System: Microsoft Xbox 360

Also available for: Windows PC

Publisher: Activision

Reviewer’s rating: A

ESRB rating: Mature

Game type: First-person shooter

Kind of like: “Medal of Honor” series

Best feature: These are some of the best video- game graphics you’ve ever seen on a television.

Worst feature: The online multiplayer mode is a bit shallow, mainly because you can’t have more than eight players.

The bottom line: It’s a good omen for the Xbox 360 that a game originally released on the PC translates so well to the living room. In the past, the best shooters have been the domain of folks with high-end computers — “Halo 2” excluded.

Not only are the visuals on par with the PC version, but the controls have been adapted beautifully to the layout of a gamepad.

From a story standpoint, it’s been done; World War II is a shooter genre unto itself. The narrative is broken down into separate parts. You’ll play as Russian, British and American soldiers.

But “COD” also uses the powerful 360 hardware in a less conspicuous fashion. The AI in the game is brilliant thanks to the extra horsepower. Enemies lay down suppression fire and attack your flank.

Fellow soldiers react in much the same manner when they aren’t running into your line of fire.

With a Dolby 5.1 Surround setup the game will rattle your senses. This is Xbox 360’s first must-have title.