Considering the poor stigma and accusations of unoriginality associated with World War II shooters just a few years ago, it’s almost odd to think that if one of the industry’s publishing powerhouses were to release a WWII shooter today it would actually be a refreshing change of pace.
With the lines between what distinguishes one modern day shooter and another continuing to blur as the current crop of shooters refuse to budge from their me-too contemporary settings, a bone fide AAA WWII shooter would be, for want of a better word, bizarrely unique amongst the shelf-loads of sandy brown same-fests.
It was Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare that really set the tone for the modern combat shooters that dominate the discussion today. Interestingly, Infinity Ward had actually wanted to work on a modern combat game for years.
From: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/22/whatever-happened-to-world-war-ii-shooters
