Call of Duty: WWII (2017 Video Game) User Reviews

Zussman!

[Pjtaylor-96-138044 · 8/10 · 21 June 2020]

'Call Of Duty: WWII (2017)' is basically a blockbuster, a Michael Bay movie in video-game form. Almost every level contains a preposterously destructive set-piece and an absurd amount of gunfire, with the overall narrative generically playing into the typical war-time themes of 'brotherhood' and 'sacrifice'. There are moments in which the thing attempts to convey the horrors of war, but it typically just uses its setting as an excuse for its action (which is borderline problematic but so ingrained in pop culture that it's not really worth exploring here). A lot of this action is told via in-game cut-scenes and quick-time events, which wrench control away from you far too often than you'd like. It's essentially a corridor shooter in which you move from tightly defined checkpoint to tightly defined checkpoint, taking out enemies along the way and performing contextual actions when required. None of this means that the game isn't a lot of fun, though. First off, it looks fantastic. Its in-game graphics are almost as good as its pre-rendered stuff, realistically portraying its skirmishes and soldiers right the way through. Those soldiers are portrayed by a variety of actors, a few of whom are properly famous. They feel remarkably consistent across the predefined cut-scenes and in-the-moment gameplay, without a noticeable 'actor to AI' transition. They also add a lot to the story, which is trope-laden and, frankly, a little mundane. It does the job, though, and provokes more of an emotional response than previous entries in the 'Call Of Duty' series (just don't expect 'The Last Of Us (2013)'). Secondly, the gameplay is tight and refined. The shooting feels satisfying and there's plenty of it. Each level sees you take on foes in a new location as you push further into Nazi-occupied Germany. Occasionally, the gameplay shifts for a set-piece or two. For example, there's a segment in a tank and a segment in a plane. The best of these, however, is a portion in which you take on the role of an undercover spy and must recall details of your cover story to progress undetected. This takes place in what's probably the game's best level and it adds a much needed layer of tension to proceedings. Having said that, the firefights can be quite tense, too. That's especially true on veteran difficulty, which will see you picking your shots from a well-picked hiding spot and relying on your AI buddies' abilities for health kits and ammo. In the end, the campaign is a lot of fun. It isn't revolutionary and it isn't exactly deep, but it does its job and does it well enough to be worth playing. The multiplayer takes a cue from 'Battlefield 1 (2016)', with larger map and multi-phase modes. I haven't played enough of it to give a comprehensive overview but it's enjoyable and fast-paced. If you typically like the series' multiplayer, you'll like this. The same is true of the zombies mode, which provides an interesting and aesthetically unique challenge. Again, though, I haven't played enough of it to fully understand its nuances. This review is mainly concerning the campaign, which I've finished on veteran. To me, it's surprisingly enjoyable. It's not perfect and it won't change your life, but it's entertaining and well-produced throughout. 8/10

A mix of emotion, nostalgia, and a new found appreciation for WW2.

[sethrbingham · 9/10 · 8 April 2018]

This is the first video game campaign in over a year that I have absolutely loved. Last one I loved was battlefield 1. It was absolutely incredible. It brought back the nostalgia of CoD 3, and CoD 4 with the theme, and emotion. And I mean this when I say this, the last CoD game that I actually enjoyed, was MW2. Everything after that I played, and honestly wasn't a big fan. This reignited the love I had for CoD. The graphics were SUCH a jump from infinite warfare, and the cut scenes were absolutely incredible. I could seriously watch a movie if just the cut scenes. Also, haven't been teary eyed over a game since battlefield 1. I literally just made an account on IMDB just to post this because of how impressed I was with Activision and the game, and how passionate it made me feel. PLAY IT. IT IS NOT JUST FOR THE MULTIPLAYER. Speaking of which, multiplayer is alright! Not to big on multiplayer though. I love the stories.

Campaign is amazing

[shannonripsher08 · 9/10 · 25 August 2019]

So I am ashamed to admit I easily develop attachments to fictional characters. In this, zussman scared the hell out of me several times during the story mode. Only this is the first time I play CoD without my favourite Character dying. I got seriously into the campaign and It might just top Modern warfare for me! As for zombie mode, I was only ever a fan on the original CoD World at War so I didn't like it very much.

One of the best campaign of COD!!!

[staceymgm · 10/10 · 27 March 2021]

It so fun and feel like you in the movie like band of brothers one of my favorite documentaries it fun I definitely recommend it.

Best cod game ever....

[mj-67214 · 10/10 · 16 October 2019]

Realistic graphics .... Story.... Castings .. everything well done by the provider...

Better than battlefield 1

[justintimms · 8/10 · 15 April 2020]

Beautiful graphics and amazing guns, this game story ok, but I am glad they made a ww2. I thought They were never going to make a sequel of one of the best COD. Zombies are pretty fun too, with random terrifying looks. New zombies yes! This is ok call of duty but it will never replace b o 1. I want to give it a 7 but the zombies are out of this world!

CALL OF DUTY WW2 OLD STORY WITH MODERN VISUAL

[maheswarana · 8/10 · 29 March 2018]

Call of duty ww2 is one of the best game in 2017 .After COD infinite warfare not hit they came back with old ideas with modern techniques in the game and they broadcasting Franklin D.Roosevelt voice in intro with background music also good...GREAT AND SHORT STORY... NO BORING while playing campaign..

Honestly not a terrible game

[crazychainsaw · 7/10 · 7 July 2021]

It's a bit of a short review but the multiplayer is your typical cod multiplayer, the zombies was alright in my opinion, and the campaign was actually really good. The cutscenes look phenomenal!

finally they listen to the fans

[svdijk · 10/10 · 6 November 2017]

We have been asking for almost 3 years if we can get boots on the ground back in Call of Duty. And this year, Sledgehammer and Activision finally have answered our calls. Call of Duty is going back to its roots with a World war 2 setting. They did a phenomenal job on the single player. Great story line and great game play. Yeah maybe there are some things wrong in terms of historical accuracy. Like the PPSH being on Normandy but that doesn't take away the breathtaking storytelling that we didn't had in a really long time in Call of Duty single players. I think it's safe to say that this single player is the best one since Black ops 2. The multiplayer is great. Some maps need a bit more polishing since some of the graphics aren't that good and the gun sounds could be better. But i really enjoy it so far and i have some great game play from time to time.

The new zombie map might me the most scary one yet. I absolutely love that map and some people might disagree with me on this, but this map beats all of the Black ops 3 zombie maps together. Great Easter egg, great flow, not to hard to turn on the power and pack a punch. Sledgehammer did an amazing job at this new zombies experience.

i give it a 10 out of 10 because they finally answered our calls. Amazing game!!

A High-point- mostly

[isaacwest-66001 · 7/10 · 8 March 2023]

The campaign is actually my favorite in all of the CoD's I've played (most of them). It is so well done, fun, and intense which really well creates and builds on the bonds between members of your squad. I adore this story. The multiplayer however was relatively weak, and it's easier to notice the game's laziness in depicting firearms, plus the cosmetics were weird and the multiplayer hub was an interesting experiment but one I'm glad got just the one chance. Being CoD, the multiplayer isn't bad enough to drag the ratings down, but it the difference in quality between its multiplayer and the campaign is staggering.

👍👍👍👍

[vincentnlagace · 10/10 · 17 November 2020]

One of the best WW2 video games I have ever played!!!

Ok

[stevehumphries-27599 · 5/10 · 10 June 2020]

Who designed the controls for the tank mission. Ridiculously complicated.

I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!

[MichalMizrachi · 9/10 · 13 June 2020]

I love everything about World War 2, of its movies, mini series or video games, it was the best, the story telling, the characters, the acting, the graphics, everything was great! My only regret and the fact that I'm giving it a 9, is that it's too short!! I wanted moreeee!

I've played it twice now (on easy and hard) gonna play it again soon on Veteran.

Pretty good

[pigointment · 8/10 · 28 May 2018]

Its actually a pretty fun shooter. The latest update made the game a lot smoother and better.

Storyline

[quiffboyii · 9/10 · 26 May 2020]

This is based purely on the story mode which is really good immursive and great to play

WW2 calls you up for duty

[paudieconnolly · 8/10 · 9 January 2021]

A shot em up style with a good band of brothers style story underneath makes this a good World war game.

COD is Back

[karan_singh-16027 · 13 March 2018]

Cod:WW2

Call of Duty is a first-person shooter game that is marked to be one of the most popular video game franchises in the gaming community. Call of Duty has been popular for its innovation in campaign and multiplayer especially in Call of Duty: WW2. The Gaming community is really excited for this game because the last three call of duty games have been disliked in the community. Finally the developers listened to the community and made a "boots on the ground" game and it's in the WW2 era which the community also requested. The Campaign this year was great the developers brought back a feature from Call of Duty 2: Big Red One which was that their was no health regen you had to use a med kit to regenerate your health, which makes this game more realistic because in the old days they didn't just regenerate their health. The developers also added a system where you have squadmates who supply you with ammo crates, med kit, mortar strike, lethal grenades and enemy locator. Also the campaign follows pivotal moments like D-Day and the Liberation of Paris. The story is about a soldier named Ronald Daniels fighting his way through The Rhine. The Campaign has many depressing moments but the thrilling ending gave me an addiction to replay the Campaign. Call of Duty: WW2 has improved its Campaign compared to previous titles which indicates that the franchise is heading in a great direction. The multiplayer mode also offers new features such as the Divisions, Headquarters, and the War mode. The divisions essentially replaced perks that help give a player a unique attribute. The name of the divisions are the Infantry, Airborne, Expeditionary, Mountain, and Armored. These set of divisions each have a unique ability to help maintain a skill during combat. The Headquarters mode is a social experience for all gamers after in game combat. Mainly Headquarters is a pathway to gain Social score by interacting with players worldwide in Call of Duty. The players have many combat camps to improve their skills and to gain XP. In War, two teams of 6 players perform objectives as either the Allied or Axis, inspired by some of the iconic World War II battles, such as storming Normandy on D-Day as the Allied, or defending the Normandy bunker as the Axis in the map Operation Neptune. Overall Call of Duty WW2 is a fast paced and innovative game that helps you relive the moments of WW2. The campaign brings a more personal story of Ronald Daniels. While playing the War Game mode we experience iconic battles such as D-Day.

Saving system is crap, strange that i saw only 1 person with this problem I had

[roxydzey · 8/10 · 28 May 2022]

For graphics I would give this a 7, but im giving only 2, because this game saving system is terrible. It made me to replay couple of missions (like 3 or 4 times i had to restart) from the very beginning, because I was in terrible situations (like being too low hp or being in a very bad spot where I shouldnt have been) and the game autosaved in those places or such situations and it was impossible for me to get through them no matter how many times I was trying to replay the last checkpoint... I cant remember the last time i had such problems with a game which doesnt have manual quick saves, but logically thinking if you are making the game and you dont put such option of manual saving, then you shouldn't make it autosave every 5 seconds, because it will make impossible to get through sometimes. Such often checkpoints and autosaves aint good anyways, no matter what (think about possibility of game stuttering and freezing every time it saves). Well, after the last time it was just enough for me, my patience ran out. In liberation level i restarted once because in the conference room where i had to take the suitcase from the spy and run away i didnt run i stayed to see whats going to happen and then i got the text that u failed to leave the area in time and that i failed with my mission because of that and guess what, the game saved exactly at that moment when ive got that failure screen and i had to replay the whole mission again, and so i did.. but then i got to the place where we started attacking nazis and shooting everyone in the streets and i saw the guy who needed help, well one of those stupid heroic things that i always use to fail because of short time the game gave me to do it and not enough of hints where exactly you need to put that person , and i of course failed once again and of course the game autosaved exactly just before that failure. Like this game automatic saving system was made to troll a player and to exactly save after every failure player does.. so i thought maybe ill try restarting the mission, which was a terrible idea because of course it didnt start the part with the warriors in the streets, it started again from the very beginning of that liberation mission i just already very involuntary played twice. Well third time is a charm, but not with this crap game. I instantly went to delete it and i didnt get even sad about it a single bit because i didnt care about this game so much. If it was really good in the first place i would give lower score for this nonsense stuff but at least i would have finished the game. For a 2017 CALL OF DUTY game i was super disappointed.. such mistakes was made into the game.. i hope other newer sequels after this crap is going to be better...i will try my best to forgot about the existence of this specific game as soon as possible... I actually wanted to give this only 1 rating, but i'll give it 3 - 1 point for good graphics, and 1 point for good actors (at least couple of them) which not only gave their voice for the characters but face and movement capture too.

Solid entry to the COD franchise

[Ireviewstuff_exe · 8/10 · 7 June 2022]

Campaign: 9/10, incredibly underrated, stunning visuals, great main character, immersive gameplay.

Multiplayer: 6/10, gameplay is fine, map design could be better, way too many micro transactions.

I enjoy this game a lot, it's campaign is graphically stunning with some incredible action sequences. This game is let down by its average at best multiplayer. The micro transaction system is unnecessary and way too prevalent. The map design can be generic and the storyline in the campaign can at times feel overly linear and simple but for me, it doesn't detract my enjoyment too much. I'll give this an 8/10.

Awful

[rleec-94301 · 5/10 · 23 December 2018]

I don't understand how you can make a game this awful in 2018. The formula for call of duty has been done to death; it wasn't nerfed or improved any in this game, the gameplay is stale & uninviting. Don't buy this game, don't buy any upcoming call of duty games until they improve.

very Earnest and honorable game

[fh147 · 8/10 · 12 January 2024]

This is one of my favorite Call of Duty at least in my top five single player campaigns in the franchise.

I enjoyed my time with the campaign for that is mostly because I was in the mood for a very scripted adventure through the second world war edit it disappoint and the story was good enough to make me a bit emotional attained when you finally got your man ****.

Graphics are insanely pretty even today the voice acting is good characters likeable and the weapons are fun to use even if sadly the shotgun is mostly ****'s just one of those Call of Duty games.

I keep returning to because sledgehammer games keep creating a very Earnest and honorable game every time they do it.

I never get the feeling that they are trying to be dark and itchy like other games in the series that are black ops.

I would really recommend this game if you're looking for a World War II shooter.

Great story and zombies.

[sammygnw · 8/10 · 13 July 2021]

Amazing graphics, great story, great way to depict the setting, learned a few things I didn't knew about ww2, zombies mode is really good (contrary to common opinion) and this is coming from someone who believes that the best zombies experience comes from Black Ops 3.

Shipment 24/7 was the only good thing this cod had to offer

[deeznutz-09839 · 5/10 · 13 February 2020]

Shipment 24/7 was the only thing that encouraged me to play cod ww2, if shipment 24/7 was never added I think I would've stopped playing this cod. The campaign was bland and boring, the zombies was single handily the most boring thing I have ever played in my life. Even the multiplayer was super boring at the beginning.

Meh, it's okay and that's about it

[masterchiefjb · 4/10 · 30 November 2020]

The gameplay isn't anything new, and it relies too much on the cutscenes. I couldn't do anything for like the first 15 to 20 minutes and when I did finally get control of my character they took it away again. It seems that it 1/3 actual gameplay, 2/3 cutscenes. If I wanted to watch a WWII show I would put on Band of Brothers. The weapons could be more accurate to their real-life counterparts, the sights, rates of fire, and handling are wrong for most of the weapons I used. Is it a good game? Yeah, when you are actually allowed to play.

Unworked on

[codybaun · 1/10 · 10 October 2018]

They could have done a lot with this game but choose to not, the only reason they got so much money for it is because of little kids