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  Developer Gray Matter Interactive <br> Treyarch <br> Pi Studios
  Publisher Activision
  Engine Quake III
  Released November 1 , 2005 ( NA )
  Genre First-person Shooter
  Modes Single Player , Multiplayer
  Ratings ESRB : Teen (T)
  Platforms GameCube , PlayStation 2 , Xbox


''Call of Duty 2: Big Red One'' is a '' expansion pack for the PC ) also worked with them on the game. Pi Studios contributed work as well.

''Big Red One'' differs from other games in the '', which also went by the nickname ''Big Red One'' due to their unique patch. The game covers the division's part in the invasion and liberation of North Africa, the invasion into Sicily, the landing on Omaha Beach in Europe and moving east, eventually crossing the Siegfried Line into Germany. At the end of each chapter and the beginning of the first, period footage with voiceover (courtesy of Mark Hamill ) is seen from the " Military Channel ", imitating a WW2 Documentary .

Michael Cudlitz , known as Sgt. Denver 'Bull' Randleman from '' Band Of Brothers '' is one of the voice actors in ''Call of Duty 2: Big Red One'', and has the voice of Sgt. Glenn "Hawk" Hawkins.

The box cover features actor Stephen Saux .


SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAIGN

In ''CoD:BRO'', you play as the same soldier throughout the entire campaign. Under the leadership of Sgt. Hawkins, you go where the Big Red One went in Operations Torch (Africa), Husky (Sicily), and Overlord (Europe), on land, sea, and air.

The game starts out with a brief tutorial level that takes place somewhere in France. After that the next level is a flashback that takes place shortly after the amphibious invasion of Algeria at the Battle of Oran (Later in the game, in the level "An Easy Detail" there is a reference to the France tutorial level, signifying the end of the flashback). The game then moves on to Kasserine Pass, and Kasserine, and the final battle in the North Africa campaign is in a B-24 Liberator over the Mediterranean.

Then Operation Husky begins with the Battle of Gela, where you have to rescue paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne. At Piano Lupo, you defend the paratroopers against Hermann Goering's Panzer Division, and at Troina, you consolidate the city and capture Sicily.

After your unit is moved to England, you participate in the D-Day invasion, destroying bunkers and warehouses, and finally taking control of a Flak 88 gun to win the level. The game moves on to Mons and Eilendorf, where you move closer and closer to Germany.

The last two levels are at Rugholz and the Siegfried Line, where you lead your soldiers over the final crossing into Germany in the snowy winter of 1945. The game ends after the V2 rockets at the Siegfried Line are destroyed, and you have won.

''BRO'' tends to focus much more heavily on the character aspect of your squadmates. You learn their names and watch them as they age and gain rank over the course of the war (and are killed in combat). {Link without Title}


MULTIPLAYER

''CoD:BRO'' features online play in both the ''. Mutliplayer functionality is handled by highly-modified netcode originally licensed from DemonWare .


COLLECTOR'S EDITION

The game also has a Collector's Edition that contains a bonus DVD with {Link without Title} :
  • 4 Exclusive character skins for multiplayer gameplay – using Elite soldier models

  • Interviews, MoCap / VO session footage of the in-game voice actors from the cast of Band Of Brothers

  • Interviews with WWII Veterans of the Big Red One, including memories of in-game events

  • Multiplayer map fly-thrus with DVD-style developer commentary (tips, interesting facts, etc.)

  • Behind the scenes with Treyarch, discussing the development of CoD2: Big Red One

  • Concept and production art gallery (Art, sketches, storyboards, renders, etc.)



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