There are some engaging gameplay concepts (infiltrating a German HQ by memorising a cover story, for instance), but like the character development or that intuitive peek-and-lean cover system that doesn’t translate from solo to multiplayer, ideas wash in and wash out without impact.īut this is a world war. And all those samey missions play out within the first three, which leaves the game rudderless less than halfway in. The only moment missing is when you hold to breach a door, and everything goes super slo-mo while you blast chumps with a shotgun. With its good ol’ boy protagonist narrating the travails of a fractured band of US soldiers, WW2 plays out like a COD greatest hits: There’s the stealth mission, the driving mission, the sniping mission, the chase mission. Take every Band of Brothers cliché, every line of dialogue you’d expect to hear barked at you by a pissed-off CO – congratulations, you’ve just written the script for COD’s story mode. See that haunted, thousand-yard stare of the soldier on the box art? That’s about as close to the cold reality of war as Call Of Duty WW2 ever gets in a campaign that’s as forgettably enjoyable as it is generic. On that score, the game just about delivers. But which really is the better: Call of Duty WW2 or Battlefield 1?Ĭall of Duty campaigns have always been about high-octane set-pieces popcorn for the eyes (and hands). So, now we have two triple-A shooters taking on two world wars. After all, COD kicked off the world war shooter craze.īattlefield’s historical ambush put COD on the back-foot, and it wasn’t long before the announcement that Call of Duty returning to its WW2 roots – because Activision listens to what its fans want, see, and definitely not because Infinite War raked in millions of dollars, but not quite enough of them. When Battlefield announced it would be tackling WW1, after years of modern military shooters, it was a case of parking well-armoured tanks on Call of Duty’s lawn. You pull the trigger – but which one falls? Your iron sights waver between Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty WW2. The tight proximity of the original, however, proved to be the most fun.One bullet in your rifle. These maps included Verrückt, Shi No Numa, and Der Riese. The popularity of the game would add three more DLC maps down the road.
The first map for the game mode, Nacht Der Untoten, is a classic. Hitting the box at the point in which it glowed ensured a somewhat better weapon. Still, those weapons would not last forever. A railgun or laser pistol (very historical, huh?) would ensure a few levels of ease. It’s insane working through some of the later levels of this game mode.įans would hope for a great weapon from the box. As the game progresses through different waves, the zombies get stronger and faster. Spending those points over at the weapons box helped you gain new modes of attack. You could earn points by killing zombies and boarding up windows.
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Overall, the challenge was to keep windows boarded up as well as ammo fresh and zombies at a distance. Players work together to fend off undead nazis. Known as Nazi Zombies, a 1-4 player co-op horde mode stole the show. Although the gam itself was a ton of fun, one thing stood out. What I really want to explore is what began a side game mode. Like past titles, there are several storylines across theaters of war you explore. I won’t dive too much into the story of the game. Call of Duty was shaping up to be an entertainment phenomenon, not just a video game. This allowed the game to have a bit more credibility as well. Kiefer Sutherland and Gary Oldman joined on as voice actors and the game was on its way. The move was to allow for a more cinematic look at WWII. Things like environmental destruction and dismemberment allowed for a more gruesome look at warfare. Utilizing the Modern Warfare engine as a base, Treyarch improved the physics model of the engine for this release.
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This allowed the series to simultaneously explore modern war scenarios and historic ones. Treyarch realized during the production of Call of Duty 3 that two years was much more feasible to make a game. Overall, fans didn’t quite understand the meaning behind two games so closely released together. More surprisingly, the next game would release later that same year. In June of 2008, Activision announced the series would return to World War II. Modern Warfare released in 2007 via Infinity Ward. Activision has its two studios, Treyarch and Infinity Ward, pulling shifts at this point.
That’s largely in part because of the new approach to making Call of Duty games. This is technically Call of Duty 5, but games in the series would no longer go by numbers.
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