The first Call of Duty looked similar to the Medal of Honour games, as a first-person shooter set during World War 2. In 2003 the first Call of Duty tapped a full magazine on its helmet, cocked its rifle, and planted its combat boots onto the battlefield for the first time. The team that had developed Medal of Honour: Allied Assault formed Infinity Ward, and was recruited by publishers Activision.
The Call of Duty franchise was born from EA's Medal of Honour series, which had its origins in the resources and development of Steven Spielberg's epic film Saving Private Ryan. The Cold War and future-set special forces shooter is the latest CoD game to let you blow foreigners' heads off in increasing levels of detail, so we don our dress uniform, salute the regimental colours and think of fallen comrades as we look back over the history of Call of Duty and its junior officer Modern Warfare.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is set to be another hit in the soldier-simulating game series.
