just joined the COD website a few days before the beta opening) There isn't too much to say about Call of Duty 5, it's basically just Call of Duty 4 with a different look... errr era. In the beta you get to play 3 maps multi-player, Roundhouse, Castle, and Makin. All 3 maps are awesome. Castle is alright, it's pretty much just a Japanese castle that has quite a few buildings to run throughout, and it looks pretty. Roundhouse is the most chaotic, it's a biiiiiiiig map with a ton of junk thrown throughout it, with a couple of trains and buildings in it also, oh and did I mention there are two tanks that spawn which players can control? Yeah, Roundhouse totally rules. My favorite of the 3 is Makin, it's on a Japanese coastline and you fight throughout a bunch of tiny little huts and sniper towers, trees, and in the water. I love it, it's a sniper haven but at the same time all the little huts provide close quarters for infantry combat.

In Call of Duty 4, I hated helicopters... I could call in 2 helicopters a game but still hate that an enemy called in just 1. Well helicopters are no longer in COD5, but don't worry, now when you reach an 7 kill streak you release a god damn ARMY of dogs, I'm talking 15-25 dogs (I really don't know how many) that go around attacking enemy players and they're a bitch to fight off in groups. The airstrike was replaced with artillery strike which is really nice, it sounds off a siren when you call it in (uber cool) & it looks sweet when it hits... but it's really inaccurate, which I feel it should be.

The guns are frickin sweet, anyone who is down with guns, or just WWII weaponry will splooge when they play COD5... tons of guns to pick from with upgrades & all.

Loved the COD4 ranking system? Don't worry, Treyarch totally ripped off the ranking system from COD4 (just like everything else... even the controls!). There are 65 ranks, I don't know how many Prestige’s there are, but you rank up REALLY quickly. I will be picking this game up, it's really good. If you LOVED COD4 like me then you will love COD5, it is just a massive expansion pack in my eyes.

 

Heres a list of guns and perks and goodies and whatnot:

Primary Weapon:

- Bolt Action Rifles
-- Springfield
-- Arisaka
-- Mosin-Nagant
-- Kar98k
-- PTRS-41

- Rifles
-- SVT-40
-- Gewehr 43
-- M1 Garand
-- STG-44
-- M1A1 Carbine

- Submachine guns
-- Thompson
-- MP40
-- Type 100
- PPSh-41

- Shotguns
-- M1897 Trench Gun
-- Double-barreled shotgun

- Machine guns
-- Type 99
-- BAR
-- DP-28
-- MG42
-- FG42
-- Browning M1919

 

The guns do have upgrades, for example suppressor (silencer), some have scopes, some have crosshairs (like red dot), some have larger clips, and I think some have bayonets (I can't figure out how to put this on)... and the machine guns have attachments where you can mount them up on walls (fucking awesome).

Gametypes

War - Capture battlefield command points. Secure and hold all positions to achieve victory. Players 6-12.
CTF - Get the enemy flag and return it to your base. Players 6-12.
Team Deathmatch - Straight up TDM. Use teamwork to kill enemy players and reach the score limit. Players 6-12.
Pick up TDM - Straight up TDM with no parties allowed. Players 6-12.
Free for all - Kill or be killed. You are alone. Everyone wants you dead. Players 6-12.

I think it also ships with Hardcore Headquarters & Search & Destroy

13 multiplayer maps will ship with the game.

 

Lets not forget perks... (all also unlocked)........ (BTW: Juggernaut is more overpowered in COD5 than COD4 from my experience)

Perk 1:
- Special Grenades x3
- Satchel Charge x2
- M9A1 Bazooka x2
- Bomb Squad [level 16]
- Bouncing Betty x2 [level 24]
- Bandolier [level 40]
- Primary Grenades x2 - [level 44]
- M2 Flamethrower [level 65]

Perk 2:
- Stopping Power
- Fireworks (higher explosive weapon damage)
- Flak Jacket (reduces explosive damage)
- Gas Mask (protects against Tabun gas)
- Juggernaut
- Camouflage [level 12]
- Sleight of Hand [level 28]
- Shades [level 32]
- Double Tap [level 36]
- Overkill [level 56]

Perk 3:
- Deep Impact
- Extreme Conditioning
- Steady Aim
- Toss Back [level 6]
- Second Chance [level 9]
- Martyrdom [level 20]
- Fireproof [level 48]
- Dead Silence [level 52]
- Iron Lungs [level 60]
- Reconnaissance [level 64]

Vehicle Perk:
- Water Cooler (decreases turret overheat)
- Greased Bearings (increases turret rotation speed)
- Ordnance Training [level 12]
- Leadfoot [level 28]
- Coaxial Machine Gun [level 40]