Asylum

Asylum is a map in Call of Duty: World at War. It is a little like Showdown, but much more extensive. It has embellished on side passageways and many different routes, but it is a fairly average-small level. This is a good level for game matches with smaller groups of people, but can be played with larger groups as well. As the name states, this level appears to be a small Nazi Asylum based off a part of the mission Ring of Steel when Pvt. Dmitri assaults the German asylum. This map usually focuses on close range shooting, due to the fact that there is not a lot of open space. Guns that work well here include the PPSh-41 (or all SMGs), the Type 99 machine gun (MG42, and the Browning .30 cal), and some semi-automatic rifles. The shotguns can also be effective.

This is an especially good level for beginning-to-average players, because much of the level is hidden as well. The Russian start various from the top balcony area, from the bottom gate way area in which it holds a water fountain. Very little fighting will happen at the central square of the map, as the Wehrmacht spawn point is usually contested over the battle of the destroyed roof area. Many players fight at the staircase of the Wehrmacht spawn, hoping to push them back to another point. Many Soviet players would chuck many grenades in the little hall of the Wehrmacht to increases casualties and mayhem. The low destroyed concrete wall will help the Soviets but a smart Wehrmacht player will flank them. On Search & Destroy matches, the objective that is near the destroyed low walls is usually contested.

Trivia

 * In the bathroom you can hear many strange(creepy)things, such as two men whispering, a girl crying, a coin dropping, a piano playing, water dripping(well you are in a bathroom), a knife carving into cement and possibly other things if you listen hard enough.
 * The new Verruckt map is set in Asylum.
 * There is a toilet (furthest to the right) that is "full".
 * If you go into spectator mode and you go up on top of the roof you can hear a knock on wood.
 * In the bathroom, you can see fezes in the toilet.