Again; another WWII game, the problem is with this one is that it feels different, in a good way, different to the WWII games that we're used too and i'll tell you why. As you would have realised most of the games setup has a significant similarity to that of Cod4. It borrows the rankings for the multiplayer as well as some of the perks, but this time the multiplayer aspect of the game is full of maps that do not seek to fullfill my expectations that i had because of cod4 and do not seek to impress.
I feel that Treyarch heavily rely on the aspects that people enjoyed in Cod4 so much and the thing is, they do not try anything new, the furthest they go to do so is through the nazi zombie game mode, and although this is really fun it gets boring through it's repetitiveness soon enough. It's a really fun aspect though and because of it's popularity Treyarch have listened to this and have promised a new map for the mode, but is this enough to save the game.
The new map will no doubt engross me for another, god knows how long, but will bring many back to playing W@W again. However you do get the feeling that Treyarch do not believe that by sticking to the roots of the COD series they'll get anywhere and are now relying on aspects that were not supposed to be the games major attraction. There are vehicles in COD:W@W which seem like a good idea but i did like the intensity of cod4 because you were all on a level playing field and you were rewarded the more experience you gained nevertheless. The same occurs in this one but the vehicles seem to take the level playing field away from the game and in my opinion we are very lucky that vehicles are not on every map and are only on a few.
My major problem is that if i was presented with both of the games and played them for the first time there and then, i would feel as i do now about the fact that cod4 is W@W with a little bit more polish and care put into the game by the developer. I stick by my opinion that Cod4 is W@W done better and seriously many people wouldn't stop to hesitate before agreeing. Since COD4 i found many other FPS's very difficult to get into and i always felt the urge to go back to COD4 as it was most definetly better and I’m afraid i have this feeling again even though it is another call of duty game.
The thing i try to get my head around though is the fact that if there wasn't a COD4 I'd be all over this game and playing the hell out of it and so obviously it is a very good game and i have complained about everything there is to complain about but i have failed to mention how this game feels when you pick it up and play it. It just doesn't feel right and i do not know why this occurs, but all i can tell you that it does.
It does obtain many positives because who can complain if Treyarch copied a lot of the formulae from cod4, since it was so good. Also it does provide new attractions such as the higher levelling system and more consistent unlocks which brings you more of a sense of accomplishment. They have also included a way to persuade those who didn't prestige in cod4 to do so in W@W. Every other prestige will allow you to have an extra custom class and although it isn't much it shows that Treyarch are seeing what the consumers want for their time consumed by the game and a big thing is by being rewarded. If you want to then W@W is the game to go for. The guns are good and there are a few new perks to mess around with such as the last stand perk from cod4 is now called second chance and it allows you to heal teammates that are on last stand as well which adds more value to the perk imo. I would have liked to have been rewarded for this as many will not see a point in doing so.
This game is very good and i haven't even talked about the single player, many say that it is much better than that of cod4, and I'd agree in many ways. But the main attraction for this is the multiplayer and I'd say to you to buy it for both the singleplayer and the multiplayer but not just the singleplayer. It does not have enough depth and isn't considerably long and there are only trophies to go back to, to add replay value.
My Score: 8/10