are driving to your destination and your team mates are shooting.

In online mode you are part of one online team fighting another online team doing battle on foot and using vehicles and you can run in and out of houses which can be fun but can get boring after a bit of playing.

But apart from online mode the single player mode is great sadly this game is only a one player which i feel is abit strange for a game of this good quality and as the ps3 has 4 usb controller ports would of made this game better if you could actually play with 3 other friends in story mode and also in mutiplayer.

The games graphics are superb and the resolution for viewing this game on an HD TV is 720p which looks excellent on my 40" Sony Bravia.

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The best First Person Shooter
I got Call of Duty 4 (PS3)for my birthday from my kids and this was my first of this kind of game, so I hired out Call of Duty 3 to try before i buy ,went straight out and bought it next day .This COD 3 PS3 is far better than the new COD4, its longer and harder I started on level 2 and its harder than level 3 of COD 4 ,Getting shot is easy so you have to watch not to and keep under cover i love the sniper rifles and smoke grinades far better than frag grinades
I would recommend this version COD 3 (PS3)not the PS2 version more than the new Call of Duty 4 (PS3)
Kill Kill those Nazis one shot one kill

Is the game too short or was I too good?
I really enjoyed this game whilst I played it the first time through, which did not take that long, and was very dissapointed when it ended so soon!
I just hope COD 4 is a longer game!