Call of Duty: World at War

Overview

  Box art

Plot

The story mode features two campaigns, the United States Marine Corps battling the Japanese Imperial Army in the Pacific, and as a member of the Soviet Red Army battling Nazi Germans on the European Eastern Front towards the end of the war.

Gameplay

A flamethower in action

Multiplayer

For the first time in the CoD franchise, World at War features cooperative gameplay for up to four players via split-screen (on consoles) or four players online. It also uses a perk system similar to CoD4 and makes use of player-controlled vehicles similar to Call of Duty 3. With support for up to 18 players, the game also features an updated party system, which includes the ability to create private parties. The game has a level cap of 65, as opposed to 55 for Call of Duty 4, but still has 10 prestige levels. Prestige levels now reward the player, albeit  just an extra Create-a-Class slot every few levels.

The multiplayer itself is very similar to that of Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. All of the previous game modes are available in World At War except for Cage Match, Old School Team Deathmatch, and Hardcore Headquarters (which may or may not be added in the future). The game allows the player to create custom classes to use during matches, with the option of changing the weapons and attachments as well as perks. The experience system is mostly the same as well.

Roundhouse

Kill Streak Rewards

• 3 kills: Recon Plane - This functions identical to the UAV in Call of Duty 4, it gives you a radar for 30 seconds.
• 5 kills: Artillery Strike - This is similar to an airstrike in Call of Duty 4, although it concentrates on one place instead of doing a sweep of terrain. Being caught in the vicinity of an artillery strike will also disorient you, even if it is friendly.
• 7 kills: Attack Dogs - This reward summons a pack of attack dogs for your team that will seek out enemy players and attack them for a set time limit. These dogs can be killed with almost any weapon in the game, but they come in a pack and move fast. If the dogs are killed, they will respawn and continue attacking until the time limit runs out. A tactical advantage of the dogs is that you can follow them to find the enemy.

Weapons

Pistols

• Colt M1911
• Nambu
  
• Walther P38
  
• Tokarev TT-33 (Unlocked At Level 21)
  
• .357 Magnum (Unlocked At Level 49)
  

Bolt Action Rifles

• Springfield
• Arisaka
• Mosin-Nagant (Unlocked At Level 21)
• Kar98k (Unlocked At Level 41)
• PTRS-41 (Unloked At Level 57)

Rifles

• SVT-40
• Gewehr 43 (Unlocked At Level 7)
• M1 Garand (Unlocked At Level 17)
  

  M1 Garand
• STG-44 (Unlocked At Level 37)
• M1A1 Carbine (Unlocked At Level 65)

Submachine Guns

• Thompson
• MP40 (Unlocked At Level 10)
• Type 100 (Unlocked At Level 25)
• PPSh-41 (Unlocked At Level 53)

Shotguns

• M1897 Trench Gun
• Double-Barreled Shotgun (Unlocked At Level 29)

Machine Guns

• Type 99
• BAR
  

  The B.A.R.
• DP-28 (Unlocked At Level 13)
• MG42 (Unlocked At Level 33)
• FG42 (Unlocked At Level 45)
• Browning M1919 (Unlocked At Level 61)

Mystery Box Contents (Nazi Zombies Mode)

• Arisaka
• Gewehr 43
• M1 Garand (with or without rifle grenade)
• M1 Carbine
• Thompson submachine gun
• Type 100
• MP40
• M1897 Trench Gun
• Double-Barreled Shotgun
• Sawed off Double-Barreled Shotgun w/Grip
• StG-44
• M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
• M1911
• M1919 Browning Machine Gun
• MG-42
• FG-42
• PPSh-41
• PTRS-41
• .357 Magnum
• Wunderwaffe DG-2
• Panzerschreck
• M2 Flamethrower
• Ray Gun
• Holy pistol
• Teddy Bear (points refunded to player)
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Perks

The following is a list of all multiplayer perks available and is almost identical to CoD4 apart from the addition of vehicle specific perks.

Perk 1

• Special Grenades x3 (Three special grenades, no smoke)

• Satchel Charge x2 (Two remote detonation explosives)

• M9A1 Bazooka x2 (M9A1 bazooka with two rockets)

• Bomb Squad (Ability to identify enemy explosives)

• Bouncing Betty x2 (Two pressure activated mines, similar to CoD4's claymores)

• Bandolier (Extra ammunition magazines)

• Primary Grenades x2 (Two primary grenades)

• M2 Flamethrower (Projects a controlled stream of fire)

Perk 2

• Stopping Power (Increased bullet damage)

• Fireworks (Higher explosive weapon damage)

• Flak Jacket (Reduces explosive damage)

• Gas Mask (Protection against Tabun Gas)

• Juggernaut (Increased health)

• Camouflage (Undetectable to enemy Recon Planes)

• Sleight of Hand (Faster reload)
  

  Sleight of Hand

• Shades (Reduces intensity of signal flares)

• Double Tap (Increased rate of fire)

• Overkill (Carry two primary weapons, no pistol)

Perk 3

• Deep Impact (Deeper bullet penetration)     

• Extreme Conditioning (Sprint for longer distances)

• Steady Aim (Increased hip-fire accuracy)

• Toss Back (Resets fuse of picked up grenades)

• Second Chance (Revive downed allies)
• Martyrdom (Drop a live grenade when killed)

• Fireproof (Reduces fire based weapon damage)

• Dead Silence (Less sound when you move)

• Iron Lungs (Longer breath hold, for steadier sniper shots)

• Reconnaissance (Show enemy's dogs, tanks and artillery on radar)

Vehicle Perk

• Water Cooler (Decreases turret overheat)
  

  Coaxial Machine Gun perk for tanks

• Greased Bearings (Increased turret rotation speed)

• Ordnance Training (Decrease turret reload time)

• Leadfoot (Increases tank top speed)

• Coaxial Machine Gun (Driver controlled machine gun)

Downloadable Content

• Players will need to have Patch 1.4 already installed

Wii Version

A screenshot from the single player campaign, with Sgt. Roebuck firing his Thompson

PC Required System Specs

• OS: Windows XP / Vista
• CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz / AMD 64 3200 or higher
• RAM: 512 MB (XP) / 1 GB (Vista)
• HDD: At least 8 GB free
• VIDEO CARD*: 256 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT / ATI Radeon X1600 XT or higher)

Xbox 360 Game Installation