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roads to victory, 14 Oct 2009

this game is one of my best games on psp and its good because you can missions all over agian.

graphics:4/5

efects: 5/5

value: 4.9/5

great game. sometimes you cant hear your gun with the vulume at its highest. ( it only does that if it gets too scratched, its a glitch)

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Very Realistic FPS, But Needs Changes, 31 Aug 2009

For my birthday back in June I received a PSP. I really love this little gaming console. At the time I purchased the PSP I also purchased Call Of Duty Roads To Victory. I've never in my life played any console games on a console. So I was totally unfamiliar with the console type controllers used with the PS1/PS2 or Xbox. This was a short coming. I tried to play Call Of Duty within the first day or two of buying it. I became frustrated with it, and concluded that I wasted my money.

I eventually purchased Tomb Raider - Anniversary to give it a try as I had played Underworld on the Wii to which I am also unfamiliar and liked it. I'm an old PC gamer from days gone by, and recall being one of the first people to by and play Doom and Duke Nukem, so you know where I'm coming from. Long story short, I struggled with Tomb Raider after a few levels. I simply had to learn the controls. So I pressed on and although I encountered a few very difficult areas in the game, found that I had become a bit more used to the console and its controls. I decided to give Call of Duty another try.

I was pleasantly surprised when I was able to not only get past the first few enemy encounters alive, but complete the first campaign without much trouble. So I decided to play on as this game had become interesting.

First some details. Graphics are great. Some darker areas, but for the most part, very well done, and being a history buff specializing in Europe during this period, seemingly accurate. Sound effects are definitely realistic, and create a dark war/combat mood fitting for the game. Weapons are all correct for the period, and equipment is correct as well.

Basic game play is not too difficult in that you can switch weapons very easily, you can use your sight very easily, and if your out of ammo, you can pick up more or swap weapons very easily. Targeting is not difficult, with the game showing a red reticle when your on target. The biggest beef I have with this game is when your on foot, and your moving yourself around the little joystick blindly moves you forward/backward litterally left/right. In other words if your walking straight using the joystick and come to a wall, if you move the joystick left and expect yourself to turn left, you do not. You continue facing the wall and just shuffling left. This is a stupid and difficult movement control set up. The character should actually turn in the direction your move the stick like any other game or like when using a real joystick on a PC. Instead you have to use the joystick to make movement only, and at the same time use the Triangle/Circle/Square/X button to turn left or right or look up or down. It just so happens that you use the upper right button to shoot, but if your making your way through a building where you have to use the joystick and turn buttons at the same time tying up both hands, and you walk into an enemy, you going to get shot before you can get into proper position, aim, and shoot. As I sad earlier, joystick should be for movement controlling including turning left and right. The Triangle and X buttons should be used to look up or down, and the X should be your fire button.

You have the option of fighting as a Britt, or an American against German forces. At first you have a standard issue rifle, I believe an M16 Carbine or something. Your objective is to liberate a small town/village in Italy. A few light skirmishes and a run in with a Panzer are not too hard. The ending area is a central square with a few German Howitzer guns in it well manned. You take them and the Howie's out and head to a bunker to use binoculars to pin point a Panzer division and call in coordinates to allow your airforce to take them out and achieve your objective and thus end the level. As you progress you will see pick up's. Some will be ammo for guns you already have, others will be newer guns you can use, or swap for. You can also pick up grenades which are very helpful in taking out items like Howitzers.

During your campaigns you are of course in a very realistic war zone. You have to think and play like your in real combat. You must conserve ammunition, you must stay low, and you must be accurate. At times, you also have to have bxxxs, and take some scary moves to advance. Your CO is always giving updates and on occasion an order. You have to pay attention and do what your ordered to do so you can advance. For example you may enter an area with some destroyed American vehicles, and your platoon is there surveying the wreckage when suddenly German re-enforcements arrive and start attacking. Your CO orders you to man a 50 caliber gun mounted on a damaged jeep. So you do that and start firing and keep taking out enemy attackers and their equipment. Until you obey orders you cannot complete that objective. You can and will take hits. There are no health or medical kit pick ups in the game. As you take hits red appears around the perimeter of your vision. If you take too much injury your vision becomes tunnel vision, and you had better get out of there and take cover or you will become a casualty. You only need to take safe cover from further injury and wait for a short time, actually, unrealistically short, and your health restores and you can continue combat. As your playing you should be thinking about how scary this must have been in real history, and thank your lucky stars. In that sense I think the designers did a great job of replicating what it would be like to be in real combat.

The only other issue I'm going to touch on and beef about is save points. As you play through a campaign you must reach certain objectives along the way. As you reach those you get a little message letting you know objective achieved. However, if you die, you will be re-started at the last objective achieved which is good. But if you quit the game and go out of it, when you return you will have to start at the beginning of that campaign. I think they should let you pick up where you left off at the last objective achieved. Hence, make sure you have enough time to complete the whole campaign before you need to stop the game or you'll lose all progress. There is NO manual save ability.

Lastly, sometimes you'll get into a campaign where you get to a certain area, and you have no idea what the objective is and how to get to it, and on occasion, I'd find myself alone and not able to find my platoon. They moved on to the next objective and will wait for me, but it would be nice to have a clue as to where I need to go and what I might need to do. An example would be the second campaign is called Scavenger Hunt, and you need to make your way through some villages and capture a half track vehicle. You find out quickly that these machines are heavily armored and deadly. You cannot take them out by gun fire or a frontal assult by grenades. I was lost and died several times as I ran out of ammo and German re-enforcements kept arriving. This is where you need to pay some attention to what the CO is yelling. As the half track arrives he yells that there is the half track lets go. But as your comrades start for it they are mowed down with machine gun fire and the CO yells to take cover its heavily armored we'll need to take it by flanking it. It took a few dozen tries before it sunk in that flank is rear. So here is one of those spots where brass bxxxs are required. Once you take out a majority of enemy fighters, you take cover as close as you can to the area and then run and zig zag and get up behind the half track. Then you toss a grenade into the back and take out the operators. So it pays to know when its your turn to take/make a risky move, and you must learn to conserve ammo and weapons.

Over all I'm enjoying this game. I'm not quite finished yet, and I already know each campaign gets tougher. If I can master the controls better I know I can beat this game, and so can you. If your already familiar with a console style controller, you should be able to play the game without difficulty. Its exciting, and its an adventure to a by gone era, no one wants to visit for real any time soon. Hopefully, it will make you realize how much any soldier sacrifices when they go to war. If you enjoy first person shooters, and like war themes, you'll like this game and I would recommend it.

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awwwwwsum game, 23 May 2009

this is an awsume game and anyone who likes the call of duty series will like if not love this game i have it and i have played it 7 times and its still great i highly recamend this game to any one who likes WWII

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The most accomplished gaming experience on PSP, 28 Mar 2009

Amazing realism and graphics put this game head and shoulders above the rest of the FPS on the PSP. Easily the best game I own and the most fun too.

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good war game, 16 Mar 2009

bought this game for my husband and he thought it was the best psp war game he'd played

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LOTS OF FUN.....AND EASY!, 12 Mar 2009

I enjoy playing video games, particuarly military style games. I do not consider myself an excellent player by any means. With that being said, this game will deffinitely please the novice player as well as the experienced one. The game has many save points so that if you are killed you can pick up from where you left off without having to go back to the beginning. I truely enjoyed both the graphics and sound....not to mention the cut scenes where the acting was very good. I would highly recommend this game.

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Great Game, 31 Jan 2009

This is a great game for the psp, the missions are good and the controls are easy, great guns, unlockable items only downside is that the game is short but it is a fun game to own.

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Call of Duty 3: Roads to Victory (PS), 29 Jan 2009

I have been asked to review this game, the only reason I have marked How do you rate this game overall? with 1 star , is unfortunately I can't as I never received the item. I have been told that it is very similar to Call of Duty on the Playstation but better graphics.

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There are better WW2 games for PSP, 27 Jan 2009

This game is ok but i would reccomend that you buy medal of honuer 1 and 2 they are have much better graphics and the conrols are a lot easier. This game just seems like you cant really do much because of the auto-aim.

Buy any other COD game but this one!

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call of duty, 16 Nov 2008

this game is part 3 but its easyer to play on psp then it is on ps2 so try it out

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Good, but too short, 23 Aug 2008

Overall the gameplay is fair, but the single player campaign felt too short, each of the 14 missions last around 20 minutes. If you start playing at lunch time you can finish by bed time. I would recommend borrowing from a friend or renting this game before committing to buy it.

The game has its share of bugs too. The most annoying has to be a looping sound right at the end of the first mission. The sound stops when you complete the mission, but it causes some future sounds to "drop", the fix is to exit the game (after saving your progress) and then run it again.

There is another bug with the game failing to spawn enemies, preventing you from progressing the mission. The solution is to restart the mission.

I was disappointed to find that replaying a mission does not give you the chance to gain new medals. Instead you need to start over with a new save game.

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Not purchased yet..., 21 Jul 2008

I have not purchased this game yet, but plan to do so sometime soon. From what I have seen and heard, this game appears to be awesome. If it is as good as the first two Call of Dutys, this one shall be fun... Hopefully I can manage to find one at a Gamestop.

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ok but not worth the money, 8 Jun 2008

good game but not many missions and gets really boring after you've completed it. overall i dont think its worth the money. get yourself a ps3 if you want to go on a decent shooting game. DO NOT Buy its not worth it

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Very Good Game, 27 Mar 2008

The gameplay is really quite good and it is quite challenging to finish it on veteran. There are loads of different guns and different emplacements that you can use. The campaign is pretty long as well which means that there is plenty of gameplay to get from it. The whole game has a lot of information about various guns etc. as well.

The multiplayer feature looks good (although I never actually used it).

The only letdowns were control system and the absence of a skirmish or quickplay feature.

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Great for PSP, 27 Mar 2008

Call of Duty for the PSP it's as good as the others plataforms of this game it's great in graphics and sound.

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Great game - must for COD fans..., 27 Oct 2007

great game! certainly for the ultimate cod experience (or fps in general) pc/mac is the way to go. Considering this is on the psp - its EXCELLENT! control system does let it down - takes a while to get used to and can be frustrating at first cos its so slow to move ur character around - like a tanker ship. After awhile, u get used to the controls, and plays quite smoothly, the only time u notcie the controls is if u have a nazi behind u battering his gun butt on ya head and try to turn down quickly - lukily this is rare.

nice feature is bonus material - unlock 'play with unlimited ammo, grenades' etc...and detailed info on the guns used in the game and the artilliery etc plus movies of ww2 game modes are quite evenly balanced - veteran (the hardest level) is not impossible (on that now)

graphics 9/10

sound 10/10

gameplay 9/10

overall 9/10 and must for any cod fans - u cant beat taking out a few nazis, especially on the train etc...

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Call Of Duty: Roads To Victory, 22 Sep 2007

Great entertainment for the child, who is still glued to the game screen. Recommend this title to other game enthusiasts or beginners.

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good game, 8 Aug 2007

A first person shooter that actually works on the PSP, great graphics & lasts longer than most.

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Call of Duty: Roads To Victory., 6 Jul 2007

Call of Duty: Roads to Victory didn't get the love in reviews when it came out but I bought this game because of the past games in this series. Roads to Victory translates pretty well on the PSP and is a lot of fun to play. The game does provide a decent challange in two campaigns. American and British and it does get hard in some palces where you will do a couple times over.

The graphics are better then what we saw in Medal of Honor: Heroes and is so much clearer and easier to see where everything is. As for the gameplay, it pretty much keeps the formula from the console versions which is what makes the game work. The sound is okay not great but it is on the PSP after all and it does what it can to be as authentic as possible.

The replay value is great because you can unlock medals as we as other cool stuff depending on how well you did on each mission. The only thing I got to unlock was a wallpaper that I use on my PSP.

All in all, Call of Duty: Roads to Victory is a fun and engaging game that will bring you enjoyment for hours and will make the time fly like that.

I hope this is the first of many Call of Duty games for the PSP.

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roads to my PSP, 2 Jul 2007

The game is great and worth a buy, ok now read further if your still looking for more details about the game.

The movement is a bit awkward becuase of the set up, better then i thought it would be but it does make it harder to make accurate shots at the enemy so you really just point and fire hoping to hit something.

Other then that i have no fault with the game, it does take a bit of getting used to with the controls, so be patient with it.

The graphics are very good for a handheld game and the sound and explosions are just brilliant you will find yourself ducking and diving around whilst playing this game it just pulls you in by the short and curllies.

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Outstanding gameplay and Graphics!!!, 25 Jun 2007

First of all, I'd like to say I bought this game on my trip to france and i've had my PSP for over a year now and in france the only "cheap place" to buy good stuff for less is Fnac, french company.

When I got there I was astonished by the price, but what the heck. Such a good game can't be found in such a reasonable price there . Personally I thought it was cheap due to personall stupidity reasons I wont mention.

When I got to my hotel I started my PSP and a movie came on, of the game.

I was blinded by such graphics and sound, I like to play my games with headphones on.

A week later I was satisfied to have beaten the game on green, which is the easiest gameplay of the game.

You can play on three types of levels: Green, Hard and Veteran. When you beat each level you get information about WWII, including Weapons, Artilliery, Vehicles, Movies and Cheats, yes you can watch movies that introduces you to your new charachter and about the situation in the three countries that you play on:

United States, Canada and Great Britain.

Well I have no more to say exept for great grafics, outstanding gideline prety awesome gameplay and easy controls-pros.

Cons-well, none

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Good game, but cheaper in GAME stores., 11 May 2007

I really enjoyed this game. You can get really emersed in this game and seem to spend hours on end, playing without realising how much time has gone by.

I reccomend this game alot, but, I'd buy it from a high street retailer, such as game who sell it for £19.99

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FPS are better on PC, but it's a decent game, 9 May 2007

First of all I better say i'm pretty new to PSP, and i'm not USED to playing first person shooters on console systems. So if you are used to that you may have better success with the game. Personally i'm a big fan of the series so when it came out for PSP I jumped for it. But frankly, I fought with the controls a lot more then I fought with the germans. If your used to FPS on PC I wouldn't advise getting this for PSP. It'll only be a headache.

Other then that graphics are pretty decent.

Sound effects, aren't as rich as the PC games, but I suppose that's to be expected.

Storyline wasn't particularly spectacular either and it's very linear and scripted.

I guess I was expecting better. But hey if you love the series and you enjoy FPS on PSP I'd go for it.

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One of the Best FPS, 13 Apr 2007

Activision have managed to do a decent job on this one. The PSP games will always suffer due to the lack of a second analogue stick, but they got around it by adding an auto aim feature to help.

The sound is top notch with the gunfire and explosions, the enemy AI is intelligent enough to run for cover when you shoot, the graphics are slick and smooth unlike the sluggish Brothers in Arms, and the enemies appear thick and fast just as fans of this series will know.

The gameplay varies from battlefield assaults, to being a flying fortress gunner, to calling artillery strikes on tanks. All familiar features of the COD series.

The bad points are that the auto aim feature doesn't always work as intelligently as we'd like and tracks the wrong target due to there being so many. It suffers from somehting PSP gamers will be familiar with, the singleplayer campaign is too damn short. Its not a major problem though as using the higher difficulty setting will provide extended life, if a little repetitive at times.

Its a great little game, worth buying if you want a bit of intense battlefield action on those long journeys, and blows the other WW2 FPS games out of the water. It also feels and plays like the COD series should.

I can't say how well the multiplayer is as I can't find anyone local who has it, but if its anything like the single player, it'll be a laugh. An FPS definitely worth buying.

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Good Gameplay, 9 Apr 2007

This game has good gameplay and great graphics. You always know where to go and I love the airplane levels. There are plenty of pros, but the only con is the other players or soldiers in the game. They'll wait by a doorway and as soon as you're halfway through it they'll rush through themselves, pushing you back in. If you are in cover (in their way), they run through and push you out into the open. I died countless times in veteran (the hardest, most realistic mode) because of this. I would've given it a full five stars in both ratings if not for this. It is still the greatest game I have played for psp, and I don't regret buying it. It has incredible graphics (ie in "Lucky Thirteen", two airplanes crash into each other right in front of the nose gun). There is also no gore setting. No extra gore? Whats up with that?

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I WANT THE GAME, 26 Mar 2007

THIS game sounds extremeley fun and all i know is im going to own one!!!!!!! But im not sure if the graphics are good and if its to easy to beat:( . So if you read this and you think its good please awnser my question!!!!!!!!!!

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All the awsomeness of Call of Duty for your PSP!!!!!!!!!, 24 Mar 2007

Call of Duty Roads to victory is awsome it brings almost everything that in on the console version to the PSP.

Graphics: 4.5 out of five-good PSP standards

Sound: 4.5-pretty good

Effects: 5-Amazing effects for the PSP

Controls: 4-Basic (Best controls for a PSP game is probably in Socom Firetam Bravo 2)

So the only complaint I have about this game is that there is no online play. But everything else is awsome!!!!

Definatly worth the money. Call of Duty games from best to worst(which is still good)

Call of Duty 2

Call of Duty Big Red One

Roads to victory (kind of weird since it's on PSP but this is were I think it's at)

Call of Duty 3

Finest Hour

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An Excellent Screenplay, 16 Mar 2007

ok, so i just got this game (the first day it came out) and i highly reccomend it for psp players and fans of the call of duty series. a word to encourage you to buy it: IT IS THE BEST GAME THAT I OWN ON THE PSP!!!! I got call of duty 3 a day after christmas, and i could barely put the controler down or look away from the screen. So, when I heard that a call of duty was going to come out for the PSP, I marked my calander and immediatly pre-ordered the game (I didn't want anything to stant between me and getting the game the first day it came out).

I looooove it and i can GARENTEE that you will looooove it to.

P.S., if you dont have call of duty 3 yet, GET IT!!!!!!

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