COD : World at War 5 is a first person shooter video game. The game has been published by Activision and developed by Treyarch for all the different versions of Windows, Playstion 3, Xbox 360, etc.
This game is fifth in a series that was created by the same company. Nevertheless, this latest product has fallen short of the users’ anticipations, in terms introducing newer features. The setting of the game is during the time of World War II. The former edition of this game took place in the contemporary era, while this edition returns to the world war setting.
Call of Duty Word At War currently retails at Amazon for $56.99. The game however focuses its attention solely on the Pacific Theatre and the Eastern Front of the world war, at least in the Windows version.
The story line is as follows. The focal point is solely on the first battles fought during the World War II. The focus is on the Pacific and Eastern Europe. The countries that were involved are the USA, Japan as well as the Soviet Union.
The whole game is narrated from the first person perspective of a Marine Raider and a another Red Army soldier. The plot is strictly historical battles which taken place at Makin Island, Stalingrad, Peleliu, Seelow Heights, Berlin and Okinawa.
World at War 5 also has a multi-player portion where multiple layers of games modes are involved.
These modes help the player to unlock any additional weapon that he might lay his hands on for better fighting and protection. It also helps increase the rank and award collection of the player.
This technique of the game, which is collecting additional weaponry and awards was initially implemented in COD 4.
The newest console version of COD 5 World at War allows for up to four players online and two offline at a time.
Call of Duty: World at War 5 game is really among the top sellers in Britain dating back to its debut in November, 2008. In fact, it is #2 in the list of best-sellers and has sold more than 1,041,000 copies in the UK alone. In addition, I think is has made the top ten best selling video games list on Ebay in the US.
World at War 5 was criticized by a few who were unsatisfied with the game going back to the world war theme.
However, the acute portrayal of the dark and gritty sides of the war was highly praised. The technique of jumping years in the plot and the introduction of the co-operative mode were also very highly praised.
