Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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3.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 5706 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 3,765 out of 5706
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  1. Rockstorm
    Dec 4, 2011
    4
    Compared to the previous games in the Call of Duty franchise this game can be pretty much summed up as a glorified map pack that removes several good features in the process. You'd do better buying CoD4 instead as it has pretty much everything this game has and a bit more. And it's a whole lot cheaper as well.
  2. ABNMP
    Jul 14, 2012
    4
    I bought the game on sale. Despite the overwhelming amount of negative reviews, I thought I would give it a go since I was frustrated with BF 3 and the rampant hackers there. I lasted less than 5 minutes in an online match. BF 3 is sadly a superior product at this point. MW 3, like many have said, is just like CS or any twitch FPS. If you want depth and hackers go with BF 3. If you wantI bought the game on sale. Despite the overwhelming amount of negative reviews, I thought I would give it a go since I was frustrated with BF 3 and the rampant hackers there. I lasted less than 5 minutes in an online match. BF 3 is sadly a superior product at this point. MW 3, like many have said, is just like CS or any twitch FPS. If you want depth and hackers go with BF 3. If you want arcade candy and hackers go with this. First impressions are vital and this title left me feeling like I wasted my money.… Expand
  3. daBoss
    Dec 7, 2011
    1
    3 Words. Ranked Dedicated Servers http://www.gametracker.com/search/cod4/?=GO
    o my favourite server is ranked 282 wish they can release the ranked dedicated server MW3 pack already, hope they not gonna try and sell mappacks its not going to work.
  4. towmotorseth
    Dec 7, 2011
    0
    You can't expect to receive positive reception for a game that is a clear plight to simply make tons of money. Activision needs to look at publishers/devs who take pride in their prodcuts. Glen schofield, you claim you put alot of hard work into this game. What hell exactly were you up to for 2 entire years? Why didn't you just do ctrl+c and ctrl+v to copy mw2's code instead ofYou can't expect to receive positive reception for a game that is a clear plight to simply make tons of money. Activision needs to look at publishers/devs who take pride in their prodcuts. Glen schofield, you claim you put alot of hard work into this game. What hell exactly were you up to for 2 entire years? Why didn't you just do ctrl+c and ctrl+v to copy mw2's code instead of highlighting it all the slow way? You could have had this game out in a couple months but you obviously aren't very time efficient.… Expand
  5. Swissy87
    Dec 7, 2011
    3
    The game has obviously been rushed out, it is VERY scripted, nothing will happen unless you actually move forwards and the game registers that something should happen next. On PC its a joke, there are so many performance issues, even on my 580gtx, i7 setup. Character animations are a joke too, when u switch from walking to running the animation doesnt smoothly transition it just plays theThe game has obviously been rushed out, it is VERY scripted, nothing will happen unless you actually move forwards and the game registers that something should happen next. On PC its a joke, there are so many performance issues, even on my 580gtx, i7 setup. Character animations are a joke too, when u switch from walking to running the animation doesnt smoothly transition it just plays the running animation which makes it look stupid. Simply many many bugs like this which a month later have STILL not been fixed. I am afraid to admit that MW3 is just a bad copy of MW2 and doesnt compare to the past COD titles.… Expand
  6. blobBIT
    Dec 12, 2011
    0
    The campaign of the game is not even nearly as good as it has been in Modern Warfare 2 or Black Ops. The multiplayer of the game seems like being copied from Modern Warfare 2 with a few new things. I actually think that modern warfare 2's multiplayer was much better.

    Game feels ok at the two first hours but then it becomes boring. I would recommend to buy some other game instead,    The campaign of the game is not even nearly as good as it has been in Modern Warfare 2 or Black Ops. The multiplayer of the game seems like being copied from Modern Warfare 2 with a few new things. I actually think that modern warfare 2's multiplayer was much better.

    Game feels ok at the two first hours but then it becomes boring. I would recommend to buy some other game instead, Battlefield 3 or Modern Warfare 2 for example.

    And I don't even wanna talk about CoD Elite, it is poor attempt to get more money from MW3    … Expand
  7. Rennn
    Jun 25, 2013
    2
    Meh...

    This was nearly identical to MW2. Literally, I think they copied some of each level layout. Not only that, but the game is an awful port. We're locked at a console FOV, with poor optimization on high-end hardware. There are no dedicated servers, cheaters and lag abounds, and if my sticky reticule pops to one more enemy automatically I think I'm going to ceremoniously burn this    Meh...

    This was nearly identical to MW2. Literally, I think they copied some of each level layout.

    Not only that, but the game is an awful port. We're locked at a console FOV, with poor optimization on high-end hardware. There are no dedicated servers, cheaters and lag abounds, and if my sticky reticule pops to one more enemy automatically I think I'm going to ceremoniously burn this game. There is no reason on the PC to make the game aim for the player.

    Multiplayer has literally not advanced at all. Graphics are poor, the engine is out of date. There's nothing but lag, cheaters, and kids whining and screaming over their microphones every time they die. There are no new modes, and no unique guns. You get to choose between slightly different re-skins of the same gun, pretty much, because they're all equally bland and stiff to use.

    There are no advanced physics to enhance dynamic gameplay, still no vehicles, and the killstreaks are more cheap than fun at this point. Who likes to join a match where half your team is just getting insta-killed by a helicopter above the map? Roll the dice. You might not randomly die, between the latency, the aim assist, and the 20 foot knives.

    That's pretty much all this game is. Random death. Grenade spam, camping, quickscope abuse, and lag all contribute to one pathetic package of random death.

    It gets 2 instead of 0 because it's a functional game, and not a pile of slag that nukes your HDD.    … Expand
  8. donaramu
    Sep 19, 2019
    4
    Worst cod ever, Even MW2 which was a good game other then no dedi is better then this crap..This is just a cheap copy of MW2 they rushed out.. it seems like only the hardcore fanboys like it and even then they talk themselves into it by saying how they just had to get use to it. It really makes me sick seeing CoD coming from a great fast pace shooter this a cheap no good rip off of crap..
  9. Loldude12
    Oct 20, 2012
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What started out to be an interesting sequel got ruined in the end process. It turns out to be Modern Warfare 2.5 in the end, the same graphics are used, same textures, horrifying multiplayer and a generic story mode. The story mode is practically this: You are crashed in New York, things blow up, you wake up in India, things blow up again, you are the bodyguard of the prime minister of Russia, plane blows up and you die with the PM being kidnapped, you are in Africa, things blow up, Warabe dies, and blah blah blah, it's more or less like a Michael Bay movie, a movie full of explosives, and the main plot is forgettable, in the end of the game, I got completely confused with what happened completely because the game took me 3.5 HOURS TO COMPLETE! with these standards, surely the co-op doesn't fail at all. Guess what? That also got destroyed and ruined, copy and paste maps of the multiplayer, stupid AI that go suicide towards you to kill you, a unknown story to it. If you thinks things might be good in the end, you will be unhappy with the result. It's a copy and paste of MW2 and BO, full of rubbish maps, no dedicated server, people talking BS on the mic and messages, OVERPOWERED weapons which will need to be nerfed, full of rip-off DLC which people want their money back for. With an overall package full of failure, you will expect the community to be respectful? Once again, a BIG FAT NO! Community are nothing but craptalkers, people hating other games which aren't COD, full of your parents comeback and the list will go on for months. If I had to pick an alternative to MW3, pick BF3, Crysis 2, RAGE, Homefront, F3AR, Bulletstorm, Resistance 3 and Killzone 3. Avoid this with all your life depending on it!… Expand
  10. Zmajek
    Nov 27, 2012
    1
    I felt asleep while playing this terrible game...twice. I cant imagine why would people pay for this... Its a game you just want to finish as soon as possible but it just keeps dragging itself like a half-dead horse. I just feel bad after finishing it, like something died inside of me. I think it gave me cancer. God save us from this terrible franchise...
  11. MorganShlorgan
    Mar 22, 2012
    0
    **** you, MW3. I rarely **** about gemses but I want my money back. It just the same thing as mw2 but with a crappier campain. I seriously cant see why anyone would want to buy this for a full $60, maybe for $20.... maybe.
  12. Code-Red
    Mar 25, 2012
    0
    IW and Activision milking the cow yet again, adding a few new skins and maps onto the old engine that hasn't changed since COD4.

    The multiplayer is tripe of the worst kind. Killstreaks and perks may provide some fun for the console kiddies, but offer mature gamers no sense of enjoyment when the match boils down to a slaughter fest. Can't wait for every COD release on November, as I'll be    IW and Activision milking the cow yet again, adding a few new skins and maps onto the old engine that hasn't changed since COD4.

    The multiplayer is tripe of the worst kind. Killstreaks and perks may provide some fun for the console kiddies, but offer mature gamers no sense of enjoyment when the match boils down to a slaughter fest.

    Can't wait for every COD release on November, as I'll be giving them all a 0 until IW/Activision go back to their roots, and stop screwing over gamers.    … Expand
  13. Paranoia
    Mar 26, 2012
    0
    i did give it 10rating lulz, sorry i forgot about the score there worst game of the franchise, i played black ops but i didnt like it anyway, arena type'ish gameplay which feels unreal and gay, DO NOT buy this game please, spend your money somewhere else
  14. impedido10
    Jun 23, 2012
    0
    This is the worst **** ever.I mean it is the same thing as the otheres games! When you get stabbedn for behind is just ....Last chance (or something like that) , i mean , hackers , they use aim-boot , there are so many hackers on Mw3 ! (on pc) , I asked my friend if he could borrow Mw3 , its was super - cool on the first 3 days! Then it is just **** , its just boring , I DO NOT recommendThis is the worst **** ever.I mean it is the same thing as the otheres games! When you get stabbedn for behind is just ....Last chance (or something like that) , i mean , hackers , they use aim-boot , there are so many hackers on Mw3 ! (on pc) , I asked my friend if he could borrow Mw3 , its was super - cool on the first 3 days! Then it is just **** , its just boring , I DO NOT recommend buying mw3… Expand
  15. RomecoolR
    May 13, 2012
    0
    This game sucks!!!! It has horrible graphics and everything is the same as the other MW games. You will like it for the first week but then it is stupid.
  16. Selo
    Jan 15, 2013
    2
    SP is acceptable but very short and havely scripted , the spec ops mission number is reduced compared to mw2 and they are not polyshed , aslo only 2 disigned for 2 players only.... The surviaval mode is a good idea but still not to many maps.... If you bought this game for MP then i say you make a mistake it is worse then mw2 , very lagy game even when you are the host, recently they addedSP is acceptable but very short and havely scripted , the spec ops mission number is reduced compared to mw2 and they are not polyshed , aslo only 2 disigned for 2 players only.... The surviaval mode is a good idea but still not to many maps.... If you bought this game for MP then i say you make a mistake it is worse then mw2 , very lagy game even when you are the host, recently they added lag to the host as lag compansation:) , weapons are very unbalanced , no real filters to the matchmaking like location , weapons etc The maps are preaty weak very unbalaced , piled with camping spots very few open spaces and the spawn system it`s retarded: you get kill you spawn behind the enemy , you kill the enemy the he spawns behind you :)) The only good thing is the dedicated servers but they are unranked... The graphics are outdated it`s 95% mw2 it uses the same engine and hackers rule the game there is no way to stop them so be prepare they kill you outside the map. 1 year + after game release and you can still find bugs in SP and MP like geting stuck in prone AI teleports to you etc... If you buy the game i recomand to not pay more then 10$ i paid 15$ for row version and regret it even dow the co-op is ok . If you have money to burn then try BF3 Premium edition for 30$ when it`s on sale and you get 29 maps and much more fun :D… Expand
  17. Starscream56PL
    Apr 29, 2012
    2
    Well, maybe this game would make me a pleasure but two years ago in mw2. I just fell raped by activision because of buying the same **** Well, may mw2 was great, but if i want to play mw2, i will just turn on it, mw3 should improve gameplay on this old graphic engine. Kotick just laught because all of you where a big part of his joke. I think that BO2 won't in any way different than this ****
  18. JeremyEr10
    May 4, 2012
    3
    Modern Warfare 3 fails in every aspect for a sequel with such high "expectations"
    The game has barely been improved, yet, it brags as if it's a masterpiece.

    Only twelve year old's play this piece of crap.

    RIP MW
    2007-2009
  19. pvtpatrick96
    May 6, 2012
    1
    I had received both MW3 and BF3 at launch. Let's just say I sold my copy of MW3 a little while afterwards and still own BF3 today. It is a copy of MW2 with Theater mode, slightly better movement patterns and the most godawful story mode in my experience of gaming. End the Modern Warfare series, Treyarch got CoD going and they should be the only ones doing it.
  20. Cooldude731
    Jun 15, 2012
    2
    This game was for sure a let down, compared to the previous Modern Warfare titles. The campaign was only about 5 hours long and not to mention, very low difficulty along with poorly made missions. Now special ops, isn't that "special." The missions are basically just worser versions of the Modern Warfare 2 special ops missions. The only good thing about it was "survival" mode, which isThis game was for sure a let down, compared to the previous Modern Warfare titles. The campaign was only about 5 hours long and not to mention, very low difficulty along with poorly made missions. Now special ops, isn't that "special." The missions are basically just worser versions of the Modern Warfare 2 special ops missions. The only good thing about it was "survival" mode, which is just another form of Nazi Zombies. Even with the survival the special ops is still bad. Now the multiplayer is just awful. It is just the same old, kill, rank up, unlock guns. Really, you'd think they could create a different sort of multiplayer gameplay, but no just the same stuff from previous CoD's. The gameplay is very unbalanced, because of overpowered weapons like the MP7, P90 and all that. The maps were poorly made, just flat with tons of camping spots, to help support the newbies playing the game. Along, with terrible spawning. Like you could spawn right next to an enemy and die instantly. So, if you still play any of the previous Modern Warfare titles and still enjoy them, stay away from this title until the prices drops.… Expand
  21. saurav25
    Jun 14, 2012
    0
    Its the best game i've ever played, also it is better than Battlefield 3, I don't understand why the User Scores are so much less....for MW3. Also it has a great ending than Battlefield 3. Think so the next version i.e. Black Ops 2 will be Awesome...All the best COD...
  22. Realistic123
    Jun 17, 2012
    3
    It may appear to be a repeat to MW2, but a further look into it shows the only similarity is the engine. The game faces balancing issues with many of the weapons, including the akimbo function on some of the machine pistols. Duel wielding may be bad ass, but in a serious fps it is cheap sad to have them so strong - especially because it has no realistic values. I don't play for the singleIt may appear to be a repeat to MW2, but a further look into it shows the only similarity is the engine. The game faces balancing issues with many of the weapons, including the akimbo function on some of the machine pistols. Duel wielding may be bad ass, but in a serious fps it is cheap sad to have them so strong - especially because it has no realistic values. I don't play for the single player version, and mostly play only multiplayer. It gets harder and harder to play the game with the constant annoyance of a poor game community of young and immature players, that you would not usually find in an mmo rpg or an rts. Almost half the games you enter will consist of 4-5 people using the same exact weapon/class setup in order to get easy kills and rank up fast. Ranking up in the game is tedius and, well, fairly pointless. No real achievment goes into obtaining the max level because so many people venture off into a hacked lobby or use hacks in-game to get cheap kills. The valve anti-cheat system is sad, as all they do is check the leader boards. A lot of the hackers will simply (and yes, I mean simply) alter their leader boards to make their kill to death ration more reasonable - avoiding the ban hammer (as they call it). The worst part is they are probably working on the next modern warfare, allowing these issues to go unnoticed. They base their support system on a social networking site which is a face palm in my book.… Expand
  23. biggranny
    Jul 7, 2012
    0
    Who wants to spend $60 on a copied video game? It's the same thing as the previous Call Of Duties. The engine is the same, the graphics are outdated, the only thing kind of new is the campaign, but it's still pretty much the same boring garbage. If you want something better, get BF3, it has a ton of better elements. Oh and now they are creating COPIED dlc, nice way to copy and paste andWho wants to spend $60 on a copied video game? It's the same thing as the previous Call Of Duties. The engine is the same, the graphics are outdated, the only thing kind of new is the campaign, but it's still pretty much the same boring garbage. If you want something better, get BF3, it has a ton of better elements. Oh and now they are creating COPIED dlc, nice way to copy and paste and make millions. Earned your respect: NOT… Expand
  24. Stankysteve
    Jul 2, 2012
    0
    Worst game ever. I DONT RECOMMEND THIS GAME TO ANYONE. this game is the most repetitive trash game out there. MP7 is the most OP gun in the game, as usual, using this gun renders almost EVERY GUN useless. cod4 is the only cod out there. mw2 and "mw2.1" is trash. i cant believe this game was even close to hyped up, its so bad. hackers, laggers, retarded killstreaks... COD is such a deadWorst game ever. I DONT RECOMMEND THIS GAME TO ANYONE. this game is the most repetitive trash game out there. MP7 is the most OP gun in the game, as usual, using this gun renders almost EVERY GUN useless. cod4 is the only cod out there. mw2 and "mw2.1" is trash. i cant believe this game was even close to hyped up, its so bad. hackers, laggers, retarded killstreaks... COD is such a dead game, i dont get why people still play this trash… Expand
  25. Dannyboy3210
    Jul 10, 2012
    0
    This is the only game I loathe with all of my being. I bought it to play with my friends after having loved MW1 (on PC) for many years, playing MW2 (also on PC) with my friends and enjoying it and even some Black Ops on 360.
    The graphics are horrible, they look like a blurry cross between MW1 and MW2. The game play is the most annoying I have ever seen and will probably ever see. You die    This is the only game I loathe with all of my being. I bought it to play with my friends after having loved MW1 (on PC) for many years, playing MW2 (also on PC) with my friends and enjoying it and even some Black Ops on 360.
    The graphics are horrible, they look like a blurry cross between MW1 and MW2. The game play is the most annoying I have ever seen and will probably ever see. You die before you hear your enemies shoot and sometimes even before you see them. You're gun shoots, you hear the shot, you die immediately after that and yet your last shot didn't fire. Why in that case would it bother making the sound of the gun firing? I quit the game for 3 months, came back to try playing with friends, and can't even stand to play a full game.    … Expand
  26. Hadrian
    Jul 13, 2012
    0
    Okay this game series has turned to just becoming a mindless shooter after COD: WaW. I mean the whole franchise is just extremely milked. If ANYTHING has the words "Call of Duty" on it, it seems that it becomes famous and sells hundreds of copies.
  27. lode07
    Jul 16, 2012
    3
    All I will say is that I am glad I bought this game in the sale for £19.99. The story is rubbish, the levels are boring and the game feels like it should have been a DLC pack for MW2. The multiplayer is not as much fun as MW2. I feel sorry for anyone suckered in enough to buy this at full price. Hmm, come to think of it, I am mad with myself for spending £20 on the game!!
  28. Doomzday
    Jul 17, 2012
    0
    I played through CoD 4 until CoD Black ops, and i borrowed MW3 from a friend. I can't believe how a developer dares to recycle the same thing every single year, and still people buy it. The only good thing you can expect from CoD is the zombies mode, which is not featured in any of infinity ward's games.
  29. turbozeus
    Oct 24, 2013
    1
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  30. wolf777
    Jul 25, 2012
    0
    5 hours of single player game play for $60.00... WTF this amounts to DLC content for whole hog prices... great cinematics and wonderful voice acting, but the most boring, tedious, and soulless game I've had the displeasure of playing with cheat ridden multi-player content.
  31. Blastergun58
    Aug 8, 2012
    2
    franchement j'ai était déçu ! un moteur graphique super vieux et réutilisé depuis cod 4. pour quand allons nous avoir quelque chose qui soit a la hauteur de bf3et bientot bf4 ? il serai Temp de se bougé car ses du grand n'importe quoi surtout que Activision va jusqu'à quémander des meilleur score au joueur sur meta critique.
  32. kaboom
    Aug 24, 2012
    0
    This game is terrible. Honestly, I had hope for this game, I really did. I liked World at War, loved Black Ops, but never really liked the Modern Warfare series. I thought they became more **** as they went along. I saw MW3 as a final, redeeming factor for Sledgehammer Games. And wouldn't ya know it, they screwed themselves 3 ways to Tuesday with a 12 foot pole. Story was never that goodThis game is terrible. Honestly, I had hope for this game, I really did. I liked World at War, loved Black Ops, but never really liked the Modern Warfare series. I thought they became more **** as they went along. I saw MW3 as a final, redeeming factor for Sledgehammer Games. And wouldn't ya know it, they screwed themselves 3 ways to Tuesday with a 12 foot pole. Story was never that good to begin with, but now it's just "Kill these guys because you have been for the last 2 **** games, wouldn't want any good plot change or something GOOD". Or, as I like to call it "Shoot the minorities". Multiplayer is just a waste of time. All people to is spam the most OP guns and then rant abount how good they are. Spec Ops is ok at best, hardlly a redeaming factor. Overall, buy MW1. It's $40 less and it's light years better than this game.… Expand
  33. BloodaspFZR
    Sep 14, 2012
    3
    The game is good, but it's ruined by the idiotic community, most likely all the battlefield and other rival named games who come in just to ruin this game, They abuse Activision + Infinity ward's idiotic idea's of using the Valve's Steam system as the anticheat, which everyone knows does not work and just supports cheating in games. So the major problem with the game is its good, but theThe game is good, but it's ruined by the idiotic community, most likely all the battlefield and other rival named games who come in just to ruin this game, They abuse Activision + Infinity ward's idiotic idea's of using the Valve's Steam system as the anticheat, which everyone knows does not work and just supports cheating in games. So the major problem with the game is its good, but the cheaters ruin it to hell.… Expand
  34. mugen_is_here
    May 20, 2023
    1
    This game offers a gameplay experience that shows promise, but is unfortunately plagued by numerous bugs and glitches. Despite this, players may still find moments of fun and enjoyment within the game's flawed mechanics.

    However, the lack of customizable settings can be frustrating, especially for those who prefer to disable friendly fire or adjust sound volumes. Additionally, the    This game offers a gameplay experience that shows promise, but is unfortunately plagued by numerous bugs and glitches. Despite this, players may still find moments of fun and enjoyment within the game's flawed mechanics.

    However, the lack of customizable settings can be frustrating, especially for those who prefer to disable friendly fire or adjust sound volumes. Additionally, the excessively loud gun fire can become grating and detract from the overall experience.

    The technical issues within the game are also a major drawback. I kept encountering bugs such as getting stuck in odd places and mission triggers failing to activate at certain checkpoints. One particularly egregious bug involves being trapped in a lift due to malfunctioning doors, forcing players to restart the mission entirely.

    Furthermore, the difficulty spike is jarringly high and not in keeping with the CoD series. Players will need to fend off an entire army, and the map and enemy placement appears haphazard and nonsensical. You may find yourself navigating through a broken building to reach a tunnel, only to emerge in the middle of a warzone and eventually jump off a cliff to parachute to an extraction point.

    Friendly units constantly getting in the way is another annoyance. This, combined with far-flung checkpoints, forces players to restart from an earlier point whenever a teammate inadvertently blocks their line of fire and dies. Ultimately, this game offers a subpar experience that falls short of its potential due to technical issues and poorly executed gameplay design.    … Expand
  35. yodagyo
    Oct 25, 2012
    4
    the game is repetitive and annoying. all the critic reviews are paid and this isnt what people should be getting from a company that makes billions. f
  36. Brute1995
    Sep 28, 2012
    0
    The reviewers and metacritic were paid off to make MW3 look good. First of all, the "User score distribution" doesn't even show the ratings. See how it says 0, 0, 0? Blatant bribing. This game is nowhere near "99% Perfection," the graphics are the exact same as MW2, if not worse. The game just looks bland and dull, nothing about it is fun. It brings nothing new to the table but 3The reviewers and metacritic were paid off to make MW3 look good. First of all, the "User score distribution" doesn't even show the ratings. See how it says 0, 0, 0? Blatant bribing. This game is nowhere near "99% Perfection," the graphics are the exact same as MW2, if not worse. The game just looks bland and dull, nothing about it is fun. It brings nothing new to the table but 3 killstreak modes.. and what else? I'm 1st prestige on the multiplayer. I've put 40 hours into this game, and I deeply regret it. It's brought me nothing but rage.… Expand
  37. ihatecod2
    Oct 6, 2012
    0
    Really, REALLY horrible game, old and dusty multiplayer, crappy 4 hr. campaign, basically MW2 repackaged, which was COD4 repackaged, lacks any originality.
  38. foxmilder
    Oct 26, 2012
    0
    My advice is find another game to play the COD managers are only interested in ripping us gamers off.
    MW3 at the moment is full of hackers and this game will only get the same treatment as MW3 so id advise u get another game and save ur cash.
    Personaly id like all people who are into COD games like myself to boycot any COD game till activision and IW get their fingers out their backsides    My advice is find another game to play the COD managers are only interested in ripping us gamers off.
    MW3 at the moment is full of hackers and this game will only get the same treatment as MW3 so id advise u get another game and save ur cash.
    Personaly id like all people who are into COD games like myself to boycot any COD game till activision and IW get their fingers out their backsides and fix the problems of the games first.    … Expand
  39. Xytaglyph
    Oct 29, 2012
    0
    So how many times is the main stream gaming community going to spend a ridiculous amount of money on the same game, in a different setting, with different weapons? just look at graphical comparisons and gameplay mechanics from the previous games, its amazing how they look almost identical and play almost identically! c'mon people the game doesn't even have a physics engine!
  40. StickBrush
    Nov 2, 2012
    1
    If you want to spend your money on a good game, buy either Black Ops or MW2. Full of campers and hackers, lame singleplayer, full of bugs, blurry graphics and sounds of Airsoft guns. It's what this game is. MW2 for noobs. Since MW2, CoD has begun going worse and worse...
  41. ahjjjh
    Nov 1, 2012
    0
    Three things:
    *Infinity ward broke the online matching system on Modern Warfare 2, thus "forcing" you to buy MWF3 to play the same game. Ripoff.
    * IT'S TRUE! They have copied everything from past games. Ripoff.
    * It's full of cheaters!
  42. Diablo92
    Dec 6, 2012
    0
    Disgusted with the latest COD games, in SP you have more and longer cut scenes instead of fighting.. One of the worst games I played, I can't even connect to the MP servers cause my ping is so high BUT when i play any other COD except for any of the MW series, the MP works great. I'm giving this game a: 0
  43. TRoJaN_ViiZiOn
    Nov 16, 2012
    1
    Ever since mw2, the COD franchise has been a complete pile of steamy **** I don't see any real improvements in gameplay. Essentially the same game over and over... And over, just painted a different picture every time. That's why I'm such a battlefield fan, because every time, the improvements blow my mind. That's something to keep paying for.
  44. SUPERMECH
    Nov 22, 2012
    0
    I played half of the first campaign level and became bored instantly, so cliche and same old graphics and effects. a few games of multiplayer were okay, so similar to mw2... how can they resell this and put a 3 on the end?? it's basically a map pack for mw2! i've been a diehard cod fan since cod 1 but this is rubbish, activision know they just need a successive number to earn big money
  45. Ramiroquai
    Nov 28, 2012
    2
    Full cheaters here, and Activision dont make nothing about it!. And Activision dont make nothing about it!. That is very sad. That is 60 buck to the trash!
  46. PuffPass
    Dec 9, 2012
    2
    I can honestly say that this game was the biggest **** You to the face to all the fans of the COD franchise. I cannot find any positive about this game and this is clear evidence Infinity Ward doesn't give the slightest **** about their customers and especially on PC. Poorly coded game, every second game flooded with hackers, no ranked dedicated servers, and the game engine that has beenI can honestly say that this game was the biggest **** You to the face to all the fans of the COD franchise. I cannot find any positive about this game and this is clear evidence Infinity Ward doesn't give the slightest **** about their customers and especially on PC. Poorly coded game, every second game flooded with hackers, no ranked dedicated servers, and the game engine that has been same since cod 4. I'm not a graphic whore but the graphics and especially the gun sounds are damn joke considering it's ****ing 2011. Plus the support package along with deathstreaks? I cannot belive they put this **** to reward the bad players. How lovely it is to get killstreak ruined by 3 stealth bombers and emps in a single game or a player using final stand which was asked to be taken out since mw2. BO2 is the last chance for me and if it sucks I'm never coming back to COD again.… Expand
  47. MeCritic
    Apr 1, 2013
    1
    Just another COD game. Bad, unneeded campaign that most people won't even play, because they're too busy on Multiplayer or Zombies. Both of which are filled with annoying children who don't know what they're doing. All it is, the entire game, mindless shooting. You WILL get the SAME EXPERIENCE every time you play the god damn game. And there is no more skill involved than in that ofJust another COD game. Bad, unneeded campaign that most people won't even play, because they're too busy on Multiplayer or Zombies. Both of which are filled with annoying children who don't know what they're doing. All it is, the entire game, mindless shooting. You WILL get the SAME EXPERIENCE every time you play the god damn game. And there is no more skill involved than in that of peeling a banana. Some people may like that, but I don't. I guarantee you, the only reason the Metascore is so low on this game is because everyone who loves it are too stupid to find out how to start a Metacritic account, or too naive to know that this even exists.… Expand
  48. doomgamer
    May 18, 2013
    0
    pure crap. after years of using the same outdated engine, enemy AIs still freeze in place, campaign glitches and nothing has been fixed. multiplayer is just as bad, with every gun being so unbalanced.
  49. Find_n_Frag
    Oct 14, 2013
    2
    Technically, graphics and netcode sucks, that's it. The sound looked good to me.
    Single player's gameplay and plot is mediocre, i'd say it doesn't worth to play it.
    Multiplayer: the death of competition. Also, don't understand why the game doesn't support servers! To prevent it from becoming better? The co-op, if it would have dedicated server, would had the possibility to be good. But    Technically, graphics and netcode sucks, that's it. The sound looked good to me.
    Single player's gameplay and plot is mediocre, i'd say it doesn't worth to play it.
    Multiplayer: the death of competition. Also, don't understand why the game doesn't support servers! To prevent it from becoming better? The co-op, if it would have dedicated server, would had the possibility to be good. But often the lag ruins it (I ping 90-110 with other games, with this more than 160)    … Expand
  50. e592282
    Apr 2, 2013
    0
    graphics and AI are major downgrade after MW2
    story is very simple, predictable
    musics/effects feel like hitting kettle with spoon after MW2 with Hans Zimmer
  51. suore
    Jul 15, 2013
    0
    Pluses:
    - good voice-acting
    - cut-scenes hide the ugliness of the game well for a few minutes, and then monitor asking for it the display faces down. Minuses: -weak angular ugly low-end textures. -music were strong point of Infinity War not this time, music is weak. - AI if you not move, AI re spawning everywhere every time .. - single-player is awesome boring and short. -    Pluses:
    - good voice-acting
    - cut-scenes hide the ugliness of the game well for a few minutes, and then monitor asking for it the display faces down.
    Minuses:
    -weak angular ugly low-end textures.
    -music were strong point of Infinity War not this time, music is weak.
    - AI if you not move, AI re spawning everywhere every time ..
    - single-player is awesome boring and short.
    - multi-player is copy of MW2.
    - very bugged flying bodies, blocking doors etc.)
    - ofter crashing to desktop.....

    Summing: Game is a crap.    … Expand
  52. ASanePerson
    Sep 27, 2013
    0
    I know this is a little late, but I think this game deserves a lower rating.
    When I first started updating Modern Warfare 3 on Steam 2 years ago, my only feeling was excitement, Modern Warfare 2 was a huge mess that did not live up to the original Modern Warfare, and I expected Modern Warfare 3 to truly be worthy of the "Modern Warfare" name. But after 2 hours of playing, my only emotion    I know this is a little late, but I think this game deserves a lower rating.
    When I first started updating Modern Warfare 3 on Steam 2 years ago, my only feeling was excitement, Modern Warfare 2 was a huge mess that did not live up to the original Modern Warfare, and I expected Modern Warfare 3 to truly be worthy of the "Modern Warfare" name. But after 2 hours of playing, my only emotion was sadness, the campaign is way too short, and the storyline sucks, and the multiplayer is the same big mess as Modern Warfare 2, also, the grahics look worse than Cod4, not better, I regret buying this game and I will advise you all to avoid this game.    … Expand
  53. alexmak
    Apr 25, 2014
    1
    The copy paste mentality of the developers is unforgivable. They have made too many games with the same engine and no innovation to call themselves game developers. They just take the same **** and put a new picture on it.
  54. Meaff
    Nov 12, 2013
    1
    This is the first time I regret of money been wasted on a videogame. MW3 turned me into CoD hater, from CoD series fan. And here's what we have: very "interesting" storytelling more extra bullsht from cpt.Price), super "new" series of gameplay, totally NOT similar to previous part of this franchise, "beautiful" graphics, that would make you want to fetch up after few hours. So, basically,This is the first time I regret of money been wasted on a videogame. MW3 turned me into CoD hater, from CoD series fan. And here's what we have: very "interesting" storytelling more extra bullsht from cpt.Price), super "new" series of gameplay, totally NOT similar to previous part of this franchise, "beautiful" graphics, that would make you want to fetch up after few hours. So, basically, worst FPS of 2011.… Expand
  55. user2357
    Nov 20, 2013
    0
    Worst and most overrated game ever. It is so $$$$ing bad. I luckily was able to get a refund. The experts here should go themselves in the $$$hole. I never played a worse game.
  56. Mason101
    Nov 18, 2013
    0
    This game has trickshooters, across the map knife throwers and more noob tubers than chinese guys, as if this game wasn't bad enough alone, literaly the worst CoD out there(worst even than BO2) and now you even have INVISIBLE GUYS, like wtf as if this game needed any more ruining.
  57. MonteCarloLS910
    Jan 22, 2014
    1
    Hackers, lag, and lag compensation ruined this game!!! The multiplayer is broken, and this is coming from a guy who is an experienced COD player. I played all COD up to MW3, and stopped buying this crappy series after this POS game. Until they fix their game, Activision will not get any more of my hard earned money!
  58. Echo92
    May 31, 2014
    2
    I would describe modern warfare 3 as a quite good game. Unfortunately it has been heavily neglected by the people behind it. Game mechanics are pretty good and most of the maps are of a decent quality.
    The game is however overrun by cheaters. Because of this MW3 has one of the most hostile gaming environments i've ever experienced. Every single time you go on a killstreak, people will    I would describe modern warfare 3 as a quite good game. Unfortunately it has been heavily neglected by the people behind it. Game mechanics are pretty good and most of the maps are of a decent quality.
    The game is however overrun by cheaters. Because of this MW3 has one of the most hostile gaming environments i've ever experienced. Every single time you go on a killstreak, people will look at you with suspicion and call you names. You can hardly blame them, since there's practically an obvious wall hacker or aimbot user in every single map.    … Expand
  59. G4MeSta3000
    Jul 20, 2014
    0
    OMG soo f*cking bad only ghosts can be worse than this sh*t really it has console FOV 65 which is unplayable on PC the maps suck there are cheaters everywhere, op guns and so on...
  60. darkbi
    Jul 25, 2015
    0
    Bad bad bad. no one want to play a game full of KIDs (7-15 years old). It was fun at first then hack come along but the worst is KIDS they are everywhere ruined the whole gaming community :(
  61. duartecarneiro
    Nov 12, 2015
    0
    it´s very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very veryit´s very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very bad… Expand
  62. Barabronson
    Nov 23, 2015
    0
    very ****.no sushet gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaavvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvnnnnnnnooooooooooott
  63. Garbo86
    Dec 4, 2015
    2
    Multiplayer is far worse than MW2; the best gun at short, medium and long range is the MP7, which you get at level 74 out of 80. This means that the vets all have a much better gun than the new players, which decreases the quality of the multiplayer experience. Also, no gun should be best at all ranges; each gun should be a tool that works best in particular situations- MW2 did a greatMultiplayer is far worse than MW2; the best gun at short, medium and long range is the MP7, which you get at level 74 out of 80. This means that the vets all have a much better gun than the new players, which decreases the quality of the multiplayer experience. Also, no gun should be best at all ranges; each gun should be a tool that works best in particular situations- MW2 did a great job of this. All the maps are a chore to play; the only fun one is Terminal from MW2. Essentially, they made it so that there is almost no space on the map where you can't be outflanked; ie there is no such thing as a sniper's nest in MW3. While I can understand that the purpose of this was probably to prevent multiplayer gameplay from becoming too repetitive, what happened is that they accidentally stripped all the fun out of the maps. Also, multiplayer is insanely repetitive anyways because of the aforementioned issue with the MP7. And, surprise surprise, not even a token effort has been made to prevent cheating. Thanks, Activision.

    I tried the single player campaign but it was too much of a slog so I just put it down.

    Overall a cash grab, not worth your time.    … Expand
  64. VampireIdle
    Jan 14, 2018
    4
    Since this Game has 3 Sections, my review also will be divided by 3.

    Singleplayer: The Singleplayer Campaign was in my experience a nice addition to the second Modern Warfare and I did enjoy it alot. It took me 10 Hours to complete it on Normal Mode, which is about the Average amount of time for a Triple A Singleplayer Game. Co-op: I'm not quite sure if Modern Warfare 2 had a Co-op    Since this Game has 3 Sections, my review also will be divided by 3.

    Singleplayer:
    The Singleplayer Campaign was in my experience a nice addition to the second Modern Warfare and I did enjoy it alot. It took me 10 Hours to complete it on Normal Mode, which is about the Average amount of time for a Triple A Singleplayer Game.

    Co-op:
    I'm not quite sure if Modern Warfare 2 had a Co-op Mode but this one is alot of fun that means, if its working. You can play Survival with a friend together, defending waves of enemies coming in & with each Wave survived you become a more powerful weapon, however the enemies will also be more powerful.

    Whilst this Mode is alot of fun it also is very broken as it comes out of sinc within the first 5 Minutes making this Mode almost unplayable.

    Multiplayer:
    As I Already said, this was one of my first Call of Dutys to get into the Series and also the Reason to get a Steam Account. Before I bought Modern Warfare 2 (2 Weeks before this MW3 got released) I had not heard of Steam before.

    The Multiplayer was at the time for me alot of fun especially with friends, I have spent over 1000 hours of Multiplayer Game time together and did enjoy my time.

    However for nowerdays standards the Multiplayer is not good anymore for the following Reasons:
    -No Dedicated Servers
    -No FOV Slider
    -No Anti Cheat (yes VAC is enabled but I dont think anybody gets banned anymore)
    -Mainly Hackers online
    -Hacked Lobbies (they can't get you banned)

    I surley did get my money out of the Game but I still do not recommend it as of nowerdays standards.

    I only recommend this Game for people that want to play the Singleplayer Campaign and see what happens after Modern Warfare 2. But do yourself a favour and buy it from a Keywebsite for 4€ Because even on Sale this Game is to expensive for what it gives you.

    If you are looking for a good Call of Duty on PC I do recommend you to get Black Ops 2 as it was the last good Call of Duty that still is to this day banning cheaters and having dedicated servers + a build in fov slider.    … Expand
  65. KingJailson
    Dec 14, 2018
    3
    Meu cod favorito, mas infelizmente na versão de pc o jogo foi dominado pelos hackers, abusadores do mw3sa e campers de akimbo, o que destruiu a diversão do jogo, triste
  66. Gelaos
    Sep 19, 2018
    4
    I played MW3 only to finish the story of MW trilogy. If you played MW or MW2, then MW3 won't offer ANYTHING new for you. Finished the singleplayer in 5 hours and uninstalled it immediately after last story cutscene ended. CoD is dead series for me from now on.
  67. nurii29
    Jul 27, 2019
    0
    that was just boring and too easy it didnt execite even little bit i just deleted after 40 minutes
  68. rezo_21
    Sep 18, 2021
    4
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 43 IIIIIIIIII====================
  69. r03vg
    Apr 17, 2020
    3
    Вы ведь тоже не понимаете, о чем вообще эта игра? Все еще старый движок, убогая графика и дурацкий тир.
  70. bucefalo33
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    My rating:
    Sound 6/10
    Graphic* 5/10
    Gameplay 5/10
    Replay value 2/10
    Story 3/10

    Total 4/10**

    * Graphic rating has to be contextualized for the year of the release.
    ** Total is a weighted average rounded up where the weight for every element is:
    Sound 1
    Graphic 2
    Gameplay 3
    Replay Value 1
    Story 3
  71. ASHU2406
    Apr 28, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have been following call of duty since a long time , Modern Warfare 3 was also full of action and fire fights and cod’s multi-player has always been best at graphics and combats .It has been made on an older engine but sure has great graphics and fighting scenes has been crammed together .The important thing that i noted here was it still runs on 60 frames per second , whereas nowadays game have been moving to 90 frames per second which is huge difference.
    It is a bit different from elite though where elite has all the stats and maps loadout given separately but here it's not available , would be very happy if developers add that functionality as well .You can exactly check where you were killed in the map and who actually killed you , it also contains info of spawns points as well as pictures of maps to choose from , this is what i love about cod because it gives you all the options to plan and create a strategy to attack.
    Campaign in call of duty hits a lot of highs and lows as its predecessors we still have a lot of annoying multiple re spawning multiple ghosts closets for enemies and sometimes enemies seems to completely disregard to run past your allies and shoot you , so finally i would say call of duty modern warfare 3 contains a lot of levels and tons of content but it sadly has that unforgettable story as a lot of people are dying unnecessarily inside the game .    … Expand
  72. justletmewrite
    May 29, 2021
    0
    They're selling us the same shooter but with different maps. However, they contrived to make it worse than the previous game.

    Important information: Succinctly, the original devs were fired which 1) showed the corporation from a very bad side, they literally robbed the developers 2) led to the poorly developed game. The graphics. It just looks worse, because of the colour correction.    They're selling us the same shooter but with different maps. However, they contrived to make it worse than the previous game.

    Important information: Succinctly, the original devs were fired which 1) showed the corporation from a very bad side, they literally robbed the developers 2) led to the poorly developed game.

    The graphics. It just looks worse, because of the colour correction. It's not about the colours themselves, but how the developers presented it. Green, grey, marsh - ideally suited to the setting of the game, these are "military" colours, generally speaking. But here, as they say, there is only one step from love to hate. The "military colours" have become the colours of vomit. As for the image quality, it is not better here either. Blurry textures are everywhere. If I didn't know, I would have thought that this game was released at the same time with Modern Warfare 1 and long before the Modern Warfare 2.

    The plot. With the change in the development method, they also changed the original plot, which was many times more interesting than what we've got in the end. Yes, the story is not that bad. However, at that time it was shocking — the worst plot of all CoDs that existed in 2011.

    The level design is also very bad. Here Treyarch's hand is felt very well: huge corridors and a bunch of enemies that need to be killed. It's hard to explain, but Treyarch lazily creates levels, it's a fact. They stray too far from realism, making the levels arcade-like. Levels are just levels, corridors. Infinity Ward, while creating levels, create a story, you can just walk around the level and delve into the atmosphere (Battle of Washington and EMP). I could still find fault with many things in the plot, but perhaps I'll finish here.

    The only thing worth thanking them for is Special Operations and Survival. Interesting missions you can play with a friend. They have become much longer to play. Also the devs added something like a plot in them, instead of the 100% arcadeness that was in MW2 — not necessarily a positive thing, I, personally, don't care. As for the survival, well, basically the name of the mod.    … Expand
  73. mustado
    Oct 21, 2022
    0
    não vale a pena jogar. É só mais um cod, entad doad daodew fffad fafdf nfff
  74. Lhank
    Jul 23, 2022
    0
    that ending of the game is the one of the best games ever created. People must not rate the games over multiplayer problems. That is not concercing most of us.
  75. kozachenko
    Sep 30, 2022
    0
    this is an absolute rubbish console port for the pc. unfair multiplayer with no ranked dedis, bad graphics, no special pc abilities... infinity ward reprinted mw2 with a 3 on the end and activision is digging people's pockets for money. at least the singleplayer's not bad. campaign is crazy as always and spec ops is fun with friends
  76. Suprizer
    Apr 22, 2023
    4
    I liked the way story ended and the beginning mission still slaps to today its great fun to play killing russians in submarine is embeded in my mind forever but first and last missions are just the two good missions.
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#59 Best PC Game of 2011
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#4 Most Discussed PC Game of 2011
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#27 Most Shared PC Game of 2011

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78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Computer Games Online RO
    Apr 10, 2012
    82
    Thus, I can't recommend buying this unless you (still) like the fast pace, the customizable weaponry and the short matches, of about 10 minutes each. With the very important mention that, essentially, nothing has changed.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 20, 2012
    80
    Stunning campaign with epic moments makes this third installment of Modern Warfare a great show with the best approach to players. No need to mention an excellent multiplayer. [Dec 2011]
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Jan 9, 2012
    50
    If you own any previous COD, there's little reason to buy MW3. [Jan 2012, p.50]
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