The "Xbox Games" forum, which includes Retro Game Reviews, has been archived and is now read-only. You cannot post here or create a new thread or review on this forum.
This thread has been linked to the game 'Call Of Duty 5 : World At War'.
Anyone else on this ?.If so I wondered what you guys thought of it,please feel free to post.There's not really enough of a game to do a full review but for anyone interested here's what I made of it.
As a product of Treyarch Studio's who lets be honest have pretty much underperformed with every Xbox 360 project they have produced so far,my expectations for this were not that high.It does not disappoint in the way their Call Of Duty 3 did,but it has not exactly blown me away either.
Graphically the game is very impressive and even in its unfinished state it looks absolutely amazing.The water actually looks real as do the very impressive fire effects.I have not noticed any frame rate issues either,which I feared may appear from time to time on a game which looks this good.On the sonics,the game sounds very loud,with authentic sounding weapons.I found it sounded pretty similar to Infinity Wards ground breaking Call Of Duty 2,which for me was the best of the Xbox 360 launch titles.
Gameplay wise it is very similar to last years superb Call Of Duty 4,which is not a huge surprise as the game runs on the same engine.Free For All (every man for himself mode) is improved as the number of players has been increased from 8 to 12.The beta has 3 maps Makin,Roundhouse and Castle.All 3 are very good but Makin is very dark in places and as there were no night vision goggles in World War 2 it can be very hard to see what is going on in quite a few parts of it.Call Of Duty 4's Creek map (from the bonus multiplayer pack) is still my all time favourite and nothing on offer here comes close to topping that.The perks and XP are all pretty much as they were in Call Of Duty 4 with extra items becoming available as you progress through the ranks.
The servers the game runs on have been superb so far with no lag whatsoever.They have been a joy to play on.This was especially noticed as last years Call Of Duty 4 beta was a nightmare at times.
There are some nice tweeks Treyarch have brought to this game.Apart from the competent map design they have brought in a really unique weapon........dogs !.Seriously,no helicopters now but a pack of evil canines itching to bite your ass off!.That is the ultimate reward for your monster kill streaks.It sounds naff but it actually works pretty well even if it can be very annoying if you are on the receiving end.On the plus side every one you take out gives you points which add towards your score (less than killing an opponent though).Some of the weapons are hopelessly inaccurate but this is the kind of problem you can get on a beta.This may well be sorted by the time the finished game is released.
Its very hard to nail what exactly isn't so totally amazing about this game.As I mentioned it looks great,sounds great and plays just like Call Of Duty 4.It may be as it is really just more of the same and with no real ground breaking enhancements that I'm getting a little bit tired of the series ?.That may not be a totally fair criticism of the game as I have played the previous games to death over the past few years.Also there have been some total idiots on the beta which I have found very annoying and no fun at all to play,as well as some screaming kids who sounded all of about 10.If you really fancy yet another World War 2 shooter,or you are a total Call Of Duty fanatic then I suppose you could do worse than this.Its just so far it hasn't impressed me,nor has it been as much fun as its predecessor.Gears Of War 2 still looks like its going to be 2008's top shooter.
As a product of Treyarch Studio's who lets be honest have pretty much underperformed with every Xbox 360 project they have produced so far,my expectations for this were not that high.It does not disappoint in the way their Call Of Duty 3 did,but it has not exactly blown me away either.
Graphically the game is very impressive and even in its unfinished state it looks absolutely amazing.The water actually looks real as do the very impressive fire effects.I have not noticed any frame rate issues either,which I feared may appear from time to time on a game which looks this good.On the sonics,the game sounds very loud,with authentic sounding weapons.I found it sounded pretty similar to Infinity Wards ground breaking Call Of Duty 2,which for me was the best of the Xbox 360 launch titles.
Gameplay wise it is very similar to last years superb Call Of Duty 4,which is not a huge surprise as the game runs on the same engine.Free For All (every man for himself mode) is improved as the number of players has been increased from 8 to 12.The beta has 3 maps Makin,Roundhouse and Castle.All 3 are very good but Makin is very dark in places and as there were no night vision goggles in World War 2 it can be very hard to see what is going on in quite a few parts of it.Call Of Duty 4's Creek map (from the bonus multiplayer pack) is still my all time favourite and nothing on offer here comes close to topping that.The perks and XP are all pretty much as they were in Call Of Duty 4 with extra items becoming available as you progress through the ranks.
The servers the game runs on have been superb so far with no lag whatsoever.They have been a joy to play on.This was especially noticed as last years Call Of Duty 4 beta was a nightmare at times.
There are some nice tweeks Treyarch have brought to this game.Apart from the competent map design they have brought in a really unique weapon........dogs !.Seriously,no helicopters now but a pack of evil canines itching to bite your ass off!.That is the ultimate reward for your monster kill streaks.It sounds naff but it actually works pretty well even if it can be very annoying if you are on the receiving end.On the plus side every one you take out gives you points which add towards your score (less than killing an opponent though).Some of the weapons are hopelessly inaccurate but this is the kind of problem you can get on a beta.This may well be sorted by the time the finished game is released.
Its very hard to nail what exactly isn't so totally amazing about this game.As I mentioned it looks great,sounds great and plays just like Call Of Duty 4.It may be as it is really just more of the same and with no real ground breaking enhancements that I'm getting a little bit tired of the series ?.That may not be a totally fair criticism of the game as I have played the previous games to death over the past few years.Also there have been some total idiots on the beta which I have found very annoying and no fun at all to play,as well as some screaming kids who sounded all of about 10.If you really fancy yet another World War 2 shooter,or you are a total Call Of Duty fanatic then I suppose you could do worse than this.Its just so far it hasn't impressed me,nor has it been as much fun as its predecessor.Gears Of War 2 still looks like its going to be 2008's top shooter.
Page:
please sir - can i have one sir
Ah, I forgot - I managed to pick up a spare beta key from Eurogamer (which gave out all 20,000 in under 1 hour :O), so anybody who shows some interest for it here first can have it.
I'm enjoying it at the moment as well - though the rifles are somewhat underwhelming compared to sub-machine guns, but hey ho, this is a beta and will most probably be changed.
Dogs however, are a great addition - not great when they're after you though!
To be honest I felt that Treyarch couldn't really screw this up, considering it is, minus a few bits and bobs, COD4 with a WW2 theme slapped on - which of course is not a bad thing, but it would have been nice to have been a bit more inventive with this 'safe' but good sequel.
Dogs however, are a great addition - not great when they're after you though!
To be honest I felt that Treyarch couldn't really screw this up, considering it is, minus a few bits and bobs, COD4 with a WW2 theme slapped on - which of course is not a bad thing, but it would have been nice to have been a bit more inventive with this 'safe' but good sequel.
Anyone else on this ?.If so I wondered what you guys thought of it,please feel free to post.There's not really enough of a game to do a full review but for anyone interested here's what I made of it.
As a product of Treyarch Studio's who lets be honest have pretty much underperformed with every Xbox 360 project they have produced so far,my expectations for this were not that high.It does not disappoint in the way their Call Of Duty 3 did,but it has not exactly blown me away either.
Graphically the game is very impressive and even in its unfinished state it looks absolutely amazing.The water actually looks real as do the very impressive fire effects.I have not noticed any frame rate issues either,which I feared may appear from time to time on a game which looks this good.On the sonics,the game sounds very loud,with authentic sounding weapons.I found it sounded pretty similar to Infinity Wards ground breaking Call Of Duty 2,which for me was the best of the Xbox 360 launch titles.
Gameplay wise it is very similar to last years superb Call Of Duty 4,which is not a huge surprise as the game runs on the same engine.Free For All (every man for himself mode) is improved as the number of players has been increased from 8 to 12.The beta has 3 maps Makin,Roundhouse and Castle.All 3 are very good but Makin is very dark in places and as there were no night vision goggles in World War 2 it can be very hard to see what is going on in quite a few parts of it.Call Of Duty 4's Creek map (from the bonus multiplayer pack) is still my all time favourite and nothing on offer here comes close to topping that.The perks and XP are all pretty much as they were in Call Of Duty 4 with extra items becoming available as you progress through the ranks.
The servers the game runs on have been superb so far with no lag whatsoever.They have been a joy to play on.This was especially noticed as last years Call Of Duty 4 beta was a nightmare at times.
There are some nice tweeks Treyarch have brought to this game.Apart from the competent map design they have brought in a really unique weapon........dogs !.Seriously,no helicopters now but a pack of evil canines itching to bite your ass off!.That is the ultimate reward for your monster kill streaks.It sounds naff but it actually works pretty well even if it can be very annoying if you are on the receiving end.On the plus side every one you take out gives you points which add towards your score (less than killing an opponent though).Some of the weapons are hopelessly inaccurate but this is the kind of problem you can get on a beta.This may well be sorted by the time the finished game is released.
Its very hard to nail what exactly isn't so totally amazing about this game.As I mentioned it looks great,sounds great and plays just like Call Of Duty 4.It may be as it is really just more of the same and with no real ground breaking enhancements that I'm getting a little bit tired of the series ?.That may not be a totally fair criticism of the game as I have played the previous games to death over the past few years.Also there have been some total idiots on the beta which I have found very annoying and no fun at all to play,as well as some screaming kids who sounded all of about 10.If you really fancy yet another World War 2 shooter,or you are a total Call Of Duty fanatic then I suppose you could do worse than this.Its just so far it hasn't impressed me,nor has it been as much fun as its predecessor.Gears Of War 2 still looks like its going to be 2008's top shooter.
As a product of Treyarch Studio's who lets be honest have pretty much underperformed with every Xbox 360 project they have produced so far,my expectations for this were not that high.It does not disappoint in the way their Call Of Duty 3 did,but it has not exactly blown me away either.
Graphically the game is very impressive and even in its unfinished state it looks absolutely amazing.The water actually looks real as do the very impressive fire effects.I have not noticed any frame rate issues either,which I feared may appear from time to time on a game which looks this good.On the sonics,the game sounds very loud,with authentic sounding weapons.I found it sounded pretty similar to Infinity Wards ground breaking Call Of Duty 2,which for me was the best of the Xbox 360 launch titles.
Gameplay wise it is very similar to last years superb Call Of Duty 4,which is not a huge surprise as the game runs on the same engine.Free For All (every man for himself mode) is improved as the number of players has been increased from 8 to 12.The beta has 3 maps Makin,Roundhouse and Castle.All 3 are very good but Makin is very dark in places and as there were no night vision goggles in World War 2 it can be very hard to see what is going on in quite a few parts of it.Call Of Duty 4's Creek map (from the bonus multiplayer pack) is still my all time favourite and nothing on offer here comes close to topping that.The perks and XP are all pretty much as they were in Call Of Duty 4 with extra items becoming available as you progress through the ranks.
The servers the game runs on have been superb so far with no lag whatsoever.They have been a joy to play on.This was especially noticed as last years Call Of Duty 4 beta was a nightmare at times.
There are some nice tweeks Treyarch have brought to this game.Apart from the competent map design they have brought in a really unique weapon........dogs !.Seriously,no helicopters now but a pack of evil canines itching to bite your ass off!.That is the ultimate reward for your monster kill streaks.It sounds naff but it actually works pretty well even if it can be very annoying if you are on the receiving end.On the plus side every one you take out gives you points which add towards your score (less than killing an opponent though).Some of the weapons are hopelessly inaccurate but this is the kind of problem you can get on a beta.This may well be sorted by the time the finished game is released.
Its very hard to nail what exactly isn't so totally amazing about this game.As I mentioned it looks great,sounds great and plays just like Call Of Duty 4.It may be as it is really just more of the same and with no real ground breaking enhancements that I'm getting a little bit tired of the series ?.That may not be a totally fair criticism of the game as I have played the previous games to death over the past few years.Also there have been some total idiots on the beta which I have found very annoying and no fun at all to play,as well as some screaming kids who sounded all of about 10.If you really fancy yet another World War 2 shooter,or you are a total Call Of Duty fanatic then I suppose you could do worse than this.Its just so far it hasn't impressed me,nor has it been as much fun as its predecessor.Gears Of War 2 still looks like its going to be 2008's top shooter.
Page: