Achievements Review – Call of Duty 4
Posted by top4play on September 5, 2008
Call of Duty 4 has a great mix of achievements for the Xbox 360 that really help to enrich the game.
First, there are the basic achievements that you will unlock while progressing through the storyline, and if you’re feeling 1337, you can unlock additional achievements by passing through each individual level on Veteran Difficulty. You can also unlock an achievement for beating the game, and an additional achievement if it was done on Hardened or Veteran difficulty. The best thing about the achievements in Call of Duty 4 is that there are achievements that involve skill, but aren’t so incredibly difficult that you find yourself playing the game over and over in certain areas just to unlock the achievement. Some examples of these are . “Three of a Kind – Kill 3 enemies in a row with your knife in the single player campaign”, and “Daredevil – Kill an enemy while blinded by a flashbang in the single player campaign.” There are also three find and collect achievements: two where you have to find enemy intel, and one where you have to destroy all the TV’s showing Al-Asad’s speech. These achievements help to change up the pace of the game a bit, but as always, I would recommend using an Achievement Guide or Strategy Guide as you play through each mission.
There is nothing groundbreaking about the achievements in Call of Duty 4, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a solid achievement list. In fact, I’m glad Activision didn’t try to go overboard with difficult achievements, as with many FPS’s (classic example: F.E.A.R.). Overall, you should find unlocking these achievements rewarding, although it will be quite challenging for most to get all of the Veteran Achievements.
Call of Duty 4 has 37 achievements for total of 1000 gamerscore points, all of which can be unlocked in the single player campaign for the Xbox 360.
-Kerry Studnicki is the owner of Achieve360Points.com and has been writing about Xbox 360 Achievements since the release of the Xbox 360 in 2005.
