Hello everyone! Here is a mini update for you. I have decided to post a blog about the third map pack in Treyarch's most recent WWII first person shooter, Call of Duty: World at War. Now I have downloaded and played all of the 4 maps included within this pack and it is arguably the best map pack yet. The multiplayer maps are great and varied and the new Nazi Zombies map is equally fantastic. I will list all of the levels and my first impressions below.

Battery

Battery takes place on some type of Japanese mine field making island... type of thing. Haha. I'm not exactly sure what it is, but all I know is that i'm not a fan. This is my least favorite level in the bunch. Although it has a unique setting and looks pretty, it's not very fun. The level design feels complex, awkward, cluttered and bland. Search and Destroy + Headquarters were the two game types I tested on this map and neither of those were fun or enjoyable. I dunno. Maybe I just need to give it more time and a few more tries. But still, this one wasn't all that great.

Revolution

I think Revolution would have to be my favorite level of the three standard multiplayer maps included within map pack 3. (That of course not counting Der Riese, the Nazi Zombies level I will soon get to) It is a very well made map and is probably my favorite map across all the map packs and maybe even the whole game. It is a fairly large map, but it's not all that complicated. It is excellent for sniping, rifle'ing, SMG'ing and n00b tubing. (Which I hate, but hey. Lol. Just sayin') It seems to be fun on all types of modes, including War, S&D, Team Deathmatch, Headquarters, etc. It looks good, easy on the eyes and the fact that it does so much and it does it very well, Revolution an exceptional and unique map and it is a very good reason to pick up the map pack if you're looking for more than a reason then just Nazi Zombies and 10 new achievements. Great map, great addition, great job Treyarch.

Breach

The last standard multiplayer map included in map pack 3 is called Breach. It takes place a distance away from the Reichstag and you can actually see the level Dome in the distance. It's a pretty cool sight. Anyways, Breach is another fairly large map and it's actually pretty fun. There are some great sniping spots and playing CTF on this one is fantastic. Headquarters felt kinda cheap and un-balanced in this one, but overall, Breach is a good all round map. Not the greatest, but still pretty good.

The Rundown:

My 3rd place map:

Battery

My 2nd place map:

Breach

My 1st place map:

Revolution

Nazi Zombies: Der Riese

Ahhh yes. Everyones favorite. I saved the best for last. Der Riese. This new Zombie map puts you in a Zombie factory in the middle of Hell, Germany and you once again reprise your roles as the four survivors in the previous map, Shi No Numa. Since we all know what Nazi Zombies has in it, i'll just include the new features in Der Riese. One of the newest features is the Pack-A-Punch Machine which allows you to upgrade any of your weapons for 5000 points. (In game, Zombie killing earned points mind you) I actually haven't had a chance to upgrade any weapons yet, considering the fact that I die around round 10 or so, but it's safe to assume that it kicks butt because of the high price and trouble you have to go through to activate it. Which brings me to another point. This map also features teleporters. Once activated, you can pay 1500 in game points to warp back to the Pack-A-Punch Machine, which is where you start your game. This is useful for not only upgrading your weapons quickly, but for regrouping to take on a new plan or a horde of Hell Hounds and such. Overall, it's pretty neat. Other basic additions include a new weapon. It's obtained through the random box and it is 3 monkey grenades. Yes, sounds ridiculous, but they're actually very powerful. You throw one and every Zombie surrounds it and after about 6 seconds, it blows up. So yeah. It's JUST like the pipe bomb in Left 4 Dead. Very handy indeed. Another weapon addition is the Bowie Knife. It's 3000 points and it makes your knife a one hit kill. Pretty useful early on, but loses its luster in the later rounds. Hmmm. A new pick up has been added. (Pick up meaning Insta-Kill, Double Points, etc.) It's a hammer and you can probably figure it out just from that. Haha. It instantly repairs every board on the map. VERY USEFUL for buying a little more time. Other than that, same basic stuff. Perk machines scattered about, random boxes that move, Hell Hounds, etc. So I think that's it. Yep. Very fun map. Probably the best one so far. 10 achievements have been added and some are easy and some are tough. The map pack costs 800 MS points or 10 real dollars.

So I guess that's it for my rant. This map pack is my favorite one so far and is very much worth the 10 bucks. So until my next major update, c'ya!