Call of Duty: World at War

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 27 expert reviews

Excellent:

16
Good:

7
Average:

2
Bad:

2

Pros:

Lengthy singleplayer campaign is engaging.
Fun coop mode.
Good storyline.

Cons:

Unimpressive AI.
Tired setting.

TechSpot is supported by its audience. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more.

Last revision on March 8, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Lengthy singleplayer campaign is engaging
Fun coop mode
Good storyline
Great graphics
Bloody and gory
Epic set pieces
Looks awesome
Killer voice acting
Brutal combat is a welcome addition to the CoD series
Gritty, exciting story
Same excellent multiplayer system
Fourplayer cooperative campaign

Reviewers Didn't Like

Unimpressive AI
Tired setting
Makes us long for Call of Duty 4
Back to WWII yet again
Feels a bit too much like Modern Warfare for its own good
Single player campaign is too short
Familiar setting and game mechanics

Expert reviews and ratings

I have to admit I was very skeptical about Call of Duty: World at War upon learning it wasn't being developed by Infinity Ward, the original creators of the series and developers of all previous PC releases. However, as it turns out, World at War is a

By TechSpot on November 17, 2008

The odds have always been stacked against Call of Duty: World at War. This sequel revisits an undeniably exhausted FPS setting—World War II—and wasn’t designed by series creator Infinity Ward, but Treyarch has delivered a sufficiently...

By Maximum PC on February 11, 2009

Hard to recommend amongst the recent crop of...

By Atomic MPC on February 04, 2009

Call of Duty World at War is an excellent game overall, it’s got everything that any gamer would want in a game of this type, blood, gore, violence, bad language and so much more. Treyarch does a great job utilizing the COD4 engine for this game,...

By Testfreaks on January 24, 2009

After a brief, but brilliant, journey to the present day with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, this latest instalment of the long-running shooter series returns to its World War 2 roots. This is a surprising move considering Modern Warfares...

By Expert Reviews on January 01, 2009

World at War could be seen as something of a step back for the Call of Duty series, which shifted to the present day with last year’s Modern Warfare. Instead of re-using the previous game’s frenetic contemporary setting, World at War returns...

By V3.co.uk on December 08, 2008

After the success of last years Call of Duty 4 most critics and fans expected that the series would build up the new modern warfare storyline. However, with Call of Duty World at War, the series makes a sonewhat unexpected return to its World War 2...

By About.com on November 27, 2008

Finally we have WaW’s multiplayer component that’s nearly as awesome as Modern Warfare’s. Once again Treyarch have blatantly lifted 90% of MW’s features but then again, why fix something that isn’t broken? They’ve...

By Tech2 on November 24, 2008

Call of Duty: World at War launched and found some excellent sales its first week, despite fighting an uphill battle against a bad reputation and some at least partially unfair animosity towards developer Treyarch. Call of Duty is the creation of...

By AtomicGamer on November 19, 2008

Just when you thought Modern Warfare was the current FPS fad Treyarch welcomes you back to World War II in Call of Duty: World at War. Like most of my friends I was disappointed to hear that we would be revisiting the tired WWII era this year, but...

By Game Chronicles Magazine on November 18, 2008

Load More Reviews…