Call of Duty WWII Review

The last time I really was into Call of Duty was with Modern Warfare 3 and being on and off with Black Ops II. After that, it stopped intriguing me and became meh. With last year's WWII, it was back to basics. No futuristic stuff. Just getting to its roots once again. It works well and is a phenomenal way to be a very strong shooter.

You got the same American and German weaponry. Stuff like M1 Garands and Panzershrecks will do a lot of damage if you know what you are doing. The controls are like other games in the series. It includes the prone, jumping, and crawling combined with the aiming and firing of weapons and grenades. It actually has a decent story in itself. As Red Daniels, you try to show your worth as a Private to a unit that bonds together in even the toughest of situations during the waning stages of World War II. There's a bit of heart to it despite feeling a bit cliched.

It's a great looking game. The attention to detail in the environment of war is excellent. You feel like you are in the shoes of the Allies going through the snow and grass combined with the destruction of villages and cities. It's very clean and gritty at the same time. Combined with the audio and sound effects, it comes off like a war movie. It's not exactly Saving Private Ryan, but it's close.

For a series that strays from being like Medal of Honor and Battlefield, WWII plays like an old school game. You got health. One of the things that's unique is doing your part in battle and killing enough enemies gets you help from your unit like more ammo or finding out the locations of enemies. There's only 12 levels, but there is enough length and unique playability to not feel like it was another Call of Duty game. With some stealth and plane gameplay in it, they went all out.

There is some difficult moments, but never frustrating unless on the hardest difficulty. The online aspect for the most part is strong. It's like most of the series with the same games and matches. Some glitches here and there along with some poor respawning locations at times, but newcomers should not be upset about not doing well their first time. It'll take time to unlock stuff, but you'll get comfortable. There's still Nazi Zombies and offline split screen multiplayer, giving you the same options. Overall, a complete package that should satisfy a lot of people.

I would definitely try to get into Call of Duty WWII while you still can. As I said, it was back to basics. They succeeded on that, and I hope they try again to do more of this style.

Score: 8 out of 10