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Infinity Ward has made only 3 games in their 7-year history, but you can't deny the impact that those games have made -- not just from a financial perspective, but also on the first-person shooter genre. The battle scenes in Call of Duty, Call of Duty 2, and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare played with our expectations, put interesting twists on conventional shooter design, and ratcheted up the intensity level. As evidence, we submit to you our Five Favorite Call of Duty Moments (as developed by Infinity Ward). By clicking on this story, we're going to assume that you're not averse to Call of Duty spoilers, so no complaining!
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Number Five: "Car Ride" -- Call of Duty
The opening of Call of Duty has you go through the requisite movement and weapons training, and then drops you right into the fray of France. The first few mission objectives, while intense, are standard enough…that is until you hop into the car with Pvt. Moody. This is our first glimpse at IW's ability to design those rollercoaster moments, with the car careening through the countryside, weaving through German defenses and narrowly avoiding the business end of a Panzer tank. The opening statement was clear: "This is what we're doing with Call of Duty. Enjoy."
Number Four: "Shock and Awe" -- Call of Duty 4
It's not so much the mission itself, but what happens at the end of it. There are few images more dreadfully awe-inspiring than the flash and billowing mushroom cloud resulting from a nuclear explosion. When presented as the primary threat in a work of fiction (like say 24, or various Tom Clancy books), the day is usually saved in the nick of time. But when it's not (like in that one episode of 24, or that one Tom Clancy book), the impact is enormous. The end of "Shock and Awe" was completely unexpected, and because IW gave you control as you spent your final moments crawling futilely toward help that wasn't there, it didn't just change the tone of the game, but it told us that the safeties were off for all IW games going forward. If you're willing to set off a nuke, then anything goes.
Number Three: "Death From Above" -- Call of Duty 4
The move away from World War II meant that Infinity Ward had a brand new set of military toys to play with. In the mission preceding "Death From Above," your squad was trying to get clear of an area infested by enemy troops. Capt. Price calls for air support, which came in the form of one of those new toys: the AC-130 gunship. But instead of remaining on the ground and marking targets for the flyboys, IW throws a curve and puts you in the plane's gunner seats. The intense ground combat was suddenly contrasted by the calm and cool black-and-white cameras and the nonchalant chatter of the AC-130 crew. And whether or not it was an intended effect, wiping out enemy defenses from the safety of 10,000 feet while your pilot makes wry remarks struck a realistic chord for some players (who compared it to YouTube videos of actual AC-130 combat footage).
Number Two: "The Battle for Hill 400" -- Call of Duty 2
Part of the conclusion of Call of Duty 2 was a grueling ascent to the top of Hill 400, taking it forcibly from the entrenched and overpowering German forces, and then holding the peak while they mounted an epic counter-attack. There are quite a few missions in Call of Duty that have you holding your ground for a set amount of time, but scrambling around the top of Hill 400 and defending it from all sides is probably the most intense of these scenarios. And because it was a lot of work getting up there in the first place, you really felt possessive of the bunker area, in that "this is mine, I've earned it, and I'll be damned if I'm letting you take it" sort of way. Seeing your P-51 air support scream overhead and clear out the German forces was sweet relief.
Number One: "All Ghillied Up" -- Call of Duty 4
"Shock and Awe" was, well…shocking, and "Death From Above" was an interesting creative twist on an otherwise typical combat mission. But "All Ghillied Up" was COD4's design high point, and probably the best beginning-to-end sequence in the Call of Duty series to date (unless you played on Hardened or Veteran, where the Ferris wheel finale was pretty frustrating). Concealed head-to-toe in the ghillie suit and moving behind the enemy lines undetected created a genuine sense of tension, which peaked with the "please don't see me, please don't see me" moment in a field filled with advancing tanks and troops. Nailing the signature sniping objective was extremely satisfying, and the ensuing retreat was frantic and exhilarating. "All Ghillied Up" was the Infinity Ward sampler platter: story progression, infiltration, a signature set-piece, and intense combat. (And lots of grenades.)
So what are your most memorable battles? There's a lot to choose from...
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CALiiGeDDon
I love the DDay mission in COD2.
austin43
if waw got any of the top missions i would've been severely disappointed lol.
darthrayne
No WAW? What about the last level as the russians?
Jooseph
My favorite moment was the "Mile High Club" level. It was a cool bonus mission, but finally getting the achievement was really satisfying.
crackingcody
treyarch does way better than infinity ward by far. better graphics, neat ideas(zombies), more games and more experience in making them, better multiplayer.
ele5ment
best mission ever was the Mile High Club mission at the end of CoD4
ChocoChip8
Most of them were from COD 4!
I don't Blame you, I love Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare's Installment.
fruitkabob
one of my favorites was the level after the sniping missions in COD4 when you slowly retreat back to the barn. After you are fully retreated with swarms of enemies on all sides you are forced to get to a different landing zone for evac than the one planned...all the way at the beach you had started the level at, plus there is a fuel timer on your evac chopper so you have to move quickly through what seems like hundreds of enemies all the way to the shore. It may be a little frustrating but when you finally make it to the chopper there is a great sigh of relief as you jump on, while there are dozens of enemies right on your tail.
bi0raid
I remember crossing the river as the russians in the 1st COD and then charging up the hill. that was so friggin intense. Also the multiplayer on the first game was so much fun, it was my first time with an online FPS. Thanks Infinity Ward for making my favorite games of all time. I may not be the best at FPS but I do love to play.
MECHA_UNIT_AMH1
My favorite level altogether was all ghillied up but as for a single scene, i thought that the ending where you are looking around desperately and then price slides you the pistol and you kill zhakaev, I felt so awsome after that
entropy90
The ending of CoD4 was pretty fantastic. I loved the way they killed off a character from their perspective in the first two chapters, which made the ending even that more monumental. You did not know if your character was going to live or die, and part of me expected me to die. Then when you got to shoot the boss with Cpt. Price's gun... well, that was awesome. Oh, and of course there is the after credits plane mission, which was intense on a whole nother level.
ghettoe
I love shooting Zakhaev (however you spell his name) But I also thoroughly enjoyed playing the epilogue of COD4 where you're supposed to rescue the hostage. (especially entertaining with a harder level. I think that one was worth a mention.
Wozman23
I like that part where you got your gun and you're all like 'ack-ack-ack-ack-ack', and then enemies are like 'ugghh', and then to your left there's a 'whoosh, kaboom!'...
Okay, you got me. I've never played COD. Just never liked realistic shooters. No hate though; you guys feel free to have fun with it.
duncanato
Finally getting the shoot Zakhaev in the head
myMaddness
This is a liitle embarrassingbut when I played CoD4's Shock and Awe. I saw the cut scene of the nuke going off then it gave me back control the impact of what just happened didn't hit me, I just thought Im going to have to find a safe place an make my character survive this some how. So I stood up looked at the mushroom cloud then went of and died, so I thought I'll just have to run as quick as I can without looking at the cloud. So I did after restaring the mission and did so the next 20 times. Then on the 20th time I realised no matter what I do I can't save this character. So I stood up and looked at that d@mn mushroom cloud and just let him die. From that point on I wanted to kill the terrorist leader and when I did I was soooo satisfied and releaf fallowed.
badgarok725
all of COD4, the ending made me cry, the only other thing to make me cry (other than when i was little) was the ending of Private Ryan
Squee420
For me it was the opening scene for my first Call of Duty game (I believe the gamecube version of original Call of Duty not sure) I was maybe 12 or younger and I had never really experienced much in the field of violence, but that opening scene..while on the little row boat heading into a city with bombs exploding and the Russian Captain giving his speach, and as he said traitors and deserters will be shot and he kills the guy..well, to say the least I fell in love.
DreamingDarklyRobin
Notice not a single Treyarch game.........heh.
3vilm0nk3y
I liked the end of "Shock and Awe". If you make it close enough to the playground you can still hear kids playing. That eerie attention to detail gave me chills. One of the most realistic scenes ever in a video game.
Warrior567
death from above didn't fit into the story at all. but it was a hell of a lot of fun
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