MEGamers Review of Call of Duty: World at War

MEGamers writes: "At the end of the day, what Treyarch did is take a perfectly blend recipe, add a little salt and pepper and release it as a full game. Call of Duty: World at War feels like it's nothing more than a mod to the acclaimed COD4 title. For now, we can't help but, agree that the flamethrower is the game's only poster child."

[buy a ps3]

yes it feels like COD4 but I'm OK with that I mean i still played COD4 allot shortly before world at war was realest. and if it is a little better that COD4 give it a 10/10 because that is what you gave COD4 when it was released.

[The Dark Knight]

when will cod 4 fanboys just stop b!tching.... yous are like a virus

[TheIneffableBob]

I thought Call of Duty 4 was a pretty average game, but World at War is just bad.

[The Dark Knight]

Both are the same damn game! everyone keeps saying cod 5 is cod 4 but crap... how is that possible?? if its the same then yous are calling cod 4 crap?

[RussDeBuss]

its the same engine and plays the same and is on rails like cod4, but cod4 had a good story and the way it was told made u feel part of the game, cod5 i didnt have a clue what was going on half the time, it was just a run and gun experience, completly forgetable.

[gta2800]

Same engine, same game play, same graphics, etc, etc. However, it's still not the same thing. One of the reasons COD4 was a hit and this is just one of the reasons, is because it was a modern war game. Not a typical world war game we kept seeing. Personally, that's one of the reasons I liked the game. I love the middle eastern portion of the game when you're fighting the terrorists. I love the modern weapons(Javlin =), jet/chopper air strikes, M-16's, etc, etc). I'm pretty sure if Treyarch made this a modern war game it wouldn't receive as much criticism, maybe none at all. Until then, I'll be skipping WAW and I'll wait for Infinity Ward to released COD5.

[InMyOpinion]

Is that the actor from Brokeback Mountain in your avatar?

[Another One]

is what feels like CoD4.5. I haven't played campaign, but from what I hear, it's better than CoD4. But since CoD4 was fairly good, I guess number 5 can't be bad.

[Kleptic]

uh...no...its not better than cod 4 in any real way...its like a WWII expansion or something...visually, its worse I thought...character models and animations seem off...death animations are almost completely broken (gravity and physics just seem screwed up, a body goes from standing to flat on the ground in like .1 seconds)...and the game has some major script bugs...

spoiler...

when trying to enter the reichstag towards the end of the game, whatever was supposed to trigger your ally shooting the pillar, which would then collapse and break the barbed wire blocking the steps...wasn't happening...I would just kill everyone, and my objective wouldn't change...and I just stood there...had to replay the entire level for whatever reason...

either way...the guns are pretty lame...and the entire game is 'been there done that' if you played any WWII game before...which you should have...

the game is ok, no better or worse than any of the other WWII CoD games...and easily better than BIA:HH...but Jack Bauer himself couldn't save this game from mediocrity...i'll have forgot about it by next week...

[wibble]

and COD4 is really just COD3.5?

and COD3 is just COD2.5?

and COD2 is just COD1.5?

and COD1 is just Pacman with guns?

and pacman is just pong?

and blah blah blah..

[PainisCupcake]

CoD3 just sucked if you played either of IWs previous CoD PC games, CoD3 was 0.25 at best.

[gta2800]

I don't think that's a fair comparison. COD4 was built on a different game engine than COD3.

[PainisCupcake]

They couldve used the CoD2 engine maybe instead?

[Slinger420]

World at War is one of the bloodiest and darkest war games out. Anyone that says the game isn't great is just a hater. The amount of polish in the game is insane. The only problem is the questionable a.i. but everything else is great. I still prefer COD4 multiplayer though.

[Kleptic]

high polish?...ground textures looks like trash...particle effects have all kinds of clipping problems...animation looks hand drawn...and death animations are absolutely laughable...

lighting is ok...but is probably very above average...its just that I have been playing the killzone 2 beta for the past 2 weeks like non stop...which makes other game's lighting look a little...childish...

the loading screens are awesome...and yeah, the game is definitely gorier...but even that seem like its trying to hard...

******SPOILER********

the ending made that very clear to me...your Russian guy getting popped just before planting the flag, and your commander coming over and literally gutting the German that shot you in slow motion summed the game up overall imo...which I think reflects a lot of immaturity from the developers...the gore is never used to create a good atmosphere of how horrible war is...its used for ra ra action movie crap...I always thought I would prefer a gorier WWII shooter, thinking it would make the game more realistic...and now i realized I was totally wrong...as the gore wasn't used in the way it should have been...and the tamer action focused original CoD's seemed to fit better...

I didn't have the same thoughts on CoD 4...as its a fictional story, not really recreating anything...and yet its far less bloody than world at war...there is blood spray and stuff...but nothing like the world at war's direct rip-offs of several movies (Enemy at the Gates...the shooting the bodies in the center fountain...that is the THIRD time CoD has ripped off this movie...its getting old...let it go...)...or the guy being tortured and then having his throat slit at the opening of the game...

its poor taste imo...as i mentioned earlier...treyarch wasn't using the gore in a way that it should have been...they should have shown less of it actually happening, leaving more of the gore for you to discover after the terrible stuff happened...which could actually build tension or a feeling of 'it really must have sucked to be there'...instead they try to use it in a way that results in no emotion whatsoever...you know nothing about the people being tortured, it just shows you...just to show you...yeah, that stuff happened...but the developers could have very easily used it in a way that didn't seem so 80's war movie'ish...

[STICKzophrenic]

...at a buddy's house the other night, and I wasn't really impressed. CoD 4 was my first CoD game, and the infinite enemy spawning until you progress to a certain point is retarded. this is still present in this game. I don't know why they do that. It's so annoying that I might not buy another CoD game.

[wibble]

yeah, I'm really getting annoyed with developers doing the infinite spawn thing in today's games.

Far Cry 2 also suffers from it. grrr

[Kleptic]

yep...every CoD game so far has had it to some degree...its generally regarded that cod 3 had it the most...but cod 4 had a ton of it...and so does cod waw...yeah it really does suck, because it makes difficulty settings completely worthless...you are not fighting a better opponent, or smarter opponent...you are fighting a game that simply has the reinforcement counter reduced, and it still takes you sprinting aimlessly around trying to find the trigger in order to get passed certain areas...

its the main reason that everyone hates these games on veteran...and that the titles always have one difficulty that is the 'sweet spot', where they seem the most balanced...

[AngryHippo]

.... I loved COD4, i thought the campaign was great even though it was short and the mp was so bloody addictive, i loved it. I dont think i have so much time on mp on a fps ever. COD5 is similar to COD4, so its a great game then. I personally think treyarch have done a great job and the zombie mode is great fun too. People need to stop criticising so damn much and just lighten up and enjoy it. I thought games were meant to be fun.

[LeBart]

I would have said COD 3.5, but that's just me.

[Software_Lover]

And whats up with this x.5 stuff nowadays. It used to be just the fanboys who did it to piss off other fanboys saying their game is crap. Now reviewers are doing it alot lately, LOL.

Either you had fun with the game or you didn't. Thats my stance.

[nice_cuppa]

except for art assets, story, weapons, time line, co-op, online play ect...
Idiots !

[Jack Bauer]

it is very similar, but is that a bad thing????

and then they added stuff like 4player coop and nazi zombies

[pete2711]

Nazi Zombies is more fun than any COD4 and COD5 they should just bring out DLC for that! New Maps, Different buildings an Zombies.

[Haruhi Suzumiya]

The same thing can be applied to Gears 2.

[Haruhi Suzumiya]

Did you just change the title of the article? Now you;re making my above comment look like spam.

[marcindpol]

cod waw is just great, at last multiplayer!

[Magic_The_Celt]

Pfffft what an idiot

COD WaW is 5 times the game as COD4, the online is better the story is longer and better and zombie mode owns all

nuff said.

[Socom]

COD4 seems limited in replay value because it came out earlier. If COD4 came out after World at war, it would have blown it away.

Many of the things COD4 got right, World at war got it wrong.

Read my user review of COD World at war for more insights why Treyarch dropped the ball.

Game is still fun and fun to play. And 7,5 does seem harsh, but the single player is absolutely trash. The real fun is and lies with the multi player.

And zombie mode needs additional levels.

[Magic_The_Celt]

COD WaW clearly has more replay value, more online modes, bigger better maps online (but that ones imo), a longer story which is undenyable and the zombie mode rocks dude, for an added bonus asking for more levels is a bit rich

Im not the only one who preferes the single player campaign in COD WaW to COD4, it was much more rich and epic experience and even if you didnt think the same you cant call it trash

[tehReaper]

Didn't think I'd see a day when I would agree with Ali.

But yeah, IMO COD [email protected] is better. I think it gets downgraded because its another WW2 related title. But hey, it's a very good one.

[felidae]

i'm also a little bit disappointed .. sold it yesterday.

i like COD4 much more.

[Blink_44]

I didnt really like CoD4 so im iffy about getting Cod5.

[DA_SHREDDER]

Wanna talk about just an expansion pack? Then lets talk about Gears of War 1.5. Oh I forgot, its a 360 exclusive so everyone can grade it on a lower scale.

[Software_Lover]

You just proved my point about the x.5 thing.

Only fanboys should/do use it.

[sak500]

After playing with WWII weapons i had to get back to real gaming so i started playing COD4 again.

[Software_Lover]

I hate using the older weapons. Give me something more modern, LOL. I know its knitpicking but I just cant get a good feel for a game if the weapons dont atleast up to date

[nice_cuppa]

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Mooooooooooo !
Swallow or its going in your eye !

[Ryangp]

Well, i wasn't impressed, the single player campaign in my opinion was very bad, it was short and not very fun to be honest. But i do have to admit on the last level when i was playing with my mate i quit to see how many more levels we had left, i lost all my data because it didn't save. The multiplayer wasn't very impressive, it was call of duty 4 but with worse guns. I would give this game a 7.5/10.

[DA_SHREDDER]

You really are retarded aren't you? An M16, mp5 or 7, and p90 is as modern as your gonna get now adays. Don't like it? Then shut up and play COD4 like you have been for the past year or so. I dont understand why you freaking idiots cant appreciate having both? Im glad that Activision doesn't just cater to you idiots, cause then I would have to play the same game for 2 years straight. Thank the heavens for variety.

Oh and just so you know, im not a fanboy. I just played Gears 2 this morning. I just think its so funny how everyone talks crap about COD5 being the same so they give it lower scores and crappy comments, but Gears 2 is even more of the same then before. Now all its got in 5 vs. 5 (when it works), finishing moves, and even more bugs then the first one had. OH and I forgot,, a flame thrower,,thats quit original. Just look at your comments and you can see the the only fanboy is you. Im just giving my opinion that is backed by facts.

[nice_cuppa]

cod and chips twise !
Millions and squillions !
Limping along with my broken head singing pinky ponkey songs about custard and matches !

[nice_cuppa]

peace would rain and the wombles would bring cake !
Oh yes !
And we would all play giggling sausage untill tuesday !
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