This Infinity Ward follow-up to 2003's critically acclaimed Call of Duty
pushes farther across the European Theatre of World War II, with
missions spanning the desert fighting in North Africa to the tank
assaults on the Russian front. Unlike the Big Red One version of Call of
Duty 2, produced for the elder generation of consoles, the Xbox 360
edition of the WWII-themed shooter sequel is based on the PC version of
the game. This version boasts graphical enhancements and significant
improvements to artificial intelligence. Computer-controlled teammates
act and react individually, and the game's contextual "battle chatter"
system lets players know exactly what's on their minds. Enemy squads are
likely to have learned a few new tricks as well. The game's
single-player campaign is designed to allow individual players to
progress through the missions in the order they prefer. As with many
other Xbox 360 launch titles, Xbox Live-supported multiplayer modes are
also prominently featured.