Call of Duty: World at War
by Activision Inc.
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Video Game Reviews of Call of Duty: World at War
Customer Review: So much fun...you can keep playing!
Summary: 4 Stars
I think that this game is so much fun and it shows that Treyarch really knows that they had to step it up to keep up with Infinity Ward on these games. What I would have recommended is that this came before Modern Warfare because there wouldn't have been the disappointment that Call of Duty was going back to WWII. Although it was a disappointment that Call of Duty went back to WWII, they did not disappoint with the quality of the game.
They made the missions continuous with 2 different views of the war fighting as either a Russian fighting the Germans or an American fighting the Japanese. Each mission had various stories and different guns and objectives. Whether the mission was hiding and playing "cat and mouse" trying to use a sniper to kill a person in another building, or going full out force with tanks, each mission keeps you wanting more. It took me a little while to finish the game, but not as long as some other games (which is known for the Call of Duty series.)
The thing about this game that really gets me is the multiplayer modes. In this game, there is cooperative and competitive campaigns so you can play all the missions from the game with up to 3 other people so instead of making someone watch you play, they can play alongside with you. You can also do that online with 3 other people (its an xbox achievement...hint, hint!) What I thought was very creative about this game is the Nazi Zombies mode, which is when you are trapped and it is the zombie apocalypse and you try to fight off the zombies while getting points for killing nazi zombies and boarding windows. You can then get weapons to kill them faster. As levels get higher, the more zombies there are and the harder it is to kill them. There are also things that pop up after killing zombies, like a bomb or nuke that destroys all of the zombies, insta-kill which kills zombies in one shot or stab, and max-ammo which is self-explanatory.
The online experience is just like Modern Warfare, which is different game modes like Team Deathmatch, Free-for-all, Search and Destroy, Headquarters, and Domination. Then there are also new modes like War and the return of Capture the Flag. There are also many new maps that are included with the game that have many different environments and is meant for different types of people (snipers, attack, defense). There are perks again, levels up to 65 this time, 10 prestiges again, all different guns based to the time period, kill streak perks are there again but with 7 kills dogs come and kill the other team. Long story short, the online experience is almost identical to Modern Warfare with a few extra things.
If you want to spend a little more money on this game, there is now downloadable content that Treyarch has made available. Currently, there are 3 new map packs available for $10 each and each of them include 3 new multiplayer maps and a new nazi zombies map. In my opinion, they are definitely worth the money especially if you like nazi zombies. The new nazi zombie maps include many new places with new features to each. They include even better "futuristic" guns, actual perks like juggernaut, slight of hand, quick revive, and double tap. You can even upgrade weapons to make them better and easier to kill enemies. Transporters and large maps are the new pieces of the new nazi zombies. They new maps for the most part are very open spaced and very interesting to play when you go online. I would definitely go for these maps if you want the continuous new experiences that World At War can give you. I believe that there is supposed to be one more map mack to be available later this year.
If you don't want to go back to World War II, this is very interesting and only the weapons would really give away the time period. If you don't want this game and you are reading this review, Modern Warfare 2 comes out in November and you should wait for this, but I would definitely pick this game up if you enjoy the Call of Duty series.
Customer Review: Call of Duty: World at War
Summary: 1 Stars
This game is a flop on the Multi-player side which is the only thing I bought it for. Let Infinity Ward take care of the real Call of Duty games and bench Treyarch for a bitCustomer Review: Great game but definity not as good as COD 4.
Summary: 4 Stars
Don't get me wrong, this is a very great, solid game. The gameplay and controls match that of COD 4. The thing is that they went back to WWII. Alot of people are simply getting tired of WWII. So for about the first 3 or 4 months that the game was out, I didnt attempt to buy or even play the game. One day I just happened to have some store credit at Game Stop and got the game relitively cheap. I started with the mulitplayer which is always fun for the Call of Duty franchise. So not many complaints there. The story mode is fun but COD 4 just put it to shame. As well as they put this games multiplayer to shame. The only mode better for this game is Nazi Zombies. This is a great game within a game. It is very entertaining yet difficult at the same time. You have horde after horde of Zombies trying to break into your building while you kill them and attempt to board the windows back up as they come in. It is very fun when you have 4 of your friends along for the ride. Its just great fun especially with the improvements with the map pack add-on(with extra achievments!). All together this is a great game! It's fun, action packed and competitive. I would recommend Call of Duty: Modern Warfare over it in the end though.Customer Review: awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
Call of Duty: World at War is another great game in the series. The look and feel of World War II is all around you when you play this game. The new engine from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare brings a new beginning to the series with harder and faster AI. The new sound is great also and lets you know where guns are being fired and enemies are. I really can't say anything bad about the game. Overall another great Call of Duty game from Activision. Nazi Zombies keeps you coming back, and is the most fun that you can have in the game. This game has hours of playback time, and a new map pack is arriving in August. I ordered this game when it was released and am still playing it, exspecially the 3rd zombie map.Customer Review: good game
Summary: 4 Stars
Not as good as Call of Duty 4 - "Modern Warfare". Would skip this one and either get COD 4 or wait for the soon to be released "Modern Warfare 2".
I don't play the campaigns - only multiplayer on XBOX live. Modern Warfare has been the 2nd best game I own -- after Left 4 Dead.