Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

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  1. Mahdiar
    Apr 15, 2021
    9
    Gameplay : 8
    Graphics : 9
    Story : 8
    Sound : 10
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    Overall : 8
  2. FujiApple
    Nov 6, 2015
    10
    Singly player is cliche now only because it is one of the first big modern military shooters, but holds up well enough and is diverse (missions have elements of gunship support, assault, stealth, defense, house-to-house search and destroy, tactical retreat). There's no ridiculous Hollywood setpieces like in MW2 and MW3 which is a plus for me. The shock and awe moment was pretty spectacularSingly player is cliche now only because it is one of the first big modern military shooters, but holds up well enough and is diverse (missions have elements of gunship support, assault, stealth, defense, house-to-house search and destroy, tactical retreat). There's no ridiculous Hollywood setpieces like in MW2 and MW3 which is a plus for me. The shock and awe moment was pretty spectacular when viewed for the first time, although I did not feel emotion for Jackson as he expired (come on if you want to tell a anti-war narrative a 5 min section of game will not deliver the message). The ending was as brutal as it needed to be I suppose, not everyone lives in wars fictional or not, but the important characters live.

    The multiplayer is, again, dull by today's standards, but it set the standard for all CoD's to follow. Killstreaks, perks, class creation, challenges, and ranks, are all present in the most recent CoDs. Gameplay wise the perks are somewhat unbalanced, but then again, this is the first time so it's understandable. The weapons had a oddball in the MP44 from IW's WWII days but were generally balanced enough for online play. AK's and MP5s rules yes, but M16's and M40A3's don't drool either. Frag *3 and martyrdoom are shyt annoying especially on small maps, but they're really situational and bandolier is far more utilitarian in its usefulness. The PC version is also noted as the last CoD with dedicated servers, some of which still runs today and are administrated by private parties/clans who keep the game clean for the players.

    This game came out 8 years ago, and the gaming industry have changed considerably. Call of Duty have been at least one of the leaders of the FPS genere to this day and owe its success and infamy to CoD4's innovations. Personally this game spans the longest time for me by far. I started playing this in 2009 on a GeForce 9800 GT and now in 2015, a GTX 960. CoD4 the game I would rate 7/10 now, and 10/10 in 2007. Although one day in the future, when I look back at the early years of the CoD franchaise, I would rate CoD4 20/10 for its contributions to the genre.

    PS: Eavesdrop is the worst perk of all time in Call of Duty history, never use it. Same goes for MP44    … Expand
  3. verbal_666
    Aug 26, 2016
    7
    Super overrated!!!!!! Funny, good gfx, good movements, but very very very simple... no tactics, just some run run run, cover, aim, shoot, move, run run run... 7 maximum... no more!!!
  4. Marsonra
    Jul 26, 2014
    9
    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. I know what you are thinking: haven't I given this game a terrible review before? Well, to tell you the truth, the real reasons why I didn't like this game at first are that for one thing, so many people hate this series' most recent installments. Along with that, I just couldn't get over how the Search and Destroy multiplayer mode was just a carbon copy ofCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. I know what you are thinking: haven't I given this game a terrible review before? Well, to tell you the truth, the real reasons why I didn't like this game at first are that for one thing, so many people hate this series' most recent installments. Along with that, I just couldn't get over how the Search and Destroy multiplayer mode was just a carbon copy of Counter-Strike. However, I then played the original Call of Duty (back when the game was WWII based rather than a fictional modern war), and I really enjoyed it. I then wondered: should I give this game another try? So, did I enjoy this game more the second time around, or do I still want to attack the people that created this game? Let's find out. This game plays a lot like any other first-person shooter. You have multiple weapons, there are plenty of enemies to fight, and pretty much everything else that makes a shooter what it is. The difference between this game and the others is that this game is much more cinematic. Because this game takes place in a modern war, you will often be fighting with squad members, explosions and firefights going on in the background, and many more enemies to fight than in a normal shooter. This game also succeeds where I have seen many other shooters fail: when I play this game, I actually feel like I'm in the middle of a war. While there have been shooters that prove that war is not necessary to make a good shooter, (Half-Life 1, BioShock, Doom, Borderlands), Call of Duty 4 really shines in how it makes you feel like you're in the middle of a war. I originally harshly criticized this game's AI. However, looking back at it, the AI really isn't that bad. At the very least, it does get the job done of making you feel like you're in a war. The game may also be very easy, but that doesn't mean it isn't fun. It is also redundant, but it is redundant in a way that is fresh and enjoyable. As for the lack of skill, as it turns out, I was also wrong here. It does actually require some skill to kill enemies. In the end, the single player campaign is actually pretty good, and I don't know why I didn't enjoy it at first. As for the multiplayer, I actually enjoyed it a lot more the second time around when I played it. Yes, its modes are taken from other shooters, however, it feels far more fresh and new here. In Unreal Tournament team deathmatch, your team is mostly spread out, and you fight through corridors. Here, you all start out in the same spot, and you fight in much more open areas. The same goes for normal deathmatch and domination. As for Search and Destroy, while it does rip-off Counter-Strike, it also makes more of a use of the open maps. It also has two unique modes called Headquarters and Sabotage that are really fun to play. Also, I criticized the kill streaks in my first review, but I now realize that the kill streaks actually make the game far more unique, and not just "Unreal Tournament in Modern Warfare". The gameplay of this game is actually pretty enjoyable, and I have no idea why I criticized it at first. As for the graphics, while they do look somewhat dated even by 2007, they certainly don't look muddy. They actually look really good. The environments are actually very well detailed, and pretty to look at. The soldiers look good too. It may not look as good as Crysis or BioShock, both of which were released on the same year, but it still looks quite good nonetheless. As for the story, I originally thought it was terrible because it was too easy to understand and explain. However, I now realize that I was wrong about this. It is actually good because it is easy to understand and explain. Basically the British and the U.S. Army have to go across the world to Russia and the Middle East in order to stop terrible men from taking over the world. The game may have a huge lack of character development, but I feel like it's not really needed here. In fact, the game is good enough with out that. The story may not be as good as the gameplay and graphics, but it is compelling enough to be interested in. Overall, this game is nowhere near is bad as I initially said it was. I was letting the haters of this franchise cloud my judgement. It really is a pretty solid game. I would recommend it to pretty much anyone who is a shooter fanboy. It is not the best shooter ever made or anything. However, it is safe to say I will not criticize this franchise anymore. To all of you Call of Duty players out there who want to play the game, go right ahead. I will not even try to stop you.
    Gameplay: 10/10
    Graphics: 9/10
    Story: 8/10
    Overall: 9/10    … Expand
  5. Wolwgang
    Mar 19, 2016
    6
    I'm talking about single player here: It is so boring that's almost painfull. You can stay in one place for 3 hours, and the enemies will keep coming unless you rush at their position. Plot is just another one of american propaganda **** Brave Amercan soldiers rescuing the world from the bad Arab terrorists and Russian nationalists.... god please. If not the great shooting mechanic, thisI'm talking about single player here: It is so boring that's almost painfull. You can stay in one place for 3 hours, and the enemies will keep coming unless you rush at their position. Plot is just another one of american propaganda **** Brave Amercan soldiers rescuing the world from the bad Arab terrorists and Russian nationalists.... god please. If not the great shooting mechanic, this game would deserve 4/10.… Expand
  6. Tomle1202
    Nov 16, 2016
    9
    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare spices up the shooter genre with its extremely fun, detailed multiplayer along with an enjoyable campaign that brings about a new level of storyline.
  7. Marick
    Dec 3, 2014
    9
    It is one of the best games, especially COD series. I mean at least for me it is just a good game. I hope these 2 series game you will be as good as the first one.
  8. Razar
    Aug 27, 2014
    10
    This is the best Call of Duty ever made. The multiplayer is epic and the campaign is the best I've ever played in and FPS game. The only complaint I have is that you can't shoot through walls and objects like the newer cod's.
  9. bane864
    Nov 16, 2015
    10
    Awesome game! Campaign was amazing, not to mention "All Ghillied Up" as the coolest mission. The storyline made alot of sense, compared to MW2 where there were several obvious plot holes. Multiplayer was also super fun, with basic killstreaks, with just UAV, airstrike and heli. The perks were very balanced, as juggernaut could be stopped by stopping power. There were some useless ones likeAwesome game! Campaign was amazing, not to mention "All Ghillied Up" as the coolest mission. The storyline made alot of sense, compared to MW2 where there were several obvious plot holes. Multiplayer was also super fun, with basic killstreaks, with just UAV, airstrike and heli. The perks were very balanced, as juggernaut could be stopped by stopping power. There were some useless ones like eavesdrop. Who the HELL uses that? And that x3 frags was annoying as f*ck. Both aspects were good, with a couple but minor flaws. Like that mission Heat. Going down to the LZ was tough, plus on veteran the OpFor spawned INFINITELY! I don't know if MW2 or MW3 did that, since I didn't play them on veteran yet, but spamming all those grenades really made my break a couple keys on my keyboard.… Expand
  10. jelikey
    Sep 10, 2015
    10
    This is the best Call of Duty ever made. The multiplayer is epic and the campaign is the best I've ever played in and FPS game. The only complaint I have is that you can't shoot through walls and objects like the newer cod's.
  11. Dakar02
    Feb 5, 2020
    10
    Jedna z lepszych gier jakie powstały. Single jak i Multi to majstersztyk po dziś dzień.
  12. Stonegarden
    Oct 27, 2014
    8
    Great fun. A bit shallow compared to the Battlefield series of games in my opionion since there are no vehicles, but obviously, it doesn't have that ambition. Great maps, good fun and nice atmosphere. Pretty bad sounds though, especially the gun sounds sound very digitally constructed. All in all a great game.
  13. ratend
    Nov 6, 2014
    10
    Beste game ever made in the Call of duty series, outstanding gameplay, hours of fun, great graphs, this game got everything you would expect from a modern first person shooter
  14. DaBunanaMon
    Nov 4, 2014
    10
    Best FPS I have ever played. Of all the COD games out there I could play I would chose this 7 year old game over a 1 year old piece of crap.
    10/10 would recommend.
  15. cYrox23
    Nov 19, 2014
    10
    One of the best shooter out there!
    The campaign was excellent, the online mode was a milestone.
    For me this is definitely the best Call of Duty, the single player I play nowadays. The online mode exactly

    Perfect, I would hope, CoD makes something like this again.
  16. Game_Fanat1c
    Oct 25, 2016
    10
    + Definitely the best game in the series and one of my favorite multiplayer modes of any FPS to date.
    - Sold under ten different names since release date. Yeah, they really milked this cash cow!
  17. MaxIndieGames
    Jul 2, 2015
    10
    This game was amazing for its time, due to it being innovative, its good story telling, new setting, addicting multiplayer and simplistic design.

    Simply A Masterpiece.
  18. hongkong97
    Aug 31, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. best cod ever. this and halo 3 were fantasic. spolier alert... when the nuke went out in cod 4. if was shocked when 3,000 men died. that was a bone-ass moment. mulitplayer, i did a 360 noscope with a r700 sniper. if you love cod please pick this one up.… Expand
  19. alexalexalexale
    Mar 29, 2015
    10
    A masterpiece of a shooter buy it at all costs!
    Great singleplayer and multiplayer would like to see co op but for that you have cod 5 world at war...
  20. 1_dragu_1
    May 16, 2015
    10
    I love fps games it's my favorite. Multi player is best and the campaign......... wow!!! Nice graphic, nice guns, nice story, good levels. And the captain Price ,,Tango is down". Come on just play. (even ,today after eight years)
  21. Naterino
    Jun 15, 2015
    9
    Previously pretty hardcore playing Counter Strike: Source as well as Counter Strike: Global Offensive, CoD 4 was pretty solid. I didn't expect much out of it originally, but it has turned out to be very good and somewhat less smurf and cheater filled than the Counter Strike community as a whole. I noticed as there is no voice chat, all the "Yo Momma" jokes go away magically, making you aPreviously pretty hardcore playing Counter Strike: Source as well as Counter Strike: Global Offensive, CoD 4 was pretty solid. I didn't expect much out of it originally, but it has turned out to be very good and somewhat less smurf and cheater filled than the Counter Strike community as a whole. I noticed as there is no voice chat, all the "Yo Momma" jokes go away magically, making you a god immune to annoying kids who aren't mature enough to play Call of Duty. Bravo, Infinity Ward. I feel like this will somewhat replace CS in my daily game playing agenda.… Expand
  22. shatarah
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
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  23. zampaconi
    Jul 10, 2016
    10
    Questo gioco è il capostipite di tutta una serie di COD, che per un verso o per l'altro non sono mai riusciti a raggiungere lo stesso livello di perfezione. In COD 4, gli effetti cinematografici, gli scenari densi di azione, gli elicotteri abbattuti, colpiscono per la prima volta e determinano un'immersione senza pari. E questo solo osservando gli aspetti Single Player. Ovviamente, ilQuesto gioco è il capostipite di tutta una serie di COD, che per un verso o per l'altro non sono mai riusciti a raggiungere lo stesso livello di perfezione. In COD 4, gli effetti cinematografici, gli scenari densi di azione, gli elicotteri abbattuti, colpiscono per la prima volta e determinano un'immersione senza pari. E questo solo osservando gli aspetti Single Player. Ovviamente, il Multiplayer di COD4 è la Storia, con la S maiuscola, semplice ed efficace.… Expand
  24. lizzie45
    Oct 14, 2015
    9
    Review Call of Duty Black Ops 1
    This game is very good you can rid plans and shoot guns and you can frown bombs and that’s the good point about the game. You can blow up cars and smash glass windows if you think you are that good you can kill people with knifes and you can pick up their guns and other stuff. This game is not recommended for a five years old because it has too much visions    Review Call of Duty Black Ops 1
    This game is very good you can rid plans and shoot guns and you can frown bombs and that’s the good point about the game. You can blow up cars and smash glass windows if you think you are that good you can kill people with knifes and you can pick up their guns and other stuff. This game is not recommended for a five years old because it has too much visions in this games. You can kill people bye frowning bombs the sound is normal and you can’t go on to every part of the filled, because they booked of parts of it so you only get a part of a fill to play.    … Expand
  25. muzmuz
    May 31, 2016
    8
    Quite dated, for sure. But, personally, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare stands as the best title from the Modern Warfare saga. Anyone would love a remaster of this masterpiece. Enough said.
  26. professorswag
    Nov 1, 2015
    10
    one of the best call of duty ever made.
    If you looking for a great call of duty you should get this one. back were games were made for players to have fun and playing online for more than just 1 year. back to the times were call of duty wasnt a money printing game for acitvision
  27. hasanoghlu
    Nov 21, 2015
    10
    Best Game Of The World Of All Time.
    Story, Musics & Sounds and Voices, Gameplay and Graphic of 2007.
    Remember Cpt. Price, Soap MacTavish and Zakhaev!
    Remember 15 years ago ...
  28. chrisd19844
    Nov 22, 2015
    8
    A great game, but probably the most overated FPS on the PS3. I only first played this game in 2015 just to try it out and although I had fun, there were a few small things that irked me a little.

    First off, the good: -A super fun, challenging FPS with amazing level design -Live multiplayer is still active as of late 2015 and is a blast to play The Bad: -The environment could have    A great game, but probably the most overated FPS on the PS3. I only first played this game in 2015 just to try it out and although I had fun, there were a few small things that irked me a little.

    First off, the good:
    -A super fun, challenging FPS with amazing level design
    -Live multiplayer is still active as of late 2015 and is a blast to play

    The Bad:
    -The environment could have been tweaked better, ei. the sky and grass doesn't move and the graphics aren't as good as Resistance:Fall of Man which game out a year before
    -There isn't much to the single player campaign, it would have been nice to collect more items and unlock more features or skills based on your style of playing
    -The characters are pretty impersonable unlike other FPS games like Killzone 2, Bad Company 2 and Wolfenstein

    Overall the game is still a lot of fun, I guess I just thought that it would be a step up from Resistance: Fall of Man since ot came out a year later. Regardless, I can still understand why it's a classic.    … Expand
  29. Bladeofwar94
    Dec 1, 2015
    10
    If you have been living under a rock and have yet to play call of duty then this is definitely the place to start. The story is excellent and the gameplay makes you feel like you're part of the military. It makes a great nod to the older cfall of duty's while setting a standard for the fps genre. Definitely play this game and be sad that you missed the high points of its multiplayer.
  30. renogza
    Dec 27, 2015
    8
    What a dense *scripted* atmosphere! The storyline is flat and too linear - but every single mission lets you forget that fact. Graphics and physics aren't really next gen. Multiplayer is very fast and enjoyable, but not as revulutionary as some reviews want to make us believe. Squad play is much better in BF2142 I think. There are no playable vehicles. And the weapon upgrade system isWhat a dense *scripted* atmosphere! The storyline is flat and too linear - but every single mission lets you forget that fact. Graphics and physics aren't really next gen. Multiplayer is very fast and enjoyable, but not as revulutionary as some reviews want to make us believe. Squad play is much better in BF2142 I think. There are no playable vehicles. And the weapon upgrade system is nothing to write home about. But still my new favorite online shooter.… Expand
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#3 Best PC Game of 2007
4
#4 Most Discussed PC Game of 2007
3
#3 Most Shared PC Game of 2007

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Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 40
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  1. PC Gamer UK
    85
    A beautifully crafted first-person shooter, but without a compelling context. How much does that matter? To me, a little. Not a lot, but it nags. [Dec 2007, p.73]
  2. IGN
    94
    Though the single-player lacks length, the multiplayer should keep you invested in COD4 for the long winter. This is a truly fantastic multiplayer offering that's as deep as any other online game available.
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  3. GameTrailers
    94
    It’s absolutely relentless in its assault on the senses and never lets up until the last trigger has been squeezed. The multiplayer is even better, with the perks and weapon upgrades acting as a balance to the lack of vehicles.
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