Why I Traded Call of Duty: World at War

VampHuntD - 400 days 5 hours ago

Basically I see World At War as the job Infinity Ward would have done if they had placed their gane in WWII instead of going modern. While I think IF would have been even better than Treyarch did with the game, they did incldue a pretty cool zombie mode which I really enjoy so hats off to that at very least.

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Retro-Virus - 400 days 5 hours ago

Nothing beats COD-4,nothing. Counter Strike on the PC might come close but if anything Killzone-2 looks close to dethrone it but we'll see how that turns out.

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Ace777 - 400 days 5 hours ago

I've played COD:WAW multiplayer for a good chunk of my time and i can say that it is no COD4. It does really just seem like a filler game. The zombie mode is something i really did like, but since my internet connection isn't the best ever i often can't find a room to join and even when i try to host one no one joins my room. Personally i'm thinking that in a couple of months i'll trade COD:WAW in, gotta make room for Killzone 2

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ASSASSYN 36o - 400 days 4 hours ago

I played the demo...meh. This has to be the first article I have seen with a writer so afraid of back-lash for his comments.

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caladbolg777 - 400 days 4 hours ago

As is the trend nowadays.

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ApolloT4L - 400 days 4 hours ago

I think the numbers are wrong though. Call of Duty 4 was king for a while, but as far as the 360 goes that crown went back to Halo 3 a while back. Gears 2 sits above COD4 and COD5 too.

Below are the official numbers provided by Major Nelson for Xbox Live activity for which games. As for which game is the superior multiplayer it's a matter of opinion really. Personally I always though the unbalanced helicopter was a bit of a con, while I have always enjoyed Halo 3, Gears of War and COD4 in equal amounts. When I bored of one I would switch to the other.

1 Halo 3
2 Gears of War 2
3 CoD: World at War
4 Call of Duty 4
5 GTA IV
6 Fable II
7 Left 4 Dead
8 Madden NFL 09
9 Fallout 3
10 FIFA 09

http://majornelson.com/arch...

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BigKev45 - 400 days 4 hours ago

His a idiot.

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OnslaughtX - 400 days 4 hours ago

I STILL play CoD4 to this day regularly. *sigh* It just has such great balance and map design. It's not perfect though.

I haven't been this into an FPS since the N64 days of PD and GE007.

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Vip3r - 400 days 4 hours ago

COD4 >> COD5.

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Slinger420 - 400 days 4 hours ago

I think both games compliment each other wonderfully. I love playing both and I hope there's more to come.

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littletad - 400 days 3 hours ago

He writes silly for journalist, or is he even one?

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Turntable Jack - 400 days 3 hours ago

I think COD5 is a big step back and would have really rather just let infinity ward release a COD game every 2 years and not have a sub-par version made by treyarch

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wicked - 400 days 3 hours ago

Because he could not afford more than one game??

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DJ - 400 days 3 hours ago

But still not as good as part 4.

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Zanzu - 400 days 3 hours ago

Its nice to see some real talk about this game instead of fanboys giving it unanimous praise. Personally the single player is the highlight of this game but still doesnt touch Bioshock or Dead Space.

Co-op is easily trumped by R2 co-op.

And even with all 2008 releases I've still got to say CoD4 is the multiplayer king.

So what does this mean? CoD 4.5 is a good package but none of its elements escalate it to GotY status and certainly not to the legendary status that CoD4 achieved.

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Jeremy Clarkson - 400 days 3 hours ago

I had never played a Treyarch game until COD5, so I didn't have any previous conceptions about them as a developer.

Saying that, I rented, and played through 3/4 of the game. I will admit it did have one or two little niggles, but on the whole, of what I played, I enjoyed myself and had fun.

PS. I played the PS3 version (not that it makes any difference, just for reference)

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GrammarPolice - 400 days 3 hours ago

I could not wait to get home to play it... I stayed up late, got up early, and when I was asleep, I dreamt about it. I remember thinking "this is what it must feel like to be addicted to crack."

That said, eventually I got my fill and the cravings subsided. I don't have the same level of addiction with COD5, but that's not to say it's worse than COD4. The games themselves are very similar so I see COD5 in the same light as COD4- was once addicted, still like it, but it doesn't rule my every waking (or otherwise) moment.

Treyarch did a fine job incorporating the WWII theme into the game. However, since the look and feel of COD5-- and by that I mean the menus, multiplayer setup, etc.-- so closely resembles COD4, it's natural for players to feel as if they are in the latter stages of their "relationship" with the game. Not a bad thing, just something to be expected.

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Nikkelz - 400 days 3 hours ago

thats what im talking about right there,dude went in on treyarch,and even tho he sounded angry like a muhfuK*a he had a very very valid point,why ww2?
we have Afghanistan,iraq,iran,north korea,russia(damn we have a lot of beef)and you worry about ww2??

anyway,peace and game on

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matchgrade - 400 days 3 hours ago

This is probably the most pompous and pretentious gaming article I've ever read. I agree with the points, but the author is really full of it.

"Ok, ok. Just before any of you decide to chop me up for the title, shut the f*ck up and listen to what I have to say for one second. It’s only fair that I get to defend my reasoning."
Yeah, we're listening. That's why we're reading your article. No reason at all to cuss out your audience indiscriminantly in the first sentence.

"Forget Halo, Resistance, Gears of War and whatever else you think is the best multiplayer game; numbers show that CoD4 is dominating the online genre on consoles (except on the Wii, of course)."
The NUMBERS also showed that CoD5 was the best game on both PS3 and 360 a month ago, but you don't seem to think so, do you?

"So get off your high horse and join the revolution."
...What?

"Now, let’s get back on track. Call of Duty: World at War. *Sigh* Where to begin… When I first heard about Treyarch developing the next Call of Duty installment after a drooling experience with CoD4, I almost kicked the be-jesus out of the dog. The thought of having PETA riot towards the death penalty because I kicked the hell out of my pooch in aggravation wasn’t something I was looking forward to. My Yorkie is still intact, my sanity, however, that’s something totally different."
You wrote an entire paragraph to tell us that you were angry about Treyarch developing. Oh wow, you're a badass. We're so glad your dog is okay, because we totally believed you'd kill your dog over a videogame, and after that scary rant we'll know better than to ever piss you off.

"Although, to me, it felt as if Treyarch was just playing it safe going with something they already knew and had perfected with their previous CoD titles. Of course, that didn’t stop anyone from spewing egregious comments with regards to Treyarch’s decision with going WWII again."
Are you going to talk about why you didn't like the game or just bash everything and everyone because you're a moping crybaby?

"Who wouldn’t want to kick Nazi and Japanese ass with Jack Bauer? Anyone who retracts this feeling is just an idiot."
I don't watch 24. No time for it during school. I guess I'm an idiot. Sorry.

"As much as WWII games have been done, this one took the cake with the story. I would have loved to see Omaha beach done with this engine."
Because good engines definitely make good stories.

"Not really a lot of change, if you ask me. Before the lot of you even consider uttering how much of a stupid f*ck I am and how much oral sex my mother has endured, take the time to seriously analyze the game."
Right, because everyone who likes the game doesn't think about it or contemplate why.

"I personally (<– keyword for you retards who don’t understand the meaning of an “opinion”) feel that it was not as good as CoD4."
Again, uncalled-for. If you want people to keep reading your articles, you should stop calling them retards every chance you get.

"Let’s see some new ideas and new wars, for crying out loud."
Let's hear some new opinions, for crying out loud.

"What about a CoD in the American Revolution?"
Will you stop being an idiot?

"Or even taking CoD to Somalia during the Black Hawk Down incident?"
Ooh, that's fresh. (See Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare)

"I think I’ll go back to CoD4 now and hand out ass-whoopings like sandwiches at a homeless food drive."
You do that.

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jrlkrudco - 400 days 3 hours ago

I hated CoD:5 i bought it thinking it was gonna be ok but once i got it and started playing i was regretting it completely. Maps sucked and the guns and grenades just did not feel right and the online was way to easy i was ranking up mad fast i played online for about 5 hours and i was already level 46. i returned it the next day and got LBP much better ill stick with duty till killzone 2 comes then ill be on that all day

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Panthers - 400 days 3 hours ago

To each his own. COD4 is for noobs. Socom is the best. Takes the most skill.

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Steven Colbert - 400 days 4 hours ago

Nothing can stop Cod4 obviously.I expect Infinity Wards next game to be on the top 10 of Gamerankings

If the space shooter rumor is true for IW,they will crush the competition and they will join Valve and DICE in the FPS elite group.

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commando34 - 400 days 4 hours ago

dont even start with Killzone it has nothing to do with this and its just getting overly hyped like Littlebigplanet...that sold alot didnt it? anyway, I love what this guys saying and I feel the same. Screw WaW and screw WWII cuz im sick of it.

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BLUR111 - 400 days 4 hours ago

I think in ways it is better than COD4, the single player campaign in Waw is really good. :)

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Magic_The_Celt - 400 days 2 hours ago

I love it more than COD4, nuff said.

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Sony Defense Farce - 400 days 2 hours ago

COD3 will be better than KZ2

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Lykon - 399 days 14 hours ago

at the thought of shooting japanese soldiers but i liked this article it just goes to show that treyarch are just a bunch of knob polishers and i read somewhere that one of them tried to take the credit of the work done by the other company and the picture of him showed him to be ugly physically too. There is always an unattractive business man somewhere eager to take the credit for someone elses work and they are always ugly and desperate but smug at the same time. I bet they are the type that get skidmarks and constantly ooz small amounts of poo from thier anus and a fat and bloaty and sweaty, maybe do a little coke...nasty hate them all.

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Dragunov - 399 days 9 hours ago

Bubble down for the Nirvana comment, no surprise if you like more WAW you have no taste

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FFXI101 - 399 days 7 hours ago

The only thing $ucks is the AI in this game, they either get in your way or get you kill. They are useless and I want to shoot them myself every F time I play this game.

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flappo - 399 days 5 hours ago

i only play waw to see how lame the weapons are compared to cod4

i'm on level 64 and i reckon a level 1 cod 4 player would still wipe out my entire platoon with an m16 and rocket launcher

waw just plain sucks

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