The first details of Call of Duty 5: World at War have been unveiled by way of gamesTM magazine. Among the revelations are the introduction of co-op and vehicles, as well as squad-based gameplay.
The game will be released on the PC, Xbox 360, PS3, and also the Wii. The Wii version is said to be developed by another team within Treyarch, and it will support the Wii Zapper (do you need to do much to support a small plastic holster?). A modified CoD 4 engine will be used for all versions of the game, including, apparently, the Wii version. Also on offer will be returning multiplayer perks and new weapons, including a flamethrower that can melt skin and burn grass (thanks, Jack).
The game is going to be set in World War II once again, this time in the Pacific portion of the conflict. It is also promised that this game will be grittier and include scarier enemies than previous titles in the franchise.
I'm all up for some new CoD, but seriously, do we really need another WWII shooter? Was it too much for Treyarch to try something different, or does Infinity Ward have a monopoly on originality? I'm sure it'll be good, but Modern Warfare was such a refreshing change of pace for non-sci-fi shooters that it's almost a shame to have to go back to the Forties.
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8:05 AM on 06.09.2008
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i just hope with the success of cod4, treyarch get their shit together, cod2 was really great but infinity ward weren't big time then. now they have a reputation to protect and hoopefully they keep a watchful eye over it.
I found that while looking through the scans. How original, Treyarch.
http://maximumfear.net/2008/06/09/call-of-duty-world-at-war/]Scans
They should either stick to modern times or go all sci-fi.
"Call of Duty: World at War will utilise the Call of Duty 4 engine but the developer has also added various enhancments, such as the ability the burn down buildings and foliage."
"Mutliplayer perks are also back, including some of the favorites from Call of Duty 4, but there will also be new ones that better suit the time period. The game also features new weapons for the series, such as the flamethrower, which according to OXM, can melt the skin off of your enemies and set ablaze grass and wooden buildings."
"Treyarch is promising that this new installment of Call of Duty will be the darkest one yet and are dedicated to making the best game they can. They have had two years of development time, rather than the 11 months they had for Call of Duty 3. And this time they have specific teams working on all the different versions, with the Xbox 360 version acting as the lead."
Try to keep up Jim lol
People that complain about WW2 shooters all the time.
Sweet.
Dust off those copies of Men Behind the Sun!
Cod3 = fail
Treyarch = fail
Cod5 returning to WW2 =fail
Anyone see a bad pattern here?
What's infinity ward busy with right now that Treyarch is busy screwing over the COD franchise after it hit what... 14 million units
They are referring to the Japanese as "Aliens" .....since they are from a different country "and" are not citizens.
This is why we call mexicans without greencards "illegal aliens"
Fuck...We know who won the war and we know who lost it. Can we MOVE ON NOW?
Why would they even consider doing this? Might as well give it a different name, because there is likely no way in hell this'll show up COD4.
There was one Medal of Honor game for PC I think, but it was average at best.
Nobody has made a game that really captured what it was like ot be in that jungle. Here's hoping the CoD guys can do it right.
Infinity Ward was pissed at Treyarch for making 3 because that's what they wanted to do. So they are like "OH HAY NAME THE NEW CALL OF DUTY WORLD AT WAR, OR BIG RED ONE, NOT AN ACTUAL NUMBER SO WE CAN MAKE MODERN 5."
Boom. :D
Treyarch FTL.
I'll buy 'em both. If I can shoot someone it'll be all good.
How much more scarier can they make enemies in a WWII title be without going over the top?
American soldier: 'OHH NOOOOO IT'S A JAPA-ZOMBIE!!'
Japa-zombie: 'Deeeessuuuuuuu... suuuugoiii kawwwaaaiiii...'
Why can't they see that WWII games have been flogged t death? Why not just build on Modern Warfare?
Don't they realise that we are sick of using WWII weapons, and shhoting germans and japanese soldiers.
I care little what the link says. I want more Modern Warfare not less.
Maybe we should start swarming Activision's forums and let them know our displeasure. Use some imagination and make a decent new game.
But then, its not IW making it anyway, so i doubt id have picked it up anyway. IW really impressed me with many of the aspects of COD 4, i cant wait for anything they do next.
At least we get vehicles, that can't be bad.
That seems like a bad combination.
Haze has vehicles...