Call of Duty: World at War

Call of Duty: World at War

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Treyarch · Zombies · Nov 18, 2008

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $14.99.

92%
Very Positive
53k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 156 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Performance: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 53k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise42% are divided16% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Anyway, I only playing the campaign because I'm playing this in 2025, and if the servers are even active still I'm not gonna find anyone playing it.
156 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are quite beautiful for 2008, and the writing was perfect.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
one of the most cinematic fps games ive ever played, battlefield campaigns can't compete with this. both japanese and german maps were immersive and very detailed; in the japanese maps you had to fight in trenches and heavy vegetation while spotting hidden japanese soldiers who would ambush you with banzai charges, while in german maps you had to fight in cqc in large buildings or spot german snipers behind windows far away. american story was less interesting but russian story made me feel the most glory ever in any game, especially the iconic ending.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
The experience truly unfolds when engaging with friends, or co-op.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Servers and matchmaking
Players who bring up Servers and matchmaking mostly praise it.
Only play through private or mod client dedicated servers.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters156 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Performance23 reviews
Co-op23 reviews
Servers and matchmaking22 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer96 reviews
78%
Gameplay42 reviews
88%
Combat29 reviews
93%
Difficulty24 reviews
96%
Audio22 reviews
91%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs14 reviews
71%
Crashes12 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
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