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Review: Call of Duty – World at War is a fitting end to WWII shooters
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After the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare last year, fans were excited and fell in love with the direction the series was going. But when word came down that World at War would take us back to World War II, there was a bit of a negative response from fans of the series that were ready to take on Al Queda instead of the Nazis.
But what sets World at War apart from previous versions is that it takes place in Pacific and the battle against the Japanese. You also play as a Russian soldier fighting the Nazis in familiar Eastern Europe lands. The Pacific portion of the game is superb and will probably remind of scenes from the film Flags of Our Fathers. The Japanese characters hide out in trees and underground pits. They set booby traps, play dead, then pop out of nowhere and try to stab you with a bayonet. Along with the standard WWII issued weapons from previous games, you also have access to flame thrower to burn up the holes the enemies are staying in. The game uses the Modern Warfare engine, so the gameplay doesn’t change much. You just have different scenery, different weapons, and different enemies.
Story-wise, it’s not as deep as Modern Warfare was, but the action sequences and the different situations and scenarios that you are put in make the game very immersive. One portion has you trying to take out a specific general with a sniper rifle, which is harder than it sounds, while another level has you on a gunship going to battle on the sea. The single player campaign is just as long as previous games but as any fan knows, the longevity of the game lies in the multiplayer.
For the most part the multiplayer mode is the same as Modern Warfare but of course with different weapons and maps. The regular multiplayer modes like deathmatch and capture the flag are here and Call of Duty favorites Headquarters and Search and Destroy are back as well. There are new perks to the game like being able to get a tank or to call German shepherds, which makes the battle a lot more interesting. The new modes available are War, where teams are tasked with capturing five points on a map, and Nacht der Untoten, which means Night of the Undead. Similar to Gears of War’s Horde mode, you’re tasked with standing against waves of Nazi zombies. At the moment, it doesn’t seem like you can win this one.
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There really isn’t much more to say about World at War, except that it’s mostly likely the last Call of Duty game set during World War II, and they’ve pretty much went out with a bang. Setting the game from the Pacific and Russian angle was genius, and the new additions and perks to the online multiplayer make this another Call of Duty game that is a must have addition to the collection.
Q’s Rating: 5 out 5
VideoGamer: 9 out of 10
UGO: A-
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