I'd rather have uniformity with my cases but I may youtube some vids of Call of Duty 1. I didn't pick up the series til the 2nd...and after playing 4 and 5...it was hard for me to go back to COD2 (no running, no knife). I think that may translate as well to 1.

Is "COD1" the PC version that has not ever been released to consoles?

From what I read...yes.

Is this a good or bad thing? I never played the original.

Yes, but with spruced-up graphics and online multiplayer.

I might add that IGN and Joystiq are reporting that CoD Classic is comming "eventually" to XBLA and PSN, but that it won't be available initally when those with Hardened and Presitge get their copies, so that might be a factor for some.

COD1 is probably my favorite shooter of all time. Certainly, the series has improved but the original is still a great game. The console version ("Finest Hour") was okay, but not nearly as immersive or fun.

I didn't have XFire at the time, but I imagine if I were to have kept track of the # of hours played, I played COD1 online more than COD4 online back in the day. It was just superb.

Nothing like zombies yet, though I don't know what opens up when you beat the campaign.

BUT, what you get right off the bat is more than generous. In the main menu, you're treated to three main options (with some room for a possible 4th or 5th).

The option in the center takes to the single player campaign, on the right is the standard multiplayer and on the left is the Spec-Ops co-op missions.

I was really pleasantly surprised by the Spec-Ops, mostly because I wasn't expecting anything. Spec-ops is an entirely separate game - it's not some last-minute, thrown-in section or basic add-on - it's a very well thought out 2 player co-op masterpiece. I've only dipped my toe into it and was amazed by the design, detail and diversity. The variety of the set pieces is really impressive. I played with a friend of mine for less than 30 minutes and we played 3 different game types: (CoD version of Firefight, CoD version of Terrorist Hunt, CoD CO-OP mission complete with triggered events. One awesome part: We played 3 of what is probably 30+ missions on normal. Barely touched the surface. The missions in the Spec-ops seemed to take place in environments based on the ones found in the single-player game, but the actual missions seemed pretty different. Provided you find a friend to play with, I predict this mode will steal the show.

BTW, I also played through that "controversial" segment of the game - it comes really early, it's only the 3rd mission. And while you have a choice of to shoot or not, as was reported, the segment is so well-done that it's quite horrifying and probably the most disturbing piece of video game I've played yet - more so than any Silent Hill or Resident Evil. As the game boots, you do get a choice if you want the game to skip that segment for you. And while I thought it was a good choice to let the player do what they wanted with the civilians, .

Should be good fodder for discussion.

I liked COD1 on the PC but the Metal of Honor (PC) series was better.

Yes.

The original MoH:AA, yes, but I thought the expansion packs (Spearhead and Breakthrough) were weak.

have any screenshots been released of COD1?

http://venturebeat.com/2009/11/06/ho...2-cyber-thief/

I'm glad they busted that douche bag.

aww damn. he was gunna hook me up for only $800!

just picked up my copy at a mom and pops store... about to handle endless hours on it

Seconded.

yes guys... local mom and pop stores sell it 3 days early... dont hate... its a legit copy with all the microsoft stuff

You are not the douche bag we were referring to. Honest misunderstanding there.

picked this up from a mom and pop this afternoon as well.

The game not only looks better than previous titles, it actually seems to be running better as well. Good times.

If you are lucky enough to get this game early i would suggest NOT playing online...if you go on the forums at xbox.com there are pages of people getting banned by microsoft for playing online.

well, they downrezed the game so it's not even running at 720p. I think it's something like 680p or so.

Ah that's weird, case says up through 1080p. Looks good on the 106" though.

The "realistic blood splatter" effect when you get shot is actually kind of disturbing .

Those are mostly people who are playing illegitimate copies of the game - there's lots of those out there and MS can tell who it is.That's only because it's getting upconverted to 1080p - MS thinks that warrants putting that on the box - which is the same thing as stating "1080p" on the back of the case of a regular dvd if you upconvert it.I'm gonna go with "really annoying", especially when you can't tell who/what's shooting at you.

Which I should point out that this is probably the toughest CoD yet. But not in a good way. You got your constantly spawning enemies just like all the others, but they seem to be spawning all around you. You cleared that room behind you? Doesn't matter, here comes some enemy, magically appearing out of nowhere, shooting at you from behind you. You want monster-closets? You got monster-closets! Lots of them!! As a bonus you even get monster closets out of thin air!

This game is fun and epic as all hell, but it can also get pretty annoying, more so than previous installments.

That's pretty disappointing, considering I couldn't even finish WAW since I found it too difficult. Can you play through the main story in co-op because that's the only way it looks like I'll see the main story.

No co-op for the main story, but there is one difficulty setting that's easier than the one I'm on (and two that are harder), which might make it bearable for you. I can't imagine this game on veteran.