Yes, worth buying.
At $19.99. It has been as low as $14.99.
- Story and characters: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Multiplayer: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 11k player reviews · updated 5 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Although exploration is minimal, strong mission variety and changing battlefields maintain a steady pace throughout the campaign.
The original multiplayer remains available but has a much smaller player base than during its peak years.
For its release period, Call of Duty 2 delivered impressive visuals, and its art direction still holds up better than its technical fidelity.
While its design reflects the standards of 2005, it remains an accessible and cinematic experience for players interested in classic military shooters rather than modern open-world or progression-heavy titles.
Even years after its initial release, Call of Duty 2 still holds up remarkably well thanks to its compelling single-player narrative, immersive audio-visual design, and solid multiplayer modes that helped shape the modern FPS genre.
Audio design remains one of the game's strongest qualities.
+1 more the community rallied around
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Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.
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