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Call of Duty: World at War
(2008, Video Games - First Person Shooter, Rated M, Play it on: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360)
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Common Sense says
Intense first-person shooter captures brutality of WWII.
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Call of Duty: World at War was written by Brett Molina
Parents need to know that this is a grisly shooter based on World War II. Players can kill enemy forces with guns, grenades, rocket launchers, and flamethrowers. Besides seeing lots of blood, players will witness enemies writhing as they are burned alive or losing limbs in explosions. Players will also see bodies strewn across the various battlefields and experience realistic sounds of agony. Profanity is also heard. The game is playable online, a feature Common Sense Media does not recommend for children under the age of 12, and colorful language will most likely be heard there as well. An unlockable zombie mode features hordes of Nazi zombies that need to be killed.
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What’s the Story?
The Call of Duty franchise returns to familiar territory with the release of CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR, an intense first-person shooter that captures the brutality of warfare. The campaign takes place through the eyes of an American soldier fighting the Japanese and a Russian battling German forces. As U.S. Private Miller, you navigate the jungles of the Pacific led by Sgt. Roebuck, voiced by 24 actor Kiefer Sutherland. When playing the role of Private Petrenko of the Soviet Army, you'll push into the German capital Berlin to finish off the Nazis.
Players can tackle the campaign either solo or with a friend through the cooperative mode. There's also a deep multiplayer mode where players can rank-up based on skill level and acquire new weapons. When you conquer the campaign, you can unlock a Nazi zombie mode where up to four players fight wave after wave of zombies. Close
Players can tackle the campaign either solo or with a friend through the cooperative mode. There's also a deep multiplayer mode where players can rank-up based on skill level and acquire new weapons. When you conquer the campaign, you can unlock a Nazi zombie mode where up to four players fight wave after wave of zombies. Close
Is It Any Good?
While the last release in the franchise, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, set the bar for first-person shooters on consoles, World at War delivers a very similar experience. The campaign is chaotic and intense. The Russian missions tend to feel like typical WWII games, but action in the Pacific is more intriguing. Japanese enemies employ ambush tactics like charging with bayonettes. Because most prefer hiding in grass, your character will often use a flamethrower to flush out enemies.
World at War is also dark and brutal. Smoke and gunfire blanket the skies of Berlin as you break through Nazi defenses. You'll see enemies burned alive or missing limbs following explosions. On the default difficulty, opponents are relentless. However, they do exhibit some odd behaviors. There were a few moments where opponents were inches away and opted to sit and aim as opposed to aggressively attacking. Weapons are diverse, ranging from mountable assault rifles to grenades and sniper rifles. Multiplayer is equally impressive, with a deep ranking system and rewards for bolstering your skills. With a wealth of World War II games available, World at War stands out as one of the best. Close
World at War is also dark and brutal. Smoke and gunfire blanket the skies of Berlin as you break through Nazi defenses. You'll see enemies burned alive or missing limbs following explosions. On the default difficulty, opponents are relentless. However, they do exhibit some odd behaviors. There were a few moments where opponents were inches away and opted to sit and aim as opposed to aggressively attacking. Weapons are diverse, ranging from mountable assault rifles to grenades and sniper rifles. Multiplayer is equally impressive, with a deep ranking system and rewards for bolstering your skills. With a wealth of World War II games available, World at War stands out as one of the best. Close
Publisher’s Details
Released on 11/11/2008, price $30-60, not online enabled
ESRB rating: M (for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language )
ESRB rating: M (for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language )
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- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Educational
amazing game very educational
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
good for teens!
This game is brutal, gory, and explict. You start of with a brutal torture scene where a man has a ciggarete put in his eye and the killed with a knife, blood is shown with clear detail and the burn't eye is visble when the man is killed. This game has THEY MOST REALISTIC BLOOD AND GORE EFFECTS EVER IN A VIDEO GAME, EVER! you can blow peoples arms off, you can blow there legs off, there heads, and set them on fire. The gore is amazingly realestic, I have reconized bones and organs clearly visible on bodies. When an opponent is set on fire, there cloths and skin are burn't. But you kill enimies in a variey of ways, like stabbing there chest with bayonets and watch blood spew out of there wounds, or graphicly stab and enemie's neck and seeing blood spew out while the enemie's body is on top of you. But the game is great, I strongly recommend this to any kids. And if your studying WWII in school, this game fetures real names, real footage and real battles that include many weapons from the time.
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Easy to play
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Easy to play
Turn off the blood!
Although the blood is pretty bad it isn't too horrible as long as you turn off the blood and cuss words in the options its alot of fun. if you want a new zombie level get DER REISE..... SO AWESOME
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
it is the best game for 360
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| 75% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 67% | of parents say it's too violent |
| 58% | of parents say it's educational |
| 33% | of parents say kids find it easy to play |
| 33% | of parents say there are good role models |
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