Many computer games are single games, that is, they come out as a separate product, without a background and without potential or real sequels. There are projects that are combined into a dilogy or trilogy. But there are full-fledged series that have been published for many years and sometimes have more than twenty parts in their assets. One of the most popular series in the genre of first-person shooter, and among computer games, is the "Call of Duty". For the first time, users were able to try their hand at this project back in 2003, that is, more than ten years ago. Since then, much time has passed, almost everything has changed in the game industry, respectively, and this series has been constantly being transformed. From this article you will learn about all the existing episodes of Call of Duty, all the parts will be sorted in order, they will indicate the advantages, disadvantages, as well as differences from the previous episode.
Beginning of the series
As you know, in the Call of Duty series, all parts in order as a result add up to eleven full-fledged games and ten more secondary projects. All of them are very different, not only because of the time difference, but also because the series more than once radically changed its direction. But it all started with the first episode, the theme of which was World War II. Naturally, the project was carried out with an eye to the Medal of Honor games that were popular at that time and to very relevant topics. Unlike other projects, you get the opportunity to play for three different characters representing the British, Soviet and American troops. The second part was released in 2005, the engine was improved, the graphics were much improved, but the principle remained the same - three campaigns, three different stories of soldiers who fought for the countries of the allies. The third part came out a year later, but it differed from the previous ones in that it was intended exclusively for consoles. Another important difference is the liquidation of the Soviet campaign and its replacement by the Polish and Canadian ones. As you can see, in Call of Duty, all parts in order initially adhered to one theme. But then everything changed a little.
New direction
As you already well imagine, first in Call of Duty all the parts in order were a related plot on the theme of World War II. But this topic could not be endless, so already in 2007, with the release of the fourth part, entitled Modern Warfare, the developers switched to the present, where they decided to show the fight of special military units against terrorists. However, the theme of World War II was only temporarily abandoned, because in 2008 the fifth episode called World at War was released, in which you had to go through two campaigns - the American against the Japanese and the Soviet against the Germans. Well, in 2009, a change occurred again, and the continuation of Modern Warfare at number two was published. In the Call of Duty 2 series, part of the modern confrontation again returned the user to the fight against terrorism and the prevention of World War III.
Fresh ideas
Naturally, the developers did not stop there, and in the Call of Duty series the list of parts was replenished with a new branch - Black Ops. In 2010, the first game of this subseries was released, which allowed gamers to try themselves as an American spy during the Cold War. However, as in previous years, the developers did not focus on one topic and in 2011 released the third part of the subseries about the modern world and the fight against terrorism. It is expected that in 2012 there was a continuation of a successful Cold War game that developed this theme.
Latest games
As you probably know, it was Call of Duty 4 that became the first game in the series that deviated from the themes of World War II. This was a step in the right direction, as it allowed developers to look at things much wider and achieve even greater popularity for the series. As for Call of Duty 5, this is the last episode in which there was generally a mention of the Second World War. After that, in this series only projects that were related to a more modern setting were issued. However, the last two games, released in 2013 and 2014 and called Ghosts and Advanced Warfare, respectively, were something new and unexpected. The fact is that the first of these parts tells about a special unit from the near future, similar to the modern world, but the second already takes the gamer 30-40 years ahead, when the world looks completely different - now it is full of the latest technology, along the streets combat robots walk, and soldiers fight in exosuits. Now it’s even interesting what the developers will offer in the next release?
Side games
In addition to the eleven main episodes, the series also has side games. They were produced either for consoles or for mobile devices. However, they are never taken into account if they consider the main episodes of the series - the fact is that for the most part these are simplified releases of the main games aimed at less powerful platforms, therefore they are considered as secondary.