My Television…

In case you’re wondering what I’m gaming on, here is my televison set. It’s a 27″ Sanyo flat screen featuring:

Component, S-Video and Front & Rear A/V Inputs
True Flat Screen for Superior Picture
MTS/SAP Stereo Front Surround Sound
Aspect Ratio Selection: (16:9 or 4:3)

I’m plugged in with the HD AV Component cable that came in the premium box.

Call Of Duty 3

ESRB Rating: T – Blood, Language, Violence

About The Game: Though the Call Of Duty franchise has had massive success on the PC platform, console released versions were usually met with lackluster reviews. All that changed with the release of the Infinity Ward developed Call Of Duty 2 to the Xbox 360 console. CoD2 accurately recreated the feel of the PC game and sold quite well.

Enter Call Of Duty 3. CoD3, developed by Treyarch, does a great job recreating the glory of its PC predecessors. However, it offers little new to attract games who’ve yet to be exposed to the series. It does offer a more character driven story than before, which is a welcomed change, but other than that things stick pretty close to what we’ve seen before. The, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” rule could easily apply here.

This was my exposure to a CoD console title and overall I was pleased. I had thought the transition between the control scheme on the PC to the Xbox would be a difficult one, but it only took a few moments to get used to them.

How It Displays: Great. Of all the Xbox 360 title’s I’ve played since receiving the console, this is one of the best looking ones. I noticed no blurring or fuzziness. The animation moved along quite fluidly. There were certain areas of the game where a bit dark, which could possibly be remedied by adjusting the color settings. I played under the default “gaming” color setting on my television set.

How It Sounds: The Call Of Duty franchise is well known for amazing sound design and this game makes is no exception. The gunfire and explosions are big and lifelike. I have no additional sound equipment on my TV, but the stereo speakers were adequate and things sounded fantastic.

To Sum It Up: Call Of Duty 3 is overall a fairly solid title. As I said, most of it you’ve seen before, but fans of the series will enjoy it. I wouldn’t recommend picking it up new, but it’d make a nice used purchase at the right price point.

Introduction…

For my first post, I thought I’d give a mission statement of sorts. So, here it goes:

This website is dedicated to cutting through the crap regarding Xbox 360 games displayed on standard definition televisions. I received an Xbox 360 for Christmas, I have a 27 inch Sanyo television. I had researched how games would display on my television after reading several mention that HDTV was the only way to go. There were so many arguments between fanboys, it was hard to find useful information.

I plan on bringing you the useful information I sought when deciding whether or not I wanted the console. Stay tuned.