Release Dates

11/7/06

TBA

12/8/06

TBA

Just after one year, the Call of Duty series returns--this time depicting the Normandy Breakout (liberation of Paris). Players can take the roles of American, British, Canadian, and Polish soldiers in this campaign. Call of Duty 3 features new hand-to-hand combat where soldiers can disarm each other. The player can now choose multiple paths to accomplishing a mission, such as fighting head-on or flanking the enemy forces. New destructible environments enables players to destroy hideouts to force opponents into the open.

The multiplayer mode is now more class-based. However, the classes only affect your initial weapons as you can pick up weapons from fallen soldiers later. Classes also have certain special abilities--such as binoculars for the scouts to call an artillery strike. The multiplayer also now features vehicles such as tanks, jeeps, and motorcycles with sidecars. Your character will also gain rank through a battle that will improve your abilities.

The Wii version does not feature the extreme details of the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions and may present fewer enemies on the screen, but the levels are the same. The analog stick on the nunchuk moves the player and the other buttons allow you to duck and jump. Like the PS3 version, thrusting the controller will perform a melee attack. You can change weapons by flicking the controller to the side or toss a grenade by moving the controller in a tossing motion. If engaged in tug-of-war battle where the opponent has grabbed hold of your gun, on the Wii the player will have to hold the controller out in front and mimic the struggle as instructed by the screen to get control of the gun back. Online multiplayer on the Wii version is unconfirmed.

This is the first edition of Call of Duty to be console only. No PC version is planned.

See also Call of Duty 3 (Xbox 360), Call of Duty 3 (PS3), Call of Duty 3 (Xbox), and Call of Duty 3 (PS2).