
The Xbox 360 version of World at War became backwards compatible on the Xbox One in September 2016.

Three other sequels followed: Call of Duty: Black Ops II in 2012, Call of Duty: Black Ops III in 2015, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 in 2018. In 2010, a sequel, Call of Duty: Black Ops was released. It sold over 3 million copies in the United States within the first two months of its release, becoming one of the best-selling titles of 2008. World at War received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success. The game was announced by Activision on June 23, 2008. Treyarch utilized the engine to make more parts of certain environments destructible and introduce limb dismemberment and realistic burns to character models. The game is based on an enhanced version of the IW engine game engine developed by Infinity Ward with increased development on audio and visual effects. A new feature to the series was the addition of a cooperative mode, which supports up to two players locally and four players online.ĭevelopment for World at War took two years and began after the release of Treyarch's previous title, Call of Duty 3, which was also set in World War II and was their first title they developed for the series. The game also contains downloadable content called "map packs", which can be purchased online. Vehicles, in the form of tanks, that players can control appear on certain multiplayer maps. The multiplayer component of the game contains various game modes and a leveling system that allows the player to unlock additional weapons and rewards as they progress, similar to Call of Duty 4 and repeated in many following Call of Duty entries. Miller, US Navy Petty Officer Locke and Red Army soldier Private Dimitri Petrenko, and is based on several historical battles. It is told from the perspectives of Marine Raider Private C. The narrative for the campaign mode focuses on the Pacific and Eastern Front theaters of World War II, involving the United States, Empire of Japan, Soviet Union, and Nazi Germany.

A Windows Mobile version was also made available by Glu Mobile. It was the first game in the series to feature the zombies mode featured in later sequels. World at War received ports featuring different storyline versions, while remaining in the World War II setting, for the Nintendo DS and PlayStation 2.

The game is also the first title in the Black Ops story line. It is the fifth main installment of the Call of Duty series and returns the setting to World War II. It was released for Microsoft Windows, the PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360, in November 2008. Call of Duty: World at War is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision.
