Call of Duty 3 // Xbox 360
The greatest generation

// The skinny: See Nazis, shoot Nazis.

// Review: COD3 is the final installment in it's WWII franchise as it moves on from the Lee Enfield rifle to x-ray laser guided armor piercing coffee making super guns in COD4: Modern Warfare. Being the latest WWII version and second one on next gen, it continues to improve upon the last Call of Duty.

/ The graphics are more polished but the biggest improvement is with grenades. In COD2 the enemy would constantly "cook" and even toss your grenades back at you. Finally you get to payback Gerry in same fashion. But besides those tweaks the game plays and looks pretty much the exactly as the last iteration. They added a few mini-game-esque elements where you have to follow button patterns for scheduled hand to hand struggles, arming explosives and paddling a boat, but they don't contribute to the gameplay.

/ One of the biggest disappointments I had was that they didn't include a co-op mode. The AI is slightly improved, but you still have to Rambo your way to the trigger spots and often your squad is just on clean up detail after you've done most of the heavy lifting solo. And also like all of the other Call of Duty's, there is no story and you just participate in historic battles from the war. They attempt to introduce characters with personalities, but there is no attachment to them and didn't even remember any of their names.

// Wrap up: Feels more like an expansion to COD2 which isn't a terrible thing. I wish the developers decided to innovate more instead of going the safe Dynasty Warriors route and basically cranking out the same game with a different number and inconsequential additions to put on the back of the box. But if you love the Call of Duty franchise, then here is more Nazi killing goodness.

Entertainment rating: 3.5