Call of Duty is one of the biggest names in gaming today, and the hard-fightin' adventures of World War II soldiers just keep coming, ready for twitchy trigger-fingers to blast some baddies. The Wii had a taste of the action with
Call of Duty 3, even though it couldn't match the super-fine graphics featured on the other consoles.
In development at Treyarch,
Call of Duty 5: World at War is coming to all three consoles -- but this time, the Wii gets a bit more TLC. It's being developed by a separate team, although the graphics will be much more
comparable between the different versions -- apparently running the
COD4 engine on the Wii. That's no slouch, folks, as the
COD4 engine was stunning.
We can expect vehicle and squad-based additions to the multiplayer, along with
ZOMG! a full
co-op mode. That's pretty hardcore, because this isn't your church-picnic
Call of Duty. Apparently, the setting will be far "grittier" than anything we've seen in the series thus far, which means plenty of grizzled soldiers standing around looking badass with cigarettes, simultaneously getting their violent on. This all goes down in the Pacific theatre of WWII, where hectic battles were commonplace.
We want great games to be commonplace on the Wii, and
COD5 is shaping up nicely. Stay tuned for more details as they arrive!
