[Official] Call of Duty: World at War

[Jason S. Global Moderator]

as much as i want to run out today at lunch and buy this game, im afraid im just going to wait. i just got FC2 yesterday so that'll occupy me for a while until COD drops in price.

[IceBreakerG]

So where are the reviews at? I've been checking TeamXbox and they usually have their reviews up by now. I wonder if there are other NDAs that prevent reviews from coming out until after the release?

[ramsy66]

Should have the game by Thursday. Not totally excited for it but hey, a new game is always good!

[Viserov]

So where are the reviews at? I've been checking TeamXbox and they usually have their reviews up by now. I wonder if there are other NDAs that prevent reviews from coming out until after the release?

Yeah, I haven't found any reviews (for the PC version). Usually the reviews come out a few days before the game is released to generate buzz, but I haven't seen anything.

[Sethos]

Same thing happened with Call of Duty 4 as far as I recall, reviews were hard to come by until some time after release.

[Brad.]

Same thing happened with Call of Duty 4 as far as I recall, reviews were hard to come by until some time after release.

Yeah, I believe that I read my first review only one or two days before release.

[Christopher]

I posted my impressions two pages back, in case you missed it :)

Ah, good deal. I'll check it out.

[I am Redbeard]

Anyone tried playing on a PC yet?

I did the first three missions on campaign mode and I've been trying to get multiplayer to work but for some reason the patch isn't being recognized.

Anyone experiencing the same?

[Sethos]

So I finally pulled myself together and completed the game. Last few levels were quite alright, look great and some of that signature 'epic' feel from previous Call of Duty games had returned. I still think they used a bit too many enemies, just felt like a million enemies were constantly charging you and you were pretty much pinned down in firefights constantly. But game did seem a bit better with those few missions and did raise the bar in comparison to Call of Duty 3, still a bit below Call of Duty 4.

I also unlocked Zombie Mode which I gotta admit is an absolute blast! Unfortunately there is only one specially designed map where you can play this mode but it's still a lot of fun. You start out in this abandoned, ruined building during night-time in some foggy environments. The house is barricaded and the waves of zombie attacks have to break down the barriers to get in, you can repair these barriers and receive points but you quickly realise it's pointless :p You get points for killing zombies and fixing up the barriers, these can be used for new weapons ( Hanging on the walls ) and buying access to new parts of the house, removing debris etc. The zombies come at you in waves, each wave there are more and more zombies and they move faster and faster.

Hand on heart I had more fun playing this map than the Left 4 Dead demo. You really get this 'fight for your life' feeling because there is no escape, the amount of zombies just keep increasing and all of sudden they start breaking through walls and everything is just chaos. I absolutely love and really hope to play with a few Neowinians in the future because this mode is awesome (Y)

Pure, simple fun in an light package!

Edited November 11, 2008 by Sethos

[Brad.]

Thanks Sethos. The post I've been waiting for, for AGES!

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

So I finally pulled myself together and completed the game. Last few levels were quite alright, look great and some of that signature 'epic' feel from previous Call of Duty games had returned. I still think they used a bit too many enemies, just felt like a million enemies were constantly charging you and you were pretty much pinned down in firefights constantly. But game did seem a bit better with those few missions and did raise the bar in comparison to Call of Duty 3, still a bit below Call of Duty 4.

I also unlocked Zombie Mode which I gotta admit is an absolute blast! Unfortunately there is only one specially designed map where you can play this mode but it's still a lot of fun. You start out in this abandoned, ruined building during night-time in some foggy environments. The house is barricaded and the waves of zombie attacks have to break down the barriers to get in, you can repair these barriers and receive points but you quickly realise it's pointless :p You get points for killing zombies and fixing up the barriers, these can be used for new weapons ( Hanging on the walls ) and buying access to new parts of the house, removing debris etc. The zombies come at you in waves, each wave there are more and more zombies and they move faster and faster.

Hand on heart I had more fun playing this map than the Left 4 Dead demo. You really get this 'fight for your life' feeling because there is no escape, the amount of zombies just keep increasing and all of sudden they start breaking through walls and everything is just chaos. I absolutely love and really hope to play with a few Neowinians in the future because this mode is awesome (Y)

Pure, simple fun in an light package!

Ok, that does it, where's the real Sethos and what have you done with him?

Apparently you've switched places with him and tarnishing his reputation for liking "good" games only :p

[bobbytomorow]

Just finished the PC campaign and I would give it a big fat MEH.

Well maybe 6/10.

The latter stages were pretty intense, the music score was good. All in all it was a solid shooter but it was just too much of the same routine, it also felt extremely linear and scripted especially after playing games like Fallout 3, Far Cry 2 and Crysis Warhead. The enemy NPC's seemed to really spam the nades too which became very frustrating at times and the friendly AI was downright useless.

[+longgonebn Subscriber²]

Anyone know a ETA on the Steam version yet?

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

I doubt it'll be available on STEAM anytime soon. It isn't on the "Coming Soon" list at the STEAM store yet.

[Minifig]

I think I'll be avoiding this one in favor of getting Left 4 Dead.

Maybe I'll put this one on my birthday list (Jan 17th).

[ramsy66]

My copy should be arriving tomorrow. I've recently started getting into playing on Xbox Live with friends instead of strangers and it's alot more fun.

I was going to change my order from the PC version to the 360 version because none of my friends will have the PC version. It was too late though the order already went through. :(

[habnad]

Started playing the competitive co-op mode last night. Got about half-way through the story-line. That's a blast to play (Y)

As the name of the mode suggests, you play through the story-line competitively against a friend for points. You can also complete XP challenges that count towards your MP ranking. There is also the option to not play for points as well, and just play through the story.

Can't wait to unlock Zombie Mode though. Want to finish the co-op mode first, then go back and play through SP. That looks and sounds like a lot of fun to play.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Started playing the competitive co-op mode last night. Got about half-way through the story-line. That's a blast to play (Y)

As the name of the mode suggests, you play through the story-line competitively against a friend for points. You can also complete XP challenges that count towards your MP ranking. There is also the option to not play for points as well, and just play through the story.

Can't wait to unlock Zombie Mode though. Want to finish the co-op mode first, then go back and play through SP. That looks and sounds like a lot of fun to play.

There's a co-op campaign in this?

Didn't know that, might be worth the rent then to play through.

COD4 didn't have co-op IIRC.

[habnad]

Yup, up to 4 player co-op.

[Sethos]

COD4 didn't have co-op IIRC.

No but at least the SP campaign was fun :p

[habnad]

No but at least the SP campaign was fun :p

Hey there's Sethos!!! He's back... :p

/points to previous post... :laugh:

[Browno]

Is the whole of the single player campaign avaliable as a co-op campaign?

[habnad]

Is the whole of the single player campaign avaliable as a co-op campaign?

From what I can tell from what I played last night, yes. With or without competitive points. I dont know if you disable the scoring system, if it disables the XP earning challenges. I would assume not.

Also, from what and how I played it, you can start from any level. I just started from the first and worked my way up.

[Sethos]

Also, from what and how I played it, you can start from any level. I just started from the first and worked my way up.

I think you need to complete them before unlocking them, I kept checking through the co-op list how far I got and maps were constantly unlocking.

[habnad]

I think you need to complete them before unlocking them, I kept checking through the co-op list how far I got and maps were constantly unlocking.

That would make sense. I didn't try selecting a higher level than what I was on. Will try tonight just to see, unless someone else here tries it first.