Call of Duty Finest Hour - Mission 1

[@lukevickery8307]

That speech at the beginning is just legendary

[@300thNPC]

Hitler`s brutalized hordes are now advancing towards Stalingrad over mountains of their own dead bodies.

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

Unless your German.

[@user-yb4wp4vf8c]

better than any cod speech. This is a compliment for nazis i get

[@BrandonGlaspie]

That and the speech when they charged the machine guns was epic!!!

[@FyreStone]

You learned more in the 2 minute intro of the game than in a whole game of the new Call of Duty series lol.

[@theshogun3851]

I remember I'd always charge with those soviets and I end up dying and rage quitting.

[@MChurvis]

8:14 was the first and last time I felt truly horrified in a CoD game. That edgy shit from MW1 (you know the scene) just didn't compare. This really was Call of Duty's Finest Hour.

[@carterburkhart4336]

Some of World at War was pretty horrific showing the brutality of war.

[@mattb6235]

8:18

[@AdotLOM]

The machine gun charge after the speech at 8:14 was incredibly harrowing to me when I first played it. All of that death... accompanied by that kick-ass soundtrack!

[@MrTallformyheight]

that first setpiece moment with stalingrad burning in the backround still scares me today

[@vendetta1306]

Oh ya I remember that shit

[@CounterStrikefan1858]

2:30 and 8:14 are what made me instantly liked the WW2 Call of Duty so much. Those speech and shout are so bone chilling it actually felt really awesome.

[@CounterStrikefan1858]

I wonder if anyone turned the shout at 8:14 into a ringtone. I really want that.

[@thatoneradicalizedprussian225]

The song is the flag must fall

[@NylonLover06100]

This Is where I first witnessed . The Rush B Tactic

[@JunoBXRthesequel]

I hope they remaster this… I'd pay good money for that

[@Yaboikvk]

+Recon 😏😎😜😒😖😺

[@alzamora315]

They still make games for the Vita?

[@falloutbro5636]

Omni - NiyQuix yes

[@nateyolo9827]

Sorry never going to happen bro they already say it

[@mattb6235]

Nah the old graphics have too good of nostalgia

[@-CrimsoN-]

8:30 sends goosebumps down my spine every time. Sad, we don't get Call of Duty games like this anymore....ones we get now are complete and utter garbage. No atmosphere, no story. All of the emphasis is on multiplayer and modern combat now :(

[@JCDentonCZ]

Surprisingly well made given the extreme limitations of the original Xbox, PS2 and Gamecube.

[@mr_inconspicuous]

Bruh I played this on GameCube and never realized how crazy of a feat that really is, the game was so well made and good to play

[@KingofGermanic]

Remember when Call of Duty had a story, and Characters, and an Atmospheric enviorment?

[@JackisJack_]

Call of Duty still has Characters and a story. Just not nearly as good.

[@kevindyson2248]

Europe. 1940. Hitler's ruthless quest to extend Germany's borders has his people at war with the world. The mobilization of armies in Britain and France prove no deterrent as the Nazi's invade their European neighbors to the north and west, while extending their reach eastward towards Russia's critical oil fields. By Fall, Germany's lightning war to soften England is launched, and America increases production, racing to aid the British. By 1941, the battle for North Africa is on, as Rommel's Afrika Korps arrives in Tripoli. On the Eastern Front, an impatient Hitler breaks his pact with the Soviets. Stalin responds with a Scorched Earth policy, intent on leaving only ruins for the Nazi invaders, but one by one his cities fall. Now, in 1942, massive German air raids commence against Stalingrad, and the battle for this noble city turns vicious. The Red Army refuses to retreat, and a counter-offensive is launched against a force that now stretches from the Volga to the Atlantic, and deep into the African desert. Against impossible odds, millions come forward to answer the call of their countries, their families, their lives. My name is Aleksandr Sokolov. I thought I was safe. As a watchmaker's apprentice I would learn the business and open a shop of my own. Maybe get married, have children, start a life. But now, our cities are under attack, and Stalingrad will put an end to those dreams. We should have known the Germans would turn on us, break the treaty. They have no honor. The commissars rounded us up so quickly, speaking of the Motherland, the sacrifices of our brothers, our duty. I am only 20, but I am ready to fight to the death. The sight of my home Stalingrad infuriates me. It is as if Hell itself were burning. "Welcome to Stalingrad. You're about to begin the greatest moment of your life. The Germans have lost hundreds of tanks and planes. Hitler's brutalized hordes are now advancing towards Stalingrad over mountains of their own dead bodies. Our Bolshevik Party, our nation, our great country, have given us the task not to let the enemy reach the Volga and to defend the city of Stalingrad. Forward against the enemy! Up into the unremitting battle, comrades, for Stalingrad, for our great country! Not one step back! Cowards and traitors will be shot! Do not count days, do not count miles, count only the number of Germans you have killed. Kill the German - this is your mother's prayer. Kill the German - this is the cry of your Russian earth. Do not waver! Do not let up! Kill! Death to the German invader!"

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

No? I don't remember any story, characters or environment either.

[@specv_jonathan]

Boy if only they could remake this, would look stunning.

[@lloyd9710]

Jonathan Vazquez yeh without all this childish rubbish call of duty games have these days

[@josha3212]

8:30 As a kid I always loved to rush with those guys, all of them always died, including me

[@Max-ek3kf]

Did you think that was what you were supposed to do?

[@brads2784]

i did that once... I thought if im going to die why not die bravely. Then I realised i read the map marker wrong

[@jakefromstatefarm2879]

i miss the old call of duty

[@aaaaaoverflow]

Still better then COD Ghost.

[@edge1247]

Dude cod 1 2 and 3 Shits on all the cods made today .

[@aaaaaoverflow]

Dr.Hugo Strange hahahahahah nah all cods after cod 4 is just a DLC for cod 4 ;)

[@VIDgamesLover]

Cod world at war is my favorite cod of all time but Finest Hour, Cod 3, and Cod 1/2 are awesome.

[@killerrj8]

***** kind of hate CoD 4 now... Even though it's a good game, it's also the game that a lot of the shitfaces came to. And those who only cared about multiplayer.

[@itsviperinhd]

***** AW*

[@Chrille9320]

This is an idea!! A remake of this game!!

[@Chrille9320]

Exactly how the missions was!!!

[@C.Hash35]

It would be awesome if they made a remake of this because now all the cods are kind of futuristic and it would be sweet if they made a WW2 cod again!

[@blackout9436]

Had anyone else noticed when the commissar says "Do not count days, do not count miles..." Really? I thought the USSR used the metric system. Oh well, it doesn't detract from the horror yet amazing design of the game. I also liked that in this game that war is portrayed as dark and evil, not like in the newer games where war is shown to be like a game.

[@Baxtab13]

They didn't speak English either, lol.

[@HONKEYDOG7887]

I completely agree and does anyone know where I can get this game

[@Mrdestiny17]

blackout94 The quote is from a Russian reporter from the WW2 era who was considered an extremest, he was criticized for writing violent poems against the fascist party. Just an FYI :). This game was amazing tho...

[@theddd15]

The greatest call of duty game I have ever played. And also one of the fondest memories of gaming to date.

[@zhiganshina3355]

Reading such nostalgic comments makes me smile :]]

[@jsmithfootguy777]

Im glad im not the only one who is still in love with that level the speech is too epic

[@DearOlDutyBoy]

I watch this as I cuddle my 1943 Mosin Nagant and stripper clips of ammo.

[@williamsathofiek4810]

I got a .22 caliber stg-44 ;) snuggling up with it

[@funnyhispanic]

Mines a 1942 excellent rifle

[@Con745]

I remember when I played this on my old ps2

[@joshuamcmullen4067]

***** I thought I was the only one

[@dreadfortserjeant-at-arms7955]

I remember this.. look at all this!! The ambiance, the sound, the music, gunshots, explosions,,, so fucking intense!! Nowadays call of duty gunshots sound like damn airsoft guns.

[@CmdrFilch]

literally for the first 10 times playing i would do nothing but join that mass attack, way too epic

[@jackhewett3790]

I first played this after i finished the first one on PC, i still get shivers when the commissar gives the speech on the boat. The burning of Stalingrad and the hundreds of Red Army soldiers charging with flags, rifles and ammo into tanks, planes and lines of machine guns makes me so just nervous and shit! Bring COD back to these days!

[@JrJohnbarn]

The memories :) I always loved this game. I got it at Christmas 2004 when I was about 10 years old for my PS2. it was one of my favourite games, I played it all the time.

[@edge1247]

I want a Call of Duty WAW 2 going threw Normandy imagine how they could remake Omaha beach with the Xbox one or PS4 and the other campaign would be going threw Africa into Italy .

[@Eminem12378]

They can't make any more World War 2 games, something I read somewhere about a deal in their contracts with Activision. Sorry to crush your hopes.

[@edawg792]

+Eminem12378 "Something I read somewhere" well that's specific lol

[@theshadow3438]

+Eminem12378 wat?

[@luisfeliperoberto8365]

+edawg792 melhor. fase do. jogo. fase um

[@luisfeliperoberto8365]

+edawg792 melhor. fase do. jogo. fase um

[@belldanful]

What if they remastered this game to the new gen consoles

[@NULM-fj9pu]

When I was a young lad, the graphics looked so real to my eyes then. Now I'm looking at it again and They look so cardboard-like.. :P

[@thealliedpowers]

N38UL480M8 Still 10/10 game.

[@thealliedpowers]

Twiggy The Squirrel Gamespot can go fuck themselves then.

[@PriestOfFilm]

that row-boat ride over the Volga and the sequence after it is probably one of the most inspiring speeches of battle I've heard in games. It made me invested in the fight instantly.

[@soldierss666]

WELL, obviously the COD franchise changed since multiplayer came in... You know what i think? From what i've heard (saddly i can't seem to find where i saw that anymore) the guy who was behind the multiplayer dev team is the same guy who made COD multiplayer. That's when COD changed. It started ALLLL the way back when halo 2 got released, then COD 3 came out (im not sure if COD 2 affected it, i personally believe it did) That's when everything changed.

[@JackGriffin745]

I love the atmosphere in this level. The smoke makes the city seem like it's night and the fire is the only light source. The music makes it so much better.

[@JackGriffin745]

Actually, it might be night. I dunno.

[@ospubstomping9107]

Anyone watching in 2016?

[@TheGameEndings]

+Jestah 77 yes

[@noverdinho]

Back when I was about 13 year old, learning WW2 from this game (and the awesomeness of historical clips) rather than my shitty school text. 2016 should be the revival of this Finest Hour ! Best narration! Nice dialogues ! Nice characters !

[@baseballbuckbuck]

You're in good hands with allstate...anyone?

[@bruhism173]

I watch this mission daily just as I played it daily as a kid, this instilled a constant reminder to not stop fighting in a young kid, now I'm 16, I see my country is being ruined and war is coming soon, all hell shall be let loose, confusion of chaos will hurt your head like no other pain before, things you can't control will happen despite what you think want or need, horrific sites await me, my fellow comrades who follow me, only sacrifice is going to give us any chance at reclaiming our simple way of normal life, I wish my children free people, I have a role to play, I will play it well. *Against impossible odds millions came forward to answer the call of their country, their family, their lives*

[@sapith2700]

I beileve I played this and Call of Duty Bid Red One.

[@sapith2700]

Then I got into Halo and came back to Call of Duty 4 on the 360

[@MultiGamerJon]

I'll never forget that scene, I was 8 when I first played it, and years later, I remember it perfectly, and it still sends chills down my spine...

[@puggy_8907]

I miss the first 6 call of duties all the ones after that meant nothing to me

[@Kelly14UK]

21st century modern warfare BORES me. It's like watching the BBC news.

[@jakobelgada4455]

literally my childhood I still have since I'm 12 but I played this when I was 4 go ahead say my parents didn't raise me well. just knowing the feeling that my dad and mom are gamers is amazing.

[@DrCBurger]

Ahh the Nostalgia

[@where_we_go245]

Can't believe I use to play this when I was a kid and only just realising it was the first call of duty

[@cyn7696]

Technically there's a PC only game of the first ever cod, but this was the first console! You still get an "A" tho haha

[@where_we_go245]

Mr Person first A I've ever gotten

[@urirapaport5811]

lol somehow when you think of cod, its some weird game where you kill people..... call of duty meant the calling duty of soldiers when stalingrad was invaded in ww2. somehow this story game that looks really good for a game that old, turned into the call of duty with frickin robots and futuristic shit that we have now (cod bo 3). activision and treyarch should work on a ww2 game again.

[@urirapaport5811]

lol true

[@DarkshadowXD63]

Yea man it totally lost its image remember when it actually boasted about its single player. And was critically acclaimed for it. Now it's only about multiplayer

[@glen50000]

the bit on the boat is the most epic moment in all gaming history

[@minimegamez2001]

how is he playing bo3 in 2008 on a ps2 ?!??!???!

[@theshadow3438]

Seems legit.

[@JBell0987]

This video brought tears to my eyes, I forgot how Call of Duty made me feel as kid. This is what it was about, war at it's finest.

[@photon--caliber4482]

This was the only Call of duty I liked, The rest now days are absolute shit.

[@V1rtualFlod]

Wow, stone you played this game too? Haha, I loved it! The only CoD game I own that I haven't beat! The health system made the game a challenge. I miss the days when CoD wasn't little 8 year olds screaming at their screens. RIP the good Call of Duty.

[@Drakosgames]

I was 8 or 9 years old when I got this for Christmas when it first came out. I remember me and my dad watching TV and seeing that insane commercial, then I said "Dad, can you get me this game for Christmas!?!?" That is what started my love for FPS...

[@awald5]

For any who were wondering, Not a step back Was the slogan of Order No. 227 issued by Stalin that stated that anyone who retreated was to be shot. The speech the Commissar is giving at the beginning was based upon a similar speech given by Field Marshall Zhukov. Just in case you were interested

[@nocturnalnun]

I remember this is what started my fascination for military history. An execution scene like that nowadays would warrent an "M" rating. Good times when CoD told a historically accurrate story.

[@fr0sty284]

I love how the sound is so good, tanks planes and gunfire every five seconds.

[@TommyC311291]

Just bought this, big red one and cod 3. cant wait to play through these games again, provided me with so much fun as a kid. its a shame that the recent cod's are so involved with the multiplayer, and do not produce these legendary campaigns anymore

[@legendofman12]

good to hear your not stupid. The screaming of the planes is caused when a plane is traveling at a high speed almost directly downward like a kamikaze. But in this case those are Stukas. The German Stuka is infamous for its screeching caused by airhorns on its wheels. It was designed to scare the enemy and it sure as hell worked though it was a dead give away too

[@EvilWiffles]

Played this when it came out also. I really love how dramatic the game was and how detailed they've made it. I cry every time I am in the main menu with the music :(.

[@SlyDessertFox]

FIrst Call of Duty I had...such a great game. Much better than what COD has become.

[@1953patterson]

Without You Tube I'd NEVER make it thru a single mission. THANKS You-Tube!!

[@americannazgul1184]

the most intense call of duty i have ever played. the music it self is intense.

[@thedarknight5714]

LOL I remember playing this game when I was six years old... and now I have finally found it again:)

[@Dennis123yeh]

I remember when i was like 8, the graphics where amazing and the speach was aw inspiring! Now i have come back to it, its still good ;)

[@VzuaLxVenoM]

i absolutely loved this game when it came out. before the COD series got famous. my favorite. literally played this mission 50-60 times. loved the flashback of memories looking at someone play this game. you would look at a certain section like the crew coming in on the boat. i forgot about that but when i saw it again iw was like "I REMEMBEER THAT SCENE".

[@shermonruler]

this was the most memorable moments and games for me, shows the brutality and they actually have historical context in this game which made it probably the best cod imo, better then the new ones however WaW was pretty beast too

[@DabzTheWizard-2F]

1-3 were all definitely the most touching ! haha us guys are the real vets that loved COD before it was a cool online sensation XD

[@dunkelheit616]

I remember I got this game when it was released, it was a very exciting game at the time, and no one else seemed to know about call of duty in those days. I have to say the tank missions were pretty awesome, madness from start to finish.

[@Master_RoSSShi]

We started learning about this and history and I had to watch this mission. This game is actually really historically accurate for a video game.

[@Ps3GamerVideos]

"DO NOT COUNT DAYS, DO NOT COUNT MONTHS, ONLY COUNT THE NUMBER OF GERMANS YOU HAVE KILLED!" Absolutely epic, next to what James said in SILENT HILL 2 before the 2nd Pyramid Head battle in terms of epicness.

[@SirMZK]

Same here, I remember playing this game on Ps2 and thinking how good it was. This is Call Of Duty not all the crap that's around now. Personally I think that the next Cod should be a World War 2 one or even a first World War but with better graphics and sound. By far one of my favourite Cods.

[@Bennysol]

i got my first PS2 and this was my first game on release date. best COD in my books. this makes me want to play it again.

[@mr.mg428mm2]

I remember Playing this game in 06. EPIC!

[@CALLOFHONOR]

you play it on a PC emulator or in a console??? please answer.

[@brandenhickling2805]

This is the first cod game i played on original xbox..i still play it....so many good memories

[@HarvirParmar99]

Man! I really miss the first call of duties. I have this one and Cod Big Red One. Their like legends

[@crusherkai]

This has the best cod quote from any of the games "First man in line gets a rifle..."

[@zhiganshina3355]

How much I miss this call of duty and wish others today were like it, so sad :/

[@RainyCloudCore]

Man I love the music in old WW2 games! The new ones have weird techno and rock and roll :\

[@Mcree114]

I will always remember that mass attack scene.

[@clark6050]

1:53 the who rounded us up so quickly? im writing something and i would like the name, but since Russian spelling is so different i can't find it. Can someone help?

[@owencorey9720]

This game was so gritty and realistic...I miss the older COD games so much.

[@MrPunkscout1]

what's the song called when the mass attack toward the end begins?

[@Ext3rmin4tor]

Which version is this? I remember you started on a steam both, just like in the movie "The enemy at the gates".

[@patrickriley7507]

The speech in the beginning, it really makes you know how lucky we are that germany lost, out of thr odds we won, we where outgunned, outdone in tech and willpower, but we won. And to think that yes, we almost lost, is scary to think about

[@Mikeyski4]

Remember playing this mission over and over on original Xbox. I hate using this word, but I don't know how else to describe this level but 'epic.'

[@rebelbebel]

This, is by far, the most epic game to date. The chaos of war never felt so perfect.

[@5hiThAppEnS2]

just extreme nostalgia im getting goosebumps watching this, soooo memorable for some reason i always remember the russian inspirational speeches from this haha

[@Zmario116]

I always LOL'D when at the end - when they run towards the machine guns - some people seem to be abducted by aliens out of nowhere xD

[@Gladosisdahbest]

That saying is going to be in my head for ever....heard it so many times....and I love it XD.

[@gamer1151]

Man I think I was in like elementary school when I got addicted to this game, cause I would always play it at my friends house, and I said screw this, I wanna play this at my house, how I miss u COD: finest hour :(

[@enest94]

This bring back memories... I knew the speech the commisar gave on the boat by heart once, ahh.. good times.

[@vlid4550]

I have every Call Of Duty game except from this one and strike team.I WANT THEM SO MUCH!!!

[@Smurph000007]

+THE Gamer i have it for ps2 its still my fav

[@gwaffy7677]

What was the name of the song at 8:30?

[@thealliedpowers]

+Gwaffy The Flag Must Fall. I swear I responded like 3 times already, do my comments on you in particular delete themselves?

[@thatoneradicalizedprussian225]

the flag must fall

[@ScottKovacichChannel]

in my opinion, the speach on the boat was one of the most epic things ive ever heard

[@TheAdam159]

I remember seeing the first COD trailer back in 2003, and thinking it looked amazing. The trailer also promised Finest Hour for consoles. It's pretty sad what the series has come to represent. There's a generation of kids out there who probably don't remember what the series once was. I love the WW2 entries in the series, including WaW, and COD4 was great, but it's been downhill since then

[@Chris16296k]

I have both this game shaped me as a gamer. Half life was great but the chill I got when the soilders on mission 1 charged at the machine gun on a mass attack and charging with them with soviet flags wavering in the background and cheers of the motherland in the air was a chill down my spine no game to this day ever gave me. And thats my opinion.

[@storminstormz6827]

Man the music for this was 1000 times better than modern warfare or black ops man i miss this game a lot great fun to play and always will be

[@victoraguilar4085]

The soundtrack of this game brings me back memories

[@TheSleepyKit]

Now this is a true COD game. None of the bullshit with ducking behind cover and waiting for your health to regen, no; instead if you get shot,you deal with the effect of that bullet until you reach a health package. This was some tough shit on harder difficulties.

[@edmgamingofficial9535]

This was my first CoD game until I saw MW2 on KZbin and I loved it

[@EDzzzzz13]

is this game available in PS2??? pls.. answer me.. thanks. =)

[@MegaPlatinum3]

This was the first COD game I bought & it made me love the COD series

[@DiDz861]

Omg memories