Call of Duty Franchise

 The Call of Duty Franchise

 

 

 

The Call Of Duty series is a popular first person shooter franchise that dates back to 2003. Since then, Call Of Duty has gone on to become one of the most successful video game franchises in history, with each new game

The Call Of Duty franchise has received criticism from both the press and consumers due to Activision's insistence that a new game be released every year. This trend has been kept up for many years and has lead many to believe that the franchise is becoming stale. Regardless, each new game in the series continues to break records and attract millions of players

Call of Duty was released on October 29, 2003. It is a World War II first-person shooter published by Activision and developed by Infinity Ward. The first game lets the player see the conflict from three sides, the Americans, the British, and the Soviets. As the Americans the player is a US pathfinder on D-Day, parachuting into Normandy. In the British campaign, you play a member of the 6th airborne division capturing the Pegasus bridge, and the Soviets as a member of the 13th Guards Rifle Division during the Battle of Stalingrad.

Modern Warfare 2, the sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, sold nearly 5 million copies within its first 24 hours on the shelf. It became the largest entertainment launch in history grossing $310 million in the first day and has now reached 14 million copies sold.

 


As with Call of Duty 4, Modern Warfare 2 has you control multiple characters following different stories. You begin with a tutorial as Private First Class Joseph Allen in Afghanistan but are soon fighting around the world from Brazil to Russia and even at the White House in the USA.

The sequel to Call of Duty: Black Ops was released on November 13th 2012. Black Ops II is the first game in the franchise to take place in the near future, specifically 2025. Players take control of David Mason(son of Alex Mason from the first Black Ops) and attempt to stop an attack on the U.S. unmanned drone fleet from terrorist/drug lord/internet 99% revolutionary Raul Menendez, who is fleshed out with playable flashbacks to Menendez's interactions with Alex Mason and Frank Woods, told from Woods's perspective.

The multiplayer sees some changes to the traditional formula. Specifically, Create-A-Class has been turned into a slot based system, in which players use up to 10 tokens to outfit their class however they see fit. For example, one can chose to not take a primary weapon in order to have an extra perk, and so on. Black Ops II also introduces a new feature called "CODcasting" that allows players to livestream matches directly through the game and provide commentary for the audience watching.


In Conclusion the Call of Duty Franchises has released a total of 24 games and is a multi-million Dollar franchise.

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Joshua Bamback