Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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  1. Reptarr
    May 16, 2012
    10
    Game is a game which good players can shine and stomp entire teams. It is what people ask for when they ask for skill based. Totally worth the money although expansion isn't worth getting since BO:2 comes out.
  2. fujikaze
    May 19, 2012
    0
    This game is just a troll, very bad game, bad graphism, bad gameplay, bad communauty 10 years old kids, map of **** , dlc at 10-15 doll for **** map . And more .........
  3. MagicHAT
    May 20, 2012
    0
    Cowboys-Rednecks-Evil Russians-Evil Muslims-Good Guys American Army-Hollywood this game... I dont know what to say and more and more games like this are created but I think COD MW3 is not hated for the same reason I hate it, I dont know what is going on I loved Call of Duty 1 and thats it
  4. DarthRevan
    Feb 16, 2013
    8
    I'll break this review down into three parts, singleplayer, multiplayer, and overview.

    To begin with, the singleplayer was good. I like the storyline, as I liked the MW2 storyline and it basically picks up from there. It's really similar to the MW2 storyline as the missions don't really chance all that much (go around shoot bad guys and follow the waypoints), but you know I don't mind    I'll break this review down into three parts, singleplayer, multiplayer, and overview.

    To begin with, the singleplayer was good. I like the storyline, as I liked the MW2 storyline and it basically picks up from there. It's really similar to the MW2 storyline as the missions don't really chance all that much (go around shoot bad guys and follow the waypoints), but you know I don't mind that style all that much. The characters have personalities and the mission was easy to follow. There were some plot twists that while painful were actually well placed. The singleplayer was just great. Not the mention the Spec Ops missions which are fun, HOWEVER, multiplayer Spec Ops is terrible. I would be playing with a friend on Survival and it was as if we were in two different instances of play. I got eighty kills on one round, while he stood in a corner and didn't get any, while on his screen he got seventy kills and I only got two or something like that. The connection system is broke as hell.

    As for the multiplayer, it had so much potential it's not even funny. The multiplayer brought in the strike package system, where you could either earn assault streaks, support streaks, or specialist streaks. This was truly innovative in my opinion, as compared to previous Call of Dutys you were pretty much stuck with one set of killstreaks. The guns were balanced for the most part with very few exceptions, such as the MP7. The maps were beautiful and just overall well made. The issue with multiplayer, as is with every COD game since COD4, are the freaking hackers. Towards the middle and end of MW3s life, you had a one in five chance of entering into a game with a hacker. It's really quite annoying, and to make matters even worse, Infinity Ward just says "screw you" to us and doesn't fix it. Hackers ruined multiplayer for me.

    All things considered however, I never regretted purchasing this game. I didn't buy a single DLC, because that's just stupid in the first place to pay $60 for stuff that should have already been in the game. This game is still purchasable, as not EVERY lobby contains a hacker and the singleplayer is still worth it. Disregard all of the low ratings for this game as they never gave it a chance. I've played MW3 for about 300 hours and still liked it.    … Expand
  5. MaqTabs
    Jul 2, 2012
    6
    Well mates, I'm not going to judge MW3 on the basis of how extra-ordinary Bf3 may or may not be (I'm a BF3 man myself, though ;P). I'd much rather view the game as it was meant to be: standing on it's own two feet. If there's one thing I'm not, It's a CoD kiss-up. MW3, has so much to discuss.
    The Single-Player, like pretty much every CoD game for me at least, has been pretty darn great. I    Well mates, I'm not going to judge MW3 on the basis of how extra-ordinary Bf3 may or may not be (I'm a BF3 man myself, though ;P). I'd much rather view the game as it was meant to be: standing on it's own two feet. If there's one thing I'm not, It's a CoD kiss-up. MW3, has so much to discuss.
    The Single-Player, like pretty much every CoD game for me at least, has been pretty darn great. I sincerely enjoyed the story they gave me. It was quite captivating, and certain scenes in the campaign almost had me to the point of tears. Coming on to multi-player, that was fun. You can really have a blast when your playing with friends and, whether you're screwing around or playing dead-serious, it can be memorable. Especially when crazy **** happens. However, as many others may have pointed out, in this technologically advanced time, a certain amount of innovation is expected. People would eventually get tired of a tweak of Modern Warfare's multiplayer, and I believe IW failed to realise this. And, due to the fierce competition other titles offered it this year, I'm quite glad people came to their senses, and called out CoD for how it failed to provide a new experience. I don't know if the engine is even worth mentioning :P Anyone with half a brain can comprehend that this is, in no way, a realistic shooter. Considering it one is testament to idiocy. The graphics are God-awful, with barely any change from MW2. And the sound.............I shudder even thinking about it. So, as a game, though it's not bad, it has wayyyyyy to much to work on. And, until that happens, I must say: Sorry Activision, you just gave me Modern Warfare again.    … Expand
  6. ReubenIsAGod
    Jan 14, 2013
    7
    Easily the worst COD game Ive ever played, Boring and uninspiring campaign, One of the worst PC ports for a shooter(feels like a last min port), And the game looks and feels like MW2, Least its got an addictive multiplier, and the characters feel alive( Not wooden)
  7. wolverine67
    Aug 12, 2012
    0
    Poor graphics and hacker fested matches made me quit after the few time i tried playing. Activision doesn't have a clue this has been an issue with the series and developer is nothing but money hungry. Dont waste your money Black Ops 2 looks more of the same **** graphics, but people or kids must have low IQ's. Activision supports the gang minded punk kids and probally supports thePoor graphics and hacker fested matches made me quit after the few time i tried playing. Activision doesn't have a clue this has been an issue with the series and developer is nothing but money hungry. Dont waste your money Black Ops 2 looks more of the same **** graphics, but people or kids must have low IQ's. Activision supports the gang minded punk kids and probally supports the site's that sell the cheat and hacks. I hope Activision goes bankrupt someday as well as other companies who support's players and sites that ruin good games.… Expand
  8. SgtCareful
    Sep 25, 2012
    10
    Great game. Interesting story and good multiplayer. Always loved the game from Infinity Ward. I hope that the next part of the Modern Warfare franchise will only get better
  9. Leetcookieninja
    Oct 10, 2012
    10
    I do not know why are people hating on this game..Oh wait I do know why are people hating..cuz about 95% who gave negative reviews are little battlefield 3 fanboys..ok lets cut to the chase..the campaign is short...really short but almost nobody played the campaign all to the end...cuz everybody plays the multiplayer and thats the important thing.. Its kinda similar to mw2 and graphicsI do not know why are people hating on this game..Oh wait I do know why are people hating..cuz about 95% who gave negative reviews are little battlefield 3 fanboys..ok lets cut to the chase..the campaign is short...really short but almost nobody played the campaign all to the end...cuz everybody plays the multiplayer and thats the important thing.. Its kinda similar to mw2 and graphics arent as good a bf3 but the gameplay is good its almost the same as the old counter strike 1.6 the graphics were bad but the game had a really fun mp gameplay..but there is a really big problem as in every multiplayer game and that are CHEATERS...… Expand
  10. uTukan
    Oct 27, 2012
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Single player is good but not the best, i tough it was better. Spec ops is really nice, it is big fun with friends. The multiplayer is full of hackers, the CoD support is bad, they will make their work better. Next bad is akimbo and overpowered guns, I hate FMG9 akimbo, it's too strong, but other guns is better, graphics is bad, it needs more work on it, maps is good, I like lockdown, because it's map from Czech republic and I live here, best is hardhat and dome for me, but maps like downturn, interchange etc. is really bad. MW3 is good game, but can be better, I hope the MW4 will be better.(sorry for bad english, im not best in this language) -Tukan… Expand
  11. QwertyRion
    Dec 24, 2012
    8
    Хорошая игра в серии,не понимаю,за что ее раскритиковали
  12. Annoymous1
    Jan 5, 2013
    1
    Terrible, there is nothing about good about MW3 AND ITS $60! There is a terrible campaign, bugs in multi-player, poor graphics and awful voicing. And i thought that MW2 was bad!
  13. SX_Predator
    Sep 23, 2013
    10
    Sure it's like mw2 and mw1, but its still tonnes of fun. I'd recommend buying this game on sale on steam when on sale. Don't get blops 2 because that's complete trash.
  14. LimitedEdition
    Sep 11, 2016
    7
    Solid FPS-game with a outstanding multiplayer experience and a well-designed progression-system. It has good graphics and makes fun.

    To be aware of: Online-Multiplayer is full of hackers, the Singleplayer-story is quite boring, many game components are unfair and there might be inequality in terms of equipment. There might be NAT-problems or other connection- and ping-issues. This game    Solid FPS-game with a outstanding multiplayer experience and a well-designed progression-system. It has good graphics and makes fun.

    To be aware of: Online-Multiplayer is full of hackers, the Singleplayer-story is quite boring, many game components are unfair and there might be inequality in terms of equipment. There might be NAT-problems or other connection- and ping-issues. This game does not do anything noticeable new, so be careful about the price you are willing to pay for it.    … Expand
  15. Jodle
    Dec 1, 2015
    8
    Single player is OK but nothing more.
    Multiplayer is awesome i really like it.
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  16. Broyax
    Apr 17, 2017
    4
    Toujours la même recette depuis le premier Call Of Duty il y a une dizaine d'années (!) et la série est au bout du rouleau. De la surenchère permanente, de la caricature, du grotesque... cette campagne est certes "spectaculaire" mais sans le côté technique éblouissant d'un Uncharted 3 par exemple. On s'y surprend à y jouer tout de même sans faire trop attention, à l'insu de son ignoranceToujours la même recette depuis le premier Call Of Duty il y a une dizaine d'années (!) et la série est au bout du rouleau. De la surenchère permanente, de la caricature, du grotesque... cette campagne est certes "spectaculaire" mais sans le côté technique éblouissant d'un Uncharted 3 par exemple. On s'y surprend à y jouer tout de même sans faire trop attention, à l'insu de son ignorance sans doute. On ne peut pas dire non plus qu'on s'y ennuie totalement. Mais on ne s'y amuse pas non plus. Surtout sur ce pathétique final en QTE...

    Il reste le multi qui lui est varié dans ses modes de jeu et toujours aussi solide, il est clair qu'il a définitivement mis les Counter-Strike au placard. Parfois drôle, injuste, énervant, bourré de kévins et de tricheurs mais c'est le lot de ce genre de jeu multi-joueurs, on n'y peut rien ! Les cartes sont bien conçues, y a eu du travail là dedans quand même.

    Juste un mot pour finir sur la partie audio plutôt décevante (hors VF toujours excellente) et le manque de sensation des armes, très en deçà d'un Crysis 2 ou Rainbow Six Vegas : ils auraient pu faire un effort entre deux explosions et trois ponts qui s'effondrent !    … Expand
  17. CenkAlp
    Jan 3, 2018
    9
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  18. LongnamCrafter
    Jun 15, 2021
    10
    I very like this game, it's looks so good and well made. People who used to rate this game are small brain or mostly Battlefield 3 fans.
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    May 30, 2022
    6
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  20. Dalek
    Aug 18, 2013
    2
    The singleplayer is ok, they have improved it a little bit but the campaign is still very short (6 hours) and the multiplayer is just a joke. I hate the feel of it, and everything is just unbalanced such as the spawn points, weapon damage, and so on. The only thing I really enjoyed was the survival and challenges. But thats it.
  21. Sideline
    May 6, 2012
    5
    I finished the single player campaign of this game the same day I bought it. I don't mind short campaigns if they are fun, but this is very short and boring.
    The game is so heavily scripted it makes it obvious that Infinity Ward is out of ideas in terms of innovative gameplay. They use scripted events as fillers, and on top of that they manage to lack imagination in that field as well.    I finished the single player campaign of this game the same day I bought it. I don't mind short campaigns if they are fun, but this is very short and boring.
    The game is so heavily scripted it makes it obvious that Infinity Ward is out of ideas in terms of innovative gameplay. They use scripted events as fillers, and on top of that they manage to lack imagination in that field as well. How many times can we enjoy a scene where we get knocked down with the ears ringing and the blurry vision? Sure the part on the boat was awesome but that's about it as far as I'm concerned. For most of the campaign the player has to follow other characters, other than that it's pretty much "Do this! Go there!".
    I really do understand that the focus of this game is online but the game fails to be impressive and innovative on that side as well. I still give this game a 5 for the graphics and the input responsiveness but sadly Call of Duty has not evolved since Modern Warfare 1.    … Expand
  22. CowardlyDog
    Jul 24, 2012
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. b3st videyo gaem ever!!!!!11!1!!1!!!11!

    Why do i have to seriously have one hundred and fifty characters in order to write this review, as it it is obviously the best game ever... /sarcasm off    … Expand
  23. Carnifex
    Sep 18, 2012
    6
    Modern Warfare's past success is it's own worst enemy. Similar to other big franchises MW3 leans heavily on what made the series popular, so much so that it at times can come across as uninspired. >< That's not to say there isn't still a good deal of new content, just that it's very familiar. Campaign mode, Special Ops, and Multiplayer are all pretty solid, and as a whole make for a prettyModern Warfare's past success is it's own worst enemy. Similar to other big franchises MW3 leans heavily on what made the series popular, so much so that it at times can come across as uninspired. >< That's not to say there isn't still a good deal of new content, just that it's very familiar. Campaign mode, Special Ops, and Multiplayer are all pretty solid, and as a whole make for a pretty good game. >< My complaints mainly are multiplayer related. The foremost being an overall lack of balance . The pace of a typical MW3 match, regardless of game mode, or the objectives, quickly turns into and spray and pray gib-fest. Guns are terribly unbalanced as is the Perk system. It's ridiculous at how overpowered some weapons are over others. The whole pitch about "choose how you want to play based on weapon and perk choice" should have read "choose how you want to play using "this OP" type of gun and "these OP" perks or else lose". >< Another issue with multiplayer is lag. Matchmaking is a crapshoot, hosts are chosen seemingly at random, (sometimes mid-game), and players are either horribly easy or about impossible to hit because of lag. >< Finally, still not enough has been done to address aim-botting and other cheats which have been an ongoing problem for years. >< TL;DR MW3 delivers on what made the series popular but multiplayer issues hamper it's strongest selling point.… Expand
  24. Ian277
    Nov 13, 2012
    1
    Well... this game is really only fun if you're trolling. i had no fun with the gameplay at all. this game rewards camping it is really bad. same stuff as we have seen before.
  25. donutdan4114
    Nov 11, 2011
    0
    This game is so bad. A direct port of MW2, and no good improvements.

    MAPS ARE TOO SMALL!

    Laggy hosts. Dedicated servers are unranked only. Console locked. Game is complete BS.

    MAPS ARE TOO SMALL!

    Waste of $60! Complete waste! Activision should be sued! This game is copy & pasted so much, the error messages reference MW2!!!!!!

    Pathetic!
  26. ofc1978
    Nov 13, 2012
    0
    Nothing new, gameplay like CoD MW2, the weapons-aiming is poor, the gameplay is poor, a lot of cheaters are on the maps, the maps ar very small and you need no skill for playing the game, you must clikck around the corner and you have a hit!!! No chance for the game!!! i like to say that the game was a very bad joke from publisher!!! No more time playing CoD, and was a Fan of it before!!!
  27. Funerall
    Nov 12, 2011
    0
    I'm really very disappointed. Activision just re-released MW2 with a few new maps, but with the same dynamics, same weapons and same error messages. It doesn't deserve a 70$ price. I've never thought that I would give "0" score to one of my favourite series but this expansion pack shouldn't be released as a new game. Next year there will be another CoD game. I think it will be a goodI'm really very disappointed. Activision just re-released MW2 with a few new maps, but with the same dynamics, same weapons and same error messages. It doesn't deserve a 70$ price. I've never thought that I would give "0" score to one of my favourite series but this expansion pack shouldn't be released as a new game. Next year there will be another CoD game. I think it will be a good expansion pack to Black Ops which will be sold separately for 70$ too. Activision; we are not stupid as you think. We are not idiots who will accept everything you fail as something awesome. I'd rather play MW or MW2 than MW3...… Expand
  28. GrimmEvil
    Jul 29, 2012
    2
    Multiplayer Blah blah blah garbage poop blah garbage... Honestly, this is a $60 DLC, this is Modern Warfare 2.21 at best, and a crapload more DLCS making this rehashed game worth more than $100 of instant garbage so they can sell millions of copies to console fanboys, this game wasn't developed for PC players. Just another year of stale gameplay with slightly new features and changes, butMultiplayer Blah blah blah garbage poop blah garbage... Honestly, this is a $60 DLC, this is Modern Warfare 2.21 at best, and a crapload more DLCS making this rehashed game worth more than $100 of instant garbage so they can sell millions of copies to console fanboys, this game wasn't developed for PC players. Just another year of stale gameplay with slightly new features and changes, but all still the same, and PVP for PC players is garbage, sure, they have private servers, but you can only rank in PVP matches which are no fun half the time because player host issues. Oh, I would have gave this a 1 rating, but I always enjoyed the single player story campaign of the series, the story felt like I was playing in a Michael Bay movie, EXPLOSIONS, BOOM! MORE EXPLOSIONS! AWESOME! so I gave it 2.… Expand
  29. irishbloke
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    The graphics on the PC version are shockingly bad, it looks worse than Black Ops. The Multiplayer maps are dull and fell like mazes. Very disapointed in the PC verison.

    The FOV is terrable looking and makes the game look even worse, at least in Black ops you could change it. This is a massive step backwards from Black Ops. Theres hardly any video options to make it look any better which    The graphics on the PC version are shockingly bad, it looks worse than Black Ops. The Multiplayer maps are dull and fell like mazes. Very disapointed in the PC verison.

    The FOV is terrable looking and makes the game look even worse, at least in Black ops you could change it. This is a massive step backwards from Black Ops.

    Theres hardly any video options to make it look any better which is shocking. Waste of money.    … Expand
  30. lampshade
    Jan 13, 2012
    0
    No effort or love for the PC. No ranked dedicated servers, really? Hardcore players got the shaft big time on game modes. The multiplayer maps are tiny and linear (Black Ops had better stock maps). All in all, I've taken poops more satisfying than playing MW3.
  31. Tatsuhiko
    Nov 12, 2011
    0
    Yeah...I played this game back when it was called Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Activision is the epitome of shovelware since all they do is rehash the same old game, focus on multiplayer, charge 15 bucks per map pack, patch the game for a couple months then ignore it while they work on their next Call of Duty game. No one is going to be playing these games years after it's releaseYeah...I played this game back when it was called Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Activision is the epitome of shovelware since all they do is rehash the same old game, focus on multiplayer, charge 15 bucks per map pack, patch the game for a couple months then ignore it while they work on their next Call of Duty game. No one is going to be playing these games years after it's release because there is always a sequel around the next corner making all the customers sell their old copies and buy the new one. I love it.… Expand
  32. qwertyy
    Sep 8, 2013
    1
    worst cod i have ever bought,and i will never pay any attention to mw,still,it is not completely bad so i give 1 score.
    if u play solo,u maybe feel moved by the campaign,yes,it just use the human weakness,hit it correctly,but not it is nice.but still,solo is worthy to have a try.so do the survival,kill time nicely,of course,i will not only say what is bad.
    multiplayer,of course,still got    worst cod i have ever bought,and i will never pay any attention to mw,still,it is not completely bad so i give 1 score.
    if u play solo,u maybe feel moved by the campaign,yes,it just use the human weakness,hit it correctly,but not it is nice.but still,solo is worthy to have a try.so do the survival,kill time nicely,of course,i will not only say what is bad.
    multiplayer,of course,still got some improvements,such as the perks,kill streaks,but cod always like balanced well ,then just add bugs into it ,maybe the game maker has a unusual brain,in mw2 added grenade launchers,g18 to improve the game that already very very balanced(every gun is nice and different)
    mw3 not only add a little,it is the art of bug,i am not a artist,i am just a silly player.can not understand the art of mw3,so if i will buy cod again,will never pre-purchase,and sure,no iw or the game mw groups made,bo is not good but playable.
    if u are poor, u are lonely, u hate the world, u wanna feel u are king of ass,buy it,it will make ur illness feel better.put on the p90 and fmg akimbo,lets go and fight! for the "bright future"    … Expand
  33. Twobles
    Jan 3, 2012
    1
    Ok so lets get one thing straight. Activision really doesn't care about quality anymore. Activision is even supporting the SOPA act to censorship the internet because they are the number 1 selling FPS game made, and they do not want competitors to make other games people enjoy. Now you know about Activision lets talk about the game. Ok first of all im reviewing COD 4 because this game isOk so lets get one thing straight. Activision really doesn't care about quality anymore. Activision is even supporting the SOPA act to censorship the internet because they are the number 1 selling FPS game made, and they do not want competitors to make other games people enjoy. Now you know about Activision lets talk about the game. Ok first of all im reviewing COD 4 because this game is the same thing. New guns ok lets sell the game for 60 dollars there you go review done. This game is a disgrace to the gaming industry. Well truth hurts. If you want to play a real FPS go play Battlefield games or what ever you enjoy, im all about new mechanics and inventions to the gaming industry and this game is ruining progression.… Expand
  34. psyph3r
    Nov 20, 2011
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Firstly let me say i am extremely disappointed that this is the highest earning piece of entertainment in our civilization. This is like Justin Bieber and Twilight as they are to music and movies respectively.
    They throw crap at you and they still make a ton of money every year, the reasons for which are beyond my comprehension.
    I still remember playing the first Modern Warfare and being blown away by it. It was a breath of fresh air in the WW2 shooter infested era. That unfortunately was also the last FPS experience i have enjoyed.
    This game just goes on to show how much they have run out of ideas. The engine appears superbly dated and not worth running on a good rig, let alone warrant the full 60 dollar price. I am atleast glad they finished the story once and for all. A lot of ideas have been overused here , the slowmo breaching of countless rooms, following Capt.Price in stupid missions where the AI is so blind they'd walk over you and still not be able to spot you. Most of the missions here start off stealthily and end up becoming long and boring corridor sequences either in a street or a building. The layouts of the environment haven't changed much since the first game in the series and they have overused the idea of killing playable characters gradually over the sequels. The protagonist of the series spends more time on his deathbed in this title and it would have been nice to keep him alive as the series ended. I have to say this is the worst game in the series and the critic reviews just goes to show how you cannot trust these sites these days. How can this game get such a high score. But this series isn't meant for the SP experience and we are yet again given the same experience with micro tweaks and modes. Activision has suffered creatively since the core team left Infinity Ward to form Respawn entertainment and this clearly shows in the game. If you own a decent rig and like FPS, then the game to buy would be BF3 (even though it has its own set of issues). This is definitely a console FPS (yes they should call it this).
    The recoil in a weapon is barely present and the gameplay style is more lonewolf oriented. It is disturbing to see how low the series has gone over the past 2 games. Bottom line : Don't buy this so Activision can stop throwing the same crap at us year over year.
    Now that this game has been laid to rest , i am looking forward to some innovation from their side for the inevitable COD-9 slated for 2012 holiday season.    … Expand
  35. FFStudios
    Aug 6, 2012
    5
    Sum up MW3 in one word? Lazy, probably. Back in the days of the first Modern Warfare, the campaign was well-paced and only had the occasional set piece to awe you; whilst in MW3, you can't go 5 minutes without a building, plane or train falling and crashing six inches away from your face. The game becomes exhausting to play and then just turns out to be boring. It's not that I think theySum up MW3 in one word? Lazy, probably. Back in the days of the first Modern Warfare, the campaign was well-paced and only had the occasional set piece to awe you; whilst in MW3, you can't go 5 minutes without a building, plane or train falling and crashing six inches away from your face. The game becomes exhausting to play and then just turns out to be boring. It's not that I think they should revolutionize the graphics every time a new game comes out, but this game does very little new, even story-wise. The story is even more disjointed than MW2 if you can believe that; with a half-hearted structure and poorly developed characters. Do I even need to be babbling right now? Just don't buy this game, unless you're willing to part with £30 for what essentially amounts to just a boring campaign and dull maps. And no, I don't like Battlefield 3 either so let's just drop this argument.… Expand
  36. cajuero
    Jan 8, 2012
    0
    The game is good, have a good singleplayer, but multiplayer isn't great thing, the maps are too linear and simple, the sound of the guns are strange and things like akimbo just crash the game.
  37. Radiation4FUN
    Nov 11, 2011
    5
    Modern warfare is the most expensive DLC MAP PACK... Available right now ... Doesn't deserve a 0 but the game play has began to be quit repeditive over the past 4 years .... And I'm fed up giving all my hard earned money to activision .... They have milked me and all of my friends for to long ... This will be the last one I ever purchase again in this series .... If u want a new map packModern warfare is the most expensive DLC MAP PACK... Available right now ... Doesn't deserve a 0 but the game play has began to be quit repeditive over the past 4 years .... And I'm fed up giving all my hard earned money to activision .... They have milked me and all of my friends for to long ... This will be the last one I ever purchase again in this series .... If u want a new map pack for MW2 buy it ... Otherwise save ur money , rent the game and move on… Expand
  38. Exodus1989
    Nov 12, 2011
    3
    I held off until I'd played for a while until I wrote this so I could give it my full opinion.
    The engine is exactly the same. Models are copy pasted from MW2. The singleplayer is rout with bugs, poor graphics and mechanic issues. Geometric glitches prevent some movement, team mates cannot hit targets and they push you from cover. The spec ops missions are fairly all right, but the    I held off until I'd played for a while until I wrote this so I could give it my full opinion.
    The engine is exactly the same. Models are copy pasted from MW2. The singleplayer is rout with bugs, poor graphics and mechanic issues. Geometric glitches prevent some movement, team mates cannot hit targets and they push you from cover. The spec ops missions are fairly all right, but the survival mode is really good considering the rest of the game. The multiplayer has been destroyed by the fact that iwnet still exists. Games automatically matchmake with level 50's, and from different countries. It also preferences games over 100ms ping. The game feels very rushed and seems to be because the developers wanted to compete with bf3. They should NOT have attempted to release the game in such a poor state. They should have utilized the PC as the platform of choice so that they could then downsize the graphics etc for consoles. That way the game would have potentially had good competition against BF3. Instead the game is cliche, recycled and carelessly created. Sad, it had potential.    … Expand
  39. Snubya
    Nov 11, 2011
    0
    This is a disgrace. How can they be cheating the people, to keep remaking this. 12yo have no brain capacity keep playing it over and over again.

    DO NOT BUY A 4 YEAR OLD GAME!!
  40. Galentor
    Nov 10, 2011
    5
    I just finished the campaign and i regret to say that i should have played a demo before spending my hard earned euros. I know that the game's central focus is the multiplayer, however this is no excuse for it's single player aspect being so mediocre, at best. Extremely short, the epitome of linear and "on rails" gameplay with an uninspiring story and no new features at all bar someI just finished the campaign and i regret to say that i should have played a demo before spending my hard earned euros. I know that the game's central focus is the multiplayer, however this is no excuse for it's single player aspect being so mediocre, at best. Extremely short, the epitome of linear and "on rails" gameplay with an uninspiring story and no new features at all bar some weapons. Graphics are decent but this doesn't cut it in 2011. A week ago i finished Deus Ex HR and the comparison of the two titles puts Activision to shame. I think that it's time for us customers to stop rewarding titles like this one (and sadly we will) with our wallets.… Expand
  41. loknaster
    Nov 10, 2011
    3
    short campaign that I'm pretty sure I've played before. Honestly, its basically the video game version of a Michael Bay movie. Awful, please don't waste your money like I did.
  42. darylicked
    Nov 10, 2011
    5
    Hey Glen Schofield read this review:

    Let me start by saying I'm not going to compare to BF3, I will only compare to the past COD games and how this functions as far as improvements and features it provides. The campaign is what we have come to expect from a COD game, all sparkle and no substance, it has cool set pieces but the levels themselves are way too short and the way the story is    Hey Glen Schofield read this review:

    Let me start by saying I'm not going to compare to BF3, I will only compare to the past COD games and how this functions as far as improvements and features it provides. The campaign is what we have come to expect from a COD game, all sparkle and no substance, it has cool set pieces but the levels themselves are way too short and the way the story is handled is not very good switching places between different soldiers at different times without good explanation as to why, compared to Black Ops which imo is the best COD campaign that gave good explanation and had an interesting albeit derivative twist, it was still entertaining and i enjoyed it. Now on to controls and multiplayer, the controls are probably the tightest ive ever felt in a COD game, and thats pretty awesome! but unfortunately Lag compensation still exists from Black Ops rendering my games completely unplayable, I've had only one awesome game out of the 13 I've played and I'm sure that people in that very game were getting the short end of the lag compensation stick, and everything that was cool about black ops with the currency system allowing you to unlock whichever guns you please (if you have it unlocked to purchase from ranking up) has been removed, and back to the archaic MW2 method of using each gun and gaining a set amount of kills or mini challenges to get the gun ranked up to unlock parts of the gun itself, why did they go this route?? Black Ops made it so much easier for people to just get in rank up and unlock whatever you please and truly customize your character, now dont get me wrong I am in no way trying to praise Black Ops as the holy grail of COD gameplay, it has its large share of issues with lag compensation as well, but at least (for PC of course) they had a server browser that YOU CAN RANK UP IN, and gave PC gamers the option of having Lean controls which of course you can keybind to whichever key you want!

    So essentially what we have is with MW3 is run of the mill campaign, but who really expected anything more? We have a mp that went backwards in a good way with getting dedicated servers (for PC im talking about) but then ruins it because you cant rank up and no one will play this game to not rank up in mp! hence why in server browser there are only 400 people compared to matchmaking where its over 44000, what was the point of doing this? BF3 at least has a server browser AND quickmatch function!! is that so hard to do for 2 studios working on this game? This is horrendous and a joke on longtime fans of the series, we all know this game was milking it, but I couldn't believe that a game could take steps forward backward and sidestep at the same time. Lets not forget about the map design, pardon my language but WHAT THE **** Every map feels like the airport map from MW2, every map is small, contained and dependent almost entirely on close quarters and the look of the maps are either A) Destroyed urban or industrial area with rubble everywhere and everything in shambles or B) some random jungle. MW1 and MW2 had the best designs of MP maps in the series, they all had their own personalities as well as were able to differentiate from one another. Black ops had a few very good maps but others really fell flat, and dont get me started on the DLC map packs

    Now the improvements this game brought to the series in my opinion are as follows:

    Pointstreaks as opposed to Killstreaks and different strike package setups: Brilliant, giving people more options as to how to play a game and not allow those who dont depend solely on getting high kills get all the fun with streaks, and having the risk vs reward factor in all the different packages is resfreshing.

    Controls as I said previous are improved and it flows very nice and I havent encountered any issues up to now regarding the controls after completing the MP and SP, and at least they included a Smooth Mouse option so people can have a choice.

    Spec ops, is just as badass as it was in MW2, and the survival mode is a TRUE COD survival mode and is much much better than Zombies (which in my opinion wasn't very hard to beat, but beat it they did and at least 100 fold)

    Graphics for the game are what you expect from Quake 3 tech, and it does have some moments of brilliance surprisingly (i run the game at 5760x1080p) but other moments it does look like an Xbox 1 or PS2 game and makes FEAR 1 look like Crysis. So this is a sort of stalemate in the graphics department

    so just to sum up here:

    Pros:
    Campaign if you liked the past CODs then youll like it, it has its moments, the story sucks tho
    Controls
    Pointstreaks
    Spec Cops/Survival

    Cons:
    Campaign story sucks and if you hate old CODs you wont like this one either
    Lag Compensation = worst idea ever and should be illegal in 60 dollar games
    Servers not able to rank up rendering them useless and no one ways them (PC version)
    Archaic MW1 and MW2 weapon attachment unlock system
    Blops currency gone    … Expand
  43. lfcrgr8
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    Well, this really really really is poor. It's identical to MW2, with the addition of a few extra maps. I am amazed how Activision could release a game which is so similar to the previous version, and expect people to pay for it. Also, the graphics are absolutely shocking for this day and age.
  44. Anderen2
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    The thing about this game is that the predecessor (MW2) is much better. This game adds nothing, and cuts support for the old game, just to get more money from you. MW3 seems like a game they made, just to make a game. This should really be a mappack/DLC and a patch to MW2 instead of a whole new game. Look at Valve, they released CSS in 2004, aka seven years ago, still they fix bugs andThe thing about this game is that the predecessor (MW2) is much better. This game adds nothing, and cuts support for the old game, just to get more money from you. MW3 seems like a game they made, just to make a game. This should really be a mappack/DLC and a patch to MW2 instead of a whole new game. Look at Valve, they released CSS in 2004, aka seven years ago, still they fix bugs and release new features to the game today.. Now look at Activision(The publisher of CoD), Cod 4 got released in 2007, they cut almost all support for the game a year later, when Cod:WaW got out. Today its overrun by exploiters, bugs and glitches... For me MW3 is a 60$ mappack..… Expand
  45. gimox
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    Activision is stealing money from people, selling over and over the same game. Honestly I've bought lot of games from them, but now I'm totally pissed off. This game is REALLY bad, hope Activision will stop producing this stuff.
  46. Oni
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    The game is great, but it's nothing new or innovative. I have purchased the game and loved MW2 and BOPS but this just feels like the same game. Sorry guys, I was kind of let down. I've got to say also, all the guns feel massively overpowered.
  47. jrpowell01
    Nov 10, 2011
    5
    welcome to the world of re-hatching games, and convincing us that we absolutely need to buy them through a multimillion dollar marketing campaign. Modern Warfare 3 has nothing new or drastically exciting. Its not a dud, but DEFINITELY not ground-breaking. If you're looking for a game that has a marginally enjoyable multiplayer then here you go.
  48. Totenkopf04
    Nov 10, 2011
    4
    I note 5 : I really waited its release with all the beautiful promises made. I like the graphics (even if we could expect more after MW2). Some changes in the gameplay bring an added attraction (COD is COD, it's hard to revolutionize completly).
    However, the black spot worthy of a scam from Infinty Ward is their promise that we will have dedicated servers. And what we have : matchmaking    I note 5 : I really waited its release with all the beautiful promises made. I like the graphics (even if we could expect more after MW2). Some changes in the gameplay bring an added attraction (COD is COD, it's hard to revolutionize completly).
    However, the black spot worthy of a scam from Infinty Ward is their promise that we will have dedicated servers. And what we have : matchmaking (a horror : no possibility of managing the cheaters (and they are present), hard to play in team, trouble connecting...) and dedicated servers but UNRANKED : where is the interest. Why don't do like on BO, why have backtracked ???? Because IW is not interested in what we want but just the money they bring. For me it's the last time !!!!! P.S. for IW : don't be surprised, you have what you deserve. I hope that a boycott of your game will arrive and make you understand somethig.    … Expand
  49. the_dan
    Nov 16, 2012
    1
    Hacked and broken to death, every match i join there is someone just teleporting outside of the map and aimbotting from there. And don't forget the awefull graphics, anno 2012 it just hurts my eyes, get black ops 1 or 2 instead of this crappy peer 2 peer console port.. .... ... Note that this isn't a low score because i don't like Call of duty, i just don't like MW3
  50. mbeater
    Nov 11, 2011
    0
    What a complete joke I don't know what these reviewers are thinking definately being payed off or too scared to write a negative review. I used to be a fan of cod games but Activision are just literally bum raping people now. Its the same game as MW2 and they charge £39.99 for the game and then charge more for map packs all they want is your money. Its a big enough of a jokeWhat a complete joke I don't know what these reviewers are thinking definately being payed off or too scared to write a negative review. I used to be a fan of cod games but Activision are just literally bum raping people now. Its the same game as MW2 and they charge £39.99 for the game and then charge more for map packs all they want is your money. Its a big enough of a joke on the consoles but they literally could not care less about pc players and it is missing essential features like ranked dedicated servers its just a poor console port of a poor console game. The graphics are horrible and dated and would look at home on a ps2 the sound is terrible and the gameplay is the same as it ever was. Please don't give activision any more of your money until they bring a new game out.… Expand
  51. Were-O-Dile
    Nov 11, 2011
    0
    One of my friends was begging for me to try this because it's so awesome, and today I finally. I can't believe people have paid cash money for this crap. It's the same game as COD4 with a brainless 6 hour campaign attached
  52. tillerlw
    Nov 11, 2011
    2
    More of the same. Got a 2 because the SP campaign story is "ok". MP is the same as the previous installments. Wait and pick this one up in the bargain bin at Game Trader. Should be plenty. Not worth $60 by far.
  53. aza113
    Nov 11, 2011
    2
    This is a joke of a game, I mean...1st of all , what is up with SFX? is this supposed to be gunshots or a chopping board? and the story, if the story is no longer engaging I dare say CoD is dead, I mean BF# isn't perfect, but i did get excited when Dima and Co jumps out of the plane, that was awesome...failed to get an awesome moment in this campaign, partly due to the lack of visual andThis is a joke of a game, I mean...1st of all , what is up with SFX? is this supposed to be gunshots or a chopping board? and the story, if the story is no longer engaging I dare say CoD is dead, I mean BF# isn't perfect, but i did get excited when Dima and Co jumps out of the plane, that was awesome...failed to get an awesome moment in this campaign, partly due to the lack of visual and audio quality iguess,. this game is a shame to the great that was Modern Warefare 1 and the original infinity ward… Expand
  54. Sopwith
    Nov 11, 2011
    0
    The developers claim that our scores are unfair; they must not like the truth, which is that this game is all fluff and no substance. Its lame, it's boring, it's been done before. The single-player is just ridiculously unbelievable garbage; the multilayer is unbalanced, unwieldy, and even worse (if that's possible) than in MW2 - people playing are mostly of n00bs or hardcore posers. TheThe developers claim that our scores are unfair; they must not like the truth, which is that this game is all fluff and no substance. Its lame, it's boring, it's been done before. The single-player is just ridiculously unbelievable garbage; the multilayer is unbalanced, unwieldy, and even worse (if that's possible) than in MW2 - people playing are mostly of n00bs or hardcore posers. The atmosphere is stale and nonsensical. It's simply a dumb game for people who are into that kind of stuff and not interested in anything but CoD. The developers have shown they just want money and don't care much at all for their audience. The fact that they grow rich producing such lame junk is a testament to their sound business practices. I envy their wealth, but not their actual video-game accomplishments. I'm done with this series (though I still love CoD up to CoD4 - those are classics and always will be).… Expand
  55. pocketdrummer
    Nov 11, 2011
    0
    Why would you want to play a game from a developer who intentionally stifles the progression of technology?

    Same engine as COD4, and it's pretty much the same game as well. Pass...
  56. qasa
    Nov 11, 2011
    5
    Lets get some constructive feedback of this game
    Singleplay is ok, it has recycled elements from MW, MW2 and Black ops. but it no where achieves the mw1 degree of success.
    spec ops is kind of fun, improved from mw2. only if there were 4-player coop rather than 2 multiplayer is a joke. i am a good player in mw2 mp, and usually on top-of-the-scoreboard. in mw3, i cant. the biggest flaw in mp    Lets get some constructive feedback of this game
    Singleplay is ok, it has recycled elements from MW, MW2 and Black ops. but it no where achieves the mw1 degree of success.
    spec ops is kind of fun, improved from mw2. only if there were 4-player coop rather than 2
    multiplayer is a joke. i am a good player in mw2 mp, and usually on top-of-the-scoreboard. in mw3, i cant.
    the biggest flaw in mp is the map design. it is pure rubbish. all the mp maps are like a maze. you won't know where the enemies will come and you won't know where you'll be shot at. sometimes they spawn right behind you. you would like these kind of map design only after you drink 10 bottles of redbull.    … Expand
  57. ANK_G
    Nov 11, 2011
    3
    What the bloody hell is it? WM3? Oh, I prefer die... It's the worst CoD I've ever played. Only Survival Mode is not bad at all, though it reminds me of Zombie Mode. The terrible graphics makes me sick. IW5 engine is far worse than IW4 engine. Is it a joke? I hope so.
  58. TheKaos
    Nov 11, 2011
    0
    CODMW3 = CTRL A + CTRL C + CTRL V = Same Old $#!# Just another cash in like Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk and will probably end up like those two series as well. BF3 > CODMW3
  59. iDrinks
    Nov 11, 2011
    0
    If you're a PC player, don't buy this game. Infinity Ward has stuck us with the same garbage p2p matchmaking as console. This means that if you don't pull host, you can forget about having a decent game. The lag is horrible and, just like Modern Warfare 2, the game is plagued with hackers that players can do nothing about. This game proves that Activision and Infinity Ward doesn't careIf you're a PC player, don't buy this game. Infinity Ward has stuck us with the same garbage p2p matchmaking as console. This means that if you don't pull host, you can forget about having a decent game. The lag is horrible and, just like Modern Warfare 2, the game is plagued with hackers that players can do nothing about. This game proves that Activision and Infinity Ward doesn't care about its PC customers and because of that, this will be the last product I buy from either of them. Even the pre-release marketing done through Mountain Dew doesn't apply to PC users and you can forget about the prestige tokens that console players get. The fact is, if you want a good Call of Duty for PC, buy CoD 4. If you want a new game for PC, buy Battlefield 3 or wait for Tribes Ascend. This was $60 down the drain.… Expand
  60. Nauxas
    Nov 11, 2011
    0
    A pathetic re-make (or more like recycle). If your planing on great multiplayer, you should buy BF3, because this is just a desperate attempt at generating more money for Activison. The worst and most boring thing ever.
  61. Bela9a
    Jul 9, 2013
    5
    Same concept over and over again this is boring. SP good but MP just don't want to play it that's why I give it 5. Also I take back my previous word of BF3 and BF in general. I just had a experience with it because of the PC I used then. But I think this will be the last COD I play.
  62. i59
    Nov 14, 2011
    1
    MW3 is a complete joke compared to its predecessors. The majority of assets are seemingly re-used from MW2 and previous CoD games, while gameplay feels very boring and sometimes incredibly slowed down from what you would expect after playing MW2.

    If you're after the spec-ops feature, this game could give you a couple of hours of fun. However, if you're interested in Singleplayer or    MW3 is a complete joke compared to its predecessors. The majority of assets are seemingly re-used from MW2 and previous CoD games, while gameplay feels very boring and sometimes incredibly slowed down from what you would expect after playing MW2.

    If you're after the spec-ops feature, this game could give you a couple of hours of fun. However, if you're interested in Singleplayer or Multiplayer you should definitely look at getting another game.    … Expand
  63. Yapa
    Nov 14, 2011
    0
    The game fails to deliver anything new and innovative to the fps genre.

    There is no destruction or any form of advanced graphics in the game, it appears to be using an engine from over 7 years ago. The story is rather uninspiring and linear, however the multi player delivers the same experience as before... which was rather boring after 8 years of the same.
  64. haydeeee5454
    Nov 14, 2011
    0
    everything all 2421 have said its a discrace how they take advantage of non/gamers and casual gamers like this just cos they have not developed taste, standards, or have exposure to much better games these casual gamers and non gamers arent second citizens you cant treat them like this, milking them and kicking them to the curb with this bad excuse for a game, i know its a cold world weeverything all 2421 have said its a discrace how they take advantage of non/gamers and casual gamers like this just cos they have not developed taste, standards, or have exposure to much better games these casual gamers and non gamers arent second citizens you cant treat them like this, milking them and kicking them to the curb with this bad excuse for a game, i know its a cold world we live in where the nice people get the **** end of the stick but this?? you have gone to far infinity ward… Expand
  65. Zane85
    Aug 21, 2012
    0
    The Call of Duty franchise is really hitting its lows now. Same old, it should be a mod not a game.

    Nothing new or interesting to mention, it's not worth the $$$ or time.

    It has no reason to be on PC, they shouldn't even bother porting it to PC in the future.

    I'm only happy that I was given it for free, but then again I could of gotten something much better, anything...
  66. Supercuate
    Jan 3, 2012
    0
    Ctrl+C - Ctrl+V this is a copypasta

    60 bucks for a DLC, specially a smely piece of **** DLC, outdated and using the same engine as Quake 3 team arena and that was a better game un early 2000.
  67. SylarHRG
    Dec 5, 2012
    7
    Wow, quite the negative feedback. I got this game a few weeks back on a steam 50% off sale and for 30 bucks, not too bad. Sadly, so many cheaters and the devs do so little to fix this. I rarely play the story mode when it comes to CoD, I love the multiplayer aspect and if you can find a good hack free environment, it's fairly entertaining. Maybe I'll try the story mode this weekend...
  68. 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.
  69. 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
  70. fantyoon
    Dec 6, 2011
    5
    The Story is awsome ;) But the multiplayer is extremly hard if u dont have a good internet connection cause u get killd too fast, no chance. Back to the good old CoD4
  71. 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.
  72. 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
  73. 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
  74. 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
  75. 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
  76. 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..
  77. 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
  78. psychotic
    Jul 12, 2012
    5
    off all my fps's this is one of my least favorites( i have crysis to half life ) thank god i got it for half off :). But ok yes almost everything is recycled from mw2, ive played mw1, mw2, black ops , and now mw3, black ops had zombies the only thing i liked, the story in this is good but very linear but better then black ops there is no saving cod from quick snipers and noob killers plusoff all my fps's this is one of my least favorites( i have crysis to half life ) thank god i got it for half off :). But ok yes almost everything is recycled from mw2, ive played mw1, mw2, black ops , and now mw3, black ops had zombies the only thing i liked, the story in this is good but very linear but better then black ops there is no saving cod from quick snipers and noob killers plus horribly done game play in multiplayer but i think it is worth 20$ but for 30 it is ok… Expand
  79. pcgamereviewer
    Nov 17, 2014
    5
    Decent game and not too bad at all. That's all I can really say and it seems I have to write more than 149 words so I'll finish off this sentence now.
  80. Gil8ert
    May 3, 2012
    6
    Here 's the thing. On the one hand there is a notable amount of effort that has gone into making this game â
  81. 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...
  82. 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.
  83. ns0l
    Apr 18, 2014
    8
    I can see that Activision is making some progress, but slowly. The campaign is short, and the scenario is not too rich. But there's a few clichés which will stick in mind. The Spec Ops missions are more interesting. The multiplayer is great, with the new weapons. And lots of well organized perks and stuff. The new Infected mode is crazy. Like hide and seek. The maps are not so cool. ButI can see that Activision is making some progress, but slowly. The campaign is short, and the scenario is not too rich. But there's a few clichés which will stick in mind. The Spec Ops missions are more interesting. The multiplayer is great, with the new weapons. And lots of well organized perks and stuff. The new Infected mode is crazy. Like hide and seek. The maps are not so cool. But the multiplayer in general is a real fun. The game engine is still the same, but improved. The audio is still unclear and unintelligent. Bullets sound for example doesn't change according to different places. But the game in overall has the face of a victor.… Expand
  84. 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
  85. 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
  86. 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
  87. 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.
  88. 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
  89. DarknessDudeTOB
    Apr 25, 2012
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Battlefield 3 is $30 dollars on Amazon. This is still $45 bucks on Steam. This is just not worth the price if you're a big-time Call of Duty fan. I just gave up after Black Ops came out.

    Call of Duty MW3 had the worst campaign ending I have ever seen. It's terrible. It completely UNDOES parts of MW2 in fact. It's like EA screwed this up with Mass Effect 3, even if EA didn't make this game (and they didn't). The end you ask? You kill Makorav with a grapple hook. A GRAPPLE HOOK FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! And Soap, the new whats-his-name-again-it's-so-dumb guy, Frost, and tons of other characters die. The only time it's fun is the first part of the game. The final 2 parts in Mission Select are terrible quality.

    Graphics and sound are basically a port from MW2. No difference. Go figure, they did the same for Black Ops. Multiplayer is another story though. YOU GOT FREAKING NUKES AND MOABS! And since COD is full of cheats, it's so easy to end a match in Multiplayer in 2 minutes. I had a terrible time playing this. Replay MW2 or something, that was more enjoyable than this dog poop. Or buy BF3, it's cheaper now.    … Expand
  90. 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 ****
  91. 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
  92. 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.
  93. 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
  94. 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...
  95. secret756
    Jun 17, 2012
    5
    Another Year, another Call Of Duty. Though yes they've made improvements from last year. Some things still need to be hammered down. The graphics are usually okay, though times it bends a little. The story, eh it could give you more of the story and make a little more since with some plot holes. The guns at times feel light. But the multiplayer can stand up, though the community can putAnother Year, another Call Of Duty. Though yes they've made improvements from last year. Some things still need to be hammered down. The graphics are usually okay, though times it bends a little. The story, eh it could give you more of the story and make a little more since with some plot holes. The guns at times feel light. But the multiplayer can stand up, though the community can put less than favorable things. Though the 60 dollars should be lowered to say. 50 or 40.… Expand
  96. 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
  97. DoubledRevos909
    Jun 19, 2013
    5
    Arguably a disappointment to the series, the multiplayer portion is all the rage in the gamers nowadays, and if you think this game wasn't that great, you would have probably stepped foot into multiplayer. The graphics haven't really improved much compared to its predecessor, and it's too common to see a World War 3 in the plot lines now. These developers need to come up with somethingArguably a disappointment to the series, the multiplayer portion is all the rage in the gamers nowadays, and if you think this game wasn't that great, you would have probably stepped foot into multiplayer. The graphics haven't really improved much compared to its predecessor, and it's too common to see a World War 3 in the plot lines now. These developers need to come up with something visually outstanding and original if their content isn't going down the drain like their server connections are.… Expand
  98. 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
  99. 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
  100. 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
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Awards & Rankings

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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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Metascore
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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