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Okay, so we all know that ever since the dawn of home gaming, game developers have been milking the fuck out of World War II to the point where the franchise has lasted longer than the war itself, and every kid over the age of ten that has ever picked up a copy of Medal of Honor or Call of Duty is a self proclaimed expert in World War II history.

As you can see, there are loads of World War II games to choose from. Some are full of generic bullshit, others are incredibly good. But what, in your opinion, or as a pseudo-fact is the best World War II title?

Mine goes to Day of Defeat: Source. It quite realistic compared to other titles, requires a decent level of team work to progress, has quite a big learning curve, but above is simply fun. It is a perfect example courtesy of Valve of how to make an FPS. Although it lacks a single player mode (because a touch of bot AI is too much to handle unlike in CS:S) or campaign for that matter, the multiplayer is immensely fun, and contains brilliant maps that won't get boring after the seventy billionth play through.

However, this is just an opinion. Although I've yet to encounter it, there is probably a group of people who consider Day of Defeat a pile of shit that should be deleted off everyone's Steam (probably for taking too much skill). And there are plenty of other franchises to choose from such as Medal of Honor, Red Orchestra, Call of Duty (dare I say the earlier titles by far in comparison to World At War) as well as other games who's names escape me presently.

TL;DR - What is your favourite World War II video game (if any) and why?

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Call Of duty 3
Its online is waaay better than CoD WaW, you can drive cars, switch teams, pick your own side, recharging artillery, its really fun, I play CoD 3 more then i do WaW :P


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Cod 2 was the best for me, but I haven't gotten to play to hole spectrum yet.

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At 6/23/09 02:59 AM, gdog163 wrote: Call Of duty 3
Its online is waaay better than CoD WaW, you can drive cars, switch teams, pick your own side, recharging artillery, its really fun, I play CoD 3 more then i do WaW :P

Yeah! This guy speaks the truth.

Apart from CoD3, Brothers In Arms is a pretty good game. It requires a lot of coordination with your team - even on easy difficulty you'll be shredded by an MG42 in about three seconds. There are no real ultra-realistic WWII games that I can think of, but Medal of Honor Airborne is quite realistic - apart from the stupidly powerful Storm Elites.

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At 6/23/09 03:32 AM, YeOldeSierra wrote:

Apart from CoD3, Brothers In Arms is a pretty good game. It requires a lot of coordination with your team - even on easy difficulty you'll be shredded by an MG42 in about three seconds. There are no real ultra-realistic WWII games that I can think of, but Medal of Honor Airborne is quite realistic - apart from the stupidly powerful Storm Elites.

Medal of Honor Airborne is the farthest game from realistic I can think of right now. Plant a .30-06 round right in the middle of a nazis chest, and he doesn't even flinch. Smash his nose in with your weapon, no flinching. They have no reaction towards getting shot, and that alone is enough to dismiss any case towards realism.

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I enjoy Medal of Honor: Airborne, and I think the MoH franchise pretty much dominates the WW2 shooter market.


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I am of the opinion that there is something a little sickening about World War II video games.

Countless suffering and millions of deaths, and there's people making games of it.

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Men of War, just play the demo.

Its painfully realistic.


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Call of Duty 2, without a doubt. It's not only the best World War 2 game, it's the best FPS game too. It's like playing Band of Brothers.

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i can't believe you guys. those games arn't realistic at all!

the most realistic and best WWII game is...

WOLFENSTEIN 3D!!

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At 6/23/09 11:50 AM, TheMaster wrote: Call of Duty 2, without a doubt. It's not only the best World War 2 game, it's the best FPS game too. It's like playing Band of Brothers.

Your like the first person I've heard that actually knows Band of Brothers. SWEET!

But in my opinion, most WWII games cannot truly capture the essence of the battlefield in that war. But that might just be because I haven't played many WWII games overall. I can't really say whether or not Call of Duty 2 was realistic because I never got to play it. By the time I got around to playing that series, it was already CoD4. And I've only played 2 Medal of Honor games (which are nowhere near real), so I really don't know.


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Battlefield 1942 for me captured the spirit of the large scale WWII battles and of the few i've played, MoH: Allied Assault captured the spirit of the D-day landings the best (Although i've played very few of 'em). But would a totally realistic WWII shooter be any good? Nah.

The problem with trying to create a realistic WWII game, much like any realistic shooter, is that it wouldn't be much fun. There's a level of realism you can allow into your game before the encroaching realism starts to conflict with game mechanics and player enjoyment.

Battlefield 2 is a prime example. Much of it portrays aspects of real fighting, but as a community made mod that emphasizes total realism and immersion shows, much of the realistic aspects were gimped in order to keep the game fun.


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For campaign, probably Call of Duty 2 or Cod2: Big red one. Online though is Day of Defeat: Source.

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Call of duty WaW and Medal of honor rising sun.

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Call of Duty 2, by far.

I own two copies.

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Company of Heroes and Call of Duty 2 are tied IMO

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At 6/23/09 02:03 PM, Jack wrote: Call of Duty 2, by far.

I own two copies.

I have it for PC and 360, and another broken copy for PC (DVD drive literally snapped the disc in half).

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I like Company of Heroes best
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Strategy wise, I'd go for either Hearts of Iron 2 or Company of Heroes.

First person, Call of Duty 1 or 2 or maybe Day of Defeat.

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At 6/23/09 01:52 PM, Jerich0 wrote: Call of duty WaW and Medal of honor rising sun.

rising sun isnt very realistic, but its very fun to play, and you can have computers on multiplayer as well, very nice feature!


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I'm torn between COD 3 and Medal of Honor Frontline. Both are great WW2 games MOHF for instance had a espionage element to it as well as full on battles and COD 3 is the best in the series In my opinion.


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Call of Duty 3. I personally kind of like the multiplayer sometimes better than 4.

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I never knew CoD2 was so good. My favourite Call of Duty (excluding 4 obviously) was probably Call of Duty: finest Hour. A lot of you may disagree, but to me it was absolutely epic. It also introduced me to the reality of the Eastern Front and Stalingrad. Up till then, all i knew was that the Germans invaded Russia but the Russians won because they were used to the cold and the Germans weren't.

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Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. ID made this as the online to the Wolfenstein game they were making a few years back. They released it for free. More than 10 million player, loads of mods, and a simply kick-ass game (that requires actual skill) all for free makes it the best WWII game in existence.

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Man you guys are making me want to play CoD 2.


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At 6/23/09 05:37 PM, Sammeh wrote: I never knew CoD2 was so good. My favourite Call of Duty (excluding 4 obviously) was probably Call of Duty: finest Hour. A lot of you may disagree, but to me it was absolutely epic. It also introduced me to the reality of the Eastern Front and Stalingrad. Up till then, all i knew was that the Germans invaded Russia but the Russians won because they were used to the cold and the Germans weren't.

Epic? Yes. Poor AI, shitty level designs(hey, 4 MG42's in a game where health is hard to come by sounds like a perfect idea), terrible weapons feedback(felt like i was shooting a popgun, not the premiere U.S battle rifle) useless story, and useless allies also find their way in. It was pretty much Call of Duty 1: The Failure edition. It literally took everything the first one for the computer did, and turned it into shit.

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