This morning I found out that there was a multiplayer beta demo release of Call of Duty: World at War for the PC and Xbox. I was actually oblivious to this new title being released on PC, as it has been developed by Treyarch which have developed most of the CoD console games, so I've stayed remotely uninterested in the game. The beta demo is available now and has only been released on the Xbox 360 and the PC, I'm not sure why they havn't released the demo for the other platforms, but they are definitely releasing the game on the PC, Xbox360, PS3, Wii and the DS as far as I know.

Anyway being a HUGE fan of Call of Duty, I was quite exited to play the demo. When I heard about the new Call of Duty a few weeks ago, I was extremelly shocked to find that it was again, WWII, why they went from WWII to modern warfare and then back again is a mystery to me. Anyway, putting that aside, the game is set in various landmarks of world war 2, and as a player you get to visit various locations which have appeared in the previous CoD games(and numerous other games). However they have decided to add the Pacific Theatre to the equation, last covered in the Medal of Honour: Pacific Assault game in 2004. Medal of Honour has stepped back from the spotlight of war games, and Call of Duty has practically took it's place in this genre, however I don't believe this is a good thing as Medal of Honour was merely a label and each game was created by different developers, therfore making each game totally different. I believe Call of Duty is begining to get like this because it's generated so much popularity, Activision are greadily mass producing titles and throwing them out as fast as possible to make money.

Anyway, I want to talk a little more about the demo. It comes with only two maps(which is about normal for a demo) one of which is set in a China themed map titled 'Towers', the other map titled 'Roundhouse' is set in a destroyed industrial enviroment which im guessing is Russia. The Roundhouse is the least interesting one of the two, as it's set in a location which has been around since the birth of CoD, however the China themed map 'Towers' is a pretty refreshing addition to the series, and the mapping is also very impressive. I could talk about the game a little more, but there is really no need, as it's nothing more than Call of Duty 4 set in WWII. It looks to me like Treyarch grabbed CoD4, and just revamped the artwork such as the models, textures and maps then named it Call of Duty 5. However, I don't really like to judge a game by a beta demo, so I'm not going to rate it on how good it is at this point, but if the game is how I'm imagining it to be, then i'll be in no rush to buy it.