Enter the Sandbox
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By Michael McWhertor, Polygon
A new update for Call of Duty: WWII
rolls out today that adds a brand-new map and the option to play as
little green toy soldiers. The map, named Sandbox, drops players into an
actual sandbox where players can wage war on a much tinier scale.
[post_ads]Call of Duty: WWII’s
new Sandbox map — it’s available first on PlayStation 4 — is just one
part of the game’s Days of Summer event, which also includes the return
of Leprechaun Hunt and aerial dogfighting mode.
The new map will see players fighting among sandcastles, plastic
shovels and sandy trenches. It also includes a massive environmental
hazard in the form of quartermaster Captain Butcher, who will attempt to
melt the little green army men with a magnifying glass. Sandbox will
also support Call of Duty: WWII’s Prop Hunt mode, which should make it even wilder.
The
Days of Summer event adds a trio of new weapons and summer-themed gear
as well, but that’s all overshadowed by the fact that Activision and
Sledgehammer Games are getting real weird with their new toy-focused
multiplayer skirmish.
Call of Duty: WWII’s Days of Summer event runs until Aug. 28.
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