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Call of Duty is a first-person shooter video game series set in World War II, with the exception of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which is set in modern times. The series began on the PC, soon expanding to consoles and handhelds. The series includes offshoot games that follow the same gameplay as the main series. The series is published by Activision and developed by Infinity Ward, Treyarch, Gray Matter Interactive, Pi Studios, and Amaze Entertainment using a variety of game engines including id Tech 3, the Treyarch NGL and so forth.

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A typical Call of Duty screenshot

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Call of Duty

Main article: Call of Duty

Call of Duty is the first installment of the series, earning a Game Of The Year Award, and an Excellence In Audio Award. It was based on id Tech 3. Call of Duty was the first game developed by Infinity Ward, which consisted of developers who worked on the successful Medal of Honor series.

Call of Duty: United Offensive

Call of Duty: United Offensive is an expansion pack to the first installment of the series. This game was created by Gray Matter Interactive and added vehicles (including jeeps and tanks) to an expanded multiplayer mode. United Offensive also featured a point-based ranking system, which refreshed after every round and granted benefits such as increased ammo and grenades.

Call of Duty: Finest Hour

Call of Duty: Finest Hour is a console spin-off of Call of Duty. It includes online play which can hold up to 32 players on the Xbox.

Call of Duty 2

Main article: Call of Duty 2

Call of Duty 2 is the second installment of the series, working with a proprietary graphical engine. Infinity Ward returned to make this sequel. Call of Duty 2 made use of Direct3D 9.0 shaders.

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One is a console game developed by Treyarch, based around the American 1st Infantry Division. The game was released at around the same time as Call of Duty 2 for the PC and Xbox 360, but the two games have nothing in common.

Call of Duty 3

Main article: Call of Duty 3

Call of Duty 3 is the third installment of the series, developed by Treyarch instead of Infinity Ward. It is the first numerical game in the series not to appear on the PC.

Call of Duty: Roads to Victory

Call of Duty: Roads to Victory was a Call of Duty game for PlayStation Portable. It is developed by Amaze Entertainment.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare will be set in modern day warfare and the game's trailer debuted on April 28, 2007 during the ESPN NFL Draft. The game is being developed by Infinity Ward who made the first two Call of Duty games. This game returns to Windows.

Call of Duty 4 (DS)

Main article: Call of Duty DS

Call of Duty DS shall be the first Call of Duty game for the Nintendo DS. It will feature the same theme as Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

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