| Call of Duty 2: Big Red One | |
|---|---|
 North American PlayStation 2 cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Treyarch High Voltage Software (GC) |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Producer(s) | Pat Dwyer Sam Nouriani |
| Designer(s) | Christian Busic Richard Farrelly Dan Koppel |
| Programmer(s) | Mike Anthony |
| Artist(s) | Alex Bortoluzzi |
| Writer(s) | Aaron Ginsburg Wade McIntyre |
| Composer(s) | Graeme Revell |
| Series | Call of Duty |
| Engine | Treyarch NGL |
| Platform(s) | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision for GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is a side-story of the original game Call of Duty 2, which was released on PC and Xbox 360. Both were released in 2005.
Big Red One differs from other games in the Call of Duty franchise in that it focuses on a single Allied formation in World War II: the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division, which goes by the nickname Big Red One due to their unit patch which features a large, red number one. The game covers the division's part in the North Africa campaign, the invasion of Sicily, the landing on Omaha Beach in Europe and moving east, and eventually crossing the Siegfried Line into Germany. Each chapter is book-ended with period footage from the Military Channel, with voiceovers courtesy of Mark Hamill (who appeared in the Sam Fuller film The Big Red One), imitating a World War II documentary.
The game also features a number of actors from the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, based on Stephen E. Ambrose's book of the same name about E (Easy) Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, as voice actors. They include Michael Cudlitz (Sgt. Denver "Bull" Randleman), James Madio (T-4 Frank Perconte), Frank John Hughes (Sgt. William "Wild Bill" Guarnere), Richard Speight Jr. (Sgt. Warren "Skip" Muck), Ross McCall (T-5 Joseph Liebgott), Rick Gomez (T-4 George Luz), and Rene L. Moreno (T-5 Joseph Ramirez). The box cover features actor Stephen Saux. The story and characters were written by Aaron Ginsburg and Wade McIntyre.
In North America, it was later released as part of a compilation pack entitled Call of Duty: Legacy for the PlayStation 2 only. The pack included Call of Duty: Finest Hour and Big Red One.[1] A Collector's Edition was also released for both the Xbox and PlayStation 2.[2]
- ^ "Call of Duty: Legacy (PlayStation 2)". Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ "Call of Duty 2: Big Red One Collector's Edition - PlayStation 2 : Video Games". Amazon. Retrieved August 7, 2022.