Call of Duty: World at War

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  • ESRB Rating: Teen
  • Blood
    Mild Language
    Violence
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Call of Duty: World at War by Activision for DS is an FPS that moves the franchise to the Pacific theater and Eastern front of World War II. The violence is off the charts: this is a vision of World War II you've never seen before! Gone are gritty gray colors and sanitized violence. In its place are vibrant hues, gushing gore, and intense language. World at War will also expand upon Call of Duty 4's award-winning online multiplayer with new modes, drivable vehicles, and a host of lethal WWII-era weapons (including a flamethrower, the Tommy gun, and the world's first true assault rifle).

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Intense action [4] Annoying audio [2]
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Call of Duty: World at War - DS

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Just plain fun  
Intense action  
What a game!

Call of duty WAW on the DS is one of the best shooters on the portable console and should be a must-own for any DS owners. The guns in the game feel just right and the graphics are some of the best on the DS. Overall Call of Duty WAW is a five star shooter and great for on the road or at home.

Call of Duty: World at War - DS

Pros Cons
Fantastic multiplayer Annoying audio
Addictive gameplay Poor storytelling
Tight controls Not enough content
Just plain fun  
Intense action  
Amazing visuals  
best fps on ds

this game is by far the best fps on the ds If you own a ds and love fps games you should pick this game right now it is an awesome game

Call of Duty: World at War - DS

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals Braindead computer AI
Awesome audio  
Intense action  
Addictive gameplay  
Tight controls  
Fantastic multiplayer  
WaW on the go.

The DS version of CoD:WaW is a solid, entertaining, and challenging experience. The game follows three campaigns: American, Britsh, and Russian with the Americans fighting the Japanese, while the other two fend off Nazis. The single player gameplay is standard take cover and shoot fair, but the precise controls help to make the experience greater. Aiming is done by sliding the stylus across the touch screen, while movement is set to the d-pad and shooting to the L trigger (or a,b,x,y buttons and R trigger for leftys). The d-pad is also used to sprint by double tapping up and crouch by double tapping down. All other controls such as changing weapons, reloading, and aiming down the sights are done by touching panels on the touch screen. The touch screen controls are responsive, but mantling over obstacles and picking up weapons can be annoying as the panel to do so is placed in the upper left corner and requires proper positioning to work. Precision shooting is simple with the touch screen aiming and very satisfying, but playing for long periods of time can leave the hand holding the DS with cramps. The campaign is challenging even on the normal difficulty, but not too challenging and is filled with plenty of intense, flashy, moments. The A. I. can be a little air headed sometimes. Allies will occasionally get in the way of your shots or fail to throw grenades properly (usually putting you in jeopardy). Enemies, for the most, are pretty smart. They'll use cover to their advantage, and can throw your own grenades back at you.However, when hiding behind cover if you inch you way out enemies don't seem to notice, and will just stand there as you send a fatal dose of lead through their faces. There will be many occasions where the player will have to help an injured soldier, send a morse code message,and disarm landmines. These events take place as touch screen mini games, and are fun but don't do too much to add to the experience. Firing anti-aircraft guns and mortars are done with the touch screen as well, but these vary much more than the other minigames. The graphics are detailed, especially the guns, and the game runs smoothly even with large numbers of enemies on screen all at once. The multiplayer works well, but may take a try or two to find a game. When playing online there is no lag, however, players have a tendency to just randomly drop from a game due to lost connections. There are eleven maps, and almost all the weapons are available for use. Aside from the multiplayer there are also thirty challenges available which add objectives to the campaign and a strict time limit making them worthy of the name. The campaign takes about five-six hours to complete, and there's plenty to come back to with multiplayer and challenges. For $30.00 CoD:WaW on DS is a steal.

Call of Duty: World at War - DS

Pros Cons
Addictive gameplay Braindead computer AI
Just plain fun Annoying audio
Intense action  
Amazing visuals  
Fantastic multiplayer  
GRENADA!!

This game is as good as I expected it too be. I think that this is one of the best DS games released in these past few months. If you love action you should definetly get this game. Even though people thought, "Oh, an FPS for DS. That game's going to suck!" But it doesn't suck, it is very fun. I love the singleplayer because it is so long and is fairly challenging. One of my favorite missions is "Off Target" (not sure of mission name) and my other favorite is "Two Roads". Multiplayer is also a very rewarding experience. I couldn't wait to try out the multiplayer because it sounded really fun. There are a lot of things that you can do on multiplayer that have the same objectives as the console version like Capture the Flag, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and even a few others. This is definetly the most rewarding and fun multiplayer experience that I have ever had playing on my Nintendo DS. If you have a Nintendo DS and a life you should get this game. What are you waiting for?? See you on Nintendo Wifi Connection!

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  • Aug. 6, 2009 News: Giveaway: Win a code for Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3 [UPDATE]

    Travis is giving away 10 Xbox 360 and 10 PS3 codes for Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3, and you can win here!

  • Jul. 20, 2009 News: New Call of Duty: World at War DLC revealed, contains three maps a new Nazi Zombies level

    NEW CALL OF DUTY DLC: Activision announces that a third map pack is on the way for Call of Duty: World at War, which contains three regular maps and a new Nazi Zombies level.

  • Jun. 10, 2009 Preview: Banzai Zombies: The Death Swamp Calls! (PS3)

    Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 1 surpassed the two million download mark in less than two months on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. If that's any indication to how good CoD: WaW's downloadable content is, Map Pack 2 will calm your appetite for brains with an all new Zombies Co-Op level (in addition to three new competitive multiplayer maps) when it comes out tomorrow, June 11. We talked to Treyarch's online community manager, Josh Olin, who gave us all the details on the Japanese zombie swamp, traps, and fiery hell hounds.

  • Jun. 10, 2009 Preview: Banzai Zombies: The Death Swamp Calls! (Xbox 360)

    Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 1 surpassed the two million download mark in less than two months on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. If that's any indication to how good CoD: WaW's downloadable content is, Map Pack 2 will calm your appetite for brains with an all new Zombies Co-Op level (in addition to three new competitive multiplayer maps) when it comes out tomorrow, June 11. We talked to Treyarch's online community manager, Josh Olin, who gave us all the details on the Japanese zombie swamp, traps, and fiery hell hounds.

  • May. 11, 2009 News: Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2 announced for June

    Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2 is coming in June, includes three new multiplayer maps and one Nazi Zombies co-op map.