World at War provides a very rewarding way to relive WWII from the perspective of its top leaders.

War World seemed poised for release last fall, but it curiously faded from view after that I actually played a few minutes of it at E3 2007, and while my brief dalliance with a demo was hardly enough to form a worthwhile opinion on the title, it struck me as a fairly mediocre mech shooter in desperate need of a hook.

War World is a fast-paced, exciting game of mechanized combat.

Success in this game requires managing everything from research and supplies to politics and production, with loads of epic battles simply punctuating long hours of logistical planning.

If you’re not planning to take the game online at all, don’t even bother aside from deathmatch battles against bots, the lone single-player offering is a drab Arcade mode, which lines up 100 short battles that merely swap out the mechs and settings but leaves the same unsatisfying taste in your mouth.

War World is a unique combat game where players control heavily-armed and fast-moving mechs in furious battles for total annihilation.

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Instead of focusing in on heavy plot the game plays to its strengths a unique combat experience, lightning-fast combat, and a smooth interface system that allows players of all levels to bring out their maximum potential.

The controls are easy to use, resembling a first-person-shooter more than the traditional joystick-and-throttle system that can make other mech games so difficult to play.

“The quality of the graphics in this game is amazing and the engine performs extremely well even on a lower end system.

War World is different since it basically switches the importance of single player and multiplayer modes; it is created primarily with multiplayer action in mind.

Beginners can focus on combat by leaving production chores up to the AI, but it is also possible to assume complete control over every aspect of the game.

The combination of mounted weapons, mortars, mines, and missiles brings new challenges to the game every time you play it.

The outstanding graphics and solid sounds help immerse players in an involving world.

The environments simply don’t react to your movements and attacks, whether you’re firing off rockets, machine guns, or mines, while the mechs themselves lack tangible or visual heft you hop around and fall from great distances without any noticeable effect.

War World multiplayer offers 4 different gamemodes: Capture the flag, Bomb Assault, Death Match and Team Death Match.

As a mech pilot strapped in a Wave Chair, you’ll be controlling your combat machine from a comfortable distance and duking it out with up to seven opponents in a world completely dedicated to armed conflict.

More Quake than Armored Core, more Mechwarrior than Zone of Enders, War World features hectic gameplay similar to modern-day first person shooters coupled with unmistakably Western-looking mech designs viewed from a 3rd person perspective.

In addition to the epic multiplayer gamemodes, War World also offers 4 singleplayer gamemodes.

Though it features two single-player game types , what works best and is most fun in War World is the experience of playing the game against other people.

War World offers decently entertaining eight-player skirmishes via Xbox Live, though finding opponents is a challenge in itself locating more than one or two active online matches was a struggle, and that’s not a situation I’d expect to significantly improve over time.

Its always fun to watch your enemy get shot in the back by his “comrades.” Its also good for another reason if you miss, well, it’s pretty likely that someone on the other team will be in line to catch your fire.

From the light and agile Panther to the heavily armoured Leviathan , all mechs sound vastly underpowered.

If the Germans take Paris, most remaining French regions immediately switch to German control under the Vichy government, and a little video clip even pops up to mark the occasion.

This international team led by former Rare employees created a hybrid of lightning-fast action and tactical gameplay, making War World a title interesting to both FPS gamers and old school mech aficionados.

The world map is divided into countries and regions that all conform to their political stances during the war, so knowing a little bit about history helps immensely while playing.

Rail networks, trucks, planes, and transport ships all provide the means to perform “strategic” movement, where units are not forced to move under their own power and can therefore travel over longer distances than is possible with their inherent “automatic” movement.

Gamespot has released a first look, Hands-On article about it.

Heavily-Armed Mechs, Furious Battles, A Ton Of Game Modes, Online & LAN Multi-Player Combat, Powerful Weapons, Great Control System, Amazing Graphics!

There are more than 50 different weapons systems, defensive upgrades and ability enhancements for you to use with your mech.