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Call of Duty: World at War

The campaign follows U.S. Marines in the Pacific and Soviet soldiers in Europe during World War II. You take the role of an ordinary soldier facing Japanese and German forces across two distinct fronts. Play through a sequence of first-person combat missions, using firearms and other weapons against enemies who attack with ambushes, charges, and cover tactics. Missions also include vehicle and airborne combat. Beyond the solo campaign, the game features a co-op campaign and class-based competitive multiplayer with customizable classes, perks, weapon upgrades, rankings, and tanks. Its separate Zombies mode centers on surviving waves of undead.

Fight through World War II as U.S. and Soviet soldiers, then take on zombie waves in a first-person shooter with vehicle combat.

Released 18 Nov 2008

92%positive of
53k player reviews
$19.99
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Survive Zombie Waves

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Fight Pacific Ambushes

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Battle From Tanks

Call of Duty is back, redefining war like you've never experienced before. Building on the Call of Duty 4®: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War immerses players into the most gritty and chaotic WWII combat ever experienced.

Developed by Treyarch · Published by Activision

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Common Player Critiques

  1. Online Profile Errors
  2. Broken Online Co-op
  3. High Asking Price
  4. Veteran Grenade Spam
92%
positive of 53k player reviews
83/100
Metacritic

Back of the Box

Platforms Windows
Age ratings
  • ESRB M — Blood Strong Language Violence
  • PEGI 18
  • BBFC 15
  • ClassInd (Brazil) 18 — Violência Extrema Linguagem imprópria Drogas lícitas
  • IGRS (Indonesia) 18 — Interaksi Daring Kekerasan Rokok dan/atau rokok elektronik, minuman beralkohol, narkotika, psikotropika, dan/atau zat adiktif lainnya
  • OFLC MA15
  • Steam (Germany) 18 — Drastische Gewalt Alkohol / Tabak Derbe Sprache
Players 1–64
Play modes
  • Online co-op
  • Online PvP
  • Co-op campaign
  • Local PvP
  • LAN play
  • Split screen
Other modes
  • 4-player online co-op campaign
  • Competitive Co-Op
  • Zombies co-op
  • Class-based competitive multiplayer
  • Vehicle-based multiplayer with tanks
  • Squad-based gameplay
  • Bot-supported multiplayer via mods
  • Custom Zombies maps
  • Private/community servers
Multiplayer Call of Duty: World at War includes online competitive multiplayer, online co-op campaign, and Zombies co-op. The official description states the campaign supports up to 4 players online. Competitive multiplayer is class-based and includes infantry and vehicle combat. Reviews also report custom servers, modded Zombies, and community-supported multiplayer due to online profile and security issues on the Steam version.
Multiplayer & mods The game is moddable. Reviews describe extensive custom Zombies maps, modded Zombies, bot mods, and community clients such as Plutonium that restore or improve multiplayer access. Mods and third-party tools appear to be important for current multiplayer play on PC, but the provided official text does not define formal multiplayer mod support rules.
Controller required No
Content notices
  • Blood
  • Strong Language
  • Violence
  • In-game chat, Online interactivity
  • Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic 83/100 View on Metacritic
Website Official website

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