The wide variety of games speak to how popular World War II games have been over the years.
Call of Duty
Activision
Excellent graphics and sound.
Authentic World War II experience.
Activision
Split into three campaigns.
Short compared to other games.
Campaigns must be played in order.
EA
Call of Duty features three single-player storylines and six competitive multiplayer modes.
Buy Call of Duty
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
EA
Action packed.
Wide variety of battles.
Activision
Lower intelligence AI enemies.
The core game and its expansion packs have been re-released in a number of combo packs.
Buy Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Excellent team based multiplayer.
Ubisoft
Impressive graphics and sound.
Nothing unique about single player mode.
While Return to Castle Wolfenstein shares some story elements from the original it is a really new story.
EA
In it, players take on the role of B.J.
Blazkowicz who has been captured in Castle Wolfenstein while trying to investigate the German SS Paranormal Division.
Players take control of B.J.
Activision
just as he has escaped and tries to make his way out of the castle.
He soon discovers the horrors awaiting the Allies if he cannot stop the SS Paranormal Division now.
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Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30
Ubisoft
Squad command mechanics.
Ubisoft
Based on actual WWII battles.
Can’t skip cut scenes.
Harder than most other shooters.
Activision
Aiming can be difficult.
Both the squad and characters are real-life heroes who fought for the 101st.
Buy Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30
Battlefield: 1942
Intensely strategic.
Bethesda Softworks
Requires good internet connection.
Won’t run on a slower computer.
Buy Battlefield: 1942
Call of Duty 2
Well designed campaign.
Heroes of the West Screenshot
Good range of difficulty.
Requires good gaming computer.
Few innovative, new ideas.
Tripwire Interactive
There are a total of 27 missions across all four campaigns.
Buy Call of Duty 2
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
Improved enemy AI.
Some tactical moves are difficult.
Valve Corporation
Slower action than other shooters.
Characters and action can be unrealistic.
This time players will control Sargeant Joe Hartsock, who was a squad member in the previous game.
EA
Buy Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
Call of Duty World at War
Variety of weapons.
Four player cooperative play.
New maps and bonuses.
Infrogrames
More gore than most shooters.
Very typical WWII shooter.
Similar to previous COD games.
Ubisoft
The mission loosely follows that of the real-life Makin Island Raid which occurred in August of 1942.
Buy Call of Duty World at War
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Bethesda Softworks
Engrossing storyline.
Low ammo is a constant issue.
EA
Some missions can be mundane.
He escapes and soon joins the resistance movement and once again battles against the Nazis.
Exciting new maps and weapons.
Tripwire Interactive
Online servers difficult to find.
Online play has few players.
This includes the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach, Battle at Carentan, Port Brest and Operation Market Garden.
Take Two Interactive
The mod also includes 4 new multiplayer maps and 10 new weapons.
The game will require Rising Storm to get to play.
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Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
Tripwire Interactive
Realism mode boosts difficulty.
Activision
Great attention to detail.
More gory than most shooters.
Online server connections can glitch.
505 Games
The game initially began as Red Orchestra: Combined Arms a total conversion mod for Unreal Tournament 2004.
The game also includes 14 different vehicles and 28 authentic infantry weapons.
The game was followed up with a sequel in 2011 called Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad.
EA
Buy Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
Day of Defeat: Source
Valve Corporation
Advanced sound effects.
Smaller scale than other shooters.
In the other variations, both teams must plant and defend against the explosives.
Buy Day of Defeat: Source
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
Wide variety of weapons.
Requires high end PC.
It is a first-person shooter set during World War II in the Pacific Theater of operations.
Buy Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater
Infrogrames
Very detailed environment.
Great stealth game play.
Wider range of weapons.
Lower priced than other shooters.
These missions include objectives such as intelligence gathering, POW rescue, and many more.
Buy Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater
Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway
Well integrated squad control.
Can be difficult for beginners.
Hell’s Highway returns players to the role of Mayy Baker who has since been promoted to Staff Sergeant.
Online multiplayer has 12 player max.
Checkpoint save system can get annoying.
Starts off fairly slow.
The game contains both a single player campaign mode as well as a competitive multiplayer mode.
Buy Medal of Honor: Airborne
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
Realistic death scenes.
Requires real warfare strategy.
Realism mode is extremely difficult.
Online multiplayer can be glitchy.
Buy Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
Hidden & Dangerous 2
Take Two Interactive
Simple interface.
Easy to learn controls.
Many glitches throughout the game.
Mission types include espionage, sabotage, search and destroy, liberation, prisoner rescue & capture and more.
Buy Hidden & Dangerous 2
Wolfenstein
Missions are fun.
Find gold for weapon upgrades.
Special abilities are unrealistic.
Some plot elements are cliche.
Can be difficult to install.
In it, players take on the role of B.J.
Along with those missions, there are five side quests and three exploration missions.
These side quests and exploration can be completed in a non-linear format.
Buy Wolfenstein
Sniper Elite 3
505 Games
Open ended gameplay.
Not a unique WWII shooter.
It is the prequel to Sniper Elite 2 set in 1942 North Africa during World War II.
Sniper Elite 3 has the same gameplay elements found in Sniper Elite 2 with improvedgameplaymechanics and large maps.
The setting includes various battles in North Africa including the Battle of Tobruk.
Buy Sniper Elite 3
The Saboteur
Impressive open world gameplay.
Shorter than most shooters.
Low quality graphics and sound.
Can get boring to play.
Sean sets out by taking part in underground rebellious activities trying to provide hope for those under Nazi control.
The color of each of the game’s environments plays a key and unique element in the game.
Areas that are under Nazi control are shown and played through in black and white.
This DLC was a patch that included fixes and extra locations and a minigame.
