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Call of Duty: Finest Hour

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Call of Duty: Finest Hour is a 2004 first-person shooter video game developed by Spark Unlimited and published by Activision for GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. It is the first console installment of the Call of Duty series.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.

First-Person Shooter

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Released
2004
Developer
Kuju Ltd.
Platforms
3 systems
Critics
Not scored
Steam Deck
Unknown
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Not stated
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Catalogue facts
First released16 November 2004
DeveloperKuju Ltd., Exakt Entertainment, Spark Unlimited
PublisherNot recorded
PlatformsNintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
GenresFirst-Person Shooter

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1982333, seeded 30 August 2026.

How long is Call of Duty: Finest Hour? How long to beat it

Total play time for Call of Duty: Finest Hour is about 7.1 hours to do everything, and around 6.8 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.

Call of Duty: Finest Hour length by how much you play
How you playHoursPlayers logged
Just the main story: straight through the critical path6.8h84
Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do7h6
Completionist: everything: 100% the game7.1h10

Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.

Where Call of Duty: Finest Hour sits on the grid

The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Call of Duty: Finest Hour lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.

The whole catalogueLargely forgotten
Year
66ahead of 18% of the catalogue
Reach
45ahead of 84% of the catalogue

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Part of the Call of series

Call of Duty: Finest Hour is one of 24 Call of games we track. See the whole series ranked by the GamingPickz Score, plotted on the grid, and listed in release order:

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Call of Duty: Finest Hour head to head

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Common questions about Call of Duty: Finest Hour

What platforms is Call of Duty: Finest Hour on?

Call of Duty: Finest Hour is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox. It first released in 2004.

Who made Call of Duty: Finest Hour?

Call of Duty: Finest Hour was developed by Kuju Ltd., Exakt Entertainment, Spark Unlimited.

How long does it take to beat Call of Duty: Finest Hour?

about 6.8 hours for the main story, 7 hours with the main extras, 7.1 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.