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Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision for GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is a side-story of the original game Call of Duty 2, which was released on PC and Xbox 360.
Shooter
- Time to beat
- about 6.9 hours
Overview
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision for GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is a side-story of the original game Call of Duty 2, which was released on PC and Xbox 360. Both were released in 2005.
Big Red One differs from other games in the Call of Duty franchise in that it focuses on a single Allied formation in World War II: the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division, which goes by the nickname Big Red One due to their unit patch which features a large, red number one. The game covers the division's part in the North Africa campaign, the invasion of Sicily, the landing on Omaha Beach in Europe and moving east, and eventually crossing the Siegfried Line into Germany. Each chapter is book-ended with period footage from the Military Channel, with voiceovers courtesy of Mark Hamill (who appeared in the Sam Fuller film The Big Red One), imitating a World War II documentary.
The game also features a number of actors from the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, based on Stephen E. Ambrose's book of the same name about E (Easy) Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, as voice actors. They include Michael Cudlitz (Sgt. Denver "Bull" Randleman), James Madio (T-4 Frank Perconte), Frank John Hughes (Sgt. William "Wild Bill" Guarnere), Richard Speight Jr. (Sgt. Warren "Skip" Muck), Ross McCall (T-5 Joseph Liebgott), Rick Gomez (T-4 George Luz), and Rene L. Moreno (T-5 Joseph Ramirez). The box cover features actor Stephen Saux. The story and characters were written by Aaron Ginsburg and Wade McIntyre.
Official trailer
Trailer. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Shooter
- Developer
- Treyarch
- Publisher
- Activision, Konami
- Series
- Call of Duty
- Engine
- Treyarch NGL
- Platforms
- Xbox, PlayStation 2
- Age rating
- ESRB T
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- Yes
- Online multiplayer
- Yes
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ACB
- MA 15+
- ESRB
- T
- PEGI
- 16
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation 2 | North America | 2005-11-01 |
| PlayStation 2 | Europe / PAL | 2005-11-18 |
Editions
Collector's Edition
Collector'sIn the box
- Game disc
In the game
- Four extra multiplayer character skins
- Band of Brothers cast interviews and motion-capture and voice session footage
- Big Red One veteran interviews
- Multiplayer map fly-throughs with developer commentary
- Behind-the-scenes look at Treyarch
- Concept and production art gallery
Released 1 November 2005. The extras sit on the disc; the database page lists no special box or physical add-ons.
Collector's Edition
Collector'sReleased 18 November 2005. European counterpart of the North American Collector's Edition; contents not checked separately.
Special Edition
Limited or specialBudget-style reissue catalogued as Special Edition. What it adds is not confirmed.
Budget re-releases
Re-release- Platinum (PAL)
Playable today
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Has online features | Yes |
Credits
- Publisher
- Activision, Konami
- Developer
- Treyarch
- Released
- 2005-11-01
- Age rating
- ESRB T
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 6.9 hours
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