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Call of Duty: World at War

First seen: 30 august 1991

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Best Price: £29.93

  • User Score (483)
    7.7 7.7 from 483 reviewers
  • Expert Score (122)
    8.3 8.3 from 122 reviewers
  • Gameplay (47)
    9.4 9.4 from 47 reviewers
  • Graphics (52)
    9.7 9.7 from 52 reviewers
  • Sound (50)
    9.8 9.8 from 50 reviewers
  • Storyline (5)
    8.6 8.6 from 5 reviewers
  • Multiplayer (9)
    9.3 9.3 from 9 reviewers
  • Control (3)
    9.8 9.8 from 3 reviewers
  • Addiction (2)
    9.0 9.0 from 2 reviewers
  • Lifespan (13)
    9.3 9.3 from 13 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • outstanding multiplayer action, cool gameplay modes, nazi zombie mode, fantastic audio quality, challenging enemy and environments
  • significant sound mixing problems, you’ll be disappointed, you in the back, familiar game mechanics, split screen is weird

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  • First seen
    30 August 1991

Call of Duty: World at War

Call of Duty: World at War is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and Certain Affinity, and published by Activision. It is the sequel of the Modern Walfare and it is the fifth Call of Duty installment. It was released in 2008 on November 11, 14 and 12 in North America, Europe and Australia respectively. It allows single-player, multiplayer and cooperative gameplay. It was rated as 15 by BBFC, M by ESRB, MA 15+ by OFLC and 18+ by PEGI.

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Call of Duty: World at War

Call of Duty: World at War is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and Certain Affinity, and published by Activision. It is the sequel of the Modern Walfare and it is the fifth Call of Duty installment. It was released in 2008 on November 11, 14 and 12 in North America, Europe and Australia respectively. It allows single-player, multiplayer and cooperative gameplay. It was rated as 15 by BBFC, M by ESRB, MA 15+ by OFLC and 18+ by PEGI.

Features

The World at War focuses on the initial battles of World War II in the Pacific and Eastern Europe involving the United States, the Empire of Japan, the Soviet Union, and Nazi Germany. The game story is told from the perspectives of a Marine Raider and a Red Army soldier and based on several historical battles, including the raid on Makin Island, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of Peleliu, the Battle of Seelow Heights, the Battle of Okinawa, and the Battle of Berlin. There are also several multiplayer game modes and leveling system that lets player to unlock additional weapons and other rewards. The gameplay is open ended, as there are various ways to complete the objectives. Players fight alongside AI-controlled teammates, who help during the missions. Player can position the character in either standing, crouching or prone. Each stance affects the character’s rate of movement accuracy and stealth. As for its multiplayer mode, it features ranking system and there are six multiplayer modes including team death match and capture-the-flag.

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  1. Call of Duty: World at War

    Reviewer: OXM 360
    14 November 2008
    Overall 9
    9.0
     

    19 Comments War. What is it good for? A clichéd intro that you've read millions of times before, a part-time hobby for a president with an itchy trigger finger and a song that you've heard dropped into trying-to-be-hip films one too many times, that's what. So here's the real question. War. What is it bad for? Read more

  2. Call of Duty: World at War

    20 November 2008
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    A lost diary. The lost diary of Private Miller. September 10th 1945 It's been an uneventful but wet and soggy first day in camp. Spirits are high and the boys have been larking about as usual. Some of them have taken to passing around pinup postcards with Jinx Falkenburg and Betty Grable in particular, raising the temperature considerably. Read more

  3. Call of Duty: World at War

    Reviewer: DarkZero
    20 November 2008
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    However, in contrast to last year’s effort, none of the game’s high points are as memorable, and in addition, quite a few of the gunfights start to border on routine as you get further into the game. For that reason, combined with the selection of other erratic blemishes named above, World at War is a notably less appealing game. Read more

  4. Call of Duty: World at War

    Reviewer: Eurogamer
    13 November 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    It's easy to be impressed by World at War. It's a game designed for maximum initial impact and, while it wobbles along the way, it delivers precisely the sort of carefully stage-managed carnage that fans will expect. The addition of a robust and varied co-op option helps to mitigate the disappointment of the by-the-numbers traditional multiplayer modes. However, looking back to Kristan's review review of Call of Duty 3 you'll find the exact same complaints being raised... Read more

  5. Call of Duty: World at War Review

    Reviewer: PALGN
    4 December 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Since Electronic Arts released Medal of Honor years ago, first-person shooters and World War II have stuck like bread to butter. But in recent times, the conflict – as a setting for video games – has become somewhat dry. You can only drop so many virtual Nazis before the feeling becomes old. Indeed, since Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare landed last year, storming the trenches of Normandy has never seemed so far away. Nonetheless, to the bemusement of many, Activision... Read more

  1. Call of Duty: World At War review (X360)

    Reviewer: Wrecks, Boomtown
    14 November 2008

    Am I missing something here? Graphics = 9 Durability = 8 Sound = 8 Gameplay = 7 Overall = 7?????? Shouldn't the overall rating be an 8? Read more

  2. Excellent

    Reviewer: Epinions
    2 October 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    This game is very great. It has really good graphics and it is very fun to play. There are a lot of maps (including Nazi Zombies,) and you can buy new ones for multiplayer. The four levels make it so that anyone with little or a lot of experience can play. You can also censor the language and the blood down. I would definitely reccommend this game! Read more

  3. Stylish and Disgustingly brutal

    Reviewer: Andariel Halo "Disillusioned Smark", Amazon
    1 December 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I played Call of Duty 2 and was given a great WWII game in the same general vein as Medal of Honor---that is, a PG-13/Moderate R type war with an emphasis on glory and America Eff Yeah glory. World at War is far more like a pulp comic take on it, but without the sleaze associated with such genres. Gore is a major factor now, including such heinously realistic things as mounted machine guns severing limbs, blood is up in your face, and stuff gets sickeningly real very... Read more

  4. Underrated

    3 weeks ago
    Overall 10
    10
     

    A lot of people dont enjoy this game and thats because they compare it to COD 4 and i find this understandable although I dont agree with it. World at War isn't ment to share anything with COD 4 exept that its a first person shooter. The graphics are good, not the best, but still good. They have created a really nice feel to the game with the old guns they've used that make it very realistic. The levels are also very engaging and fun because they are realsitic and feel... Read more

  5. Underrated

    Reviewer: Amazon
    3 weeks ago
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Fun: A lot of people dont enjoy this game and thats because they compare it to COD 4 and i find this understandable although I dont agree with it. World at War isn't ment to share anything with COD 4 exept that its a first person shooter. The graphics are good, not the best, but still good. They have created a really nice feel to the game with the old guns they've used that make it very realistic. The levels are also very engaging and fun because they are realsitic and... Read more

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