Call of Duty: World at War

 

FPS videogames now dominate the once platformer dominated VG market.  The most popular franchise in the FPS genre, is Call of Duty.  In the fifth instalment," World at War", we see the most recent trip to WWII in the franchise, and the first taste of what was yet to come.  The game had alot to live up to, with the previous installment, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare receiving many 10 out of 10 reviews, and game of the year awards.  World at War has had direct 2 sequels, Black Ops, and Black Ops II, making the Black Ops trilogy.

 

GAMEPLAY

COD: WAW sticks to the basic FPS elements, adding new features such as the ability to wield a flame thrower, and some other weapons that were used in the pacific, by the japanese weapons.  Close quarters combat, can happen at any point in the game.  And cover can be shot through if wooden.  The game take's a more run n' gun style, than other games that require more realistic gameplay, such as Rainbow Six 3.

 

GRAPHICS

The games graphics are not detailed as much as in other games, but the framerate is extremely good, which makes up for the lack.  Character models look great and move very realisticly in campaign, but in online, it could have been better.

 

STORY

World at War follows Pvt. C. Miller in the Pacific, under Sgt. Roebuck. It also follows Pvt. Dimitri Petrenko, under Sgt. Viktor Resnov as they push to Berlin, on the eastern front.   

 

AGE

The game has very bloody images, with some gore if near a explosion.  Strong cursing throughout, including F-bombs.  There's also a whole mode where all you do is kill nazi zombies, more graphic than the normal game.  It's also violent.  The game in it's normal state would be 17+ just like it's rated, but there is a mature content filter, which cut's out most of the blood, gore, and language, which if it's turned on, age 15+.

 

CONCLUSION

This a very a very fun FPS game, and if your looking for fun time in the online mode, you should check it out.  I give this 8.2 out of 10.

 

DETAILS

Call of Duty: World at War was developed by Treyarch, and published by Activision in 2008.  It's rated M for Blood and Gore, Strong Language, and Intense Violence by the ESRB.