*SPOILERS* Call of Duty: World At War is possibly the best WW2 game ever

CoD5 is my favourite game on Xbox at the moment. Just a few hours ago I completed the epic and realistic story campaign. I was intrigued by Treyarch's choice to cover other areas of World War 2, but not the British areas. I guess this was a good choice really, seeing as this will always lead to D-Day.  

 You are pitted through the Japanese jungles and Germany's burning streets. Let's start with the American part of the campaign. When you first start, you are the cheesey, over macho Americans. Just to go off topic... WHY DO THE AMERICANS ALWAYS SOUND OVER MACHO AND ON STEROIDS? COME OFF IT!

 So the Japanese are very different to any other enemy in a war game. They'll climb trees and snipe you, they'll go into spider holes and pop out when least expected and kick you onto your back and attempt to stab you. This is like the games version of Quick Time events. you have to stab the right stick in as soon as it pops up. This is a little flawed as, it doesn't always work when you want it to. But, thankfully, this doesn't happen to much as you have them dead before it happens.

 You jump to the Russian areas of the game through very informative videos of WW2. These are the best parts of the game; because you can believe it. You wake to find yourself as Dimitri, a man who just cheated death as the Nazi's scour the area for surviors to kill. Your given a sniper rifle to take out a general. This is very tense, as if you screw it up, the enemy knows your where abouts. (HINT: HE'S ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE.)

 So, moving on from really macho men and rather emotinally moving Russians to weapons. The COD4 fanatics are really going to hate the choice. But, Treyarch did the right thing. They researched the rate of fire, the power and the feel. The only weapon that will make them happy is the shotguns. But, to be honest, they appear twice and don't last that long. I did enjoy them, blasting a german into two with a sawed off. Now. Children, the flamethrower is the best weapon in the game. You can kill everyone with a single blast. It never runs out, it clears everyone out of the way. That. Isn't. What. I. Wanted. Might be fun at first, but it becomes stupidly overpowered and unless your on the hardest difficulty, your going to find the American levels a breeze. See, on harder difficulties, the enemy will continue to fire through the blaze. 

 There is one vehicular level through out the game, and a good one that couldn't be topped without being repeptive. Your a tank. You blow stuff up. Good enough for me. 

 So, a WW2 that is different and continues to be so much fun online and the unlockable mode, NAZI ZOMBIES! When you unlock it, 50s style writing for a film comes up and your pitted agianst hordes of zombies. Build barriers and try to live for as long as possoible. It is very much the best thing to add to an epic game. An epic mini game. Though the depth is shallow, it can last you hours trying to top your scores.  

 And to conclude this review of COD5:WAT, I give it a 9/10. It was to short for my liking and multiplayer might not last me long enough until i go back and pick up Call of Duty 4. 

 

SPECIAL EDITION COSTS AN EXTRA 10 POUNDS, GIVING YOU A TIN, CANTEEN AND A GUN THAT YOU MUST UNLOCK STRAIGHT AWAY.