Call of Duty : World at War Beta Impressions

Thanks to a friend I managed to get hold of a Call of Duty : World at War Beta Key. I loved Call of Duty 4, it was the first game in a long while that lured me back into playing online. Don’t get me wrong, I liked the previous Call of Duty Games, especially COD2. However there was so much more atmosphere to Call of Duty 4 in both the single player and multiplayer experiences.

So I was excited to be playing Call of Duty World at War, a lot of the interface will seem very familiar to players of COD2, 3 & 4. However for me that was where a lot of the similarities ended. To be fair it’s not that there’s anything wrong with the game, it’s more that it seems like a step backwards instead of forwards, which in terms of time period it is. I loved the hi-tech weapondary of COD4 and going back to using a M1A1 Thompson isn’t all that great at all.

The graphics are fairly good, although they appeared somewhat cartoonish to me, however that could just be me Overall it’s not bad, and I think only being able to play the multiplayer means that it’s difficult get get a good feel for the entire game. I know i’ll probably end up buying it anyway as I’ve enjoyed the single player campaigns on all the Call of Duty games.