GC 2008 : New Call of Duty: World at War Details & images .

[Jeffrey]

Activision is finally sending out their stuff, and here are a couple of images from Call of Duty: World at War.



Activision fact sheet:
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
Building on the Call of Duty 4 engine, Call of Duty: World at War thrusts players into the ruthless and gritty chaos of WWII combat like never been before, and challenges them to band together to survive the most harrowing and climactic battles of WWII that led to the demise of the Axis powers on the European and South Pacific fronts. The title re-defines WWII games by offering an uncensored experience with unique enemies and combat variety, including Kamikaze fighters, ambush attacks, Banzai charges and cunning cover tactics, as well as explosive on-screen action through all new cooperative gameplay.



KEY FEATURES:
• Call of Duty 4 Technology – Built using the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War utilizes a bedrock of technology that delivers jaw-dropping visuals, while empowering players to employ elements like fire to affect the dynamics of the battlefield. Players that attempt to harness the power of new weapons, like the flamethrower, will find themselves capable of burning away environmental elements that give cover to a camouflaged enemy, leaving a charred battlefield – and their foes – in their wake.

• Coordinated Assault and Support – For the first time in the franchise, Call of Duty: World at War introduces co-op, bringing fresh meaning to the “No One Fights Alone” mantra. Call of Duty: World at War co-op features up to four-players online, or two-player local split-screen, allowing gamers to experience harrowing single-player missions together for greater camaraderie and tactical execution. The title also incorporates traditional multiplayer components such as challenges, rankings and online stats into the co-op campaign for deeper re-playability and advanced gameplay..



• New Theaters of Operation – Players fight as U.S. Marines and Russian soldiers facing enemies – some new to the Call of Duty franchise – that employ lethal new tactics and know no fear, no mercy, nor the rules of war. Epic conflicts are fought on multiple fronts, playing through the climactic battles of WWII in the grittiest, most chaotic and cinematically intense experience to date.

• Innovative Multiplayer – Multiplayer builds from the success of Call of Duty delivering a persistent online experience for more squad based interaction. New development with party systems allows an intimacy with squad based combat never before seen in Call of Duty. Combined infantry and vehicle missions add a new dimension to the online warfare and offers more PERK abilities.



• Cinematic Quality Graphics and Sound – Treyarch’s award-winning sound department returns with effects that add to the already immersive cinematic intensity of the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare game engine.

• Publisher: Activision Publishing, Inc.
• Developer: Treyarch
• Release Date: Fall 2008
• Platforms: Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft
• PLAYSTATION® 3 computer entertainment system
• Windows® PC and Games for Windows®
• Nintendo® Wii™
• Nintendo DS™
• PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system
• Suggested Retail Price: TBD
• ESRB Rating: TBD

[opaper]

As TreyArch works hard at the console versions of Activision's Call of Duty: World at War, N-Space, the team who brought Call of Duty 4 to the Nintendo DS has been working on the next version of the series for the handheld. We had a chance to tinker around with an early version of the game to see how much has advanced from last year's version.

Like in the console game, the Nintendo DS version of Call of Duty: World at War jumps back to World War II for its overarching scenarios. The action remains extremely similar to Call of Duty 4, though: N-Space is using last year's game as its first-person shooter foundation, so you'll find that the game not only plays similarly with its stylus/D-pad control for pin-point precision and its drag-and-drop interface for easy weapon selection, but it also looks pretty close in visual detail. The framerate remains just a smidge under 30, just a little choppy but certainly playable -- but the graphic detail has been given a bit of a bump with lots more visual "pop," like over the top explosions and particle effects. The Nintendo DS game has also been given a nudge up in audio with tons of voice-over during the missions.



To break up the action from being just a mindless point-to-point FPS on the Nintendo DS, the developer has added several touch-screen "mini-games" that have been integrated into the gameplay -- defusing bombs and targeting towers with special cannon weapons are a couple of the little challenges we uncovered in our short hands-on.

According to the publisher, much of the attention has been paid in an area we haven't yet been given a demo of yet: multiplayer. Activision promises an incredibly deep local and online deathmatch experience in the Nintendo DS sequel. But that will have to wait until the next hands-on sometime next month.

[PeterAGASSI]

Four days of its release in all good shops, the editor offers new videos for Call Of Duty: World At War. Conducted by us, they have been caught since the PC (first mission) and PlayStation 3 (the third and eighth mission). Recall that Activision franchise is again passed into the hands of Treyarch after a fourth developed by Infinity Ward.

The player will be here on two fronts: in the Pacific on the one hand, putting on the Ranger a U.S. soldier faces resistance from Japanese troops, and then in the shoes of a hero of the Soviet Motherland uprooted graves Stalingrad then sent to the pursuit of German troops flying in retirement.

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