Call of Duty: World at War Now Playable On Xbox One Via Backwards Compatibility

Written by Brandon Hofer on September 27, 2016

News: Another Call of Duty game has joined the backwards compatibility library of games for Xbox One.

Call of Duty: World at War is now backwards compatible on Xbox One. Major Nelson revealed this earlier today and this makes the second Call of Duty title to become backwards compatible on the Xbox One in the past week. Back on September 22 we reported that Call of Duty 3 had just been added to the backwards compatibility library and now another one of Treyarch’s titles has joined the list.

Call of Duty: World at War introduced co-operative play, bringing meaning to the “No One Fights Alone” mantra with up to four-players online for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, or two-player local split-screen on consoles. For the first time players were able to experience harrowing single-player missions together for greater camaraderie and tactical execution. The co-op campaign allows players to rank up and unlock perks in competitive multiplayer by completing challenges and earning experience points, adding continuous re-playability and team-based gameplay. Whether playing competitively or cooperatively – if players are online with Call of Duty: World at War – they will always gain experience points. Based on a player’s experience rank and rank of the player’s friends, Call of Duty: World at War will scale dynamically to provide a deeper level of challenge.

In Call of Duty: World at War, players fight as U.S. Marines and Russian soldiers facing enemies – some new to the Call of Duty franchise – that employ lethal new tactics and know no fear, no mercy, nor the rules of war. Epic conflicts are fought on multiple fronts, playing through the climactic battles of WWII in the grittiest, most chaotic and cinematically intense experience to date.

The multiplayer builds from the success of Call of Duty delivering a persistent online experience for more squad based interaction. New development with party systems allows an intimacy with squad based combat never before seen in Call of Duty up to that point. Combined infantry and vehicle missions add a new dimension to the online warfare and offers more PERK abilities as well.

If you have been wanting to jump back into the Call of Duty: World at War multiplayer you are also in luck as the servers are still up and running. It only took me a few moments to find and connect to a game and then I was off to the races, so to speak. During my time the gameplay was smooth and I didn’t have any issues. It is impressive that both this and the Call of Duty 3 multiplayer servers are up and running and that there are still enough people playing those games so you don’t have to wait long to find a match.

If you own the digital version of Call of Duty: World at War it should be available in your “Ready to Install” section in the My Games and Apps section of your Xbox One. If you own the physical version then simply put the Xbox 360 disc into your Xbox One and install the disc. After you make the selection Xbox Live will ping the servers and prompt you to download an update. This update is in fact the digital version of Call of Duty: World at War but if you install the game this way you will still need the disc in the console whenever you want to play.

Are you going to jump back into Call of Duty: World at War? Which Call of Duty game do you want to see added to the backwards compatibility list next?