When you're not playing through the story or leveling up your character in the multiplayer, you can always take on a nasty group of Nazi zombies. You read that right, they are zombies AND they are Nazis ... talk about a scary combination. You can play this either with friends or by yourself, but no matter how you play it the game is essentially the same. You are stuck in a shack with hundreds of zombies trying to get in to eat your brains. For each zombie you kill you get points, which you can use to buy items (better weapons, help, etc.). This mini-game proves to be one of the most entertaining parts of Call of Duty: World at War, especially when you're playing it with a friend. Sadly you can't play this mode until you've beaten the game, but the story mode is interesting enough to keep you going regardless of the rewards.
Treyarch has certainly pulled off the impossible; they've made me excited about World War II again. But at the same time, this absolutely needs to be the final Call of Duty set in this era. I can understand the appeal of this particular war, but it's time to move on. I don't care if you set the next game in Vietnam, the American Revolution or even the Civil War; it's time to end World War II once and for all. The game's ending even feels like it's closing the chapter on World War II, though that may be more me forcing my interpretation on a historical speech. Either way, it's time to take us out of the 1940s.
Call of Duty: World at War isn't going to blow you away the same way that Call of Duty 4 did, but it's still a solid action game. It has a solid single player mode that can be played with a friend, the online multiplayer is among the best of the year and the presentation is absolutely stunning. This is definitely a great game. Unfortunately as new and interesting as the locations and stories were, I couldn't get over the fact that we're still fighting the same war we always fight and that it all seems so futile. Thankfully I had Gary Oldman and Kiefer Sutherland guiding me through. All in all this is a solid shooter that is only marred by the unoriginal war we continue to fight installment after installment.
B
World at War is a fun rollercoaster ride that is every bit as good as Call of Duty 2 and 3. Unfortunately after the success of Call of Duty 4 it's hard to go back to World War II, even when the game looks and plays this good. Treyarch has definitely learned how to tell an interesting story and give us good pacing, but I still can't get over the fact that we've fought this war a few too many times for my tastes. If you can get over that then you'll be rewarded with an amazing action game with one of the best online multiplayer modes of the year!
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