Duty Calls again...
By Vod_Crack 3 Comments
Yep, you guessed it. I have been playing the Call of Duty: World at War Beta recently and overall, I like it. I like it a lot. To back up a bit, Call of Duty 4 was my favourite game of 2007. It took me by surprise and while I was a fan of the previous games, I didn't expect CoD4 to be that amazing. The single-player campaign might have been short but it was excellent and the multiplayer was superb. The new Beta for Call of Duty World at War doesn't give you a whole lot to do but it is a neat taster considering the game is about a month away from release. It also does a very good job of reeling you in and making sure that you are going to buy the game when it comes out in November.
So what do you exactly get in this Beta? Well you get three maps, Roundhouse, Makim and Castle. They are all pretty big compared to the maps in CoD4 with plenty of tight areas but some more open spaces too. Generally, Castle is my favourite just because it is a cool place to fight in but it is note worthy that Roundhouse is the only map that has vehicles. You get to play your favourite modes, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Mercenary Team Deathmatch (Utterly pointless) but there are some new modes, War and Capture the Flag. Capture the Flag was in older CoD games and is simply making a return while War is a mix between tug and war and Headquarters from previous games. You don't get to play all game modes but you get enough to keep you going. Of course perks and weapons are going to be important to this game. On terms of weapons, this is all standard WWII stuff that we have seen in countless other games. The Thompson, the Springfield, the MP40, the Gewehr 43 and such are all rather old hat but they are fun to use and are good weapons. However, the perks are a mix of old and new in CoD World at War. Most of the perks in the Beta will be familar to veterans such as Deep Impact, Juggernaut, Stopping Power and such while there are new ones featured such as Second Chance which is simply a new version of Last Stand where a person can revive you if you are on the ground and Toss Back which allows to player to throw a grenade without it blowing up in his hand. The perks work as well as ever here. There is currently only a Level 11 cap and I got there in my first sitting but still, this is a good taster to get your apetite wet and make you wanting more.
