For anyone that didn't manage to get a beta code for the xbox360 I do have my one going spare. Not being a console owner it is of no use to me!

Give me a shout via pm and I will happily pass it over to you!

What a great and generous offer U-z-i! Hope everything is Ok with you and the family.

Whoever does get the code - please post here and thank U-z-i publicly THANKS! Oh...and let us know what you think of the game.

PM sent dude if you are still able I am willing to take it off your hands and say great things about ya!

lmao

Congrats to BuzGok you was first

All relevant info has been sent to you via pm. Please post up here your thoughts of World at War we'd love to know.

(Cheers Jock for asking just getting over Grim Reapers visitation rights. Three of our family members lost in one week - I wish someone would confiscate that b*stard's scythe).

@BuzGok:

U-z-i is a lady btw and a hallowed member of our CoD Hall of Fame: http://bashandslash.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=39.

Congrats on getting to the code first...happy playing and let us know what the game is like.


@U-z-i

Thank you for thinking of the readers here and your generosity.

I am so sorry at your loss. I don't know what to say. My prayers go out to you and your family.

Thanks again u-z-i .... and very sorry for your families losses.

I am gathering my thoughts and getting a little more play time before I post ... I don't normally do this thumb thing on xbox !

bbl

lol can't be that bad if you want a little more play time lol and look forward to more info Just out of interest Buzgok did you play CoD4?

yeah u-z-i i play COD4 on pc all the time ....I am in =BH= and previously some other teams . .. why do I know you?

OK ...on to COD:W@W . First impression... it's fun. Even on the xbox its fun as long as you don't mind all the prepubescent chatter about fat kids and sexual preferences! I am a die hard cod fan since the 1st and before that I go all the way back to Doom and Wolfenstein ... but that's all on the pc, the 360 at my house is for the kid to play Ultimate Alliance and the wife to play Rockband2 ( we had a couple tense moments over it the last 2 days too!)

Anyway, the point is this whole review is colored by my fat thumbs that can't keep up with the kiddies and it frustrates the crap outa me! BUT ... I still liked the game. I played the COD4 beta on 360 and I think I like this one better.

The stuff I have worried about like Dogs , Spawns and Wall spam seem to have all been handled well. It is VERY satisfying shooting the dogs , at least I feel like I have a chance against them (unlike that friggen' headless heli in COD 4). Ocassionaly I have spawned with a guy aiming at me but it doesn't seem as bad as COD4 ... might be because folks are still working out the spawns but to be honest Spawn Camping in a FPS is part of the game ... I do it and will keep on doing it to get the team the win.

I was really worried about the Maikin level about wall spam but the map is actually so large it doesn't seem like a problem. I would like to say this about the 3 maps that are being played .... THEY ARE BIG. Like Beltot, Railyard big or even ...dare I say it ... like a Pavlov *gasp*

Either way at this point I can say that I will definitely be buying this one ( who am I kidding I was always gonna buy it!) . It should at least be entertaining enough to carry us until COD6 and the plasma rifles arrive ... my guess is holiday 2009 for that one. But I am also encouraged by some of the stuff JD_2020 has said on the forums. They are talking about really supporting the pc community ... now they have to walk the walk. However with the similarities to COD4 ( and they are VERY similar) the fact that the modders and mappers seem to have a grasp on their tools should bode well for some good times playing this game. The sooner we get a TRM mod the better!

Oh yeah .... did I mention CTF FTW!!!! Finally my favorite gametype is back and I can't wait to see the leagues start that baby up again. Thank you bullet-worm please have PAM ready ASAP!

So that's my quick two cents ... its a lot like COD4 but it has CTF and that really rocks. Thanks Treyarch, I would say you did not screw the pooch with this game .... *coughcough* I feel a sick day coming on November 11th !


ps. Jock Yitch .... I really dig the site dude , nice job !!!!

lol I've been about since vcod and was heavily involved with the CCA during the CoD2 debacle. It could possibly be the 1.3 patch for CoD4 that fixed the pure server issue (as IW released it with my name included). If not it could be CoDLeague as I am the Secretary/Admin for them. Other than that I have only been in two clans during the life of CoD and we could have possibly brutally killed each other crossing paths lol. Or it could be my CoD2 bash mod or various CoD artwork pieces I have released.

It's great to read your review and I'm glad you enjoy it however there is one small detail I'm really interested in that I have read on various boards and I hope you can give your opinion on.

Bolt Action Rifles
I've read that the rifles are very underpowered and take two shots to kill, do certain perks enabled correct this? Have you found this to be the case that Treyarch have balanced the weapons in favour of the machine guns?

CTF ftw

Thanks for taking the timeout to write your review Buzgok and sharing it with Bash, it really is appreciated

I've got the beta too, can't really be bothered reviewing... if you've got any questions though fire 'em my way.

Uzi:

Bolt actions aren't at all underpowered, it's just incredibly hard to not hit the enemy's leg/arm with a controller. Adding a scope makes it much easier to score a torso hit which is why people think the scope makes the rifle more powerful. Though honestly, I have two rifle kits set up and both of them have scopes... even with one equipped you dominate at all but the shortest ranges. Love sniping in this game.