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It's Back To The "Good" War

2011-11-18T02:13:00Z

Call of Duty has went from World War II games to modern-day war games, and now it's back in Call of Duty: World at War, and it sure doesn't disappoint.

The Campaign is your average Campaign. You'll switch off between two characters in a cinematic story, while fighting both Japanese and Germans. On the Marine side, you will play as Private C. Miller, and on the Russian side, you will play as Private Dimitri Petrenko, fighting along side the Call of Duty famous Viktor Reznov.

I personally liked the Campaign, and I actually had an urge to buy this game after seeing Saving Private Ryan for some odd reason. Most of the missions were pretty fun, but I liked the Pacific Front better. The Campaign seemed more cinematic and adrenaline pumping on the Pacific Front. I'm not saying the Russian Front is bad, it's just a little boring compared to the other.

But for the most part, it's cinematic and entertaining.

The Campaign really doesn't have too many climaxes that most Call of Duty games do. It's just playing mission after mission, and I was slightly disappointed with that, but it surely doesn't ruin the game at all.

If you haven't noticed, World at War is the most graphic Call of Duty yet.

After completing the Campaign, you will be automatically redirected to a game of Zombies, which at the time, was new to the series. I think that the Zombies are easier to kill than Black Ops, but the first default map is rather small and gets way too crowded with Zombies.

But, I do like how the Mystery Box is easy to find in the map.

Next, you might go to Multiplayer, which honestly, is fun and boring at the same time. I like the choice of weapons, but the maps kinda suck, and getting into a lobby these days is quite the challenge. I feel as if some of the maps aren't a necessary addition to Multiplayer.

I'm not saying Multiplayer sucks, it's decent. But, out of all the Call of Duty games, it's the worst one, unfortunately. It's World War II, what do you expect? Sure, the killstreak rewards are absolutely terrible.

If your buying World at War now and planning on using Multiplayer, don't. Most people get hacked of all there progress, or for the lucky bunch, get ranked all the way up to Level 65.

If you get a little sick of Multiplayer like I did, you should go on to the Co-op Campaign. This is sure a fun game mode to play with an online friend, because your participating cooperatively or competitively in actual missions from the Campaign.

This is honestly the funnest game mode in the entire game, and wish that this would be placed in games with epic Campaigns such as Modern Warfare 2, but unfortunately, it was for some odd reason discontinued.

I feel as if Call of Duty: World at War won't be the last World War II made by Call of Duty. The series originated with this war, and I'm sure one of these days, another game similar to this will be released, and even be better.

World at War is a great game, but it had potential to be better. It's not amazing, but it's worth the $20 to check it out and play the epic Campaign.

-William

It's good

2011-09-22T03:36:00Z

It's good and that is all. There's nothing new to the concept. Nazi zombies is really fun though.

NAZI ZOMBIES??? ZOMG!!

2011-04-27T23:56:00Z

First of all, I haven't played the seemingly endless horde of WWII shooters that everyone else has, so there was no "eh, same old same old" feeling for me. That said, this game is not as good as Modern Warfare. The campaign has some awesome missions, (storming the Riechstag-awesome and surprisingly historically accurate) but they are not connected very well. All they do is flash up some maps and troop movements too fast for me to read. The multiplayer was fun when I played it, but the real highlight for me was the bonus Nazi Zombies mode. This gametype is simple, mindless, gory fun. Great to play with a few friends (and a couple six packs of beer)

Game Over... continue? Call of Duty: World at War

2011-01-27T03:40:00Z

I seem to be working my way backwards with my Call of Duty reviews. This time it's Call of Duty: World at War, which returns the franchise to its WWII roots after the ground breaking success of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. While CoD:WaW isn't as good as that instant classic, it is a great WWII shooter and a lot of fun to play with a friend.

The story follows two main plotlines and switches back and forth between them. The first is that of one Private Miller, a marine who is fighting in the Pacific theater towards the end of the war. The Japanese are dug in all over the islands of the South Pacific, and the Marines have been sent to root them out. As the game begins you take control of a captured and beaten Private Miller. From his perspective you watch as another prisoner is brutally murdered. But then Corporal Roebuck (well voiced by Keifer Sutherland) rescues you. Fighting along side Jack Bauer... I mean Cpl. Roebuck, you escape to battle another day.

Unfortunately, that next fight is the pivotal Battle of Peleliu. Facing endless banzai charges, spider holes, and tunnels full of Japanese troops is intense and nerve-wracking! In reality, the fierce battle for that small speck of land lasted nearly two months and cost 6500 Americans soldiers their lives, and twice as many Japanese. It's widely regarded as one of the toughest and most bitterly fought battles in the whole of WWII.

Along a similar vein, the second story to CoD:WaW, follows another Private, this time in the Russian army. His name is Petrenko, and he is fighting tooth and nail against the Nazis during the horrendous Battle for Stalingrad. Our young soldier joins up with Viktor Reznov (voiced by the incomparable Gary Oldman) to attempt an assassination of a German general (the games obligatory CoD sniper mission). Several years down the road, an unlikely reunion of Petrenko and Reznov occurs and together you push the Germans back all the way to Berlin, eventually assualting the Reichstag itself.

Like the real life Battle of Peleliu, the defense of Stalingrad and the subsequent march into Germany was a terrible time. Treyarch have done well in capturing the hopeless desperation of these defining moments of WWII, but they don't pull any punches. Be forewarned, this is a graphic, violent game... that is driven home all the more forcefully by the fact that it is based on real events.

The gameplay is standard FPS, although you might find yourself struggling early on on with the period specific weapons. They don't hold nearly as many rounds as we have become used to in modern military shooters. Don't worry, I dive for the nearest sub-machine gun too! The controls are as tight and responsive as we have come to expect from the CoD series.

As for the game design, your typical CoD standby's like sniper missions and a brief piloting section are all present and accounted for. They don't compare to the high water mark set by CoD4:MW, and as a result feel tacked on. As for the "regular" levels, they are also pretty standard fare: overwhelming odds and lots and lots of dead bodies. The levels are designed to have a lot more open spaces, so you can try different routes. But it seems like for everything CoD:WaW does right, it still suffers for the same maladies that plague it's cousins. Poor missions objectives have you killing most of the Nazis in Germany before you finally realize that you need to be standing ten feet to your left to keep them from continually respawning.

The sections where you play as the marine against the Japanese are particularly frustrating in this regard. It seems like you never get the chance to strategically move up the battlefield before the next charge comes. As a result you end up charging blindly ahead, hoping to survive long enough that if you die in a hail of bullets you'll at least start further up the hill. It can get very frustrating, especially on the harder difficulty levels.

The graphics in CoD:WaW are pretty good, as the environments and animations are well done. I did suffer some lag issues, even in the single player campaign. The sound is good as well, with the aforementioned big Hollywood names providing the voices being the main highlight, but the sound effects and period specific weapons make it all the more real and intense.

But probably my favorite part of of CoD:WaW is the infamous 'Nazis Zombies' level that you unlock after finishing the campaign. Shamelessly piggy-backing on the Zombie renaissance that has gripped gamers and movie goers alike in the last 10 years or so, you find yourself in a dilapidated house armed with only a pistol. Slowly materializing out of the mists come the walking dead (that hasn't been copyrighted has it?), slowly shambling up to the windows, they tear at the slats to get inside. But they aren't just your normal run of the mill zombies, these are Nazi zombies... which is somehow worse! Shoot them quickly, and constantly move to check the other windows! When you complete a 'Level/Round' you have a brief respite to rebuild the fortifications or buy new weapons from the points you have accrued. Each weapon is crudely stenciled on the wall, you can take your pick. You can also spend your points to unlock new portions of the house, which will also open up more weapon choices.

But here's the rub: as the next round begins, you'll notice that the zombies are shambling just a bit faster this time. Take care of those brain-eaters and the next round they will again be faster, and the one after that faster still. And they will keep coming, breaking through walls and climbing through windows... and then it dawns on you, the awful truth: there is no escape, no way to win! The goal is to simply survive as long as you can, but the unfortunate end is unavoidable.

I have to tell you, this mode is an absolute blast, especially if you can share the horror with a friend. I've spent many late night drunken hours shouting at the TV with a friend beside me on the couch. I'm sure my neighbors have heard us: "Check that window!" or "Crap, they've broken through!" or the classic "HELP! I'm cornered!" As you get through the rounds and the zombies come faster and faster it gets very intense. I think that the highest we got was level 12 or so, and by that point the undead bastards were practically sprinting at us. I want to play this online where you can have up to four players defending the house at once!

It can be said that if you've played one WWII shooter, you've played them all. While I've certainly killed enough imaginary Nazis over the years, I've never played a WWII game that is as gritty and intense as Call of Duty: World at War. From the endless waves of Japanese banzai charges that the marines faced in the South Pacific to the hell on earth that was the siege of Stalingrad and subsequent push back into Germany by the Russian army, everything in CoD:WaW is all so shockingly... real. Well, real-ish... but that doesn't change the fact that the horrors of WWII have never been captured so vividly.

Cheers,

Score = 8.25 / 10

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Call of Duty World at War My Review

2010-08-16T00:10:00Z

First level, BOOM!!!! I could tell this was going to be great. They have fast paced action style that started at the very beginning to the last second. Stealth to full out war. A ginormous collection of weapons and grenades. A bit gory and language so don't have max volume on. Such an amazing game is was worth my money.

good game

2010-05-17T22:10:00Z

the storyline levels are good and the zombie level is fun

The ''game''

2010-05-03T08:17:00Z

This is a great game why? Well for one you can play co op without being online. The game starts out with you being a pow -prisoner of war. Then you move on and it gets better. Overall it's a must buy if youre a fan of the series. And apart from the missions after the game you can play nazi zombies.

not bad

2010-04-13T13:32:00Z

not that bad of a game I mean the online can be a bit better but the story mode was PERFECT! also a touch of nazi zombies doesn't hurt.

Call of Duty WAW

2010-04-07T13:18:00Z

This call of duty is my favorite because not only is it fun i think it captures the war perfectly. Nothing was left out in this one. In previous games it was all about the nazis but now they brought the japanese into it. I recomand to activision in a future game if you ever make another CoD of WW2 to put in the italalians too. but so you guys dont loose sales you should brake out a differant war in future games people are getn burned out on WW2 so im excited for the next Cod :3, also i loved nazi zombies that was really cool i think activision shud bring them back in a future game but of the enemy of the war in that paticular game,but this call of duty was revolutionary

Nazi Zombies

2010-02-18T03:22:00Z

While I did slightly enjoy World at War, I only bought the game for one reason, Nazi Zombies. A mode unlocked by beating the single player campaign, Nazi Zombies, at least on the original and only, map included, crams you and up to three other friends/ strangers/ victims/ survivors in a house and are expected to survive as long as possible. The undead fascist hordes will continue besieging you while round by round their strength increases. All the while you earn points per kill and kind of kill (head shot or melee etc,) to buy new weapons. In the dlc you'll face additional kinds of enemies, purchase perks plus new weapons and battle on different maps.

It's the intensity that makes the game so entertaining. The entire time, for the later waves, you must budget your ammo and time repairing windows to keep the unruly whippersnappers out. The only way to access the better weapons is to try your luck at a box to which you'll pay a set amount of points to randomly receive a weapon. For ammo you can hope to win the same weapon again or hope an ammo box is dropped by an enemy. Yup, enemies drop power ups gibing it even more of an arcade/ non serious feel. They'll either drop ammo, which will max out everyone's weapons, a nuke that kills all enemies, a score multiplier and a skull that allows one hit kills. These power ups don't always drop and pressure builds when you're running low and you can look the rush of undead in the face. Couple that with being boxed into whatever area you're in and your palms may start to sweat.

The draw here is feeling the tension of that last bullet being spent. A mob of zombies bearing down on you, friends dropping one at a time. You could certainly experience this in another zombie part game (Left 4 Dead cough) but the game is treated much differently mood wise in World at War. You take a completely serious topic, World War II, and put in a comical mode such as Nazi Zombies. This is a mode that must be sampled even once because it has a pace that is completely different from the Left 4 Deads. You are not allowed to leave your arena. You must stand by and wait for your eventual deaths.

World at War Plunder

2010-02-07T07:14:00Z

this is easlily the worst installment in the Call of Duty series. from the story that is just, well lets say boring, to the ridiculous amounts of glitches in the multiplayer, this game is a waste of space on your game shelf

Call of Duty: World at War takes CoD4 and gives it Nazi Zombies

2010-01-28T15:51:00Z

CoD WaW is a great game, it also shows that WW2 can be original again. It adds new things to the familiar WW2 setting that haven't really been before seen in WW2 games with a dark and gritty setting.

One of the greatest things about this game is it's campaign, which has remarkable new things in it such as tanks with flamethrowers, Japs springing out of the grass charging you with bayonets, and that classic knife kill from CoD4 has been somewhat improved. One of the many fun things about this is the flamethrower, spuing flames at Japs and Nazis is a fun and cool site to see, and doesn't ware down fast. The Bayonets are extremely fun stabbing people with it is new to this setting and is a definite improvement.

When you beat the well done campaign you unlock the "Nazi Zombies" game that you can play with friends, online or by yourself. In this you'll find yourself trying to survive on a pistol at first, but as you gain "points" you can buy different rifles on the walls, and with these you can rebuild you barriers to keep the zombies out.

The Multiplayer is almost exactly like CoD4's with the unlockable guns for your costomizable soldiers, except they added a few thing to the attributes and the upgrades. The guns are all pretty much the same gun you'll find in WW2 but their somewhat more interesting in this. The maps are new, interesting and fun and give you a variety

So overall Call of Duty: World at War is a great game with its campaign and multiplayer that rival CoD4's. Its a outstanding game that should be in everyone's collection.
The Good
-Awesome campaign
-great voice acting
-great sound effects
-great graphics
-Nazi Zombies
-awesome multiplayer
-good weapon variety
-cool characters
-great multiplayer gametypes
-dark and griity
-lots of awesome multiplayer maps
The Bad
-multiplayer basically copied from CoD4
-MP40's are slightly overpowered
Gameplay:9.75
Graphics: 9.5
Sound:10
Replay Value: 9.75
Overall: 9.75

Not Modern Warfare 2, but it will do for now.

2010-01-22T05:20:00Z

This games story was very good but no matter how hard i try, i cant get over the fact that it is still world war 2. This is made up with Nazi Zombies which is one of the most enjoyable experiances i have had in a game in quite a while. the verteran mode is freakin impossible though. if you need a game to tide you over until Modern Warfare 2 then this game will do fine.

Very Good

2010-01-22T01:53:00Z

A truly elite game reenacting events of World War 2. This game includes classic weapons including the M1 Carbine or M1 Garand. This game is an instant classic and is one of my all-time favorites

One Last Struggle to Keep WWII Alive

2009-12-09T03:05:00Z

A new year has come and Call of Duty World at War brings its Soviet flag to the forefront, taking the player back to WWII in order to experience the final days of this epic conflict.

The design stays true to the series with diverging stories covering two sides of the conflict. In this case we experience the American struggle in the pacific front and the Soviet’s final march into Berlin. The level design is linear and your objectives are always clear, giving you more time to take cover and advance. Something worth noting however is the increased amount of graphic content in the game. The game is intended for mature audiences and they make it clear the moment you start it. Grainy war footage show live executions and the developers added bucket loads of blood and a dismemberment system with high caliber weapons. It doesn’t shy away from the reality of war and it gives the game a much darker tone. Graphically the game uses the same engine as last year’s installment and it benefits from it making it the best looking WWII first person shooter in the market.

In the Multiplayer department, WaW imports the same ranking system used by its predecessor. It functions perfectly fine and is just as addictive as ever. However, the awkward addition of vehicles does take away from the experience. The new coperative Nazi Zombies mode it spectacular, bringing a wave defence component featuring some of the best enemies anyone can face.
Ze BROINS!!!!

Where it a stand alone title, World at War would be a spectacular shooter, but it becomes hard to recommend compared to the masterpiece that precedes it. Treyarch did their best to try and capture the sense of urgency and the connection to the characters in the previous game but they fall short or achieving the bar set for them. When it comes to WWII shooters World at War is the best of the genre, but with shooters in general, Call of Duty 4 is still a far more superior title. By placing the story in the last days of the war, Call of Duty World at War has sent a message to the industry: its time to move on to another war.