
Call of Duty (2003) — Genres, rating & game data
Call of Duty is a World War II first-person shooter developed by Infinity Ward. It is the first game in the series by the same name. ###Plot During the game's singleplayer campaign, the players take control of three soldiers from different armies: Joey Martin from the U.S. military, sergeant Evans
Call of Duty (2003) is a shooter game developed by Infinity Ward, 2003. It stands out for narrative-driven gameplay, ranged combat and a historical setting. Available in single-player and multiplayer mode. With an NextGameLike Score of 90/100, it ranks as an exceptional title in our catalog.
About Call of Duty (2003)
Call of Duty is a World War II first-person shooter developed by Infinity Ward. It is the first game in the series by the same name.
###Plot During the game's singleplayer campaign, the players take control of three soldiers from different armies: Joey Martin from the U.S. military, sergeant Evans from the British SAS, and Alexei Ivanovich Voronin from the Red Army. The game's plot follows their path from boot camp to the Battle of Berlin. There are 26 missions present in the game.
###Gameplay Call of Duty features both singleplayer and multiplayer modes. During the singleplayer campaign, a briefing is held or a slide-show with commentary before every mission. In order to complete a level, the player has to complete several objectives in a chronological order. There are four difficulty levels in Call of Duty, they differ in the amount of damage the player can sustain. There is no health regeneration system present in the game. A health pack system is used instead.
The players can carry two main weapons, one pistol, and 10 grenades. The players can melee any enemy they encounter in the game.
###Multiplayer At the beginning of the match, the players choose one of four sides: the U.S. Army, the British forces, the Vermacht, and the Red Army.
There are 4 game modes present in Call of Duty: Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Domination and Search and Destroy.
The game's maps are renditions of the real battlefields, such as Sainte-Mere-Eglise, the shores of Normandy, Berlin, and Stalingrad.
How Call of Duty (2003) was received
Of the 7,573 Steam player reviews, 95% are positive. Critics score it 91/100 on Metacritic, reflecting acclaim.
Players
- Steam players7,573 reviews95%Very positive
- IGDB community827 reviews81/100
Critics
- Metacritic91/100
- IGDB3 reviews87/100
Aggregated from public ratings on Steam, IGDB, Metacritic and OpenCritic. NextGameLike does not host its own reviews.
NextGameLike Score
90/100 ↗Rating
👍 91%
937 votes
Type
Shooter, FPS
Released
2003
Updated May 2026
Developer
Infinity Ward
Publisher: Aspyr
Avg. playtime
~6h
Platforms
PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Official trailer for Call of Duty (2003)
Screenshots of Call of Duty (2003)





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