Call of Duty: World at War

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  • Call of Duty: World at War - PS3

    For all the talk about how first-person shooters have milked World War II dry, the conflict's sheer battlefield variety and tactical scope make it a natural home for the genre. World at War doesn't innovate with quite the ambitious vigor of Call of Duty 4, and it falters a little on the single-player front, but it's every bit as energizing where it matters most.

    THE BOTTOM LINE: Developer Treyarch did a fantastic job of not reinventing the wheel with World at War. Rather, they took the best elements of Modern Warfare and expanded upon them. The end product is a thrilling experience that injects some of the visceral punch back into World War II. The single-player mode is short but sweet and it unlocks the awesome Nazi Zombies mode but the true strength of WaW is the compelling multiplayer, which should have you huddled in the virtual trenches for a long time to come.

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  • Call of Duty: World at War - PC

    I'm a big CoD honk; I played the first two games religiously and every now and again, I'll reinstall one or the other and play through it from beginning to end. I didn't appreciate the third installment very much, mostly because they didn't bother releasing it on the PC (what were they thinking?) but the franchise redeemed itself with the sublime Modern Warfare. I loved that game-the single-player was awesome (AC130 missions FTW!), the modern setting was fantastic and holy crap was the multiplayer good! I was initially skeptical when World at War was announced-why go back to World War II when the modern setting hadn't yet been fully explored-but my doubts quickly disappeared when I finally got my hands on a copy.

    THE BOTTOM LINE: To call it Call of Duty 4 with a World War II skin is insulting to Treyarch because World at War is so much more than that. It's a great follow up to Modern Warfare and proves that World War II is still a viscerally charged conflict to live through. The single-player campaign is a tad short and it isn't as polished as Modern Warfare's but the action is intense, there are plenty of thrills and the multiplayer looks like it will be just as awesome. I'm especially looking forward to the Nazi Zombies mode.

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Call of Duty: World at War - Xbox 360

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Call of Duty: World at War - Xbox 360

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Intense action  
Addictive gameplay  
Fantastic multiplayer  
best COD game eva!

Call of Duty: World at War - Xbox 360

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Amazing visuals Repetitive gameplay
Intense action  
Addictive gameplay  
Fantastic multiplayer  
Just plain fun  
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This game is just plain fun. The only thing that makes this game bad is the people you play against.

Call of Duty: World at War - Xbox 360

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Best World War 2 Game

iin my opiiniion Call of Duty WaW was the best Army game iive ever seen and played...ii had thiis game siince iit came out.....Same for Modern Warfare...When part two of modern warfare come out November 10 ii thiink iima get out of the world war 2 sectiion and go to the modern tiime....But know siince thiis game iis always goiing to be a good classiic game ii always wiil be playiing from tiime from tiime on my X-Box 360. Also iif anyone got an X-Box 360 and need some friiends my gamertag iis

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Call of Duty: World at War - Xbox 360

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u just got pwnd nazi's

If anybody had any douts about call of duty revisiting the ww11 scenario then i can happily say that you can put your worries to rest because cod waw is my favorite call of duty in the series. GAMEPLAY: The gameplay in cod waw is amazing. The sound effects spanning from gunfire to explosions to trees falling and fire crakling is all eerily realistic. As you span from Russian cities like Stalingrad all the way to the pacific theater the gameplay just doesn't give up. The intensity in world at war is simply amazing and may give you some real adrenaline while playing through the game's mission's and online modes. Nazi's will take cover behind anything that look's like it could block bullets. But somtimes that could turn against you. In previous call of duty's a hay bail or a wooden crate looked like perfect cover. But world at war pay's such close attention to detail that bullets will easily pierce the flimsy hay in a hay bail or will with only a few bullets travel through drywall and wood and such. The Japanese are also a new welcome addition to the call of duty series. The Japs will use guerilla tactics to take you and your squad down. They will play dead, hide in trees,charge at you with beyonets and even hide in tall grass waiting for you to make a mistake that will lead to your demise. Also some of the protagonist's will even drop F-boms now that the tone has been directed to a more gritty and realistic setting. GRAPHICS: The graphics in cod waw are amazing. The atmosphere feels gritty and unclean. Everything from the way the characters move to the way the gun's flash is all amazingly realistic, this is a true world war two simulator. As you are playing through the game the blood splatters and gut's somhow remind me of the movie "saving private ryan" watch the movie and then play world at war and you will see a resemblance. Although some core fans may be let down the gameplay excperience remains amazing and fun. So if your a world war two freak like me or if your a fan of call of duty's world war two set games than you will want to check this one out.

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