Ok, ok. Just before any of you decide to chop me up for the title, shut the fuck up and listen to what I have to say for one second. It’s only fair that I get to defend my reasoning. Sit back, get yourself a cup of coffee and some Advil, and be prepared to either punch your monitor in anger, or cheer with acknowledgment.
First off, let’s get something out of the way before I’m pummeled with radiant curses and insults towards my mother’s sexual sanctity. Those of us who convolute our time in online gaming should just acknowledge that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is the king as far as multiplayer goes. Forget Halo, Resistance, Gears of War and whatever else you think is the best multiplayer game; numbers show that CoD4 is dominating the online genre on consoles (except on the Wii, of course). So get off your high horse and join the revolution.
Now, let’s get back on track. Call of Duty: World at War. *Sigh* Where to begin… When I first heard about Treyarch developing the next Call of Duty installment after a drooling experience with CoD4, I almost kicked the be-jesus out of the dog. The thought of having PETA riot towards the death penalty because I kicked the hell out of my pooch in aggravation wasn’t something I was looking forward to. My Yorkie is still intact, my sanity, however, that’s something totally different.
Recently revealed on Gametrailers TV, developer Treyarch talks about a brand spanking new game mode for Call of Duty: World at War and it’s called Nazi Zombie Mode. That is right, Nazi freakin Zombie Mode, this is no joke. The extra game mode isn’t unlocked until you have defeated the single player campaign.
The mode will sport a basic economy where you can purchase weapons and board up windows to try and keep the zombies out. It is a 4 player cooperative game with an infinite amount of zombie waves. Basic communication will be required between you and your teammates to stay alive. Since there are infinite waves of zombies how can you tell if you really are kicking ass? Well the developers have given you a personal goal, they have reached level 23 themselves. If you reach level 24 you should probably step outside for a break as you have spent more time than the developers on the game and that’s sad.
The elusive Call Of Duty: World at War beta showed up in my email yesterday and like the other 40,000 or so gamers that received the beta codes, I ran out and downloaded it as soon as I could. After redeeming my code and downloading the 890 MB file, I was greeted to a welcome screen that stated the following:
Welcome! The Online Multiplayer Beta is a sneak peak at the Call of Duty: World at War multiplayer experience. This Beta contains a few early versions of the maps, modes, and features of the full game. have fun and we’ll see you online.
- Treyarch Development team
Hit the jump to see my thoughts and some details on the CoD5 beta.
Hello ballsiest statement of the week. In an interview with MCV, Treyarch creative boss Richard Farrelly said “We want to make CoD5 the best game ever.” Not the best Call of Duty, the best game of all time.
Ok, ease up there buddy. Sure, it’s using the CoD4 engine, which is fantastic. But the story is almost a step backwards moving back to World War II, even if it’s set in the Pacific. I have my doubts about this being the best Call of Duty game ever. I wouldn’t even try to touch the best game of all time.
Seriously, do they think this will be better than Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 3, Goldeneye, Half Life, Metal Gear Solid? I’m going to have to go with a strong no on that one.
Hey everybody! Remember this game? Yeah, you remember this game. Well you may or may not be glad to hear that after the Treyarchs fifth release in the COD series, all will be handed back to Infinity Ward. I for one welcome the return of the original developers - all I can hope for now is that Treyarch doesn’t screw up COD 5 like it did the series 3rd entry. For whatever reason the two studios have begun passing off COD to one another after every incarnation.
There are a few of you out there who get a little miffed at the trash talking being thrown Treyarchs way in regards to the series. But lets do a quick common sense comparison of both developers in regards to the franchise. Yeah?! Read More »
This one I really don’t understand. Developer Treyarch-responsible for the debacle that was COD3, has announced Call Of Duty 5. The peculiar thing is the series’ return to the WWII time period. Why on earth would you release another WWII shooter when your series has a hit with COD: Modern Warfare? Especially when you screwed up the release before?! Read More »
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