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KILLING NAZI ZOMBIES FOR FUN AND PROFIT
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AKA the Nacht der Untoten FAQ for Call of Duty: World at War
-For the Microsoft XBox 360-
Version 1.98
by Will Weaver (Team Ragnarok)
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there and go "You idiot! What the hell do you think you're doing?!").
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On another note, this is not a full FAQ on Call of Duty: World at War. If
that's what you're looking for, head back to GameFAQs, or pick up the strategy
guide. This is also not an instruction manual; you should've gotten that with
the game!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS [#toc]
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Table of Contents
I. Version History & Contact Information [#ver_info]
II. Nazi Zombies? Huh? [#wtf_zombies]
III. How to Play [#how_play]
a. Unlocking
b. General Gameplay
c. How to Score Points
d. How to Use Points
e. The Map
f. Survival Tips
IV. Weapons and Accessories [#wep_acc]
a. The First Room
b. The Root Cellar
c. The Balcony
d. Pickups
e. The Mystery Box and Its Contents
f. The Legendary Ray Gun
V. Multiplayer [#multi]
VI. Special Thanks [#thanks]
VII. Contact Info - Part Deux [#contact]
VIII. Copyright Information & Disclaimer [#nosteal]
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I. VERSION HISTORY & CONTACT INFORMATION [#ver_info]
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1.0 - The first complete version of the guide.
1.5 - Added some stuff to make the guide more multiplayer-friendly, and added
in information about the Ray Gun and the Mystery Box.
1.7 - Made the Mystery Box into its own section and expanded others. Special
thanks to everyone listed in Section VI of the guide! You have been
really, really helpful.
1.8 - Substantial update. Made the Mystery Box its own section.
1.9 - Added the actual plot, since people are asking about it on a fairly
constant basis. Fixed quite a few errors pointed out by observant
readers (thanks!).
1.95 - Forgot the PTRS-41. It's added now.
1.98 - Corrected errors, updated the thank yous, and added an important tip.
Contact me at coredesat at gmail.com with any questions, comments,
additions, or suggestions. You may also find me on XBox Live - my Gamertag
is CyclonicCoreD2.
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II. NAZI ZOMBIES? HUH? [#wtf_zombies]
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Yes, you read right. Nazi Zombies. It's not a 1940s horror movie, but instead
it's a fun minigame in Call of Duty: World at War that you can play either by
yourself, or with up to three friends. The game has no ending and the goal is
to survive for as long as possible against hordes of undead.
Plot? Um...You are a hapless unnamed bomber pilot, who has been shot down. You
(and up to four other people) have crash-landed in the middle of an open field
in the geographical middle of nowhere. It's dark and misty, and all is quiet
until...well, zombies emerge from the ground around you, killing one of your
wingmen and causing you and your teammates (who make no effort to rescue said
wingman) to retreat to an old country house.
Well, eventually you get trapped inside the house, and instead of escaping,
you (and your teammates) hole up here, fending off seemingly endless waves
of bloodthirsty zombies.
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III. HOW TO PLAY [#how_play]
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A. Unlocking
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Before I can discuss gameplay, I should mention that this game is not
immediately available to you. You must complete the regular single player
campaign mode on any difficulty first. After you sit through the credits, the
game will begin. Regardless of your level of success in your first run through
the level, which probably won't last long because it begins without warning,
the game will announce that you have unlocked Nazi Zombies.
You can select Nazi Zombies from the Mission Select menu - the level is titled
"Nacht der Untoten", which means "Night of the Undead".
For information on how to play Nazi Zombies in multiplayer, check out Section
V of the guide.
B. General Gameplay
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Your primary mission in this game is not to die. While this mission is not
exactly possible to fulfill due to the game's endless nature (well, whether
it is truly endless is not known, but the furthest anyone has reached is
level 50), you must still try to survive for as long as possible. You only
have one life, so when you die, that's it. (In multiplayer, this is only
sort of true - see Section V of the guide for more details.)
Furthermore, you are apparently the weakest soldier in your army (the sarge
must really hate your guts). Unlike in the campaign where you can survive
huge explosions and multiple gunshot wounds, it only takes about three hits
from a zombie in order to kill you. So you should make it a point to keep
zombies from sneaking up or ganging up on you.
The zombies come at you in groups (the game calls each zombie rush a round).
Between groups, you have about 30 seconds to move around, pick up a new
weapon, make any repairs, or otherwise rest before the next round begins.
Each round has more zombies, and the zombies move faster and hit harder
than in the previous round.
Eventually, you will die. When this happens, the Game Over screen will
appear, followed by your results. If you get tired of Nazi Zombies and want
to go back to the main menu, you have to quit the game from the pause menu;
after the Game Over and results screens, a new game immediately begins.
C. How to Score Points
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Kill stuff. Seriously. You get points for simply shooting zombies. It is a
bit more complex than that, though, so read on.
As I mentioned, when the game begins, you will spawn in the main room of the
map without any warning, armed only with a Colt M1911 pistol. Refrain from
cussing at your player character for not bringing a flamethrower or something
into a zombie-infested house and find the nearest zombie. You will probably
notice a zombie or two ripping apart a boarded up window. As you attack them,
you will score points:
- You get 10 points for each shot that lands on a zombie's body.
- You get 60 additional points when you kill the zombie.
- If you headshot the zombie, it immediately dies and you get 100 points.
After you kill them, you should set about repairing the window, because for
some strange reason your soldier doesn't think escaping the house is a good
idea. To do this, walk up to any window that has sandbags under it, and when
the prompt appears on-screen, hold the Use button (default is X). Your
character will use the Force to miraculously lift boards off the ground and
make them fly into place, without nails!
- You get 10 points for each board you move back into place when repairing
a window.
Note that zombies can attack you from behind while you're repairing a window,
so try not to spend too much time fixing windows. The zombies are your primary
target and are worth more points in the long run.
D. How to Use Points
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Points aren't just a meaningless score in this game. They act as a sort of
currency, allowing you to expand your arsenal or the map itself. This is
fortunate, seeing as your trusty M1911 doesn't have that many bullets, and
the zombies are unarmed.
Purchasing things in this game is somewhat beyond my comprehension, but
to do so, all you have to do is walk up to one of the many chalk drawings
or disturbing writings on the walls. If you have enough points, press the X
button to gain whatever reward is listed. Now, I have no idea how weapons
materialize out of concrete walls, but then again, you are fighting zombies.
Spending points is the only way to open up new areas for zombie extermination.
This is also the only way you can expand your arsenal beyond what you can buy
in the first room of the house. However, opening up new areas means the
zombies have more ways to get into the house, and as such you should be alert
and watch your back. Just remember: you don't have to fix a window
completely to stop zombies from coming in, and it's only a stall tactic
anyway.
Each new area of the map costs 1000 points to unlock. These areas include
the Root Cellar, the Balcony, and a stairwell between both those areas.
A list of weapons and their costs can be found in Section IV of the guide.
E. The Map
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Since this is a text file, I can't exactly show you the map. However, the map
is not too large and you can't really get lost in it. I'll just detail the
ins and outs of each area, like how many zombie entrances there are in each
area, what weapons you can find, and where you can go from there.
i. The First Room
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Windows: 5
Weapons: Colt M1911, Kar98k, M1 Carbine
Doors: Root Cellar, Balcony
This is where you start off. Do not spend more than five rounds here or you
will be overwhelmed. Where you go from here depends on how hard you want
the game to be; I strongly recommend going to the Root Cellar from here,
which is the door marked "HELL" (or "HELP" or whatever it says). Going to
the Balcony will make the game much harder, but will score you some kick-
ass weapons for the trouble. It is also key to an ingenious strategy that
is detailed below.
ii. The Root Cellar
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Windows: 3
Weapons: Double-Barrel Shotgun, Mystery Box, Thompson
Doors: The First Room
You will find the Mystery Box and the Thompson back here. This, in turn,
is where you will get the almighty Ray Gun if you can get lucky with the
Mystery Box. This room has the least zombie entrances, so it may be easier
to defend here unless the Balcony has been opened up; if that's the case,
then running and gunning will likely be a better strategy. If you are
overwhelmed, the side of the room near the staircase and the Mystery Box
is excellent for last stands, and, with the right weapons, a breakout is
even possible (though potentially not desirable).
Note that there is a wall that the zombies will break through; this wall
counts as a window for the purposes of this guide. What's amazing is how
your character will not only use the Force to repair the wall, but he
doesn't even need any mortar or concrete. The wall's just automatically
resealed. I need to hire this guy to work on my house.
iii. The Balcony
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Windows: 4
Weapons: Grenades, Trench Gun, Sawed-Off Shotgun, BAR, Scoped Kar98k
Doors: The First Room, The Root Cellar
This floor contains the power weapons, but opening it will open the door
to zombie ambushes, because there are four windows up here. You might be
able to make a mad dash for the BAR or Trench Gun if you're quick enough,
but you may leave yourself or your team open to a zombie rush. Go here
if you want a challenge, or if you feel you or your team needs the extra
room to move around (usually late in the game, after the 12th round or so).
One reason you may wish to open the Balcony is the staircase in the back
of the room; if you leave the door from the First Room to the Root Cellar
closed, you can cause all the zombies to have to funnel down the stairs,
leaving you and your team able to kill them while they shamble down the
stairs. This is a pretty good tactic, and several people have pointed it
out to me. The only downside to it is that it makes you have to run pretty
far to reach the Mystery Box, but there is enough time between rounds that
by the time the next zombies begin to appear, you should have your shiny
new weapon from the box. However, if you aren't going to be using this
strategy, don't open the Balcony.
E. Survival Tips
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- This is probably the best tip I've seen, mainly because so many people
have emailed me about it. It is possible to leave one or two zombies alive
at the end of the round. While they will come after you, it's far easier to
avoid one or two zombies than it is to avoid dozens of them. If you leave
them alive, you have all the time you need to board up windows, refill on
ammo, or obtain new weapons. After all, the round does not end until all
the zombies are dead. Do be warned that leaving zombies alive too long may
end up annoying your teammates, and you're advised to off them once they're
no longer needed.
- Use the Mystery Box. Yes, it may give you a crappy weapon, but there are
more non-crappy weapons than crappy ones, and if you still have a weapon
from the first room, then you stand to benefit from pretty much anything
the box gives you.
- Make sure no zombies can sneak up on you. If you back up to a wall, make
sure you can escape in case you're overwhelmed, lest you get gnawed to death
with the quickness. If you're repairing a window or entrance, be sure to
turn around (you can still rotate while holding the Use button to fix a
window).
- Do not, in any circumstances, let your guard down once you've killed a
zombie. Especially in later rounds, some zombies won't stay dead and will
come to life, crawling around more quickly than they were running at you
in the first place. While they will eventually die on their own in about 10
seconds, these zombies are extremely dangerous and you are advised to off
them before any others, if you have the chance.
- Don't move through the house too quickly, but at the same time don't spend
too much time in one area. If you move too quickly, you'll miss out on some
easy points. However, if you move too slowly, you might be overwhelmed by
lots of zombies in a very small area.
- Zombies need not be in the house for you to kill them. You can kill zombies
before they enter the house, and there are even red barrels and gas tanks
surrounding the house that will explode if you shoot them. This is very
effective in later rounds where there may be lots of zombies trying to get
through one window.
- Try to wait a bit before going for pickups, unless you or your teammates
desperately need them. You don't get them too often, and when you do get
one, it's tempting to grab it right away. However, it may well go to waste
if you grab one at the wrong moment. You have about 30 seconds to grab a
pickup before it vanishes. A list of all the pickups appears in section IV.D
of the guide.
- I've said this a few times, but you don't have to fully repair a window in
order for it to keep zombies out. Granted, a window with six boards on it
will hold up longer than a window with three, but it still buys you some time
to either prepare for the next rush or kill them while they try to enter the
house. Apparently, these are meticulous zombies who simply can't climb through
a window until every last board is ripped from it. However, they CAN attack
you through the walls, and there have been cases of Zombies glitching their
way through boarded-up windows, so be careful.
- If you are alone, try not to stray too far from the weapon drawings on the
wall. That way, you can quickly return to them between rounds and purchase
more ammo. Experts agree that being caught in the middle of a horde of
zombies without any ammo is a very, very bad thing. Remember - you have about
30 seconds between each round to do whatever you need, and you should have
plenty of ammo for a whole round, at least in the early stages of the game.
- If you're playing multiplayer, try to conserve your ammo. Pickups are more
common here, and you should get plenty of Ammo Boxes if you play your cards
right.
- Don't buy any sniper rifles. Seriously, they're a waste of your hard-earned
points in this game, and the map isn't open enough for sniper rifles to be
useful. You might get a few kills if you try to shoot zombies outside the
house, but it's likely there'll be another zombie  gnawing on your head
before you know it, because sniper scopes make you blind to things close to
you.
- Don't buy the double-barrel shotguns, unless you like being killed while
reloading.
- If you're playing multiplayer, make sure to communicate with your teammates.
The zombies aren't very smart, and a good team can easily find ways to outwit
them. Also, if someone dies, you should always have someone not far away, so
that player can be revived before being locked out of the game. If you can't,
the remaining players should try to get together and coordinate their actions
so the fallen player can be revived at the end of the round. The squad
approach works wonders here.
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IV. WEAPONS AND ACCESSORIES [#wep_acc]
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I'll be frank: your initial equipping, a Colt M1911 pistol, sucks. You may as
well be firing your bullets from a slingshot. While it is more than possible
to kill zombies with it, ideally you're going to want to get rid of this thing
with the quickness. Fortunately for you, there's hope.
Each part of the house has different weapons and items you can purchase. This
section details them all, and includes the pickups that zombies will sometimes
drop after you kill them. Each weapon will include its initial cost, as well
as the cost of ammo, which is usually half the original cost. The weapons are
also rated by effectiveness: excellent, good, fair, poor, and bad.
Note that all of these weapons (and more) may be acquired from the Mystery
Box, but you run the risk of ending up with an undesirable weapon in the
process, plus you won't be able to refill their ammo without returning to a
wall painting or picking up an Ammo Box.
A. The First Room
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i. Colt M1911 Pistol
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Initial Cost: You start with it.
More Ammo: As far as I know, you can't buy more ammo for this weapon. If I'm
wrong, feel free to contact me (see the end of the guide).
Rating: Fair
This is the weapon your poor soldier boy happened to have on him when he got
stuck in this miserable place. At least he had the sense to keep it loaded.
It's okay for an initial weapon and beats a sharp stick in the eye. However,
it should be replaced as soon as possible because practically every other
weapon except for the sniper rifles can deal more damage more efficiently.
ii. Kar98k
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Initial Cost: 200 points
More Ammo: 100 points
Rating: Fair early on, Poor later
This is the only weapon you can afford right when the game begins. It packs a
punch, but it's not a great weapon considering that for an additional 100
points (you start with 500) you can have the far superior M1A1 Carbine. The
Kar98k simply fires and reloads too slowly to be of much use against the
zombies too much further into the game. Its small clip size (5) doesn't help,
either. This weapon becomes slightly more useful in multiplayer, when you
have teammates watching your back, but even then you should reconsider.
iii. M1A1 Carbine
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Initial Cost: 600 points
More Ammo: 300 points
Rating: Good
Great weapon in the early game. You are strongly advised to buy one as soon as
you can afford it. It's very accurate, has a larger clip size than the Kar98k,
and reloads fairly quickly for a rifle, allowing for some efficient zombie
hunting in the first area, and possibly early on in the second. However, even
the mighty M1A1 won't be able to hold up to the later, larger zombie rushes.
Until you can buy an automatic weapon or get the Ray Gun, this is the best
you have.
B. The Root Cellar
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i. Double-Barrel Shotgun
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Initial Cost: 1200 points
More Ammo: 600 points
Rating: Poor
Don't buy this. Sure, it has a huge amount of power and will kill virtually
everything you point it at, but it has too much going against it. First of
all, it has a clip size of two slugs. Furthermore, it takes an absolute
eternity to load two more when you've spent the first two. This gun also has
less range than, say, the trench gun, but if you're using a shotgun as a mid
to long-range weapon, then you have other problems. At any rate, this weapon
is not recommended, as it will simply leave you in a bad position when you
need it most.
ii. Thompson
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Initial Cost: 1500 points
More Ammo: 600 points
Rating: Good
This weapon is highly recommended, and should be purchased as soon as you
can afford it. Assuming you're going to the Root Cellar first, the Thompson
is the first automatic weapon you have the chance to buy, and it's quite a
good one. It has a clip size of 20, a decent rate of fire, and modest range.
The only downside is that it's not the most damaging gun in the world, and it
takes a few bullets to put down a zombie, but you can still kill zombies
pretty quickly with this gun.
So this is a good weapon as soon as you find it, but later in the game, the
MP40 and the Deployable FG42 will trump the Thompson, and you're encouraged
to pick those up when you have the chance.
C. The Balcony
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i. Grenades
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Initial Cost: You get 4 grenades at the beginning of the game, and 2 at the
beginning of each round.
More Ammo: 250 points
Rating: Fair
This here will refill your grenades. You begin the game with four, and you
get two more (not exceeding the original four) at the beginning. However,
you can't get any extra without opening up the balcony. Even then, you have
to ask yourself: are grenades really going to be that helpful to you when
you (by this point) have very large hordes of zombies breathing down your
neck? In certain situations the answer might be yes, but you might want to
save your points for more effective weaponry.
ii. Trench Gun
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Initial Cost: 1500 points
More Ammo: 750 points
Rating: Good
For the love of God, buy this (or get it from the Mystery Box) as soon as
you can. This is the best shotgun, and one of the best weapons you can get
outside of the Mystery Box. It has a clip size of 6, the damage and spread
of this weapon are both quite good, and one shot will likely kill whatever
is on the other side of the barrel at the time.
However, it isn't perfect, and as with all shotguns, it suffers from very
short range. It also takes a while to reload, being a shotgun and all, and
contrary to what I thought I found in the game, you can interrupt this
process should a zombie run up to you while you're reloading (just melee or
fire to cock the weapon). Still, this is a great weapon to have until you
can pick up a MP40 or flamethrower from the Mystery Box, and even after you
get those, it's still a very effective secondary weapon (unless you have the
Ray Gun, of course).
iii. Sawed-Off Shotgun
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Initial Cost: 1200 points
More Ammo: 600 points
Rating: Bad
This is essentially the Double-Barrel Shotgun all over again, but this version
has even shorter range. It still has a clip size of two, and reloading still
takes forever. When you consider that for 300 more points you could have the
trench gun, which trumps this thing more than you could possibly imagine, the
decision is made - avoid this gun like the plague.
iv. BAR
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Initial Cost: 1800 points
More Ammo: 900 points
Rating: Good
The BAR is a pretty good automatic weapon. It doesn't entirely trump the
Thompson, but is still overall effective against large groups. Even with the
small clip size, the BAR can mow down the opposition, and it also has more
range than the Thompson. However, its power is a bit lacking, but the added
range can make up for this in the right situation. Basically, the BAR is
more powerful than the STG-44, but is weaker than the MP40.
However, there is one additional problem - the cost. The deployable machine
guns (MG42 and FG42), and the MP40 trump the BAR in terms of effectiveness
against large groups, and those only cost 950 points, since they are found
in the Mystery Box. The BAR will hold you until you're able to get one of
those, but don't hold onto this for too long.
v. Scoped Kar98k
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Initial Cost: 1500 points
More Ammo: 750 points
Rating: Bad on single-player, Poor on multiplayer
Don't buy this unless you're either playing multiplayer or asking to die. Even
if you ignore the fact that it's a sniper rifle, aside from that it's the same
as the regular Kar98k in every way. Given your other options in this area, you
should really think twice before dropping 1500 points on this thing.
On multiplayer, this weapon isn't quite as bad. You can camp somewhere and
take out zombies as they enter the house, or provide covering fire for a
teammate. Still, even in multiplayer you have better options, and the house
just isn't big enough or open enough for a sniper to be effective.
D. Pickups
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Given that zombies are just randomly carrying some of these things, it's a
wonder they're not more dangerous than they are. Pickups are fairly rare, and
disappear about 30 seconds after they're dropped.
i. Bomb
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This little baby will obliterate every last zombie in the house, and for some
reason the zombies will never think to use this thing against you. It's a
great trump card if you're in a bad situation and will buy you a few seconds
of breathing room, although it will not necessarily end the round immediately.
Try not to let it go to waste. Do note that you won't get any points for using
the bomb.
ii. Ammo Box
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This pickup will fully refill your ammo supply for any weapons you've bought.
It's rare, but when you get one you'll be damn glad you did. This thing will
save you the trouble of going all the way back to a particular weapon drawing,
and there's also the added bonus that the ammo refill comes at no cost to you.
It will also make weapons like the Deployable MG42 seem like they have
infinite ammo, which is a plus.
iii. Double Points
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Need a new weapon? How about some ammo? Or maybe you want to take a chance at
the Mystery Box? Well, with this pickup, you'll have enough points to spend
twice as quickly. This will double your point intake on any action that would
normally give you points. This is great if you have the M1 or any other weapon
that allows for easy headshots, because the Double Points item will make every
headshot worth 200 points! The effect lasts for 30 seconds.
iv. Insta-Kill
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When you get this, you will instantly turn into a killing machine for the next
30 seconds. The effect of Insta-Kill will cause any shot that lands on a
zombie to kill that zombie instantly, even if you're using a pistol! If you
are in a room with a large group, have an automatic weapon, and are lucky
enough to score both this and Double Points, then sit back, spray the room,
and let the points roll in!
E. The Mystery Box and Its Contents
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Initial Cost: 950 points
More Ammo: N/A
Rating: Who knows?
For some strange reason, there is a weird box with question marks all over it
in the Root Cellar. Apparently, this house was once owned by the Riddler.
Anyway, the box is certainly interesting because when you drop the 950 points
on it, you will get a random weapon or item. You might get something useful
that you wouldn't normally find elsewhere, but at the same time you may get
a horribly crappy weapon that will do little more than accelerate your own
gruesome death.
While the weapons you can find in the Mystery Box are generally worth your
while, note that they all share a severe drawback - the only way to refill
their ammo is by picking up Ammo Boxes as you go along. Even if you get a
weapon from the box that can be found elsewhere, you're going to have to find
that wall drawing and pay full price for the weapon before you can get ammo
refills for it.
i. Deployable FG42
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Rating: Excellent
Despite what I say later about the Ray Gun, the FG42 is one of the best things
you can get in this game. If you are lucky enough to get your hands on one,
you will become a force to be reckoned with. While it has a high fire rate (it
is a machine gun, after all), the FG42 has a great deal of power and accuracy,
allowing you to mow down zombies with wanton disregard. The only downside is
that it doesn't have a great deal of ammo, carrying a total of 192 rounds.
Still, combine this weapon with the Ray Gun or a trench gun and you will be
nearly unstoppable for quite some time, especially in multiplayer where the
Ammo Box pickup occurs much more frequently. Definitely a must-have for any
multiplayer match.
ii. Deployable MG42
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Rating: Excellent
The MG42 might be even better than the FG42, as long as you know how to use
it properly. The MG42 is more powerful than the FG42, but with the increase
in power comes an increase in recoil. This makes the MG42 difficult to aim
unless you fire in short bursts. However, the MG42 will generally put a hail
of bullets right where you want it, regardless. This, like the FG42, is a
weapon that will seem to last forever as long as you or your teammates keep
picking up Ammo Boxes throughout the game. However, the increased power of
the MG42 is more effective in desperate situations where you're backed up
to a corner, with a seemingly endless stream of zombies running at you.
iii. M1919 Browning
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Rating: Good
The Browning is an excellent weapon, but the unfortunate thing about it is
that it is trumped by the other two machine guns. It's powerful, but it has
a much slower fire rate than the MG42 and FG42. It's also heavier, meaning
you will move around at about the pace of continental drift with this thing
in hand. However, it's still a fairly strong weapon if you can't get one of
the other machine guns from the Mystery Box, and it at least comes with a
huge supply of ammo that won't be gone in less than a minute. Hang onto this
until you can get something better.
iv. M2 Flamethrower
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Rating: Excellent
The Flamethrower is superior to all other weapons in one respect - it never,
ever runs out of ammo! Yes, you have a magical flamethrower that never seems
to run out of fuel. This is good news for you, as the flamethrower is a very
good weapon against the zombies, and is great for dealing with zombies at the
various windows and entrances to the house. The only catch is that the flames
will not kill a zombie immediately; it takes about three or four seconds for
a zombie to realize that, yes, it is burning to death. So all in all, as long
as you do not let it overheat (because it takes a bit for the flamethrower to
cool if you do), the flamethrower is an excellent weapon, but only if your
team has a good handle on the battlefield and isn't about to be overwhelmed.
v. MP40
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Rating: Excellent
Very excellent weapon that trumps the Thompson. Despite appearing to be
similar to the Thompson, the MP40 is actually more powerful, serving as a more
effective way to deal with large groups. The MP40 is also light, allowing for
good mobility compared to the larger (but more powerful) machine guns. And if
that wasn't enough, the MP40 is also easy to aim (easier than the Thompson),
allowing many opportunities for headshots. You can combine this gun with the
trench gun for excellent close- to mid-range effectiveness, or with a FG42 or
Ray Gun for mid- to long-range superiority. The MP40 is a very versatile
weapon that you simply can't go wrong with.
vi. .357 Magnum
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Rating: Good
It's another pistol. However, the .357 Magnum is much more powerful than your
rather useless Colt M1911 pistol. In fact, it is almost as powerful as the Ray
Gun, felling zombies in as little as one or two hits. It's actually about as
powerful as the Trench Gun, but has longer range and can be used when you've
been knocked down by zombies, allowing you to get some sweet revenge before a
teammate comes and revives you. However, the reload time is fairly long,
about the same as that of the Ray Gun. So it's a fairly decent weapon, but
the reload time and lack of ammo (it is a revolver, and a clip only holds 6
bullets) may make you reach for a different weapon in the end.
vii. M1 Garand
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Rating: Poor
You might think the M1 Garand is a good weapon, like the M1A1 Carbine was.
Sadly, that isn't the case. The M1 Garand is very underpowered compared to
most other weapons you could have at the time. It takes a disproportionately
large number of shots to kill a zombie with one, and its iron sights make
headshots a tall order. It also has a small clip size (smaller than the M1
Carbine). You may also encounter a version that comes with a rifle-mounted
grenade launcher. Despite what you may think, one grenade will not kill a
zombie, and the grenades are even less powerful than your hand grenades. So
basically, this is a fairly poor weapon considering what you could be using
right about now.
viii. Scoped Springfield
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Rating: Poor
About the same as the Scoped Kar98k, only a little less powerful and a little
easier to aim. Unless you are playing on multiplayer, a sniper rifle is not
going to be very useful to you, because, as I said above, it will rob you of
your ability to deal with close- or mid-range targets. While the Springfield
might be useful in a few situations, by round 10 or so there will simply be
too many targets for this weapon to be worth your time. Skip it.
There is an unscoped version of the Springfield, but it's even worse because
the damage it does is fairly little. Skip it as well.
ix. Panzerschreck
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Rating: Poor
Yes, what zombie-hunting game would be complete without a weapon solely
designed to serve as unnecessary overkill? The Panzerschreck is just that
weapon, allowing you to wipe out the opposition in one shot. However,
power is all the Panzerschreck really has, and it isn't worth the trouble
it is to get. It occurs very rarely from the Mystery Box, and when you do
get it, it only comes with four rockets. These rockets, for some reason,
don't do much splash damage, and won't kill as many zombies as you might
like. Furthermore, the sheer size of the weapon will slow your movement if
you have it out, and later in the game you can't afford to be carrying
such a heavy weapon if it can only get very limited use. Oh well, at least
it's good for some spectacular suicide attacks.
x. STG-44
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Rating: Fair
The STG-44 is an okay weapon. It isn't very powerful, though, and the other
automatic weapons trump it in every way. However, it does have a good supply
of ammo and a modest fire rate, and is easy to aim. You may indeed find
yourself getting a few headshots with this weapon. However, there are much
better weapons than this, namely the MP40, and you're advised to try to pick
one of those up instead.
xi. Molotov Cocktail
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Rating: Fair
A grenade by any other name... Basically, the Molotov Cocktail provides the
destructive power of a grenade with the splash damage of the flamethrower.
However, the impact damage of this weapon is somewhat less than that of the
normal grenade. This doesn't mean that this thing isn't worth your time, since
the flames created by the Molotov will do some pretty decent damage to any
zombie dumb enough to walk into them. This is a good weapon to toss at windows
when large numbers of zombies are trying to get into the house. It should also
be noted that if you get this from the Mystery Box, you still get to keep your
current weapon.
xii. Gewehr 43
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Rating: Good early, Fair later
The Gewehr 43 performs almost exactly the same as the M1A1 Carbine in this
game, only it has a bit less ammo. It's an okay weapon early, but suffers
later on for the exact same reasons as the M1A1.
xiii. PTRS-41
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Rating: Fair
Yes, the king of sniper rifles can be found in Nazi Zombies. This is one of
the most powerful weapons in the game, and will kill a zombie no matter where
you happen to hit it. It's actually so powerful that the bullets it fires
will rip through entire lines of zombies. The power more than makes up for
the other, far less powerful sniper rifles. However, powerful as it is, it is
still a sniper rifle (well duh, I've said that more than a few times), and
suffers from the same shortcomings as the others. Furthermore, it takes a
very, very long time to reload this weapon, and you may well find yourself
dead by the time you're able to reload it, unless your team has a solid
handle on the battlefield. If you prefer to use sniper rifles, you may well
want to hold onto this weapon, because it will be very, very useful to you.
The choice is yours.
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The Mystery Box is also key to unlocking an easter egg in the game - the all-
powerful Ray Gun.
F. The Legendary Ray Gun
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Initial Cost: 950 points (only through the Mystery Box)
More Ammo: N/A
Rating: Excellent
Yes, a ray gun. Apparently the aliens came to Germany during World War II,
because here we have a tacky laser gun that looks like it came right out
of a 1950's sci-fi movie. Despite its goofy appearance, the ray gun is the
best weapon in the game. It is fully automatic, has deadly accuracy thanks
to its "iron sights", and one shot from it will kill a zombie in no time
flat. Unfortunately, such a powerful weapon has some downsides. First, the
reload time is slower than the M1A1 Carbine, but is still faster than the
bolt-action weapons you can end up with in this game. Also, when you fire
the weapon and when the laser bolt hits something, there's a bit of a shock
wave effect. This shockwave can hurt or kill you if you don't watch where
you aim. This means you should not use the Ray Gun at point blank range; opt
for a shotgun instead, if you have one.
If you take a chance at the Mystery Box and happen to score this weapon, hang
onto it for as long as you possibly can, even if it runs out of ammo. This
weapon WILL save your life if you're in a bind and need the firepower.
By the way, it should be noted that the Ray Gun counts as a pistol, meaning
that if you've been knocked down, you can use it to clear the way for your
teammates to come revive you. Granted, you'll want to avoid being knocked
down in the first place, but still...
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NOTE: By the way, you do have a melee attack, and it can kill a zombie in one
or two hits depending on which round you're on. It's not the greatest thing in
the world, but it can help you escape from the clutches of an offending zombie
long enough for you to kill it with something more effective. However, later
on, your melee attack will be about as effective as a wiffle bat against the
zombies, and you are advised against using it if you have some other way of
dealing with your enemy. It will, however, kill in one hit if you have an
Insta-Kill pickup active, though, so keep that in mind.
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V. MULTIPLAYER [#multi]
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Yes, you can play Nazi Zombies with your friends! You can team up with up to 3
other people on XBox Live or system link, or one other person on split-screen,
and see how long you can last against the undead hordes. This is actually
quite fun, and is one of the more popular XBox Live playlists in the game.
Standing up to the zombie hordes is a true test of teamwork, as the map is not
very large, and there are way more of them than there are of you.
To access Nazi Zombies, choose Cooperative from the main menu. From here, pick
which method you're using for multiplayer (most likely XBox Live), then choose
Nazi Zombies. Note that if you're playing on split-screen or system link, you
will have to go into the Game Modes menu to play Nazi Zombies.
I mentioned earlier that multiplayer contains an exception to the "it's over
when you die" rule. When you die, you have about 30 seconds where you're lying
helpless, waiting to be revived. Dying in this game is similar to the Last
Stand perk in regular multiplayer - you are lying down, fending off the
zombies with a pistol. Until the 30 seconds runs out, any one of your
teammates can revive you by running up to your bleeding body and holding
the X button.
As long as you keep being revived, you can play indefinitely, although if no
one revives you, you die "permanently" and have to watch the rest of the game
from the sidelines. However, even this kind of death is not truly permanent if
your teammates are on their toes - if they can make it to the end of the
round, you will respawn alive and well at the beginning of the next one. You
keep all your points, but lose any weapons you picked up before (you will
magically gain a new Colt M1911 pistol, however). I strongly urge you to make
a dash for the nearest weapon or the Mystery Box if at all possible after
respawning.
Other than that, basically follow the tips listed above and coordinate your
actions, and you should be able to survive at least 15 rounds easily.
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VI. SPECIAL THANKS [#thanks]
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Special Thanks to:
Activision, for creating the incredible Call of Duty series.
Treyarch, for this particular installment of the aforementioned series, and
totally redeeming itself for the travesty that was Call of Duty 3.
Infinity Ward, for creating the Call of Duty 2/Call of Duty 4 engine that this
game is based on.
Everyone I've played with on XBox Live, who have provided valuable information
that helped make this guide what it is.
CJayC and GameFAQs, for hosting my guide.
And the following people who were of great help in providing additions and
corrections to the guide:
Devil May Cry Again, Joseph Lesser, bibliomaniac15, natetodamax, K3lg4r,
IceCube43, gryphon goodrich, Chuck Norris (okay, not really - it's actually
Haid Da Salami), CreazySteave, Heath Hadley, Jordan Y, Xais Dimentio, Billy
Connell, Arnold Edwards, nfuse, FragrantAce, Robert Mitoke, Dat Ha, Tony
Nguyen, Sherry Hasan, Rakulus 05, Tim Peters, and Artstuf.
All of you have helped me greatly in making this guide what it is, the fore-
most resource on the Nazi Zombies minigame.
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VII. CONTACT INFORMATION - PART DEUX [#contact]
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Contact me at coredesat at gmail.com with any questions, additions, comments,
or suggestions.
DO NOT contact me with questions about console modification or video game
piracy, because I will not answer. Console modification may void your XBox 360
warranty and result in your being banned from XBox Live, and piracy is
illegal.
Do not email me about glitches or other methods of cheating; I won't answer,
and I won't be putting any glitches into the FAQ, even if they can get you to
level 96 without any trouble.
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VIII. COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER [#nosteal]
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This guide is copyright (c) 2008 William Weaver. All rights reserved.
Call of Duty and Call of Duty: World at War are registered trademarks of
Activision.
***DISCLAIMER***
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This guide may NOT be posted without my permission anywhere other than the
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This list may be found at the following link:
http://chikai.quasared.net/permissions.htm
You may not modify my FAQ and present it as your own work, and you may not
profit from my FAQ - if I allow you to post my FAQ, it must go in a free
section of your website, because profiting from others' work without their
consent is just plain wrong. In other words, you may not make it, make
money with my FAQ.
If you find that this FAQ is on a site not on the above list, do not
hesitate to contact me at coredesat at gmail.com so I can hunt down those
responsible and give them a long, angry talk about copyrights and whatnot.