After jaunts to everywhen from the 1970s to the farflung future, the Call of Duty series is returning to its roots with Call of Duty: WWII. Once again players will take to the battlegrounds of Europe in a bid to oust the evil of National Socialism from the world, but this time out theyll be doing it on the hardware of 2017 and with the benefit of lessons learned from multiple series installments. Activision and Sledgehammer Games are aiming squarely at the goal of delivering a gritty, cinematic World War II experience. Youll storm the beaches on DDay, march across France to liberate Paris and ultimately push on for the invasion of Germany. Theres even, in multiplayer, a map that offers players a chance to fight in Blitztorn London. While the series is clearly going back to its roots in one sense, Sledgehammer has clearly learned from the games between the last CoD set in WWII and now. Most obvious is the inclusion of all the usual killstreaks, but CoD aficionados will also note the likes of turret gunning from Modern Warfare 2 maps with a hint of Black Ops 3 and Infinite Warfares momentumdriven layouts to them and paratroopers who call back to World at Wars attack dogs. There are certainly new additions too, however. War mode is a new narrativedriven multiplayer mode that has Allied and Axis forces clash in teamdriven assault and defend missions. Headquarters, meanwhile, is a new social and competitive experience for players, with activities like 1v1 fights, antiaircraft gunnery and eSports viewing available. Call of Duty: WWII also introduces Nazi Zombies, an allnew coop experience with its own storyline set against the backdrop of World War II.