Call of Duty: WWII

'Boots on the ground.' This is the phrase that's been thrown around frequently to describe the latest game in the Call of Duty series. And maybe it's fitting, especially after all the wall-running and floating around in Black Ops III and Infinite...

Call of Duty: WWII is the best Call of Duty game is years. Not only is the multiplayer more focused and accessible, but it also features the best campaign in a very long time. Call of Duty needed to shift its focus back to harrowing conflicts and this...

An insipid and muddled campaign holds back Call of Duty: WWII just as it disembarks. And the plain, inconsistent, and restrictive multiplayer does not quite reach the heights of its predecessors. Its best features come from the new online War mode and...

Boy, it feels good to be back. I haven't played a Call of Duty game since I briefly dipped into the first Black Ops seven years ago. I was fatigued as hell by the series and did not care for the setting or the campaign and the multiplayer was getting...

Nostalgia is enough to mitigate Call of Duty: WWII's weak story and bland characters, but only barely. Multiplayer's better than it has been, though.

Whether you’re crawling through the trenches in the campaign’s D-Day landing, fighting on the competitive battlefields, or lopping off gruesome undead soldiers’ heads in Nazi Zombies, Call of Duty: WW2 offers a surprisingly fast-paced and fun World War II experience. The campaign features a more personal story, while the new War multiplayer mode alleviates some of my frustrations with the generally small multiplayer maps. Of all the parts, though, Nazi Zombies is a standout with its wonderfully creepy setting and puzzle-like tasks. It’s mostly what you’d expect from a great Call of Duty game, and a near-miss for a spot in the lineup of top Call of Duty games.

Call of Duty's return to World War II is surprisingly a fast-paced rendition on the classic setting. It provides for a good campaign, a great new mode in multiplayer among other good changes, and a creepier, dense version of Nazi Zombies. However, each...

Even taking those issues into consideration, Call of Duty WW2 is quite the package. By returning the series to its roots, Sledgehammer has made the series feel relevant again. There's a stunning-looking campaign that's the most enjoyable single-player since Black Ops 2, a smartly retrogressive multiplayer with some enjoyable add-ons, and a game that looks like it's going to earn every bit of its inevitable commercial success. Call of Duty WW2 isn't just a throwback - it's the best entry in the series for quite some time.