Once again a short but wonderful campaign and strong multiplayer and co-op.
Firstly, the campaign. It takes you through the last days of WW2 as a American Marine and a Russian soldier. Activision and treyarch have done a nice job of finding areas of WW2 that have not already been played to death in other games. Yes the Russians have been done, but it was unique in that it covers the push of the Red Army towards Berlin and the eventual destruction of the Reich. It is very fun to play with fast paced and very brutal, gritty action. From burning banzai screaming japs to silently sniping smoking Germans, the campaign offers variety at every twist and turn. Even though it will take you probably around 5-6 hours to complete, like Cod4, there is a lot to see and do in that short amount of time.
Secondly, mulitplayer. One thing straight, the multiplayer in Cod5 is, in my opinion, not as good as Cod4. This comes down to poor respawn points so you are constantly respawned in really random places and personally, terrible server connection. Now you could say this is down to my internet but cod4 works just fine and cod5 has a really hard time of finding me a decent number of servers to play on. Overall, the weapons and new perks are fun to use aswell as very nice maps with drivable vehicles which make for a solid multiplayer experience.
The extras are also excellent. The co-op campaign is very fun as you can compete in your favourite levels and have a separate set of challenges to complete. Probably my favourite feature is NAZI ZOMBIES which you unlock after you have completed the campaign. This is available in co-op and in single player as adds for an original, highly addictive experience which is a major merit to this game.
Overall Cod:WaW is definitly worth buying, for cod fans and newcomers with an addictive campaign with replay value in collecting death cards, strong multiplayer and quality extras like Nazi Zobies which tips of a great gaming experience. Just because it's WW2 doesn't mean its an inferior. Well worthj the buy.