Talk:Call of Duty: World at War/Archive 1

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Co-op details

Will two or more players be able to play split-screen co-op on a single console, or will it require more than one? The article is worded very ambiguously on this point. Thanks! 98.114.2.115 (talk) 20:51, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

I Think its both, as on some websites it says that you can play together to get new team perks(stuff like healing a near dead teammate) it also in the article states that its up to 4 splitscreen. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.20.216.56 (talk) 15:16, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Platforms

This is the only article that makes reference to PS2 and DS versions. The fact that it was a month ago, was during a conference call, and none of the new information has made reference to either console is enough reason to treat it as speculation. Only verifiable new sources published after the title and such were confirmed should be used. Fin©™ 14:24, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

The reference was from just one month ago, that's hardly outdated (almost all references on wikipedia are older than that). And considering it came from an official source (Activision themselves) during a conference call, and with a direct quote too: "We'll launch on all four platforms we've participated on in fiscal 2008, we'll launch on the PS2 and the Wii." said Activision Publishing president and CEO Mike Griffith. Not sure why that would be considered speculation seeing as he flat out confirms both the DS and PS2 version there. Additional sites have reported it too - Wired, Next-Gen, GameSpot, TeamXbox, and IGN. I see no reason to doubt that information, but I won't revert that anymore so it's up to others to decide. SeanMooney (talk) 14:48, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

All those sites have reported on that conference call. Those reporting on the new information make no reference to DS or PS2 at all. Some explicitly say "PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii". Fin©™ 14:54, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

All of the newest information is coming from a single source too. Being that it was an Xbox 360 magazine perhaps they didn't think it was necessary to mention every single platform the game was releasing on? It's not like Treyarch would be demoing those at their development studio either since the handheld version would likely be outsourced as has been done in the past (CoD4 DS was developed by n-Space and CoD3 PS2 was done by Pi Studios). I don't see how a magazine failing to mention something would make previous information invalid - unless they specifically said it was cancelled for those platforms, which they did not. Anyway, here is a recent source which mentions both DS and PS2. They have the official logo and will debut the screenshots in two weeks (June 23). SeanMooney (talk) 06:43, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

No, the new information actually came from two sources - OXM:UK and games™, a multiformat magazine. The fact that some articles explicitly said PC, PS3, Wii and 360 implies that these were the ones mentioned in the games article. It may be that PS2 and DS will also have version of World at War, but it will not be the same game or use the same engine. In this case, they should have a separate page. Anyhow, lets wait for June 23. Fin©™ 08:00, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Where are the informations from that this Game comes too Wii, because every where ich check it says Ps3 Pc and Xbox 360 only. --90.230.237.102 (talk) 13:39, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Here. Fin©™ 13:50, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Watch the end of this trailer and you'll see every system it's coming out for. [1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.222.72 (talk) 16:22, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

The official Call of Duty: World at War website spefically lists platforms as: PC, Xbox 360®, Playstation® 3, Wii* and NDS* (*details coming soon). This can be verified at: http://www.callofduty.com/CoDWW Idbuchanan (talk) 17:03, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

I propose to replace "Microsoft Windows" for "PC".--You grazhny bratchny (talk) 16:21, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Engine

Do we know if the Wii version will have a CoD 4 engine? A website under external links said it will. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.222.72 (talk) 01:00, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes. It is going to have COD 4 engine. --SkyWalker (talk) 07:49, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.222.72 (talk) 14:49, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Rating

This game looks like it will be rated M. Can anyone find out for me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.222.72 (talk) 14:55, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

I don't think it has been rated yet, but according to one of the sources in the article:

"The opening scene of the first level we are shown is a Japanese commander stubbing a cigarette out in the eye of a prisoner before slitting his throat - the blood splatters and dribbles down the side of the tent you are being held in. He turns towards you to deal out the same treatment but help arrives just in time. Cue a daring level-long escape."

Based on this I would think it would be impossible to rate it anything but M. --Nn123645 (talk) 16:32, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.222.72 (talk) 01:33, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Gameplay

It states that Flamethrowers are being introduced for the first time. This is incorrect; flamethrowers were introduced in Call of Duty: United Offensive. 76.16.91.39 (talk) 04:21, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Spinoff?

Since the title of the game doesn't have a 5 in it, doesn't that make this game a spinoff from the main series line, like Finest Hour or Road to Victory? I'm sure that if World at War was intended as a direct follow-up to CoD4, it would have been specifically titled CoD5: World at War. As is, I think that the real CoD5 hasn't been started yet. -- Comandante {Talk} 16:46, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

This is the real Call of Duty 5 and not a spinoff - Activision is no longer using numbers in their game titles, just like what they did to Tony Hawk (series) after the fourth game and now the Guitar Hero series (GH4 is called "World Tour") etc. SeanMooney

(talk) 17:42, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Good to know. Maybe that should be added to the CoD series article to prevent any confusion. If I wasn't sure, odds are there are a few others in the dark too. -- Comandante {Talk} 17:47, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Did Activision officially say this or are we assuming at this point?

This is actually not being made by Infinity Ward, but by Treyarch or something like that. I think Infinity Ward let them make the newest game. But it is still CoD5, just with another name. Matt2121 (talk) 21:36, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Nintendo DS

The official trailer for Call of Duty: World at War says at the end the logo for the DS. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.222.72 (talk) 20:33, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

I didn't see it in this one anyway. Share the link of the one you watched! Fin©™ 20:40, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

This one [2]

Well spotted. I think the DS version should probably be split into its own page, however, as per Call of Duty 4. Fin©™ 14:49, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Someone will pobably get on that soon. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.222.72 (talk) 16:01, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

A Question

Is the title of that one scene really "Maken Raid"? It's obviously a reference to the Makin Island Raid of August, 1942. Sofa King (talk) 12:23, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, it was reffered to as "Makin" raid in a preview somewhere as well. -69.121.179.87 (talk) 19:30, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Release

If you listen to the end of the lamia interview, you'll hear Treyarch say it will be released this holiday. [3] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.222.72 (talk) 15:43, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Activision didn't participate in E3

World at War was shown at a separate event during the E3 week at a church. Technically not an E3 event. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.209.233.100 (talk) 15:47, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Fail. It was shown at Nintendo's press conference. -69.121.179.87 (talk) 19:13, 30 december 2008 (UTC)

ESRB

M rating confirmed. http://www.callofduty.com/hub —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.222.72 (talk) 01:59, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Minimum Requirements + PunkBuster

The Minimum Requirements have officially been released by Treyarch from their Blog at the Call of Duty Headquarters.http://www.callofduty.com/intel/108. I don't know how to format this like how it should be done, so I'll leave it to any of you. Here's the list for quick reference: Processor: - AMD 64 3200+/Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz or better Memory: - 8 GB free hard drive space - 512MB RAM (XP)/1GB RAM (VISTA) Graphics: - Shader 3.0 or better - 256MB Nvidia Geforce 6600GT/ATI Radeon 1600XT or better

Also, the Intel states that Call of Duty: World at War will be using PunkBuster right out of the box. Happy Fragging, IngeniusDodo (talk) 20:55, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Added the requirements; I wasn't sure if there was a particular format I was supposed to follow, so I pretty much just added them in verbatim. -- Comandante {Talk} 21:31, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Box Art

Does anyone know when the voting for the box art will begin? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.222.72 (talk) 20:50, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Co-Op

I read somewhere else that CoD5 would have 2-player split-screen co-op, not 4-Player Split Screen? Videogamer765 (talk) 15:45, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

It is not split screen, its online co-op. 4 players on-line co-op. I do not know about split screen. If you can find a link please add info about it.--You grazhny bratchny (talk) 00:52, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

PS2 version

No PS2 version? then how do you explain this?--Cheetah255 (talk) 14:19, 7 September 2008 (UTC)]

Game sites generate profile pages if there's even a whiff of a rumour of a game coming out. This article shows that it's definitely not on PS2. Fin©™ 14:39, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

It is coming out on PS2, it's just not being done by trearch, their comment along the lines of "we're not doing a ps2 version" doesn't mean that it's not being done, it's just being done by a different development house and will be a different game altogether. (81.101.83.45 (talk) 12:15, 9 September 2008 (UTC))

Then you'll need a source stating so, along with the name of the "different development house". Fin©™ 13:29, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

I understand that, but since Activision haven't officially announced it yet there aren't any sources. The only reason I know is I know some of the developers. (81.101.83.45 (talk) 08:11, 10 September 2008 (UTC))

Until they do, it's rumour and speculation, and can't be added to the article. Thanks! Fin©™ 09:29, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

I spoke to someone from there last night, it was announced or was interpreted to have been called "Call of Duty: Rebellion" but the actual title is (deep breath now) "Call of Duty: World at War - Final Fronts". Rebellion are the development house in the UK that are doing it. IGN has a page on the game here, but there doesn't appear to be any noteworthy sites that I can find that have an official announcement. (81.101.83.45 (talk) 08:26, 11 September 2008 (UTC))

Well until is announced/confirmed by a verifiable source, it can't be added. Thanks! Fin©™ 10:21, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

PC requirements

Has anyone noticed that those are the same requirements for Call Of Duty 4? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.162.74.55 (talk) 22:02, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Game Systems

The game is for the PC, not the Wii. --71.225.111.4 (talk) 00:48, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Wrong. Look at the official website. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.222.72 (talk) 19:29, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Nintendo DS (2)

Someone has put DS developer, platform and rating. The DS version has it's own page like CoD 4, and no one put that on the original article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.222.72 (talk) 20:08, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

The DS article was merged with this one temporarily, apparently because there wasn't enough substantive info about the DS game there. After the release, more info will be available about the DS game and in all likelihood the article will be restored soon after. -- Comandante {Talk} 21:01, 23 September 2008 (UTC)