The four-player co-op was a different take on multiplayer that hadn’t been seen in any Call of Duty game up to that point. What would now be tagged as a generic “horde” mode, was heralded as a “fun” mode by IGN and “intense frantic fun” by GameSpot. Then on the horizon the shambling undead made a splash in World at War. Multiplayer has always been a linchpin of Call of Duty, especially since the Xbox 360 era.Ĭontinual modes such as Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, and Search and Destroy were all mainly played competitively with only the minimum hint of co-operation. The tale of Reznov led the plot of Black Ops 1 and featured again in the following game. It was the surprise success of World at War that spawned the Black Ops sequels. All these settings had never been explored in previous games. The opening act saw you land on Makin Island, which was raided by the US marines, before heading into the Battle of Peleliu and finally the Battle of Okinawa. Your journey with these characters took you through some of the most horrific conflicts of WWII. Only a select number of characters have featured in more than two games in the same series.

While Sutherland would not feature again in the Call of Duty franchise, Oldman’s standout performance as Reznov saw him reprise the character in the Black Ops series, mainly in Black Ops and Black Ops 2. In their review of the game, GameSpot stated that both characters had been “well-acted”. Multiple award-winning actor, Gary Oldman, was brought in to voice the overly patriotic Viktor Reznov, who was the commanding officer of the playable protagonist Dimitri Petrenko. Sutherland was not the only Hollywood actor to lend his voice to the game. Any television aficionados will instantly recognise the voice of one Kiefer Sutherland, who more recently has been lending his voice to Venom Snake in M etal Gear Solid 5. Immediately, you recognise the rasping tone of Corporal Roebuck. The second campaign followed the perspective of two Russian soldiers, as th e Red Army stormed through Nazi- controlled Germany, culminating at the Battle of Berlin in 1945.Īs marine Private Miller, you interact with members of the US Marine Raiders. One focused around the United States’ Pacific campaign against Japan in the latter stages of the war. Granted, the playable character still lacked any dialogue, with the developers attempt ing to put you in the boots of those that served, but i t was the supporting cast that allowed World at War to stand out.įollowing a series trend, the game featured multiple campaigns with multiple protagonists. Where World at War stood apart from its contemporaries was in its characters. Call of Duty has always portrayed, pretty well, the bravery and heroism of those who served in major conflicts, especially in their earlier titles, y et the stories and characters lacked individuality.

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