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Written by Jeffrey Catlett
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It's war from your sofa:
Call of Duty: World at War is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation 2.It is the fifth installment in the main Call of Duty series. The game is set in the Pacific theater and Eastern front of World War II. The game shipped in North America on November 11, 2008, and will ship in Australia on November 12, 2008, and in Europe on November 14, 2008.
The story focuses on the final 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. It is told from the perspectives of a Marine Raider and a Red Army soldier, and is based on several historical battles, including the Makin Island raid, the Battle of Peleliu, and the Battle of Berlin. The multiplayer portion of the game contains various game modes, and contains a leveling system that allows the player to unlock additional weapons and rewards as they progress, which was originally implemented in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. A new feature to the Call of Duty series is the co-op mode, which can support up to four players online and two offline.
Game Play
World at War features a more mature theme than previous installments in the series. Swimming is introduced to the series. While in water, the player cannot sprint and can only move at half speed. Flamethrowers, introduced in Call of Duty: United Offensive, appear alongside flammable environments. Vehicles (i.e. Tanks) are also reintroduced in this edition of Call of Duty. The game is more open-ended than previous games in the series, as there are multiple ways to complete objectives.
MultiplayerWorld at War has a cooperative gameplay with up to two players via split screen on consoles, or four players online, for the first time in the franchise. In addition, the Wii version also features splitscreen multiplayer. All versions of the game use a perk system similar to that in Call of Duty 4. Activision has also confirmed that vehicles are usable in multiplayer. They are six multiplayer modes that includes team deathmatch, capture the flag and four others.
A special online co-op mode called "Nacht Der Untoten (Night of the Undead)" is unlocked once the player completes the single player campaign. In it, up to four players must attempt to defend themselves from limitless waves of undead Nazi soldiers. With each kill and successful hit, players earn points that can be used to purchase new weapons and fortifications to further defend themselves.
SettingThe story mode features two campaigns, one featuring the United States Marine Corps battling the Japanese Army in the Pacific, and the other following the Soviet Red Army advancing on Berlin.
Story
The first setting is focused on Private Miller of the US Army, who is captured by the Japanese and about to be executed when he is rescued by Corporal Roebuck, and joins his unit in a series of incursions through the islands under Japanese control, culminating in a battle in Shuri Castle, Okinawa.
The second setting is focused on Private Dimitri Petrenko of the Soviet Army, whose unit was defeated, and the survivors executed by German soldiers at Stalingrad. Along with Sergeant Reznov, he takes revenge on the Germans by sniping their commander, and three years later, they meet again in the eastern front, fighting through Germany until the final battle where they help capture the Reichstag building in Berlin.
A third character is played during a single mission in the U.S. campaign, attacking a Japanese Naval fleet and rescuing survivals of a sunken U.S. vessel on a PBY Catalina.
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