Call of Duty: United Offensive (2004) (VG)

User Rating:

9.0/10   

Release Date:

15 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Plot:

You play in various roles in major actions in World War II. |

Plot Keywords:

WWII | First Person Shooter | Sergeant | Fictional War

Cast

J. Grant Albrecht	...	Russian Narrator / Additional Voices (voice)
Jamie Alcroft	...	Lt. Lemhkul / Sgt. Ramirez / Additional Voices (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Pvt. Koppel / German Voices (voice)
Gregg Berger	...	Sgt. Moody (voice)
Steve Blum	...	Captain Foley / Additional Voices (voice) (as Steven Blum)
S. Scott Bullock	...	Sgt. Antonov / Sgt. Jones (voice)
Cam Clarke	...	Pvt. Anderson / Additional Voices (voice)
Robin Atkin Downes	...	Major Ingram (voice)
Greg Ellis	...	British Narrator / Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Quinton Flynn	...	Pvt. Ender (voice)
Jay Gordon	...	Pvt. Korolov / Additional Voices (voice)
Bill Harper	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Nick Jameson	...	Russian Tank Commander / Additional Voices (voice)
Scott Menville	...	Pvt. Whitney / Pvt. Semashko / Additional Voices (voice)
Matt Prescott Morton	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Neil Ross	...	US Narrator / B-17 Pilot / Additional Voices (voice)
André Sogliuzzo	...	Pvt. Goldberg / Additional Voices (voice)
Jim Ward	...	Cpl. Kukilov / German Voices (voice)

Country:

USA

Language:

German | English

Color:

Color

Company:

Gray Matter Interactive Studios Inc.

Goofs:

Factual errors: A poster for the Volksturm is visible in the Sicily Port mission. This was a militia formed towards the end of World War II, whereas the mission takes place in 1943.

Quotes:

Major Ingram: [after Doyle destroys all the enemy PT boats] Nice shot - that's the last of them.
[the coastal bunker blow up]
Major Ingram: Have a look, Doyle. You bought your ticket, might as well enjoy the show.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#32.8)" (2004)

a game in itself

This review is for the PC version.

This is sold as an expansion pack, but it's actually a whole game in itself. It lasts just as long as the Call of Duty. Additions to this is a British bombing mission. You act as a British gunner in a new US bomber, and the Nazis have sent a non-stop flood of fighters to blow you out of the sky. There's a few items that weren't in the original, such as binoculars, and a flame-thrower. The binoculars are kind of helpful, but the flame-thrower doesn't serve much of a purpose. The soviet missions were the hardest, just as in the original.

I recommend getting a graphics card to play this. My computer far exceeded the minimum requirements, but I only had an on-board ATI Radeon XPress 200 series. I had to reduce the quality of the graphics almost to their lowest settings just so that it would stop slowing down. I purchased an ATI Radeon XPress X1300, and now the game operates perfectly at optimal settings.

If you haven't played the original call of duty, I recommend buying the Call of Duty package that contains the original game, United Offensive, a soundtrack CD, and a CD containing maps. I paid about $40 for it, an excellent deal.