Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games for the PS3, 360, and PC (with versions on the Wii and DS), is a game that many gamers love to hate. On the other hand, it’s the game that everyone else just plain loves.
Modern Warfare 3 is polarizing, especially when you take its unofficial rivalry with Battlefield 3 into account. It’s a tough game to review because, admittedly, it’s so similar to the last set of Call of Duty games. Should I mark it down for being a numbing sequel or should I praise its adherence to a winning formula? Keep in mind that the same arguments can be said of Uncharted 3, which our reviewer gave full marks.
Everyone’s different and everyone’s a critic. If you’re here reading this review then you’re likely interested in another person’s point of view. So let me explain what makes Modern Warfare 3 tick, and perhaps you can come away with a better sense of its worth to you as an individual gamer.
Story
I’ve been blown away by the blockbuster quality of Call of Duty games since my first experience with the series (Call of Duty 2). Modern Warfare 3 maintains this showmanship for better and for worse.
It doesn’t let up on the thrills. Each firefight is a mix of shooting gallery and survival training. Scripted scenes are directed on the fly by your comrades and your perspective catches the most interesting moments as they happen. If you’re able and willing to suspend your higher mental facilities in order to experience the badassery that is Modern Warfare 3 then you will be just as entertained as you would be watching a summer blockbuster movie.
On the other hand, if you prefer to be truly in control and don’t like being led around by a captain with a giant “Follow” sticker on his back then you may be disgusted by Modern Warfare 3?s sameness.
Revenge is the name of the game, along with heaps of deception and a spattering of easily judged twists. There is a tempo to the game that made me feel clairvoyant. The linear, though well-crafted, setpieces gave away too much with their pacing.
Gameplay
Call of Duty may have been innovative at one point but now it’s a series that prides itself on delivery and execution. Each scripted sequence is smooth and each multiplayer engagement is unabashedly fun.
The single player campaign thrusts you into a pivotal role where you’ll find yourself single-handedly taking down 80% of the opposing forces. The scale of the game is huge. Each car chase, helicopter crash and bombing run is more fantastic and exciting than the last. It would give me a headache if I didn’t take the odd break here or there.
The gameplay sections are very reminiscent of Modern Warfare 2. You’ll get bossed around into manning different guns and holding out for the eventual rescue. That or you’ll be the one who spearheads the rescue. It’s all very exciting. If past Call of Duty games were badass simulators then this game is a badass reaffirmer.
Everything explodes and everyone dies. That’s the gist of it.
I was excited to find out about the co-operative play in Modern Warfare 3. I enjoyed the Modern Warfare 2 Spec Ops missions but wasn’t a fan of Black Ops’ Zombies mode. I was especially excited to try out the Survival variant of Spec Ops.
Sadly, though, it got old rather quick. I like the variations of the enemy waves and the large assortment of loadouts but it’s a chore that fails to capture my interest until most of the equipment gets unlocked. The best part of Survival? You can leisurely learn the multiplayer maps this way.
System Requirements
* OS: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
* CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom X3 8750 processor or better
* RAM: 2 GB
* HDD: 16 GB free disk space
* Graphics: 256 MB card with shader model 3
* Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible
* DirectX: Version 9.0c
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