While technically the subsequent return to World War 2, called World at War, is the first installment of the Black Ops series as it were - WaW is a prequel to Black Ops and canonically takes place in the same fictional universe - it wasn't until the release of the actual game called Black Ops that we can truly mark the start of yet another new era in Call of Duty history. Major rival Battlefield would also switch to a modern setting alongside a colossal laundry list of copycats wanting a slice of this very profitable pie. The success of Modern Warfare was so great that it spawned its own sub-series, and is also considered by many to be the end of the golden age of the WW2 shooter, replaced by more or less a decade of "modern military shooter" dominance on the FPS scene. The game was a colossal success, garnering even greater praise than the previous three titles and arguably being the most definitive entry in the series. The next major breakthrough came with the release of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which transported the series into the present day, leaving World War 2 behind. Replacing the gameplay-first mentality of the previous arena shooter era, players would be severely limited in the number of weapons they could carry at any given time, and the health system was changed across multiple iterations, eventually turning into the current "standard" in the genre of regenerating after a short while without taking damage. Defining the GenreĪs a standout military first-person shooter with a focus on pseudo-realism, many of the design elements of Call of Duty went on to inform the way modern FPS games evolved. Two sequels followed both set in World War 2, and it was already this early on in the series' history that Treyarch joined in alongside Infinity Ward to co-develop the franchise for Activision. It was clearly the beginning of something major, but we doubt anyone at the time could have predicted the heights that Call of Duty would reach in the years to come. Following Allied and Red Army forces during a campaign with stylings typical of a Hollywood blockbuster - something that has become a staple of the franchise - the first game launched to rave reviews and widespread praise from gamers. It all began with the first game in 2003, during a time when World War 2 shooters were living their second golden age, when Call of Duty first took the world by storm. It can be said, without any exaggeration, that the popularity and financial successes of Call of Duty has defined the entire first person shooter genre, with the original franchise still standing out in a crowd of imitators. The Call of Duty series has gone through countless changes over the years, taking players through a huge variety of settings and showcasing, the work of several development studios.
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