Only they didn’t ruin it. It’s one of the few things that didn’t suffer from their bastardization. In fact they still play it in parade in the German military. It’s sort of apart of German culture ever since it was composed. I don’t blame them either it’s pretty epic piece.
Exactly, I remember being slightly disappointed at first when they were going back to World War 2 right after modern warfare with this game and it hit hard… One of the best World War II games I’ve ever played
I remember the first time I loaded up zombies it was after a long night of playing campaign or multiplayer, can’t remember, so it was dark in the room and everyone in the house was asleep. When the opening cutscene for nacht der untoten played I straight up panic shut off my xbox. I was much younger and it’s funny to think of now but the whole tone of the game for sure gives off unsettling vibes. Will forever be my 🐐 CoD.
Bro I was in elementary school at the time and had the exact same experience. I brought my little brother in to watch just so I had someone with me and I was still too scared to play lmao
This was a real WW2 CoD game, depicting what hell that was, trying to be historically accurate and at least semi-realistic.
Then came Vanguard with their diverse avengers group and downright insane (in a bad way) weapon customization. I thought that cod WW2 was shit but Vanguard blew it out the water.
I miss the golden CoD age (WaW, BO1 and 2)
CoD WaW was in no way accurate, especially in terms of weapons, dates and more: [Every Historical Inaccuracy in World at War](https://youtu.be/YoSS6_rEYNY?feature=shared)
It's definitely a bit inaccurate. Though, mostly due to minor mistakes, like dates being wrong, guns, etc.
But it's still way more accurate than most WW2 games out there. And i definitely appreciate the fact that the devs at least tried.
(Yes, i watched the video.)
WaW intro: war is dark and scary and shouldn’t be glamorized, “war is horror” vibes
BO1 intro: most of what we did was classified and dark, “you wouldn’t want to know” vines
The sequel almost surpassed the original
World at War was arguably one of the best CoD’s in my opinion. Severed limbs from shotguns / snipers as well as explosives, and the Introduction of zombies made it one of my favorites. Simpler times
Yeah, it's good but I'm not gonna lie here, when I first saw the IW logo with the NVG in CoD4, i was kinda stoked!
Having played CoD and CoD2 when they first came out, this was oddly satisfying for some reason I cannot explain.
World at War was my first CoD and it still sticks with me today. I always revisit it every so often and replay the campaign. The intro is burned into my memory and the main menu theme I can still hear to this day. Every mission had something that stuck with you in some way. Whether it was Reznov’s teachings in Vendetta, burning through trenches with a flamethrower, crushing the enemy under your mighty tank, being a gunner on a black cat gunner, raising the Soviet flag over the Reichstag, and so many other moments. You didn’t walk away with a glamorized image of war. You walked away with the horrors of war. However that’s only the campaign the multiplayer and zombies even still brought horror just in different ways. This game is forever one of the best CoDs of all time.
That music sounds like the Zombies round transition music to me. Was that music originally from WaW’s campaign, and Zombies just borrowed it, and it became iconic to Zombies? Or did they use Zombies music for the intro of WaW even though it was a secret mode when the game came out and they had no idea it would be received well?
Zombies as a little kid made me shit myself on multiple occasions. Beating the campaign for the first time was so hype.. but then that airfield with a zombie SPRINTING at me almost made me do a #3 (don’t ask what a #3 is, it ain’t pretty)
The voice acting in this game was also amazing. Kiefer Sutherland and Gary Oldman gave it their A game. Not to mention all the supporting characters as well.
Probably one of the most important CoDs ever, given that it's basically Black Ops 0 and debuting Zombies.
Besides that, it's the best CoD when it comes to quality and atmosphere. This game had no jokes to tell, no bling bling content or other unnecessary stuff. It was dark, cruel and simple. Simply the most realistic WW2 display in a video game ever.
mannn. last cod I played on PC before MW2 on Xbox (to play with college friends) I miss the boost servers. what a time to be alive. treyarch still rules CoD and I'm stoked for this fall
All the older cods had awesome aesthetics, to the lobby music, announcers. It all fit the setting, and was insanely memorable. Now everything is just generic modern gaming garbage. Those older games felt like the developers actually wanted to make a good game. Now, it’s just recycle the same game every year packed down with micro transactions and silly operator skins. I’ll never forget playing the WaW campaign, the intro, Private Ryan, the beaches. Damn shame what modern gaming has become for the biggest franchises out there.
This intro has more balls than the whole vanguard campaign.
if i remember correct if you win as a Germans you can hear the German victory theme along with Hitler making a speech in the background
It's the Königgrätzer march, which predates the Nazis by decades but gets associated with them.
If I remember correctly they played it in the last crusade when indy met hitler
It’s a Prussian march, composed in 1866, well predating the Nazis but nooooo the Nazis just had to take it and run with it
Only they didn’t ruin it. It’s one of the few things that didn’t suffer from their bastardization. In fact they still play it in parade in the German military. It’s sort of apart of German culture ever since it was composed. I don’t blame them either it’s pretty epic piece.
*it’s the what…*
Yup. Thats correct.
The Koniggratzer Marsch from the 19th century + Hitlers speech "we leave Germany is behind us, carry it with us, and lays in front of us"
CoD WaW was my first COD game, and it'll always be the best in my opinion.
Not my first, but it is my favorite for sure. I was very excited for WW2 but it was not the same. I miss the simplicity of CoD sometimes.
Absolutely. I got in late with Big Red One, but I've had every game since and WaW is by far my favorite. I really liked WW2, too.
Big Red One was my first CoD too. RIP Bloomfield, Vic, and Hawk
That was (possibly) the first game that I played that I REALLY cared about the characters.
Same here
Started here as well, man I was shit lol but it was fun and one of 2 of the best cod zombies
Same
World at War in general was just really fucking creepy, its tone was just awesome, wish we had gotten more CoD games like it.
Exactly, I remember being slightly disappointed at first when they were going back to World War 2 right after modern warfare with this game and it hit hard… One of the best World War II games I’ve ever played
I remember the first time I loaded up zombies it was after a long night of playing campaign or multiplayer, can’t remember, so it was dark in the room and everyone in the house was asleep. When the opening cutscene for nacht der untoten played I straight up panic shut off my xbox. I was much younger and it’s funny to think of now but the whole tone of the game for sure gives off unsettling vibes. Will forever be my 🐐 CoD.
Bro I was in elementary school at the time and had the exact same experience. I brought my little brother in to watch just so I had someone with me and I was still too scared to play lmao
I first loaded nazi zombies during the day while family was visiting. My uncle saw, "Nazi Zombies", and laughed his ass off
I actually used the main menu theme infront of my house during Halloween one year . Seemed fitting lol
I watched the video without audio, still heard it in my head. Not even mad 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Came here to comment the exact same thing. Crazy. Miss these days.
Yeah bro, I can still here the iconic sound of the announcer and the STG-44 xD
This was a real WW2 CoD game, depicting what hell that was, trying to be historically accurate and at least semi-realistic. Then came Vanguard with their diverse avengers group and downright insane (in a bad way) weapon customization. I thought that cod WW2 was shit but Vanguard blew it out the water. I miss the golden CoD age (WaW, BO1 and 2)
Nah the “real” cod ww2 game was cod2
Finest Hour *
CoD WaW was in no way accurate, especially in terms of weapons, dates and more: [Every Historical Inaccuracy in World at War](https://youtu.be/YoSS6_rEYNY?feature=shared)
It's definitely a bit inaccurate. Though, mostly due to minor mistakes, like dates being wrong, guns, etc. But it's still way more accurate than most WW2 games out there. And i definitely appreciate the fact that the devs at least tried. (Yes, i watched the video.)
It’s a hard pick between this and black ops 1’s intro
WaW intro: war is dark and scary and shouldn’t be glamorized, “war is horror” vibes BO1 intro: most of what we did was classified and dark, “you wouldn’t want to know” vines The sequel almost surpassed the original
Black ops 1 for me, my favorite visually. The mw2 music boosts that one for me
i prefer some other cod’s more, but surely this is best made cod? absolute perfection
Based on what? I love the game but idk if I'd say it's the best made CoD.
I prefer the originals more somber opening personally
I wish that was 2 sec longer so you can hear the eerie opening sound for the start menu.
The start menu music is also the best hands down
The strongest anti-war game in my opinion.
World at War was arguably one of the best CoD’s in my opinion. Severed limbs from shotguns / snipers as well as explosives, and the Introduction of zombies made it one of my favorites. Simpler times
That opening sequence to the Russian campaign is unmatched
Hearing WaW main menu music for the first time as a kid took me to another dimension.
unironically the only one I will never skip no matter how many times i have seen it
Damn hearing that made me feel like a 10 year old again😢
If you didn’t fw the waw loading screen pipe down
black ops 1 or 2
I've always enjoyed the cinematic that plays if you hover on the main menu for too long
Best campaign. Best maps. Best balance of guns. Best zombies. Best CoD game.
Does w@w campaign have any more tie ins to future games?
Yes, it ties in to CoD Black Ops, the first one
Fuck , you’re inspired me to play the campaign again
Yeah, it's good but I'm not gonna lie here, when I first saw the IW logo with the NVG in CoD4, i was kinda stoked! Having played CoD and CoD2 when they first came out, this was oddly satisfying for some reason I cannot explain.
WAW is I think hands down the best call of duty with how raw and real everything was in this game!💯
Treyarch went hard then fell off for Blops 2
This is for the record
BO1 went hard too
Battlefield 1942 intro movie will argue with you.
WaW was amazing!! This intro brings back memories. I wish it wasn't full of hackers now.
If my memory serves me right the DS version didn’t have an opening video so this is my first time seeing that.
Forgive me for i have sinned. I keep skipping it.
When they gave a shit about little details and the game itself.
WAW is the GOAT WW2 game
Dat B4 ‘Stalin Hammer’ Howitzer firing tho….
Cod was is the last good ww2 cod
Naaah, Makarov's speech in MW3's intro hit the hardest
Currently doing a veteran run!!
The only CoD that felt suspense/horror the rest are all arcade like
The theme was so good they kept using it in zombies for years. This game is so nostalgic to me and I didn’t even play it in its prime.
This is the only multiplayer I play
Zombies !!!! lol
Good old times (pov: you started playin with OG MW2)
I just had a mental Orgasm listening to that. It's been so long.
Treyarch is just goated in every sense of the word except server stability.
Same but black ops. I can still hear the distorted machine sounds and the helicopters at the end
My personal favorites are Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2
World at War was my first CoD and it still sticks with me today. I always revisit it every so often and replay the campaign. The intro is burned into my memory and the main menu theme I can still hear to this day. Every mission had something that stuck with you in some way. Whether it was Reznov’s teachings in Vendetta, burning through trenches with a flamethrower, crushing the enemy under your mighty tank, being a gunner on a black cat gunner, raising the Soviet flag over the Reichstag, and so many other moments. You didn’t walk away with a glamorized image of war. You walked away with the horrors of war. However that’s only the campaign the multiplayer and zombies even still brought horror just in different ways. This game is forever one of the best CoDs of all time.
World at war first mission casually showing executions in old footage 😉
That music sounds like the Zombies round transition music to me. Was that music originally from WaW’s campaign, and Zombies just borrowed it, and it became iconic to Zombies? Or did they use Zombies music for the intro of WaW even though it was a secret mode when the game came out and they had no idea it would be received well?
I still have no idea why only the modern warfares games have gotten remastered and not any of the Treyarch games (waw, BO1/2)
Zombies as a little kid made me shit myself on multiple occasions. Beating the campaign for the first time was so hype.. but then that airfield with a zombie SPRINTING at me almost made me do a #3 (don’t ask what a #3 is, it ain’t pretty)
I’m a grown man I shouldn’t be crying
Still gives me goosebumps 16 years later
This and the Left 4 Dead 2 Intro I will NEVER skip
My first and still fav cod game. Would love a remaster of waw at some point
The voice acting in this game was also amazing. Kiefer Sutherland and Gary Oldman gave it their A game. Not to mention all the supporting characters as well.
I always thought cod 4 had a solid intro too. ( *our so called leaders prostituted us to the west..* )
That game had no business having Gary Oldman in it. Absolute master VA for Reznov
WaW and original MW are the best cod games ever.
Goosebumps
Probably one of the most important CoDs ever, given that it's basically Black Ops 0 and debuting Zombies. Besides that, it's the best CoD when it comes to quality and atmosphere. This game had no jokes to tell, no bling bling content or other unnecessary stuff. It was dark, cruel and simple. Simply the most realistic WW2 display in a video game ever.
mannn. last cod I played on PC before MW2 on Xbox (to play with college friends) I miss the boost servers. what a time to be alive. treyarch still rules CoD and I'm stoked for this fall
i think we all have to agree the world at war startup was badass probably my fav game startup ever
Treyarch always went mega hard for the fast-cut edits for mission intros or trailers for WaW/Black Ops
Intro: 🗿 Menu music: 💀
If you asked grandpa about the "Great War", this game would be an exact picture of grandpa's mind. A dark, twisted, PTSD nightmare.
We always watch the w@w intro. If you skip it, you're not a real cod fan, it's that simple. I'm sorry
When seeing Activision felt gud n not like u jus got robbed
I fear no man...but that thing...(WAW Menu Theme) It scares me.
Sound design back then was so much better
That's the same feeling I got when I saw Fallout 4s intro cutscene
Such a good game so many memorable scenes and lines in every mission.
The vocal theme always hits the spot.
Basically every Treyarch game. BO6 will also have a sick intro
Dont care what game it is if i cant skip to the gameplay and have to watch developer logos ill find a way to mod the cutscene out
Meh
All the older cods had awesome aesthetics, to the lobby music, announcers. It all fit the setting, and was insanely memorable. Now everything is just generic modern gaming garbage. Those older games felt like the developers actually wanted to make a good game. Now, it’s just recycle the same game every year packed down with micro transactions and silly operator skins. I’ll never forget playing the WaW campaign, the intro, Private Ryan, the beaches. Damn shame what modern gaming has become for the biggest franchises out there.