Ostensibly this was all in the name of historical accuracy and realism but it hadn’t been seen so realistically recreated except in films and TV shows like Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers. It was a real shock to my fourteen-year-old self and I consider it a milestone in desensitizing me and probably a lot of my generation to that kind of violence. Machine guns and sniper rifles blew limbs off bodies, grenades turned the enemy into open, red meat while flamethrowers burnt foes into pink and black lumps like rare steak. The violence of Call of Duty: World at War was a step above anything seen in the previous IP Modern Warfare. From there the stories flash forward to 1945 to take in the Battle of Berlin and the conquest of the Okinawa Islands by the Americans.Ĭall of Duty: World at War posits itself as an interesting game where you travel to interesting places, meet interesting people and then shoot them.
Private Dmitri Petrenko wakes up in a fountain at the height of the Battle of Stalingrad and with the aid of Sergeant Reznov – Gary Oldman doing his best impression of an ageing Russian death metal singer – stages a near-perfect reenactment of the Jude Law film Enemy at the Gates. US Marine Private Miller is rescued by Corporal Roebuck – Kiefer Sutherland at his gruffest – and joins the Marines in the Pacific Theatre. The game’s dual story lines are set roughly around the same time as each other beginning in 1942 and ending in 1945. The American and Russian characters are the heroes of our story as they tramp across Europe and the Pacific butchering the savage Japanese and Germans for Uncle Sam or the glory of the Motherland. With Call of Duty: World at War developer Treyarch managed to make the best piece of World War 2 propaganda since, well, World War 2. With that said there are no real heroes in war as Spec Ops: The Line will clearly tell you. Based on a player’s experience rank and rank of the player's friends, Call of Duty: World at War scales dynamically to provide a deeper level of challenge.We’re conditioned to see the Allies as the heroes in World War 2.
Whether playing competitively or cooperatively – if players are online with Call of Duty: World at War – they always gain experience points. The co-op campaign allows players to rank up and unlock perks in competitive multiplayer by completing challenges and earning experience points, adding continuous re-playability and team-based gameplay. For the first time ever players can experience harrowing single-player missions together for greater camaraderie and tactical execution. Nintendo Wii will also support a unique co-op mode for two players.
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Call of Duty: World at War introduces co-operative play, bringing fresh meaning to the "No One Fights Alone" mantra with up to four-players online for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, or two-player local split-screen on consoles. Marines and Russian soldiers, players employ new features like cooperative gameplay, and weapons such as the flamethrower in the most chaotic and cinematically intense experience to date. Marines and Russian soldiers, Utilizing the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War throws out the rulebook of war to transform WWII combat through a new enemy, new tactics and an uncensored experience of the climatic battles that gripped a generation.