First Screens of Call of Duty: World at War for Wii

Whoa! Is that a Wii Game???

For most of us, Nintendo’s E3 press conference was a bore (unless your a crazy Animal Crossing/Wii music fan). But there was a couple of things that were pretty interesting, one of them being the Call of Duty: World at War trailer for Wii. The game looks completely amazing and when I first glanced at the screens, I thought it was the 360 version of the game. Even though they are using the award winning Call of Duty 4 engine, Treyarch has managed to somehow get it working on the Wii. Although they did have to downgrade it, the game is looking pretty close to the 360/PS3 versions. I’m very excited about this game, if it has a good control scheme, uses Wii speak, and has a good online system, I may actually buy it over the 360 version. Hopefully this game, along with The Conduit, sells well. Then we may see this surge of casual games turn the other way.

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Call of Duty: World at War details

So, if you haven’t heard yet, Call of Duty 5, which is now know as Call of Duty: World at War, is once again going to take us back in time to the days of the M1 Garand and the Thompson. I have to admit, when I first heard this, I’m pretty sure I died a little bit on the inside. Call of Duty 4 has, and still is, bringing me the best fps experience of my life. In my opinion it is better then, dare I say, Halo. But this is what Treyarch wants, so I guess I’m just going to have to wait until Infinity Ward makes their next project, which will most likely be Call of Duty 6: Moderner Warfare (sarcasm). But instead of me starting an epic rant about Treyarch and Call of Duty 5, how about we just give you a few details about the game. Don’t get me wrong, It looks like Treyarch is making some good moves, but nothing will make up for the disastrous decision to leap back to the age of World War 2.

Well first off, lets talk visuals apparently, Call of Duty 5 will be very “gritty.” The only way I know how to describe it is, almost like an old film. Not black and white, but almost like a sandpaper type look. The purpose of this look is probably to give you a feeling of truly being in the past (check out the screens below). I think this is a good approach for a WW2 game, it will really set a mood for you the moment you start playing. Also, the Wii version of the game is said to have better visuals then any other wartime shooter on the system. Treyarch will be using the Call of Duty 4 engine, which they have already got running on the Wii. Although the Wii version will be downgraded a bit, Call of Duty 4 looked absolutely amazing, so this is good news for Wii owners.

A new mode to the Call of Duty franchise that fans have been wanting for a long time will also be making its way to Call of Duty: World at War. A campaign Co-op mode will be available for you and your friend to go and obliterate the AI controlled enemy. This is really awesome because Call of Duty always has a good and fun campaign to play through, and having a friend to play it with you definitely bumps up the replay-ability.
The campaign and multi-player modes will both feature vehicles. For some this may be good news, and others, not so much. I personally am not jumping for joy over this news as I really liked the fact that there were no tedious vehicle scenes in Call of Duty 4, but I’m not going to say that vehicles will fail just yet. If Treyarch does this right, then it could be a welcome addition to the game.

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Also, the developer noted that Call of Duty: World at War will be more violent then its predecessors. The opening scene shows a Japanese commander stubbing a cigarette out in the eye of a prisoners, but that is only before he slits his throat. The blood splatters and trickles down the side of the tent that you are in. The Commander then turns towards you, planning on doing the same thing. But just in time, help arrives which starts your level long escape.

It looks like I should be a little more forgiving of the new World War 2 environment, because frankly, Call of Duty: World at War looks pretty awesome. What do you guys think about it going back to WW2? Discuss it in our forums and keep checking back to My Wii News for more Wii and Call of Duty info.