- Publisher: Activision
- Release Date: Nov 8, 2011
- Also On: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
User Score
Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 5706 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 1,201 out of 5706
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Mixed: 740 out of 5706
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Negative: 3,765 out of 5706
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Nov 18, 2011
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Nov 11, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 9, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011It's nice to see PC gamers give this the lowest score compared to 360 and PS3 gamers. You will notice that the ratings correlate with the general maturity of the platform users .
I give this a 0, there's no innovation here. With all the money they have been raking in, they're doing nothing but releasing map packs while other developers are creating whole new games. -
Nov 10, 2011
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Mar 7, 2012This is realy cool game. I bouth it for 20$. Well... Money = Gameplay. Like. Like. Like. Like. Like. Like. Like. Like. Like. Like. Like. Like. Like. Like. Like. Like.
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Nov 12, 2011
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Jan 22, 2012
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Nov 10, 2011Really really good game that doesn't stop the action for 1 second. You will be on your toes having fun for the whole time. Don't forget about the worlds best multiplayer, and the PC version has dedicated servers!
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Jan 11, 2012your just paying 60$ for some new maps,another game mode,and a new campaign..............................................................................................................................................
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Nov 8, 2011Doesn't have the graphics of BF3, but it has everything else: polished gameplay, enjoyable weapon balance, gun on gun emphasis, the adrenaline rush, and STEAM INTEGRATION. bf3 multiplayer runs in a BROWSER WINDOW, you think we like that? NO! MW3 wins this round, sorry fan-boy army.
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Nov 13, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 11, 2011Great game! I bought BF3 on launch, and I loved it. Then when MW3 came out, I decided to go buy it, I was not disappointed! Keep in mind this is the first Modern Warfare game I have purchased. The campaign was amazing, online is spectacular, and spec ops is sweet, especially survival mode.
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Nov 15, 2011
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Nov 14, 2011hello i buyed the game for 39â
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Nov 10, 2011It's a great game if you like this type of shooter. Multiplayer feels slightly faster than Black Ops, and overall a good experience. I would recommend this game if you like MW2 or Black Ops, but it is not a game for everyone.
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Nov 10, 2011This game doesn't deserve all the hate BF trolls give it lol
Too bad they are just jealous and they do not play their own game because...it sucks?
CoD may have **** graphics,but the multiplayer and the single player is so far the best in the series...
Just tell s...What change dou you want,apart from graphics?I bet you cannot say any normal stuff. -
Nov 8, 2011Great game. I can say that because I actually played it. I like the new point/killstreak system. It really benefits the objective based game type player.
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Nov 9, 2011
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Nov 9, 2011this game is really good and i am good at this game and the campaign is really good and i love the guns but the AK 47 it is really not that good.i would love to have them to make a mw4 and all my friends play this game and idk y everybody is calling this game so bad like are u bad?
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Nov 9, 2011Great fun game!
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Nov 9, 2011Call of Duty is a franchise that gamers love to hate. Regardless, even though I am NOT a Call of Duty fan, developer Sledgehammer Games has created a worthy game for a franchise that annoys me entirely. Even though Activision may be money hungry, the studio who created this game deserves way better respect than this.
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Nov 9, 2011
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Nov 9, 2011
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Nov 9, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 9, 2011This game offers everything cod gamers wanted, it runs smoove the campaign was awsome, the spec ops is so fun. the mp is balanced and fast paced, im enjoying this game its great.
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Nov 9, 2011awesome game i ever played .no battlefield 3,4,5,even 6 will comapred with game .single player story is awesome i love call of duty series.love u activision thanksssssssssssssssssssssssss. i give it 100 % no
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011amazing game....just registered to counter the ridiculous false score.....btw havent even played the game...lol....but it certainly does'nt deserve such low scores...I loved call of duty 2,mw,mw2...so this i know will be amazing as well..
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Nov 10, 2011Shield. Enough said. Plus more options this time around to be a team player. A very high risk, high reward multiplayer game which can be frustrating at times, but I love it.
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Nov 10, 2011Nice graphic, very good sound (better than mw2), singleplayer owns everything, and perfect multiplayer. Guys this game is amazing!!!! I think this game is really good, the best of all modern warfare.
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Nov 10, 2011Hey This Game Paid Off My Expectations and Really cooled off my anticipation.. the sp is as good as mw2 and mp is satisfying as well.. survival ops is back with a bang too.
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Nov 10, 2011After the subdued tone of Black Ops, Modern Warfare has burst back into life. Visceral, frantic action makes this a must have title. The IW team have taken what was good about MW2 and added additional layers of complexity, making each character that much more diverse. A+
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Nov 10, 2011Its a great game.I like this game more than battlefield 3, this it the best FPS shooter franchinse in the world its so awesome everybody is a retard who say the opposite to hell with the haters
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Nov 10, 2011It's Call of Duty! If you like Call of Duty, then you'll like Call of Duty! Sure it looks and feels the same but, Hello???? IT"S CALL OF DUTY!!!!!!! If you want something different, buy something different. If you want the best Online Mulitplayer Experience then look no further!!!! Call of Duty has the largest fan base of any other video game!!! Buy this game, you won't regret it!!!!
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Nov 10, 2011Excellent!!!Just another cash in of a tired old franchise. Re-releasing a video game every year and making millions is just a slap in the face to real developers who actually take the time to make a decent video game, with a good engine, great online, and a good story.
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Nov 10, 2011Everyone that said it is a the same as MW2 is an idiot or hasn't played the game, the only thing the same is the graphics, new campaign, new spec ops, new multiplayer features and the graphics make all the difference? Get real everyone.
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Nov 10, 2011this is the best game of 2011 it has better graphics better gameplay better story you should try it the campaign is fantastic the gameplay mmake you feel like in the real world
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011Es ist nicht so schlecht wie viele es sagen. Die Grafik ist natärlich relativ schlecht ist aber trozdem noch akzeptabel. Der Multyplayer macht extrem SpaÃ
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011It should get what it deserves, Although it has a similar story mode, Its better and longer than battlefield ,its more fun,The multiplayer is also decent...............
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Nov 10, 2011Just countering the BF3 review-bombers... This game is NOT worthy of this low score. How would you BF3 fanboys like it if the MW3 fanboys started review bombing your 'precious' BF3!
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Nov 10, 2011Modern Warfare 3 is a game which doesn't impress with best graphics or realistic destruction like in Battlefield 3, but if you know whats Mw3 really means, then you don't need good graphics. Mw3 is a fantastic game with a lot of new ideas and of course a lot of action :)
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Nov 10, 2011This game is so bad it has made me violently ill due to the fact I stumped up £40 for the privilage of playing this rubbish.
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Nov 10, 2011it's a super game, not problem, it's a very good game, good job and all is good !!!! multiplayer is very great !!! survival is a great news ! it's very beatiful, the song is like a great action and war movie and it's very magnificient
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Nov 10, 2011I really like, the campaign is solid, the multiplayer, yes its almost the same but how can you improve upon perfection it is really fun. Love to see a game about operation "kingfish" in the future, playing as all the beloved characters. Well done Infinity and sledge, you should work to-gather forever :D
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Nov 10, 2011I have been playing this game all day now and I just can't seem to enjoy it, it just feels like the same thing over and over again with nothing new. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who already owns black ops or mw2.
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Nov 10, 2011I just love it, I don't care if the graphics are as amazing as BF3, I really don't f***ing care. I just want Makarov dead. Period. It's the culmination of one of the greatest game saga.
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Nov 10, 2011Great game despite the harsh criticisms. The overwhelming amount of negative user reviews just proves how intimidated battlefield fans are by MW3 as the dominate game in the military shooter genre. If you're on the fence about choosing between MW3 and Battlefield 3, it's a close call but MW3 is the better game.
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011i don`t know why the user revies are this bad. the game is awesome and after playing for about 4 hours i can say this is one of the best cod games. the campaign is average but the mp is a blast, as always. i love it.
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011yes graphics is old, but game is SUPERB! TOTAL FULL ACTION LIKE NO OTHER! BF3 is sooo boring and slow, MW3 ROX and does have great campaign! I love it like any Modern Warfare Activision game!
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Nov 10, 2011Although you don't like it,at least you should respect it.Not a zero point!Look at what we do.One point seven?That is what you do to such a game?That is what you do to their efforts?!I do not think that MW3 can get 10 point,but you guys make me fell too disappointing!
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011The campaign is one of the greatest in game history.
The graphics are overdated little bit but still glorious.
The sounds and the atmosphere is wonderful as expected.
The multiplayer is real fun.
Of course it has some negative sides too.
But all 0(zero) reviewers on here are bf fanboys.
My real note is 9 but I give 10 coz of bf fanboys keeping to give it 0 -
Nov 10, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 10, 2011It's a good game and I believe that all this MW3 hating is a bit silly. It makes me think at all those people who hate Microsoft for Windows, yet still use it. If you hate the game so much, why bother in the first place? You saw MW2 in action. you knew what it was coming to you. Stop **** guys, and be fair. Graphics isn't everything.
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Nov 10, 2011What can I say about this game. Wonderful, spectacular, cinematic and many more things, can still remember the first time I played Call of Duty was an experience our glorious why I say that Call of Duty is not a simple fps he is the king of all graphs is both recycled or not so I know the game is so wonderful but leaves you with so much that I like to ask more.and biz
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Nov 10, 2011Pure awesomeness, as usual! Just like I expected, single player is is still as awesome as it was before. Multiplayer? Astronishing! And not bugged like Buggerfield!
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Nov 10, 2011I am totally enjoying the Multiplayer. Fast paced and quick to get in game and load/join maps, The game types add a lot of variety and I like the maps WAY better than in BF3. I prefer the new weapon upgrade system to previous versions of CoD.
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Nov 10, 2011I love it ! Its exactly what you expect after MW2. I only buy the IW Titles, and this one never let me down. My friends and i playing the MP for hours and its even more fun than the campaign. The only complain is, there is no Hans Zimmer music... Hope that MW4 will have Hans back!
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Nov 10, 2011Great game not sure why so many people hate it. Thanks guys for putting together a great call of duty game. The spawns are finally fixed. And the maps make it a lot more balanced so its not such a cluster.
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Nov 11, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 10, 2011There's nothing new is this game, it's a terrible waste of money. Bad graphics, regurgitated gameplay, same guns, same gamemodes. Oh right, they added in a paid subscription service, Thanks dev's. You guys are f'ing useless as game developers. Go edit some web code or something. You made the biggest francise in gaming the hugest disappointment
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011Great game. I can say that because I actually played it. I like the new point/killstreak system. It really benefits the objective based game type player.
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Nov 10, 2011MW3 gives you the rush and excitement that CoD fans have become accustomed to. The game has definitely stepped up from last years installment and is leaving the series fresh in my eyes. Buy the game. I am sure you will agree as well.
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Nov 10, 2011A very complete game. So much fun and action, and the Spec Ops mode is so amazing. I hope Modern Warfare never dies, and I cannot wait for another title of this saga.
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Nov 10, 2011Amazing that people think the low user score is down to BF3 trolls. I bought MW3 for £40 and it is essentially a frickin' map pack. I could forgive the fact they're still using the dated IW engine if this was brimming with new features and innovations, but this is just a shocking effort - go back to the drawing board already.
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Nov 10, 2011mi piace troppo questo gioco. campagna fantastica, multiplayer da paura e tutto rinnovato e le nuove modalità spec ops e survival sono divertentissime. Non capisco perchè abbiano dato un voto così basso ad un gioco così stupendo.
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Nov 11, 2011
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Nov 11, 2011I don't understand why people put 0 this is so stupid. Call MW 3 is a call of duty thats what I wanted. For those who put 0, they are haters or BF3 fanboys. This a great game, great solo and great multiplayer
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Nov 11, 2011Decent game, lots of fun with friends. Graphics need work though. But still a fun game in its own right. To each his own. Nothing wrong with a linear campaign as long as it gets the story out
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Nov 11, 2011
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Nov 11, 2011I don't even have to play this to tell it's bad. Just looking at gameplay, it's the same crap over and over. This would not be so bad if Call of Duty was a original game but to bad it's not. Still the same stereotypical shooter it has been since the series started. A complete and total yawn fest.
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Nov 11, 2011Same as before and completely addicting. Too many cry babies looking for a complete change. Lets be honest, you knew what you were buying. Are there new maps? Yes. Are there new weapons? Yes. Could it have been an expansion to MW2? sure. But, they are in this to make money.
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Nov 11, 2011
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Nov 11, 2011O melhor fps que ja joguei até hoje, história envolvente e um multiplayer fantástico.
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Nov 11, 2011Great game! Just as fun as previous installments in the Call of Duty Series - key word "FUN" Addictive multiplayer is the best and am loving the new modes and features. Spec Ops is back and Survival mode with a friend is Fun as hell!
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Nov 11, 2011Better than expected. I don't need better graphics (my PC is the same as MW2). I need a good story and making me feel I am inside an action film. I loved MW2 multiplayer (more than Black Ops) and I love MW3 multiplayer.
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Nov 11, 2011Everyone who gives this game less then 5 is a compleet retard that doesn't know anything about revieuwing a game.
Storyline: 9/10
Multiplayer: 8/10
Gameplay: 9/10
Engine: 5/10
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Nov 11, 2011
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Nov 11, 2011
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Nov 11, 2011fully optimized compared to mw2 and do not feel lost in the map and is visually pleasing to the eyes.MW3 gives you much fun the reason is your ADDICTIVE MULTIPLAYER, dynamic and competitive... btw you need good reflexes in this game...
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Nov 12, 2011This game is awesome.
I pre-ordered BF3 & MW3 and i can't only say that i feel more pleasure with MW3 than with BF3.
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Nov 12, 2011This game is so addictive and fun you don't care about the sound/graphics/user critics flaming.
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Nov 12, 2011well,i dont think its a bad game and i like the campaign...BF3 campainn just like **** gives you much fun the reason is your ADDICTIVE MULTIPLAYER, dynamic and competitive... btw you need good reflexes in this game.
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Nov 12, 2011I've bought both BF3 and MW3,love both play style of them,Nice game,nice single-player campaign ,nice OST.P.S. i dunno why so many 0 mark on MW3 in Meta-critic user score,the user who gave 0/10 on MW3 also gave 10/10 full mark on BF3,Hey,does this user score is true?or it is a trick by those BF3 fan boy?
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Nov 12, 2011Great game, people just feel the need to complain about anything. It's almost embarrassing how people can't give an honest opinion on a game because they feel like they're being cheated. You still bought the game and you know you're still gonna play the hell out of it.
Awards & Rankings
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Apr 10, 2012Thus, 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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LEVEL (Czech Republic)Jan 20, 2012Stunning 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]
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PC PowerPlayJan 9, 2012If you own any previous COD, there's little reason to buy MW3. [Jan 2012, p.50]