Absolutely mind-numbing while also being absolutely mind-boggling. You simply cannot get used to the fact that you use the face buttons, the buttons on the right, to LOOK AROUND. If this is a staple for PSP shooters, I'd rather just not play any more going forward. Awkward, slow, sometimes there's a guy right in your face and you start thinking about how to turn towards him.
Maybe it would be a smoother learning curve if the game didn't just follow every single beat from the previous WWII CoD games. It's the most boring selection of moments and objectives, every mission is utterly forgettable. It just makes you want to get it over with as fast as possible, or go play any other game.
The redeeming factor is that the game has its own pace when compared to the previous CoD's. It leans a lot towards run-and-gun: enemies will spawn until you push, the auto-aim makes for snappy targetting, and, somehow, both rifles and machine guns work with this style. All this leads to a pretty short game, something I think could be enjoyed better on a ride somewhere.
Veteran, as always, highlights the worst parts of the game. Here it's the fact that enemies can shoot you through solid objects! Teammates are also wildly inconsistent, and can get stuck, leading to a forced reset. You kind of just need to have a grenade on you at all times in case you need to throw it under your feet, there is no reset to last checkpoint button, only resetting the entire level. This is still the easiest CoD game so far. The survival mode, in which you can't heal from any damage, sounds... horrible. I'm not doing that.
On to bigger and greater things. This is the final CoD game before Modern Warfare. A desperately needed change, and nothing shows it better than this game.
Maybe it would be a smoother learning curve if the game didn't just follow every single beat from the previous WWII CoD games. It's the most boring selection of moments and objectives, every mission is utterly forgettable. It just makes you want to get it over with as fast as possible, or go play any other game.
The redeeming factor is that the game has its own pace when compared to the previous CoD's. It leans a lot towards run-and-gun: enemies will spawn until you push, the auto-aim makes for snappy targetting, and, somehow, both rifles and machine guns work with this style. All this leads to a pretty short game, something I think could be enjoyed better on a ride somewhere.
Veteran, as always, highlights the worst parts of the game. Here it's the fact that enemies can shoot you through solid objects! Teammates are also wildly inconsistent, and can get stuck, leading to a forced reset. You kind of just need to have a grenade on you at all times in case you need to throw it under your feet, there is no reset to last checkpoint button, only resetting the entire level. This is still the easiest CoD game so far. The survival mode, in which you can't heal from any damage, sounds... horrible. I'm not doing that.
On to bigger and greater things. This is the final CoD game before Modern Warfare. A desperately needed change, and nothing shows it better than this game.