Once it’s full, you press ‘Up, ‘ and he’ll toss you a medpac. Zussman, one of your buddies, has a little health icon above his head. And it’s here we’re introduced to a new squad gameplay mechanic.

After breaching the beaches defenses, we get up close and personal with the Germans as you fight over a series of bunkers. The frantic push onto the beaches of Normandy doesn’t last long. It’s a small piece of the portrayal of D-day from Saving Private Ryan brought to video games. Nameless soldiers writhe in pain as their legs and arms are blown off. And Sledgehammer Games doesn’t shy away from the horrible injuries these weapons of war cause.

Machine gun fire rip across the beaches of Normandy. It’s been years since Call of Duty or Medal of Honor tackled WW2 and the boost in hardware power since then really shows.Įxplosions from German artillery shoot geysers of water into the air. Sledgehammer goes the usual route and opens COD: WW2 with the D-day landing. We’re tossed into the shoes of ‘Red’ Daniels, a good ole’ boy from Texas. You’re funneled from objective to objective as you do your part to tear down the German war machine. Choices in most missions are pretty much nil. COD: WW2 takes us on a linear jaunt through WW2 post-D-day.

It’s not the best the franchise has ever offered. A World War II storyĬall of Duty: WW2’s story is not a vast departure for the franchise. I’m sure Activision and Sledgehammer will get it fixed, but it’s disappointing the server issues have persisted this long. All the problems we come to expect from a popular game during launch day are here. Activision and Sledgehammer Games adopted this rallying cry and promised COD: WW2 would be the Call of Duty we’ve been waiting for for the past three years.Ĭheer on, COD fans. The days before jetpacks became the norm.

It’s a rallying cry adopted by many in the COD community who yearn for the gameplay from the Modern Warfare and Black Ops entries in the franchise.

Call of duty world war ii review