Talk:Call of Duty: World at War
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[edit] Platforms
This is the only article that makes reference to PS2 and DS versions. The fact that it was a month ago, was during a conference call, and none of the new information has made reference to either console is enough reason to treat it as speculation. Only verifiable new sources published after the title and such were confirmed should be used. Fin©™ 14:24, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- The reference was from just one month ago, that's hardly outdated (almost all references on wikipedia are older than that). And considering it came from an official source (Activision themselves) during a conference call, and with a direct quote too: "We'll launch on all four platforms we've participated on in fiscal 2008, we'll launch on the PS2 and the Wii." said Activision Publishing president and CEO Mike Griffith. Not sure why that would be considered speculation seeing as he flat out confirms both the DS and PS2 version there. Additional sites have reported it too - Wired, Next-Gen, GameSpot, TeamXbox, and IGN. I see no reason to doubt that information, but I won't revert that anymore so it's up to others to decide. SeanMooney (talk) 14:48, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- All those sites have reported on that conference call. Those reporting on the new information make no reference to DS or PS2 at all. Some explicitly say "PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii". Fin©™ 14:54, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- All of the newest information is coming from a single source too. Being that it was an Xbox 360 magazine perhaps they didn't think it was necessary to mention every single platform the game was releasing on? It's not like Treyarch would be demoing those at their development studio either since the handheld version would likely be outsourced as has been done in the past (CoD4 DS was developed by n-Space and CoD3 PS2 was done by Pi Studios). I don't see how a magazine failing to mention something would make previous information invalid - unless they specifically said it was cancelled for those platforms, which they did not. Anyway, here is a recent source which mentions both DS and PS2. They have the official logo and will debut the screenshots in two weeks (June 23). SeanMooney (talk) 06:43, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- No, the new information actually came from two sources - OXM:UK and games™, a multiformat magazine. The fact that some articles explicitly said PC, PS3, Wii and 360 implies that these were the ones mentioned in the games article. It may be that PS2 and DS will also have version of World at War, but it will not be the same game or use the same engine. In this case, they should have a separate page. Anyhow, lets wait for June 23. Fin©™ 08:00, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- All of the newest information is coming from a single source too. Being that it was an Xbox 360 magazine perhaps they didn't think it was necessary to mention every single platform the game was releasing on? It's not like Treyarch would be demoing those at their development studio either since the handheld version would likely be outsourced as has been done in the past (CoD4 DS was developed by n-Space and CoD3 PS2 was done by Pi Studios). I don't see how a magazine failing to mention something would make previous information invalid - unless they specifically said it was cancelled for those platforms, which they did not. Anyway, here is a recent source which mentions both DS and PS2. They have the official logo and will debut the screenshots in two weeks (June 23). SeanMooney (talk) 06:43, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- All those sites have reported on that conference call. Those reporting on the new information make no reference to DS or PS2 at all. Some explicitly say "PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii". Fin©™ 14:54, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Engine
Do we know if the Wii version will have a CoD 4 engine? A website under external links said it will. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.222.72 (talk) 01:00, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Yes. It is going to have COD 4 engine. --SkyWalker (talk) 07:49, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.222.72 (talk) 14:49, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Rating
This game looks like it will be rated M. Can anyone find out for me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.222.72 (talk) 14:55, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- I don't think it has been rated yet, but according to one of the sources in the article:
- "The opening scene of the first level we are shown is a Japanese commander stubbing a cigarette out in the eye of a prisoner before slitting his throat - the blood splatters and dribbles down the side of the tent you are being held in. He turns towards you to deal out the same treatment but help arrives just in time. Cue a daring level-long escape."
- Based on this I would think it would be impossible to rate it anything but M. --Nn123645 (talk) 16:32, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.222.72 (talk) 01:33, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Gameplay
It states that Flamethrowers are being introduced for the first time. This is incorrect; flamethrowers were introduced in Call of Duty: United Offensive. 76.16.91.39 (talk) 04:21, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
