Without hesitation this is the most realistic military FPS computer game I have played.

For those of you who haven't played 'Ghost Recon 2' (which was the best looking game I had played til CoD4), Call of Duty 4 is very reminiscent of it. Gritty realistic - almost 'TV news channel' quality graphics! However, unlike the slightly cerabal and tentativly paced GRAW2, CoD4 is an action packed roller-coaster.

(I think this is deliberate as this is the view of war for most of us - via grainy satellite TV.)

The weapons - as with GRAW2 - are beautifully created - and all in all it makes BF2 look like 'Rambo' on the Amiga! (It's that good!)

UNFORTUNATELY - the demo is a single player (for now), which still leaves us all in the dark about how the multiplayer side will work...

Will it be 'capture the flag' type team deathmatch format like CoD2 - or will they produce something a little closer, and tactical, to BF2?

Having said that the single player game looks excellent - still a little linear like the previous CoDs, but they have put in enough detail and urban sprawl so at least it is as exciting and entertaining as the Russian sections of CoD2 SP - which were the best bits in that game. (Actually, the CoD4 urban bits are even better than the Russian CoD2 ones IMHO! - and thats saying a lot as people who know me know how much I liked the Russian bits from CoD2.)

All in all, very promising - but we still await the multiplayer information before saying this is a definite BF2 killer.

(These are screen shots I took on my computer. I particularly liked the way my coputer AI team mates ducked behind cover next to me, and sensibly ran for cover when grenades came close!)