Others say...

"Not really recycled"
I really did not want any part of this, I thought it was going to be a really poorly recycled game, however it's actually a lot of fun. The levels are completely redone and the the online play is a lot of fun. This new game also has trophies (yay!) and voice-overs done by whatshisface from 24. His voice gets a little annoying after a while. I don't think that guys should be yelling so much.

"Single Player Much Too Short"
This game has stunning graphics and fun gameplay. Unfortunately, the single player mode is far far too short. I have very little free time to play video games, and I beat this thing within 2 weeks. Normally it takes me months to finish a game. There should have been many many more missions. I don't know the exact number of missions, but it should have been about 10 times that many. To put it in perspective: Lego Star Wars 2 is a more difficult game to beat than this.

I also thought the combination of Pacific Theater (US) and European Theater (Russian) was goofy. I would have much rather played entirely in one or the other theaters.

The missions are also too linear: follow your guys, blow stuff up, kill, and follow your guys again. There should have been more ability to do some free form exploring, and different possibilities for the flow of each mission. Multiple endings to each mission would have been nice.


"Shoot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Shoot, die and keep shooting. B/W COD 4 and 5, 5 is a bit better just b/c you can distinguish b/w the enemy and your troops. Your troops btw don't die if you shoot or torch them. Overall, if you want to relieve some stress and you don't have hours to play, this is the perfect game to kill you over until Resident Evil 5 comes out. I haven't played online yet, and I'm not completely through the entire game either, but so far I can tell you that you will kill and die more times than you can remember. You will need the dual shock controller for this game. I bought this used for 49.99. I thought the price was a bit high for the game play.

"Pleasantly Surprised"
I too groaned when I heard that COD was going back to WWII. I gave it a chance after finishing Resistance 2 and was pleasantly surprised. Granted I miss the modern weapons of COD4 but there are some nice ones here as well. The flame thrower is a nice addition. Story mode was pretty fun and challenging. I haven't tried online yet so I can't comment on that but the campaign mode is great with nice maps.

If you liked COD4 I say go ahead and give this a shot as well. That being said I do hope they leave WWII behind and stick with more modern themes in the future.

"A Top Notch World War II Shooter"
Since MOH I was never really into the WWII shooter games, but I must agree that Call of Duty World at War is top notch. As a veteran in gaming, I now have my own kids and I must say that my biggest concern in purchasing the game was the increased violence and use of language. There were mixed statements as to whether the added gore and bad language could be turned off, and I'm happy to say that it can be filtered in the options menu. Yes, I know a lot of younger people won't understand why I would want to turn off the blood and language, but when you are older and have a 5 year old in the other room who repeats all that they hear, you'll understand; that is unless you consider yourself trash and don't understand the meaning of certain words, the use of decency and appropriate language. The graphics are phenomenal and have a come a long way. The game play is challenging but fun and gives you a sense of realism. If the M rating had been tilting your decision into not purchase the game, be confident that the game plays closer to a T rated game with the filter turned on. Overall it is a great purchase and one of the best shooters available.