Call of Duty : World at War - Wikipedia Call of Duty : World at War This article is about the fifth installment in the Call of Duty series. For the Nintendo DS version of the game, see Call of Duty : World at War ( Nintendo DS ). For the PlayStation 2 version of the game, see Call of Duty : World at War -- Final Fronts. Call of Duty : World at War Developer ( s ) Treyarch Publisher ( s ) Activision Director ( s ) Cesar Stastny Producer ( s ) Daniel Bunting Marwan A. Abderrazzaq John M. DeHart Designer ( s ) Jeremy Luyties Jesse Synder Artist ( s ) Colin Whitney Brian Anderson Writer ( s ) Craig Houston Patrick Doody Chris Valenziano Composer ( s ) Sean Murray Series Call of Duty Engine IW engine Platform ( s ) Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Wii Release NA : November 11, 2008 AU : November 12, 2008 EU : November 14, 2008 Genre ( s ) First - person shooter Mode ( s ) Single - player, multiplayer Call of Duty : World at War is a first - person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It was released for Microsoft Windows, the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii in November 2008. It is the fifth mainstream game of the Call of Duty series and returns the setting to World War II for the last time until Call of Duty : WWII almost nine years later. The game is also the first title in the Black Ops story line. World at War received ports featuring different storyline versions, while remaining in the World War II setting, for the Nintendo DS and PlayStation 2. A Windows Mobile version was also made available by Glu Mobile. The narrative for the campaign mode focuses on the Pacific Theater and Eastern Front theaters of World War II, involving the United States, Empire of Japan, Soviet Union, and Nazi Germany. It is told from the perspectives of Marine Raider Private C. Miller, US Navy Petty Officer Locke and Red Army soldier Private Dimitri Petrenko, and is based on several historical battles. The multiplayer component of the game contains various game modes and a leveling system that allows the player to unlock additional weapons and rewards as they progress, similar to Call of Duty 4 and repeated in many following Call of Duty entries. Vehicles, in the form of tanks, that players can control appear on certain multiplayer maps. The game also contains downloadable content called `` map packs '', which can be purchased online. A new feature to the series was the addition of a cooperative mode, which supports up to two players locally and four players online. Development for World at War took two years and began after the release of Treyarch 's previous title, Call of Duty 3, which was also set in World War II and was their first title they developed for the series. The game is based on an enhanced version of the Call of Duty 4 : Modern Warfare game engine developed by Infinity Ward with increased development on audio and visual effects. Treyarch utilized the engine to make more parts of certain environments destructible and introduce limb dismemberment and realistic burns to character models. The game was officially announced by Activision on June 23, 2008. World at War received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success. It sold over 3 million copies in the United States within the first two months of its release, becoming one of the best - selling titles of 2008. In 2010, a sequel, Call of Duty : Black Ops was released. Two other sequels followed : Call of Duty : Black Ops II in 2012 and Call of Duty : Black Ops III in 2015. The Xbox 360 version of World at War became backwards compatible on the Xbox One in September 2016. Contents 1 Gameplay 1.1 Overview 1.2 Multiplayer 1.3 Nazi Zombies 2 Synopsis 2.1 Characters 2.2 Plot 3 Development 3.1 Audio 4 Marketing 4.1 Downloadable content 5 Other versions 5.1 Nintendo DS 5.2 PlayStation 2 5.3 iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad versions 5.4 Windows Mobile version 6 Reception 6.1 Critical response 6.2 Sales 7 References 8 External links Gameplay Overview World at War features more mature themes than previous Call of Duty installments and is open - ended, giving the player multiple ways to complete objectives, but otherwise generally plays like previous iterations of the franchise. Players fight alongside AI - controlled teammates. They help during the game 's missions by providing cover fire, shooting down enemies, and clearing rooms for entry. When playing the Wii version of the game, instead of using a normal controller, such as the ones used by the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3, an optional gun - like expansion controller known as the Wii Zapper can be used. The Zapper, or Wii Remote and Nunchuk, can be used to aim at targets to fire at them and simulate marksmanship. The game 's return to World War II - era warfare reintroduces weapons and technology. The player gains access to these over the course of the game, but may only carry up to two weapons in addition to hand grenades. Weapons and ammo from fallen foes or friendlies can be picked up to replace weapons in a player 's arsenal. Players can also find weapons with additional attachments, including guns equipped with rifle grenades, telescopic sights, and bayonets. A character can be positioned in one of three stances : standing, crouching, or prone ; each affecting the character 's rate of movement, accuracy, and stealth. Using cover helps the player avoid enemy fire or recover health after taking significant damage, as there are no armor or health powerups. When the character has taken damage, the edges of the screen glow red and the character 's heartbeat increases. If the character stays out of fire, the character can recover. When the character is within the blast radius of a live grenade, a marker indicates the direction of the grenade, helping the player in deciding whether to flee or throw it back at the enemy. The single - player campaign includes thirteen hidden `` death cards '', denoted by playing cards attached to makeshift war graves. There is one in each level ( barring those that take place in vehicles ) ; collecting them unlocks cheats for Co-op mode, such as reduced enemy endurance and `` paintball mode ''. Multiplayer World at War 's multiplayer experience resembles the one established in Call of Duty 4 : Modern Warfare. All versions of the game use a similar perk and ranking system and feature six multiplayer modes, including team deathmatch and capture the flag. There are three `` killstreak rewards '' that can be used to turn the tide of battle : a recon plane, showing opposing players on the mini-map ; an artillery strike upon an area ; and attack dogs, which spawn and attack opposing players. These are gained with 3, 5, and 7 kills, respectively. They are available in all game modes, apart from team survival, and can not be edited. Gameplay in online multiplayer 's War mode The game also features a cooperative gameplay mode with up to two players via split screen on consoles, or four players online, for the first time in the franchise. The Wii version of the game does not include online co-op, but two players can play through a `` squadmate co-op '' mode which allows both players to experience the game through the same screen and point of view. Nazi Zombies All versions except the Wii feature the minigame Nazi Zombies, which consists of 1 - 4 players fighting an unlimited number of waves of Nazi zombies. Players can work together with other people to kill the zombies in a `` co-op '' ( cooperative ) mode either offline with two players or online with 2 - 4 players. The players gain points by injuring or killing the zombies or repairing boarded - up windows, which are used to remove blockages inside the bunker and to gain access to more useful weapons than the starting M1911 pistol and unlock more rooms. Zombies continually break the windows to gain entrance and to find and beat the players ; when all players are damaged enough to fall, the game is over. Three extra maps for the Nazi Zombie game mode were added with the World at War map packs. These maps, Shi No Numa, Zombie Verrückt and Der Riese added on to the Nacht Der Untoten map which came with the game. Synopsis Characters During the single - player campaign, the player controls three characters from a first - person perspective. The player first assumes the role of Private C. Miller of the United States Marine Corps ' 1st Marine Division in the Pacific campaign. He is captured by the Japanese, but is rescued by Corporal Roebuck ( voiced by Kiefer Sutherland ) and his men from the Marine Raiders squad, during the Makin Island raid. Other notable non-playable characters of the Marine Raiders unit include Sergeant Tom Sullivan ( voiced by Chris Fries ) and Private Polonsky ( voiced by Aaron Stanford ). Private Dimitri Petrenko, the second playable character, fights on the Eastern Front with Sergeant Viktor Reznov ( voiced by Gary Oldman ). They are joined by a third character, Private Chernov, Reznov 's subordinate, who serves as a voice of reason throughout the campaign and regularly voices shock and disapproval at the brutal slaughter he witnesses. They are all soldiers in the 3rd Shock Army under the command of Commissar Markhov. The third playable character in the campaign is Petty Officer Locke, a weapons operator on a PBY Catalina flying boat, who is only playable in the mission `` Black Cats '' during a solo campaign. Plot The opening scene of the campaign The story begins on Makin Island on August 17, 1942. American Marine Private C. Miller watches the torture and execution of his team, and is about to be executed himself before being rescued by another squad of Marines, led by Corporal Roebuck and Sergeant Tom Sullivan. They assault the Japanese on the island, replicating the Makin Island raid. The Battle of Peleliu is then replicated. After breaking through the Japanese lines on the Peleliu beach, Miller destroys two Type 97 Chi - Ha tanks with rocket strikes, allowing the American tanks to advance. At the end of the mission, Sullivan is killed by a Japanese officer with a katana. Roebuck is promoted to Sergeant and he and his squad make their way through the Peleliu swamps to launch an assault on a Japanese - held airfield to disable anti-aircraft guns. During the assault, Miller acquires a flamethrower to destroy a bunker and a bazooka to blow up the Chi - Has positioned at the airfield. Meanwhile, the Battle of Stalingrad is held on the Eastern Front on September 17, 1942. Soviet Private Dimitri Petrenko regains consciousness in a blood - stained and body - filled fountain, just as German troops execute his comrades. When they leave, Dimitri meets injured Sergeant Viktor Reznov, another survivor, who tells him of his mission to kill German general Heinrich Amsel, who is responsible for the massacres and crimes. After killing German soldiers in their way and duelling an enemy sniper, Dimitri follows Reznov through buildings and streets and they meet up with the remainder of Dimitri 's unit, who are about to assault the General 's communication post. During the assault, Dimitri provides overwatch with Reznov and aids the remaining Red Army soldiers as they recapture the post, managing to kill Amsel as he flees. Dimitri and Reznov jump into the Volga River and escape. The next mission takes place three years later, during the Battle of the Seelow Heights, near Berlin. Dimitri has been captured by German soldiers in an abandoned house, but is saved when the Red Army attacks the house ; he is re-united with Reznov and introduced to his right - hand - man Pvt. Chernov. The Soviet troops advance through German lines and Dimitri aids them with a Panzerschreck until they reach and wipe out a German camp. The story then shifts back to the Pacific Theater. After pushing further inland on Peleliu, Miller and his unit take out enemy mortar crews so their tanks can go inland. They then proceed through the Japanese underground tunnels to attack the artillery - filled Point, one of the major Japanese strongholds that had destroyed many landing boats when they first landed. This allows American ships to advance, and Peleliu finally falls into American hands. A firefight in the streets of Berlin Back in Eastern Europe, Dimitri and Reznov pilot T - 34 tanks pushing through German lines so the Soviet troops can board a train to Berlin. Upon arrival, they engage German soldiers on the outskirts of Berlin, commencing the Battle of Berlin. They then advance through the streets, eventually reaching the entrance to the Berlin U-Bahn, where three German soldiers are attempting to surrender. Reznov is unwilling to deny his men their revenge and gives Dimitri the choice of shooting them or burning them alive with molotov cocktails. They head into the U-Bahn and start fighting German soldiers around the platforms, until a surge of water fills the tunnel and Dimitri, unable to avoid the oncoming tidal wave, almost drowns. After America gains Peleliu, the Battle of Okinawa occurs on the Pacific, where Petty Officer Locke, in a PBY Catalina flying boat, takes part in a raid on three merchant ships. On their way back to base, another Catalina, codenamed Hammerhead, is destroyed by Japanese Zeroes, leaving Locke and his crew alone. The US fleet is assaulted, replicating Operation Ten - Go. Locke 's PBY, the only PBY near enough to come to immediate aid, works to rescue as many American sailors as possible by fighting off Japanese PT boats and kamikaze planes. With the PBY almost completely destroyed, more US aircraft arrive and drive off the remaining Zeroes. In the following mission, Miller 's squad makes a ground assault on Okinawa, clearing out the Japanese from machine gun bunkers to allow American tanks to progress. With the battle almost won, the Americans storm Shuri Castle amidst mortar shelling and massive banzai charges. Once inside, they encounter Japanese soldiers surrendering. However, when Roebuck and Polonsky go to search them, they reveal concealed grenades under their clothes, at which point Miller is presented with the choice of saving either Roebuck or Polonsky. The remaining American troops arrive to assist the squad and engage the remaining Japanese soldiers in a battle in the castle center. After Miller calls in air strikes on two buildings, the Americans take Shuri Castle, crushing the last bastion of Japanese resistance on Okinawa. Meanwhile back in Germany, Reznov drags Dimitri out of the U-Bahn to regroup with Soviet infantry. The Red Army then advances towards the Reichstag. During the assault at the Reichstag 's entrance, Chernov is severely burned by a flamethrower, and is implied to be killed. Reznov, Dimitri and the remaining Soviet soldiers enter the Reichstag, clear it of its German defenders, and reach the rooftop. After a final showdown on the top floor to reach the Nazi flag, Dimitri is shot by a dying German soldier in an attempt to stop him from planting the Soviet flag, whom Reznov kills with a machete. Although wounded, Dimitri manages to plant the Soviet flag, signalling Soviet victory and ending the war in Europe. Development World at War was announced on June 23, 2008, by Activision, who confirmed that the game was to be released in fall 2008, and that the series would revert to its customary World War II setting. The game took about two years to make, twice as long as Treyarch 's previous entry to the series, Call of Duty 3. The game is powered by a improved version of the Call of Duty 4 : Modern Warfare engine, with several improvements made to the physics model. Environments are more destructible and can be set on fire with the flamethrower, whose fire propagates. Dismemberment, as well as realistic skin and clothes burning of the characters were added. Not long after, Treyarch released the modding tools for Call of Duty : World at War. These tools were the same ones used to create all the other Call of Duty series games, but with slight changes version to version, which can be downloaded online. Kiefer Sutherland and Gary Oldman were cast as voice actors for the game. Sutherland voices the narrator and squad leader of the American campaign, Sergeant Roebuck, while Oldman voices that of the Soviet campaign, Sergeant Reznov. A full - sized replica PBY Catalina was constructed for motion capture use. Full - sized replica PBY Catalina in a motion capture studio. Audio The music for Call of Duty : World at War was composed by Sean Murray. He had worked with Brian Tuey, Treyarch 's audio director, on True Crime : New York City, the sequel to the first True Crime : Streets of LA. Murray said Tuey `` knew I would bring a fresh approach to Call of Duty : World at War ''. Adam Levenson, the audio director of Activision, was called in to help them. Murray said that he wanted to make the music more fun and intense, but also `` a specific musical path that follows the psyche of the gameplay ''. The new technology of occlusion, which changes the sound made by nearby object depending on objects blocking its path e.g. walls, has been added to World at War. The game has various levels of `` muffled '' sound depending on the objects it travels though e.g. a more muffled sound through a thick wall compared to a slightly muffled sound through a thin short wall. For the first time in a Call of Duty game, the player is able to tell the difference between someone walking next to the player and someone walking above or below the player, as well as telling the difference between a shot fired in the distance and a shot fired close by, but behind a solid object. The other technology of Flux was also developed using field recording systems. The World at War crew traveled to a desert with mountains on both side of the range to test the frequencies of sounds made by World War II weapons. Microphones were placed 60 yards ( 55 m ) behind and 60 yards in front of the gun to test the echoes. This was later replicated and developed in the studio for the game software. It means that players will be able to pinpoint a sniper rifle shot, as it reflects off them, as well as hearing the initial ' pop ' of a hand grenade blowing up and then the grenade 's loud `` whoosh '' sound that begins where the grenade blew up, and ends behind the player. The flux system also combines with the occlusion system. Marketing The first trailer for the game premiered on Xbox Live on June 21, 2008, and arrived on PlayStation Network five days later. A beta of the game 's online multiplayer mode was released for the Xbox 360 on October 10, 2008. A PC version of the beta was later released on October 28, 2008. Those who pre-ordered the game at GameStop, Game and EB Games in Australia or North America or who are members of the Call of Duty official website were given codes which allowed them to download both beta versions of the game. Coinciding with the release of the game, McFarlane Toys produced four action figures. Three are different varieties of US Marine Corps infantry, and the fourth is a British Special Ops soldier. A collector 's edition of World at War was released on November 11, 2008 in North America and November 14, 2008 in Europe. It includes several bonus items, among them a stainless steel canteen imprinted with the Call of Duty series logo and a metal storage tin. The collector 's edition also gives the player access to an unlockable weapon and the opportunity to earn double experience points in the online multiplayer mode, as well as a specially colored clan tag to denote the player 's VIP status. This edition of the game is only available for the Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 platforms. Downloadable content On February 26, 2009, an update was made available to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions, as well as the addition of a new multiplayer map, Makin Day. The update included several bug fixes which removed glitches in several multiplayer maps and player movements, and provided more information in the stats display. The Makin Day map was released for Microsoft Windows on February 6, 2009 in the downloadable patch 1.2. Makin Day has a similar layout as the existing Makin map, but includes subtle changes such as daylight, reflected in the tide being out along the shoreline as well as some reworked areas of the map. Screenshot of the gameplay in Zombie Verrückt On March 18, 2009, Activision and Treyarch announced that downloadable content ( DLC ) was under development for World at War, titled Map Pack 1. This first installment of DLC was released on March 19, 2009 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, while the Windows version received the DLC at a later date. The map pack includes three new multiplayer maps and one new Nazi Zombies map, entitled `` Zombie Verrückt '' ( German : zombie crazy ). The map is based on the multiplayer map Asylum, in turn based on the asylum in the campaign mission Ring of Steel. The map includes new weapons and power - ups intended to expand the experience. Players can turn on a power generator that reunites both sides of the map and enables `` Perk - a-Cola '' machines, which have been featured in every subsequent Nazi Zombies map. The new multiplayer map called `` Nightfire '' takes places at night in the streets of a bombed - out area of Berlin. The `` Knee Deep '' map is in the jungle of Peleliu and contains fortified huts and streams. `` Station '' is located in a ruined underground train station in Berlin featuring subway cars and hidden passages. Reports stated that Map Pack 1 sold over 1 million copies in the first week of availability, setting an Xbox Live record for the number of downloads in a week. On April 30, 2009, Activision and Treyarch announced Map Pack 2, which was released on June 11. Map Pack 2 contains an additional four multiplayer maps. `` Shi No Numa '' ( Japanese : `` 死 の 沼 '' ' swamp of death ' ) is a new map on the Nazi Zombies co-op mode, set in a misty swamp - land surrounded by jungle. New features include flaming hellhounds, the Wunderwaffe DG - 2 weapon and ten new achievements / trophies. The map also introduced four new playable characters who have appeared in several subsequent Nazi Zombie maps : Tank Dempsey U.S.M.C, Nikolai Belinski of the Red Army, Nazi Doctor Edward Richtofen and Takeo Masaki of the Japanese Imperial Army. The multiplayer map `` Banzai '' is set in a jungle featuring a river bridge, villages, a waterfall and hidden caves. The `` Corrosion '' map is set in a run - down train yard in Russia, featuring broken pipelines and train cars. The `` Sub Pens '' map is located in a bombed - out Japanese submarine base with heavy rain. On July 20, 2009, Activision and Treyarch announced Map Pack 3, which was released August 6, 2009. This DLC also consists of three new multiplayer maps and a new Nazi Zombies map. The three multiplayer maps are `` Battery '', which takes place on an abandoned coastal artillery battery Pacific ; `` Breach '', which is set in the overcrowded streets of Berlin, Germany near the Brandenburg Gate ; and `` Revolution '', which is based on an industrialized city in Russia. The new Nazi Zombies map, `` Der Riese '' which means `` The Giant '' in English, is based in a factory where `` element 115 '' is being processed and used to build teleporters and other mysterious devices, such as the `` Pack - a-Punch Machine '', which upgrades guns, such as the Wunderwaffe DG - 2. New weapons such as Monkey Bombs were also added. This map also introduced the official backstory to Zombies mode, which is continued into Call of Duty : Black Ops. All map packs were released for free on Microsoft Windows. The packs were paid DLC for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Other versions Nintendo DS Main article : Call of Duty : World at War ( Nintendo DS ) Call of Duty : World at War was released for the Nintendo DS on November 11, 2008 in North America, and on November 14 in Europe. It was published by Activision and developed by n - Space, who used the same game engine as their previous title, Call of Duty 4 : Modern Warfare. The game 's scenarios are also based on World War II 's Pacific theater and Eastern front with American, British and Soviet campaigns. Up to four players can be supported online with four different types of game, as well as perks and rank - ups. Compared to Modern Warfare, it has improved in - level geometry, has more responsive sprints and crouches and 3D - modeled guns instead of 2D sprites. However the flamethrower, which is new to the game series, is rendered with 2D sprites. The framerate is just under 30 and has lots of voice - over during the missions. Players are able to defuse mines and send Morse code with the touch screen, as well as using mortar rounds, an anti-air gun from a battleship, parachuting and using mounted guns. There is also a tank mode which allows the player to turn the main gun and fire machine gun rounds at the same time. PlayStation 2 Main article : Call of Duty : World at War -- Final Fronts The PlayStation 2 version, titled Call of Duty : World at War : Final Fronts, differs significantly from the main versions. Developed by Rebellion Developments, Final Fronts features 13 missions set near the end of World War II across three different campaigns. Aside from the two campaigns in the Pacific and Eastern Europe, Final Fronts also includes a third campaign involving the British advance on the Rhine River. The missions range from infantry, infiltration, sniper, large - scale assaults, night fighting, and tank assaults. The U.S. campaign follows Pvt. Miller and the squad from World at War, but here Miller is of the 2nd Marines Division, instead of the 1st. The game includes his missions from World at War. The Western Europe campaign is from the perspective of Lucas Gibson, of the American 80th Infantry Division. His missions are in Luxembourg and Austria. Most of the Europe campaign, the player controls Pvt. Tom Sharpe of the British 6th Airborne. Final Fronts does not feature online multiplayer or a Nazi Zombies mode. Like other versions, the game includes 2 flamethrower missions and a tank mission, however the latter is on - rails rather than free roaming. The flamethrower in Final Fronts only fires on a small scale, whereas the PlayStation 3 version allows the flamethrower to be used on a large scale in more missions and it is highly visible where it is fired. The tank mission is from the perspective of a tank gunner named Alex. Also, the melee attack is not a knife slash or stab like in the PS3 / Xbox 360 versions, but simply a hit from the butt of the gun. IPhone, iPod touch, and iPad versions Call of Duty : World at War Zombies was released for the iPhone and iPod Touch on November 16, 2009 by Activision, Treyarch, and Ideaworks Game Studio. The game is based on the Nazi Zombies mode in Call of Duty : World at War, and featured a tutorial map and maps called Nacht der Untoten, Shi No Numa and Der Riese, with a downloadable map named Zombie Verrückt. In 2010, an HD iPad version was released with enhanced graphics and the Zombie Verrückt map free to play without buying, but without the Shi No Numa and Der Riese maps. Windows Mobile version Call of Duty : World at War was released for the Windows Mobile. However, the game features a run and gun genre similar to Commando from Capcom rather than a first - person shooter, a different storyline, and a different set of characters. The game was developed by Glu Mobile and published by Activision. Reception Reception Aggregate scores Aggregator Score GameRankings ( X360 ) 85.57 % ( PS3 ) 85.11 % ( PC ) 84.65 % ( Wii ) 83.59 % Metacritic ( PS3 ) 85 / 100 ( X360 ) 84 / 100 ( PC ) 83 / 100 ( Wii ) 83 / 100 Review scores Publication Score Game Informer 8.75 / 10 GameSpot 8.5 / 10 GameTrailers 8.7 / 10 ( Wii ) 8.2 / 10 IGN 9.2 / 10 ( Wii ) 8.0 / 10 Nintendo Power 8.0 / 10 ONM 92 % OXM ( US ) 7.5 / 10 OXM ( UK ) 9 / 10 PC Gamer ( UK ) 77 % X-Play 4 / 5 Critical response Call of Duty : World at War has received generally positive reviews. Describing the game as a whole, GameSpot stated that by returning to the World War II setting, `` World at War achieves greatness but falls short of excellence. '' IGN concluded that World at War was a `` solid, confident shooter with plenty to offer the casual and hardcore alike. '' Overall, the Official Xbox Magazine described the game as being more like an expansion pack in the Call of Duty series rather than a full game. IGN applauded the developer Treyarch for its decision to stage World at War in the Pacific theater of World War II. The addition of a co-op mode was also complimented as helping to increase the game 's replayability, and the multiplayer mode was described as `` definitely an area where World at War shines. '' Some positive points noted by GameSpot include the `` well - acted dialogue '' of the characters Sgt. Roebuck and Sgt. Reznov, as well as the solid and fast - paced single player / co-op campaign. '' IGN criticized that the scope of the campaign hurt the continuity of the plot, with some missions taking place several years after others and disrupting the flow of the narrative. Official Xbox Magazine 's main criticism was that Treyarch had not expanded upon the success of Call of Duty 4 : Modern Warfare, but had instead created a `` play - it - safe sequel '' that used elements of Call of Duty 4 but added `` nothing noteworthy of its own. '' Other flaws pointed out by the reviewer included the lack of excitement in the campaign storyline and the few differences between the Pacific theater missions and European theater missions, stating `` you could just be marching through another European town with a lot more trees. '' GameSpot criticized the game 's use of `` well - worn source material '' and `` déjà vu '' game mechanics, also implying its similarity to the Call of Duty series ' other games. 1UP.com stated that the horror of the game is `` almost too much at times ''. GameSpot praised the darker, grittier portrayal of the World War II settings. 1UP.com noted the significantly increased graphic violence and gore ( even over the M - rated Call of Duty 4 ) as a positive improvement in realism saying, `` While enemies died en masse in previous installments, dismemberment and gore were essentially nonexistent. That 's no longer the case -- here, legs are severed, men cry out in agony as they reach for lost body parts, and gouts of blood fly as bullets pierce flesh. '' and that `` World at War portrays the horror of WWII more accurately than ever before... '' Sales Call of Duty : World at War was the second best - selling game for November 2008 in the United States, selling over 1.41 million units. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions were the second and ninth best - selling game of December 2008 in the United States, selling in excess of 1.33 million and 533,000 copies respectively. The Xbox 360 version was the sixth best - selling game of 2008, selling in excess of 2.75 million copies. The Wii version ranked as the 19th best - selling game and the seventh best - selling Wii game of December 2008 in the United States. It received particular interest in the United Kingdom, where it doubled the amount of first - week sales compared to Modern Warfare on the PS3 and Xbox 360. It also became the third fastest - selling video game in the UK behind Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas. The Xbox 360 version of World at War received a `` Double Platinum '' sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association ( ELSPA ), indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom. ELSPA gave the PlayStation 3 release a `` Platinum '' certification, for sales of at least 300,000 copies in the region. As of November 2013, the game has sold 15.7 million copies. 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Question: who do you play as in world at war
Answer: Marine Raider Private C. Miller