Day of Defeat

"A very realistic experience indeed..."

First off, I will say that this game is the most realistic game i have ever seen. 2nd of all, all you people who like CS gameplay better stay away. And now for the review.

Gameplay:8/10

Gameplay is fast without being TOO fast. There are a variety of classes to choose from out of two teams:axis and allies. All guns have realistic recoil which points your gun up as you fire making you pull your mouse down to re-center. Second, You will be forced to work together as a team if you want to win. Flags often need 2 people to capture it. It features voice comm and has a variety of voice commands, and hand signals to go with them.Also, when you die, you respawn in waves so that you will have a teammate to fight with, very helpful. The thing i do not like about the gameplay is the machine guns sometimes. When they are deployed, they act like super sniper rifles which are very accurate with a high rate of fire. Another thing i don't like which doesn't happen often is grenade spamming, nothing gets you madder except people throwing grenades everywhere even when you respawn with out a chance to fight back.

Sound:10/10

Sounds provide great ambience such as guns going off in the background,bombs exploding, etc. The guns sound like the real life cointerparts.The game has a wide array of voice command for issuing orders to your teammates. To add to the icing on the cake, hand signals also accompany the said command, however your enemies can also hear the command if they are close by.In order to counteract this, you can simply motion with your hand.

Graphics:10/10

Everything you look at looks as realistic as possible in the half-life engine. The animations are extremely fluid and flow nicely.Soldiers walk with their head down just like in real life. The blood looks nice and is how it should look. No blood squirts in this game, instead you will see a puff of blood when shot. Also, idle animations are assigned to the models as well. People cough, scratch their crotch, sneeze and other things.

My final words:

Get this game even if you are on a 56k modem like me cause it is still very playable and also enjoyable. This game puts return to castle wolfenstein and medal of honor:allied assault to shame. If Counter-strike wasn't realistic enough for you, then this will be the game you want.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 02/08/02, Updated 02/08/02