Call of Duty: Finest Hour

"Call of Duty: Finest Hour" is an immersive first-person shooter set against the dramatic backdrop of World War II. Developed by Spark Unlimited and published by Activision, this installment transports players…

82 16 November 2004

Shooter Action Historical Warfare

Call of Duty: Finest Hour is a shooter developed by Exakt Entertainment, released 16 November 2004 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

Verified 16 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What Call of Duty: Finest Hour is

Call of Duty: Finest Hour is a shooter game developed by Exakt Entertainment and released in 2004. It was published by Activision. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It runs on RenderWare.

The premise, in the publisher's words

From the frozen ruins of Stalingrad to the scorching deserts of North Africa and the war-torn streets of Western Europe, "Finest Hour" delivers a gripping narrative filled with authentic wartime action. Players will engage in fierce firefights, undertake daring missions, and witness the valor and sacrifice of soldiers during some of the most critical moments of the war. Renowned for its atmospheric environments, realistic sound design, and compelling gameplay, "Call of Duty: Finest Hour" stands out as a powerful and engaging entry in the iconic Call of Duty series.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Call of Duty series

Call of Duty: Finest Hour is the fourth of 204 entries we hold in the Call of Duty series. The next entry was Call of Duty in 2004. Its critic score of 82 is 9 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Collection 1 at 90.

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How it was received

Call of Duty: Finest Hour holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 80% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Players rate it 73, 9 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.

What it launched against

Call of Duty: Finest Hour launched on 16 November 2004, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Half-Life 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Half-Life 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords.

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