Continents erupt in flames and hails of gunfire as war breaks out on an unprecedented scale. This is World War II, where a massive conflict rages on two fronts: Europe and the South Pacific. Answer your nation's call and travel to distant lands where you'll take part in devastating battles that gripped a generation and laid the foundation for the world as we know it today. Do you have the courage, the cunning and the commitment to fulfill your duties and see the war through to its harrowing end?Prepare for global conflict presented in all its terrible grit and immediacy. In Call of Duty: World at War, you assume the role of a U.S. Marine or a Russian soldier in the waning days of the Second World War. Travel to the far reaches of the conflict, from war-plagued Berlin to the dense jungles of the Pacific theater, as you confront enemies who refuse to contemplate surrender or retreat and who fight all the more desperately ~ and more dangerously ~ knowing the end is near. Employ the weapons at your disposal, including a flamethrower and other new infantry and vehicle-based weapons, and fight to complete your mission as battles explode around you with all the terrible chaos of real war.
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If you think Call of duty 4 when you see this game think again. First of all the story doesn't make you care about whats going on. The pacific story is almost a joke they got it all wrong. You don't get to fight on the famed island of iwo jima. The enemy AI doesn't coordinate the infamous banzi charges. Which are supposed to be an entire company charging at you, no they go single file one at a time. The sound is awful. Cod 4 did an amazing job with the sound. But the sounds of the guns in this are like clicks, airsoft guns, paintball guns just not guns. The flame thrower is cool for all of 5 minutes. Not everything in the environment is burnable. Certain trees and bushes will burn but 60 percent of the stuff just doesn't burn. The enemy always knows where you are in this game. Grenades will constantly bounce of your face and snipers will shoot a hole in the cover your behind right where your head is. Your allies might as well not even be there they'll stand as a soldier charges by them to stab you, and sprint out in the open and die. The gameplay consists of endless enemy respawns until you move forward to trigger something. It has the old you against the world feeling most of the time. The one redeeming quality of the single player is that you can affect the story in think fast moments. Save members of your squad from enemies if you shoot first and think later during certain moments. Theres a new mode called zombies where you and up to 4 people survive wave after wave of zombies while holding up in a house earning points to purchase guns, ammo, repair barracades it's more fun than campaign. The multiplayer is entertaining but not a cod 4. The maps are big. Much more room to move around and not the two or three possible paths cod 4 had. Tanks have made a comeback and can be used on many multiplayer maps. There are a lot of unlockable guns and new perks. However the higher level guns clearly dominate the field. The m16 problem of cod 4 is gone and no one gun is that good anymore. It has spawning problems though often placing you directly in front of an enemy or in the middle of a crossfire. The time limits are not long enough in my opinion, especially in time consuming games like war. Prestige now has a purpose. As you gain prestige you unlock open custom slots. If it didn't have the slogan call of duty on it i doubt it would be doning as well as it is. Overall it's an entertaining game but compared to the other holiday releases i would recommend to wait for the price to drop. Not worth 60 bucks.
What's great about it: New additions to online, a lot of weapons, Multiplayer is decent