Modern Warfare 3 smacks of familiarity. Once again the story is a barrage of military jargon that’s as impenetrable as Will Self on an especially verbose day. But all you need to know is that it’s World War 3 and it’s time to kick ass in a series of globetrotting missions that lurch from zero-gravity gunfights on planes to fighting terrorists on the streets of London.
It’s the best Call of Duty solo campaign to date with explosions aplenty, lots of wobbly camera effects and the rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire ringing in your ears throughout.
The single player is only the starter to the main meal, dessert and cheeky midnight snack that is the multiplayer, though. There are more than a dozen competitive modes including the new Kill Confirmed and Team Defender modes, of which Kill Confirmed is the star. It’s a team deathmatch where players must recover dog tags from victims to register kills and so forces players to make daring bids to grab tags amid the crossfire.
The maps are compact compared to Battlefield 3’s sprawling arenas, but they are first-rate examples of map design with their generous supply of routes and vantage points.
The Killstreak rewards system is now called Pointstreak and rewards players not just for kills but for tasks like capturing enemy flags. It’s a move that welcomes alternative play styles and makes the experience more inviting to non-experts than ever.
Beginners will also find they level up their weapons and perks rapidly right form the start, so that feeling of being outgunned by teenagers who’ve already hit level 50 is slightly less prevalent than before.
It doesn’t stop there though. There’s a new co-op survival mode inspired by Gears of War’s Horde mode and extensive options for customizing matches. Finally there’s Call of Duty Elite, which lets players share their stats online and connect with Facebook for free and – for an annual fee – gives access to daily competitions and downloadable content every month.
It might lack major surprises but Modern Warfare 3 is an immense package, a culmination of years of refinement that deepens the multiplayer while making itself more accessible – and provides a humdinger of a campaign.
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johnbango
1 year ago
where the hell are they buying it for £55 quid ???? im just gettin into both but Battlefield 3's graphics are loads better
johnbango
1 year ago
where the hell are they buying it for £55 quid ???? im just gettin into both but Battlefield 3's graphics are loads better
godave7
1 year ago
I was a call of duty fan purly due to earlier release than battlefield bad company.
i then took to battlefields game play and relistic destruction engine and thought wow this really is a battlefield.
now all these later i have been more and more impressed with battlefields envolment and improvements.
this year proved a testing time for both games due to there close release this at my place of work has led to many mw3 fans bantering battlefield down .
never before have i heard so many mw3 fans feel as though have been let down yet again black ops got slated ,by many, i played black ops for a week and sold it!
I am now hearing (allready) MW3 fans saying that its alright but nothing different.
we are all gaming fans at the end of the day so lets not kick each other as to whom is better, lets kick the industry to bring us (the customer) a product thats worth its promotion and advertising.
Well i can tell you , battlefield 3 is fantastic in its improved gaming engine and its new maps and game play. and i havent heard one battlefield fan say i will buy MW3.
Thats not a critism of MW3 its a fact.
ells14
1 year ago
But why change a game when it is one of the best selling games in the world? My persinal opinion is it fully deserves those 5 stars and the multiplayer is amazing and the campaign is the best one i have played out of all my games. And on top off all that I can say it is better than battlefield 3.
ChrisPT
1 year ago
I don`t see why Call of Duty should be rated so highly, there is nothing new about it... it is exactly the same as the previous 2 and its now turning into a sad situation, as if its a religion.... (a bit like Apple)
cpwolves
1 year ago
Hardly a glowing review for its 5 stars...
fullspoon
1 year ago
And I thought that Modern Warfare 3 had been released completly un noticed by STUFF. a day and a half to come up with this review? seriously?