I was honestly a bit surprised at how well this game holds up today.
Mechanically FPS games of this era will still figuring things out, and only a small few actually managed to pull it off. Call of duty: Finest hour is one such example.
This is a spin off of the main game which at the time was a PC exclusive. However don't let the games spin off status fool you, it's just as good if not arguably even better than its PC bigger brother.
There is much more characterisation in the protagonists here and the set pieces are much more cinematic. The only thing holding this game back from surpassing the original game, is the slightly dated controls.
Everything is so sluggish, while it controls quite well and it's influence on console shooters can even be seen in games today, there is no sprint button meaning the default movement is a tedious crawl. Even turning and aiming is operating at 0.5x speed.
Pair the sluggishness with an absolutely brutal checkpoint system that can have you replaying entire 20 minute long mission from the start and unfortunately despite the praise I have for this game and how well it still holds up compared to it's contemporaries, I can only really recommend this for CoD superfans who want to play every game in the series.
Had I reviewed this game when it initially release my score may have been higher but by todays standards It is merely mediocre, if impressive.
Mechanically FPS games of this era will still figuring things out, and only a small few actually managed to pull it off. Call of duty: Finest hour is one such example.
This is a spin off of the main game which at the time was a PC exclusive. However don't let the games spin off status fool you, it's just as good if not arguably even better than its PC bigger brother.
There is much more characterisation in the protagonists here and the set pieces are much more cinematic. The only thing holding this game back from surpassing the original game, is the slightly dated controls.
Everything is so sluggish, while it controls quite well and it's influence on console shooters can even be seen in games today, there is no sprint button meaning the default movement is a tedious crawl. Even turning and aiming is operating at 0.5x speed.
Pair the sluggishness with an absolutely brutal checkpoint system that can have you replaying entire 20 minute long mission from the start and unfortunately despite the praise I have for this game and how well it still holds up compared to it's contemporaries, I can only really recommend this for CoD superfans who want to play every game in the series.
Had I reviewed this game when it initially release my score may have been higher but by todays standards It is merely mediocre, if impressive.