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CoD: World at War perks and weapons revealed
4:43 PM on 08.25.2008, Jim Sterling 52 comments

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Say what you will about Call of Duty's return to World War II, one can't fault Treyarch's determination to follow up Modern Warfare with style. The team knows it has a tough act to follow with Infinity Ward's efforts and so far, things aren't looking too diabolical for World at War.

We now know what weapons and perks will be available in the game, and you can view those after the jump. Many perks will be returning from Modern Warfare (including everybody's favorite, Martyrdom) while Treyarch is adding some brand new skills such as Monkey (climb trees faster), Frogman (swim faster) and the delightful sounding Play Dead. The weapons will be taken from the arsenals of British, American, Russian, Japanese and German forces. Maybe this means you get to play as a Nazi?

One can only hope, dear friends. One can only hope.

US Weapons:

  • Thompson M1A1
  • M1A1 Carbine
  • M1 Garand
  • Trench Shotgun
  • Browning Automatic Rifle (B.A.R)
  • Springfield M1903
  • Springfield M1903: Scoped
  • M2 flamethrower
  • M1911 (aka Colt 45)
  • Bajonet
  • M9 Bazooka
  • M1919A6 Browning
  • M2 machinegun

Explosives:

  • MK2 Frag Grenade
  • Smoke Grenade
  • Satchel Charges
  • Mines

Russian Weapons:

  • TT-33
  • Mosin Nagant
  • Mosin Nagant Scoped
  • PPSH (71 round Drum Magazine)
  • PPSH (31 round Banana Magazine)
  • Bajonet

Explosives:

  • RGD-33

German Weapons:

  • P08 Luger
  • Kar98
  • Kar98 scoped
  • MP44
  • MP40
  • MG42
  • MG34
  • Messer

Explosives:

  • handle-grenade (aka potato masher)

Japanese Weapons:

  • Nambu 14
  • Arisaka Typ 99
  • Typ 100 Submachine gun
  • Bajonet
  • Katana

Explosives:

  • Kiska grenade

British Weapons:

  • Sten

Unlockable Perks:

  • Juggernaut (more health)
  • Sleight of Hand (faster reload)
  • Extreme Conditioning (longer sprint distrance)
  • Martyrdom (drop live grenade when you die)
  • Steady Aim
  • Bandolier (larger magazine pack)
  • Iron Lungs
  • Stopping Power
  • Deep Impact
  • Sonic Boom
  • Last Stand
  • Monkey (better at climbing trees)
  • Frogman (faster swimspeed)
  • Play Dead
  • Crouch Sprinter
  • Banzai

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covah's Avatar
covah at 08/25/2008 16:48
so they basically took a bunch of cod4 perks... woo

RENT.
DarkTravesty's Avatar
DarkTravesty at 08/25/2008 16:53
i'll still get it. i'm maxed out on all three versions (fuck presige mode)
tgammet's Avatar
tgammet at 08/25/2008 17:01
Is it made by IW? No? Then, screw it.
dronkmunk's Avatar
dronkmunk at 08/25/2008 17:01
Travesty = Nancy boy
Phantom Spaceman's Avatar
Phantom Spaceman at 08/25/2008 17:17
I don't care what anyone says, this game has win written all over it. More of COD4-style multiplayer is a good thing.

Also, BAJONETS!!!
Eschatos's Avatar
Eschatos at 08/25/2008 17:30
Looks like them British are gonna be the choice of the professional.
parrothead's Avatar
parrothead at 08/25/2008 17:50
Not sure I am going to get this one. Have to see what the budget allows. There are too many good games coming out! Not that I am really complaining
Dr Dtoid's Avatar
Dr Dtoid at 08/25/2008 17:54
I'm still buying it.
Cartman's Avatar
Cartman at 08/25/2008 18:15
WTF Juggernaught AND Martydom?
Are you fucking kidding me!?


Next thing you know, they'll be adding some form of the M16...
Big Z's Avatar
Big Z at 08/25/2008 18:16
Juggernaut? Fine. Martyrdom? UGH. I could go on forever about why Martyrdom is a shitty, obnoxious perk, but anybody who's played for more than half an hour already knows the whole story.
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 08/25/2008 18:17
NO! Not Metronome!
Kaspar's Avatar
Kaspar at 08/25/2008 18:29
Oh for FUCKS sake, the could have atleast renamed the freaking perks.

Also, why the whine over marty?
Cartman's Avatar
Cartman at 08/25/2008 18:35
@ kaspar

Because it is an extremely cheap, overused way to get a kill.
What really bugs me about it is that it takes NO SKILL to pull off, you have to die in order to get the kill.
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar
AngelsDontBurn at 08/25/2008 18:45
Katana = LOL!

Stop whining about Martyrdom. You should all know you should move away ASAP after killing someone just to be safe.
Dan CiTi's Avatar
Dan CiTi at 08/25/2008 18:46
A KATANA? YES!!!!
kawitchate's Avatar
kawitchate at 08/25/2008 18:47
it's got Jack Bauer for god's sake. who cares about perks and weapons!!!
Cartman's Avatar
Cartman at 08/25/2008 18:52
@ Angelsdontburn

That comes naturally after a while, but, so many people use the perk that you could well end up moving away from one and into another. I cant tell you how many times that happened to me.
I gave up the game about a month ago, as it had just become rediculous. Every game you got into would have at least 1 of the following :
The guy who would camp in the door way for the entire game and then complain when someone snipes him, the guy running around with juggernaught, a squeaky voiced American kid who will most likely be screaming down his mic, and of course at least 3/4 of the players will be using martrydom.
And then the host ends the game.
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 08/25/2008 19:05
I never really understood the hate for Juggernaut. Yeah, it lets you get shot three times instead of two. Big deal. A lot of the time people just use it as a scapegoat for them sucking. "What? I died? OH, IT'S BECAUSE THAT GUY HAD JUGGERNAUT."

Martyrdom, on the other hand, deserves all of the hate it gets. It's just annoying.
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superbeefy2050 at 08/25/2008 19:12
METRONOME!!! Its cheap, yes, but I use it because there's no other perk I like in place of it.

Juggernaut is gay. I like to be a sneaky snake with my UAV jammer and silenced Ak-47 and I'm just used to a certain amount of shots to kill someone. Then a juggerfag comes along and it throws me off.
Cartman's Avatar
Cartman at 08/25/2008 19:17
@ Superbeefy

Try sniping those juggerfags. A whole new level of annoyance
mistic's Avatar
mistic at 08/25/2008 20:23
The Banzai Perk sounds interesting too :-)
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar
Kyousuke Nanbu at 08/25/2008 20:57
Yay, the shitty perk system makes its return, now you can be rewarded for playing the game longer than the rest of us.

This is why Halo is so much better than CoD, its wonderful game with a kick ass multi and it doesn't need some stupid reward system.

Skipping this crap.
Edarios's Avatar
Edarios at 08/25/2008 21:03
i dont find either of the two very annoying..use stopping power and learn to react quickly to martyrdom.or go pick it up and toss it. practice makes perfect
RJG's Avatar
RJG at 08/25/2008 21:35
No ANZACs? Boo!
Professor Pew's Avatar
Professor Pew at 08/25/2008 21:52
Martyrdom? Fuck yes. I might have to get this one. Nothing beats Martyrdom + Sonic boom + RPG in domination, fun wise.
Phantom Spaceman's Avatar
Phantom Spaceman at 08/25/2008 21:52
This is why Halo is so much better than CoD, its wonderful game with a kick ass multi and it doesn't need some stupid reward system.

Uuuuuuuuuuuuummmmm... no.
Blackhat's Avatar
Blackhat at 08/25/2008 22:14
Wow, look at all those weapons we've never used bef- WAITAMINNIT, I see what they did there!

This game is going to be mediocre. Not bad, mediocre. And the godawful A.I. proves it.
2bad4u's Avatar
2bad4u at 08/25/2008 22:14
My only real gripe with juggernaut (though I still love to complain about it in game ;) ) is that I always reload right after I kill someone (an unfortunate habit) and I'm used to it taking a certain number of shots to kill someone. So when they have juggernaut on, I always end up screwing myself over by reloading before they're actually dead. Though that's my own (stupid) fault really.


...though since I use a silencer sometimes they can't tell where the shots are coming from so I have time to reload/switch to my pistol.
fetusmilk's Avatar
fetusmilk at 08/25/2008 22:27
i just want to burn people. theres not enough flamethrowers in games these days.
bmdubya's Avatar
bmdubya at 08/25/2008 22:45
Perks are probably the worst thing that has happened to FPS's. What ever happened to just being good at the game? Now you have shit to help you out, like extra life, dropping a live grenade, steadier aiming. Man, online players now days are a bunch of pussies.
Hoss's Avatar
Hoss at 08/25/2008 22:49
flamethrower and katana sound pretty win

did someone throw a halo comparison in there? how embarassing
Iron Gamer's Avatar
Iron Gamer at 08/26/2008 00:24
AWMAHGAWD: Gonna climb me some trees, wif mah new monkay skill, of course... hide in the foliage, pull me out a katana and FLOWABAAAAAM!!! KICK SUM MONKAY ASS!
The Incredible Edible Egg's Avatar
The Incredible Edible Egg at 08/26/2008 01:57
Play dead looks interesting but FUCK MARTYRDOM!
Murumasa123's Avatar
Murumasa123 at 08/26/2008 05:51
What!? Cos im british I can oly use a sten gun on release!
Fucking non infinity ward.
Sheir's Avatar
Sheir at 08/26/2008 11:43
I'm kind of upset that sprinting while crouching is a perk, but at least it's in the game.

I'm excited. I think it's going to be really interesting. CoD 4 is probably the game that has held my attention-span the longest, with the exception of Puzzle Quest.
savagesaladin's Avatar
savagesaladin at 08/26/2008 12:42
FUCK JUGGERNAUT.
nebones's Avatar
nebones at 08/28/2008 08:16
YAAAAAAAAY
Puppy Licks's Avatar
Puppy Licks at 08/28/2008 21:45
RJG: FUCK!! You're right! I want some fucking ANZACS in this game dammit.
xe-cute's Avatar
xe-cute at 08/29/2008 21:29
wooooooaaaaaaaaahhhh,


Love the selection of British weapons.... NOT!!!
Aziel13's Avatar
Aziel13 at 08/30/2008 05:06
BANZAI!!!!!!!!!!!!
Th3LastElephant's Avatar
Th3LastElephant at 08/30/2008 13:20
Ok heres my say since all of you people are dumbass bitches about games. Everyone uses matrydom yes it is kind of a cool perk and its a video game things are suppose to happen that wont happen in real life. If you are bitching about matrydom start sniping or stop t-bagging and keep moving. If you are bitching about juggernaut go put stopping power on and use 5 more bullets on them or just make a juggernaut p90 class that rapes anyone even if they have juggernaut. So stop bitching this game is going to suck it is made by tryarh and if you dont know what that means go play cod3 anf tell me how you like it. DONT BUY THIS GAME POS not by iw.
TehLulzTurtle's Avatar
TehLulzTurtle at 08/30/2008 23:20
Th3LastElephant fails. Miserably. He himself really has no clue about anything... he is either just following what people are saying here, or going off the stereotypical CoD3-CoD4 comparison. Learn your fucking shit asshole. Also, complaining about martyrdom and juggernaut is completely justified. They were really not thought through, but were kept because of all the people who depended on them to play...
TidalSpiral's Avatar
TidalSpiral at 08/31/2008 10:37
Personally I'm glad they kept some of the perks, the ones that made sense anyway. I'll miss Double Tap though I've had mad success with that one regardless of what others say about it. To me using a similar structure to COD:4 is the best way to do it. Then we've got vehicles which are always fun for me and some of those new perks are good ideas. I'm particularly interested in the Crouch Run, you can run behind shorter walls so you move fast under cover. Multiple hits with melee makes more sense to than the magic knife trick and all these environmental tricks sound fun like swimming and tree climbing... I wonder what happens if you "play dead" in water?
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RK1 Apocalypse at 09/06/2008 10:54
Hate to say it, but the perk list is completely wrong. The ONLY perks that have been announced are as follows

PYROMANIAC:Like sonic boom but 4 flame thrower and Molotov cocktails

Satchel charge: can inflict damage to tank treads

bouncing Betty: like claymores but shoot up in air then blow up causing wide spread damage as shrapnel

bazooka: self explanatory

flak jacket:help to survive close grenade blasts.

shades:flares are CODW@W's flash bang but they last longer this perk nullify s this effect

Gas Mask: protects from disorientating effects of new grenade Tabun nerve gas

second chance: like last stand but if a team mate also has this they can heal u

fireproof: provides protection for flamethrowers and Molotov cocktails

dexterity: similar to sleight of hand' faster reloads and

faster prep time on Molotov and bouncing Betty's

VEHICLE PERKS:
Greased bearings: faster rotation on tank's main cannon allowing u to move from target 2 target faster

Ordnance training: tank perk boost firing rate of main cannon
water cooler: allows u to fire tanks secondary gun longer before needing cool down

lead foot: boost top speed of slow moving tanks.works if u r the driver only


Taken directly from Game Pro Mag
TidalSpiral's Avatar
TidalSpiral at 10/26/2008 15:49
I really love the sound of those new perks actually, I read it somewhere else then stumbled back on this article trying to confirm it. Personally I don't get all the whines about martyrdom, it's a minor irritation at best. All it takes is one occurence in a game and I'll be prepared for it every other time. And I always play Hardcore so those people get yelled at for blowing up their own team, it's much rarer to run into.
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Jinky Williams at 11/13/2008 15:17
I'm kinda irritated that there's not an anti-vehicle perk, though there are several ones to make vehicles better.

Like, I wouldn't mind an "Engineer" one where you can either fix a damaged tank or damage/destroy it if you can get close enough to it (maybe hold "X" for x seconds).

I like the dogs better than the helicopter, and I especially love the fact that you get +3 for killing the durn things. But their hitbox seems off, and it seems to take considerably-more firepower to kill them than I'd expect. Maybe they will be altered in the retail version.

I'm probably gonna stick with CoD4 until OF2: Dragon Rising comes out. What with Left4Dead coming out, as well as Fallout 3 and Mirror's Edge, I'm gonna be chock-full of good games.
Loogibot's Avatar
Loogibot at 11/16/2008 01:30
OH NOES, NOT MARTYRDOM! I COULD'NT POSSIBLY RUN AT THE CLEAR SOUND OF A DROPPING GRANADE FOR MY PATHETIC VIRTUAL LIFE THAT IS GOING TO LAST A FEW SECONDS ANYWAYS!!! No, seriously, Martyrdom. Thats what is bothering people? Ha ha! I don't know how you guys played CoD4, but the moment I heard some noob sqeeze a fat 'nade out of his flabby ass, I jumped, ran or moved behind cover so fast, my screen spun on its axis. And the few times it hit me, oh well, that wasn't the last of it. I'd make a mental note of the douche who killed me and remember to leave right after I pounded lead into his chest. Oh well, I guess I'll enjoy WAW when I get it, while the rest are crying about the last one who got them with a cooked pinneaple up the anus.
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