Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8685 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 5,478 out of 8685
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  1. golden1
    Nov 14, 2011
    0
    This game is just horrible. Completely filled with Hackers and Cheaters. IW must really like kids that arent even old enough to buy the game. Quickscoping? C'mon, they only kept that in the game to sell more copies. Riot Shields? Again? Should I say more? If they haven't gotten it by now they will never get it. This game is garbage. If anyone is reading this prior to buying the game, IThis game is just horrible. Completely filled with Hackers and Cheaters. IW must really like kids that arent even old enough to buy the game. Quickscoping? C'mon, they only kept that in the game to sell more copies. Riot Shields? Again? Should I say more? If they haven't gotten it by now they will never get it. This game is garbage. If anyone is reading this prior to buying the game, I suggest not wasting your money. If you are interested in playing the campaign i suggest buying the game used and once completing the game take it back and exchange it for a refund.… Expand
  2. AndrewsGun
    Nov 14, 2011
    1
    Very disappointed with this game. I loved MW2 and couldn't wait for the release. This was not at all what I expected and feel ripped off. Black ops was a horrible game and I was willing to let it slide but this is the last Call of Duty game I will ever buy. The game play and feel of the guns is better in MW2. The maps in multiplayer are the worst part of this game. Every room has at leastVery disappointed with this game. I loved MW2 and couldn't wait for the release. This was not at all what I expected and feel ripped off. Black ops was a horrible game and I was willing to let it slide but this is the last Call of Duty game I will ever buy. The game play and feel of the guns is better in MW2. The maps in multiplayer are the worst part of this game. Every room has at least 2 or three doors which is not realistic at all. The whole game is built around speeding up the action instead of giving a realistic gaming experience.
    Do not waste your money on this game. I used to be a loyal fan but will now look for another game to fill the void. To the team that made this game...YOU SUCK!!! Enjoy my 59.99 while you can.    … Expand
  3. GTKnight
    Nov 14, 2011
    0
    Just not what I expected at all... All I feel that was new to this game were the different strike packages you can use which most people use support... Specialist is just a waste in my opinion and assault is just if you want to play mw2 again... I agree with everyone when calling this game mw2.5
  4. iScooper
    Nov 14, 2011
    3
    This game should be called Modern Warfare 2.5. This is the first Call of Duty game that I have been truly disappointed by. Nothing feels original in this game. The graphics look worse than the previous games, the menus are the exact same as MW2's, and the game-play feels dated, probably because we have been playing the same game now for 5 years. Either something has to change with thisThis game should be called Modern Warfare 2.5. This is the first Call of Duty game that I have been truly disappointed by. Nothing feels original in this game. The graphics look worse than the previous games, the menus are the exact same as MW2's, and the game-play feels dated, probably because we have been playing the same game now for 5 years. Either something has to change with this franchise next year or it looks like Call of Duty has run its course.… Expand
  5. Drunkeneric
    Nov 16, 2011
    2
    Horrible. No innovation at all. This is basically Modern Warfare 2.25. This old have been put into a $15 map pack. The changes to the killsteaks are silly, and the graphics look like Cod4. Maps are nothing special, and games get old fast when you keep spawning 5 feet from the enemy. I can't believe all the aspects of this game that are the SAME. I am sure they are laughing all the theHorrible. No innovation at all. This is basically Modern Warfare 2.25. This old have been put into a $15 map pack. The changes to the killsteaks are silly, and the graphics look like Cod4. Maps are nothing special, and games get old fast when you keep spawning 5 feet from the enemy. I can't believe all the aspects of this game that are the SAME. I am sure they are laughing all the the way to the bank, and are having a party in Vegas right now.I wish I could get back the $100 I wasted on this.....which includes the $50 Elite that still doesnt even work!… Expand
  6. JamboSlice
    Nov 16, 2011
    2
    I own every cod title and go back to them every now and then, i think this will be the first time a cod title will sit on my shelf to gather dust, the only reason im giving it 2 is due to the story.

    The lag is worse than black ops by a large margin, putting 20+ bullets into someone with a lmg and rapid fire only to instantly die the second he opens fire is extremely frustrating especially    I own every cod title and go back to them every now and then, i think this will be the first time a cod title will sit on my shelf to gather dust, the only reason im giving it 2 is due to the story.

    The lag is worse than black ops by a large margin, putting 20+ bullets into someone with a lmg and rapid fire only to instantly die the second he opens fire is extremely frustrating especially when on the kill cam you dont let off a single round.

    Theres also nothing new or groundbreaking in mp killstreaks are still killstreaks no matter how you twist it, same goes for leveling weapons, they might aswell have kept the cash system from black ops.

    This will be the last cod game i buy from infinity ward without playing first.

    Ps. Dont get me started on map design and all the recycling.    … Expand
  7. GunstarNoir
    Nov 16, 2011
    0
    no im not helping to give this game a better score than it is...sure the game may get great reviews from other sites and critics, you have to have a Score category that singles out the INNOVATION for Vid games.

    COD has Zero innovation. how about a decent story? COD games give me a hollow feeling every time I play them,why even bother to make an effort on the Campaign if its not going to    no im not helping to give this game a better score than it is...sure the game may get great reviews from other sites and critics, you have to have a Score category that singles out the INNOVATION for Vid games.

    COD has Zero innovation. how about a decent story? COD games give me a hollow feeling every time I play them,why even bother to make an effort on the Campaign if its not going to be longer than 4 hrs long? this games feels like nothing more than DLC - or an expansion pack at best..

    I have little sympathy for games that call them selves sequels yet do NOTHING to heighten the experience from before- are game companies not wanting to take any more risks? there is the usual abundance of titles rallying for that almighty Game of the Year, forking down 60 bucks annually for the exact game as before just seems wrong.

    Activison sells truckloads of copies every year.... why the hell are you worried about the user score for?    … Expand
  8. PreyingMantis
    Nov 16, 2011
    1
    After playing this game, it's clear to me that Activision doesn't care about its fans. This game is more like a patch than it is a new game. Other than a lousy singleplayer story with lazy and frustratingly stupid respawning enemies. You get the same multiplayer as MW2 with a couple new perks and some poorly designed maps. Nothing new here to offer. Just don't bother with it. Doesn't evenAfter playing this game, it's clear to me that Activision doesn't care about its fans. This game is more like a patch than it is a new game. Other than a lousy singleplayer story with lazy and frustratingly stupid respawning enemies. You get the same multiplayer as MW2 with a couple new perks and some poorly designed maps. Nothing new here to offer. Just don't bother with it. Doesn't even have a new engine, uses the same assets as Modern Warfare 2. I give this game a 1 because its basically just a patch.… Expand
  9. tripawd
    Nov 16, 2011
    0
    This is a classic example of the fat getting fatter and doing nothing for it. The only thing this game has going for itself is the name previous versions have made for itself. Corporate America at its best, just looking to make a buck off a garbage product and that is all this is. They are just milking the cow.

    Please do yourself a favor and save you $100 for something else you might    This is a classic example of the fat getting fatter and doing nothing for it. The only thing this game has going for itself is the name previous versions have made for itself. Corporate America at its best, just looking to make a buck off a garbage product and that is all this is. They are just milking the cow.

    Please do yourself a favor and save you $100 for something else you might want because this game is terrible. I had high hopes for this game after Black Ops was so bad but this game is unbelievably worse than Black Ops. Multiplayer is absolute garbage and only looks to make you angry rather than get any enjoyment out of it. If it is not the terrible lag getting you killed, it is the the terrible spawns. Just imagine killing someone only to have him spawn right behind you and shoot you in the back. Sound like fun? Then there is the $50 rip off that is Call Of Duty Elite, the service does not work! It is a glitchy, buggy mess, and they can't fix it.

    On a positive note I guess I won't be wasting any time playing this game, which is probably a good thing.    … Expand
  10. 808Gamer
    Nov 16, 2011
    0
    I have never been this upset about ANY sequel, or to any game for that matter, that I have played in my adult gamin life than have been with Modern Warfare 3. Stop your Twitter groveling Glen Schofield, your game deserves a "0", MW3 and Activision DESERVE it for disappointing MILLIONS of fans who were devoted countless single-player and multi-player hours into the Modern Warfare series toI have never been this upset about ANY sequel, or to any game for that matter, that I have played in my adult gamin life than have been with Modern Warfare 3. Stop your Twitter groveling Glen Schofield, your game deserves a "0", MW3 and Activision DESERVE it for disappointing MILLIONS of fans who were devoted countless single-player and multi-player hours into the Modern Warfare series to give us this rushed, tacked-on, copy-cat, sloppy, un-inventive, game that you dare to slap the "Call of Duty" mark on it. A little history about me: I've dropped easily hundreds of hours into MW2 multiplayer until all the hackers, quick-scopers, and all sorts of crap started showing up without a single patch to balance or fix the game and I dropped MW2, ticked beyond belief, and went to Battlefield instead. Black Ops brought me back with innovative and different feel and Zombies zombies zombies.
    Now here comes MW3, like your ex-wife/girlfriend who comes back into your life after so many years after your bitter break-up, now all dressed up in sexy clothing and make-up trying to seduce you back...and when you fall for the trap...BAM, you realize you got played...underneath it all you realize that you're dealing with the same BS that made you hate the wench in the first place!! That was the feeling I had when playing my first hours of both Single Player and Multi-Player.

    Some Lowpoints, to name a few: -- Lame single player campaign - "Lets chase Makarov around the globe, again and again storyline", Sequences are all rehash of MW2 sequences: bang bang, kill kill, sneak sneak, cheap deaths, many innocents die but we don't care, rehash AC-130 sequence, run run, someone "important" dies, boo hoo (not really), game over...all in a matter of a handful of hours where you simply...just...don't...care. -- Multi-Player - Spec Ops, rehash of single player, nuff said. Multi-player - Within THIRTY MINUTES of my experience, I got "quick scoped" over and OVER again!!??? ARRGHH!!! W...T...H!?? The cheap tricks are back!!?? They obviously DID NOT listen to the fans at all = Activision does not care about you. Strike packages are lame, especially the Support package which still REQUIRES kills to "support" your team. Kill streaks happen every 2 seconds with no breathing room. -- Multi-player maps are about 50% SMALLER in size it seems, where spawn-and-die is the recurring theme. There are no dynamics or good feel about ANY map that I have tried with any game type, and Kill Confirmed is a lame tack-on and forgettable. Weapon balancing is terrible no matter how you think about it.

    In summary, my buddies and I who ran and pwned both MW2 and Black Ops multi-player literally STOPPED playing after just two hours of BS on MW3 multi-player. We all also play BF3 and HANDS-DOWN find that it is a better, more in-depth experience that MW3 would ever HOPE to achieve. So Glen Schofield, you've made half a billion dollars off of your loyal and devoted fans, and yet here on Metacritic your game stands at a lowly 3 score. Take your money and run, Infinity Ward got it right when it left Activision in the first place.    … Expand
  11. Cicco1419
    Nov 16, 2011
    0
    Terrible. Totally unoriginal! The same weapons, "different" crappy maps, there are no redeeming qualities to this game. I was looking forward to it but it sucks so bad. Back to Skyrim for me, a real mans game!!!
  12. detox88
    Nov 16, 2011
    0
    Modern warfare 3 is the same old lame game just the rest of the call of duty franchise, it annoys me when theses game developers expects us consumers to buy their game when they absolutely make no innovation in the game. Every year they make another Cod game and it is always the same. Since the user score us so low, that should be an indicator that the game suck and needs to be revamped,Modern warfare 3 is the same old lame game just the rest of the call of duty franchise, it annoys me when theses game developers expects us consumers to buy their game when they absolutely make no innovation in the game. Every year they make another Cod game and it is always the same. Since the user score us so low, that should be an indicator that the game suck and needs to be revamped, their graphics engine needs to be revamped and their online capabilities,not to mention their new elite service is down and they expect people to pay for service when they can not even get their network servers up and running, if they new that the game was going to be a huge game release, then they should have prepared themselves before the game was released and wait until the game comes out and then decides to fix the problem, while a lot of elite members are pissed off, including because i am not getting my money worth.… Expand
  13. randomguy987
    Nov 16, 2011
    0
    Regarding multiplayer: All the latency and hit-detection problems you remember from Black Ops, with the addition of what must be the worst spawn system in shooter history. Give it a pass.
  14. iMakeEmRage
    Nov 20, 2011
    0
    When i give this game a 2/10, i am not exagerating. The reason critic's have given this game high scores is because they do not know how to review this series. Series, such as call of duty or fifa, should be reviewed according to its innovation, not whether the present game is the best in the series (which this game is not). This game brings nothing new to the series and nothing new toWhen i give this game a 2/10, i am not exagerating. The reason critic's have given this game high scores is because they do not know how to review this series. Series, such as call of duty or fifa, should be reviewed according to its innovation, not whether the present game is the best in the series (which this game is not). This game brings nothing new to the series and nothing new to gaming in general. The campaign is weak and often attempts emotional cheapshots that, if reasonably analysed, are there to spark controversy from the media and not any emotion. The reason i have given this game a 2/10 and not a 1/10 is because of the new survival mode in spec ops. It is slightly fun but nothing we have not seen from other games such as the Gears of War horde mode. Now to the multiplayer. Graphics remain unchanged from Modern Warfare 2, the previous call of duty. The core mechanics have not changed. These elements combined give the player a rehashed and unchanged experience from Modern Warfare 2. Buildings, guns, kill/pointstreaks have even been used from previous call of duty's. Essentially, this game shows a several companies, led by Activision, milking a series until it can no longer be milked. When i say milked i mean making the same game over and over until the gaming community and critic's become aware of this money grab that is call of duty. This has not happened, unfortunatly. We are being sold a disgrace to gaming in general which mocks our intelligence.… Expand
  15. gmd0637
    Nov 18, 2011
    2
    Forgot to rate it when I originally posted my review. I didn't intend to rate the game a 10. Sorry if that caused any confusion. I will still be playing this game, but I won't have any false hope that the cons I mentioned in my previous review will become better.
  16. Ratedr4000
    Nov 18, 2011
    3
    Another year, another COD game. I made a good decision by playing this game at a friend's house first instead of running out and buying it like every other person would. It's a good thing too because this game has the same tiresome formula as the rest. The campaign is still the short and action packed thrill ride as MW2 which was OK to play through. The multiplayer, however, is whatAnother year, another COD game. I made a good decision by playing this game at a friend's house first instead of running out and buying it like every other person would. It's a good thing too because this game has the same tiresome formula as the rest. The campaign is still the short and action packed thrill ride as MW2 which was OK to play through. The multiplayer, however, is what they took a big step backwards on. The maps are completely uninspired with the spawn points being far worse than the predecessors. The graphics and the gun sounds are recycled from previous games (even cod4). The hit detection is far worse than MW2. If you still enjoy Call of Duty, you're better off saving 60 bucks and continuing to play MW2 or cod4. The developers still fail to innovate. A new streak system, very few new perks, and a survival mode that resembles Zombies is just no reason to buy this game. By the way, Activision already announced a new Call of Duty game for 2012. It'll be just like the rest.… Expand
  17. sourpatch-psu
    Nov 18, 2011
    0
    Utter mindless reboot of utter garbage. the reason this is supposedly so popular is it takes zero skill to play, especially online. bunch of pre-adolescents running around trying to knife you and shooting wildly into the air. not to mention that this is the easiest game to hack apparently because you can spot cheaters everywhere online. campaign is lame because they make these games forUtter mindless reboot of utter garbage. the reason this is supposedly so popular is it takes zero skill to play, especially online. bunch of pre-adolescents running around trying to knife you and shooting wildly into the air. not to mention that this is the easiest game to hack apparently because you can spot cheaters everywhere online. campaign is lame because they make these games for online play and put zero effort into the story. the last three or four cod games are basically the same game. graphics have zero improvement. same lags and glitches. i think everyone who loves this game are the same people who think the Wii is an awesome piece of engineering when its really garbage for people who have no real skill at gaming, like this game is garbage that unskilled people buy every year because they dont know any better… Expand
  18. niallthegod
    Nov 18, 2011
    2
    the same sh*t all over again !!! and i cant believe we as gamers accept this :S the only positive is the horde type mode which is ok but really should be 4 player + . other than that this game would be o/10 but with horde i gets 2/10 in my books DO NOT BUY!!!
  19. A_God_2_U
    Nov 18, 2011
    1
    Nothing Special, Brings no Innovation to COD series. Same Gaming Engine for 5 years, Looks exactly like Modern Warfare 2, Just added more lackluster Killstreaks, and Packaged them in groups, Took an idea from Crysis 2 and turned it into a game mode. Guns sound like Pea shooters, Frame rate issues. I had to watch a Youtube video just to find out how to get to Theater Mode, but when I got toNothing Special, Brings no Innovation to COD series. Same Gaming Engine for 5 years, Looks exactly like Modern Warfare 2, Just added more lackluster Killstreaks, and Packaged them in groups, Took an idea from Crysis 2 and turned it into a game mode. Guns sound like Pea shooters, Frame rate issues. I had to watch a Youtube video just to find out how to get to Theater Mode, but when I got to it, theater mode is horrible, Doesn't record the whole game, more lag than Black Ops theater mode. I waited and played the game for a week str8, but I am so bored of the game already, especially with all the other options that are out, that have truly pushed there respectable market and genre. In comparison, this game falls far short from a number of games in and outside it's genre.… Expand
  20. iiiiiiiiiiiiiii
    Nov 18, 2011
    0
    well u chew out the same dog turd year after year u gona get the bill for it
    so....................................FU activision............. other than that well........i liked mw1 that was a decent game after that yea............all rubbish
  21. ShowBaggs
    Nov 20, 2011
    4
    Infinity Ward have taken a backwards step after Black Ops. Treyarch took a step in the right direction by adding COD points and eliminating Quickscoping. IW has created a circus for children with the ridiculous ways to which u can 'snipe' in this game. Sniping used to be a skill from range, not a few quick clicks of a trigger from 2 meters away. The graphics can be excused as nobodyInfinity Ward have taken a backwards step after Black Ops. Treyarch took a step in the right direction by adding COD points and eliminating Quickscoping. IW has created a circus for children with the ridiculous ways to which u can 'snipe' in this game. Sniping used to be a skill from range, not a few quick clicks of a trigger from 2 meters away. The graphics can be excused as nobody expected anything more than black ops. The Audio is so poorly mixed, my ASTRO A40's sound like a cheap pair of Turtle Beach XLC's. Black Ops had varied recoil pending on different gun types, MW3 has next to no difference in gun types. Weapon perks are the stupidest things implemented in a game since the Wii remote. An MP5 only shoots so far, why add something to allow it to shoot further? Kill streaks used to be just that - KILL streaks. Even the worst player can get a spy plane on COD4/BOp's, it's only 3 kills. Now U can only capture a few objectives and you've gained reward. This makes sense, but if you die, this should reset. COD 4 redifined innovation and took the world by storm. MW2 was a mistake that the world could've done without and MW3 is the icing on the cake for IW and the reverse of progress. Treyarch got it right, in evey way. IW had sat back in their gold office chairs and smoked some mind altering drug and produced nothing but rubbish. In summary, too many kill streaks, dumb weapon perks, sniping is a joke, matchmaking is stupid and it's designed for 12 year olds. We would've been happy with COD 4 expansion instead of this over-hyped tragidy.… Expand
  22. hadephobiac
    Nov 20, 2011
    0
    This game is extremely disappointing and nothing like I expected it to be. Call of Duty Modern Warfare made its mark on the industry with its innovation and by catering to what the players want.

    The outdated and updated game mechanics from Modern Warfare 2 are reused to make what is a $45 DLC pack for Modern Warfare. I bought this game full price on release for my PS3 and returned it    This game is extremely disappointing and nothing like I expected it to be. Call of Duty Modern Warfare made its mark on the industry with its innovation and by catering to what the players want.

    The outdated and updated game mechanics from Modern Warfare 2 are reused to make what is a $45 DLC pack for Modern Warfare. I bought this game full price on release for my PS3 and returned it after 2 days. If you have any previous Modern Warfare game this will not be worth your money and I recommend battle field 3 on the PC for an innovative modern shooter.

    Fans of Call of Duty should save some money for themselves, newcommers to the COD franchise can pick up Modern Warfare 2 / Black Ops for half the price. Although many superior shooters are now available this year to cater to everything you wish for and more. This clear attempt to make a quick buck as easily as possible with 0 effort, 2/10    … Expand
  23. Feryll
    Nov 20, 2011
    3
    Easily forgettable short campaign
    Lack originality Using the same IW4 engine that has been used for the last few years, no effort put in at all to graphics and gameplay.
    Multiplayer very arcadey but a fun distraction from the rest of game.
    Call of duty is quickly becoming the justin bieber of video games, very popular but with very little substance
  24. Neospider
    Nov 20, 2011
    1
    There is a possibility this game is killing the game industry. If there is no other way, I want to show my disagreement this way. I'm not a hater, I have played the game and it's indeed horrible, compared to only slightly better rated games like Rage. The critics rating it as amazing and one of the best games are just trying to make the 20 million fans happy. It's the same as previous 3There is a possibility this game is killing the game industry. If there is no other way, I want to show my disagreement this way. I'm not a hater, I have played the game and it's indeed horrible, compared to only slightly better rated games like Rage. The critics rating it as amazing and one of the best games are just trying to make the 20 million fans happy. It's the same as previous 3 instalments and fans are going to love it is not a review. It's giving fans what they want. If a game that sells tens of millions of copies changes only aesthetically and still gets great reviews, what is the worth of innovation? Why are we even playing new games. Let's pay a monthly fee like in WoW and receive regular updates for next 10 years, ocasionally paying full price for big updates. That would at least not pretend to be a new game every time and suck as much money and even more time out of gamers. That is how we like our shooters, right? Why play something fun when you can get the same feeling from handing out headshots again and again, defeating all those noobs and prooving who's the man.… Expand
  25. varoksa
    Nov 20, 2011
    0
    this game is an example of one of the worst trends in gaming its been made in less than a year from a different company after the parent company fired all the employees who made the previous one because it was cheaper than paying them their dues. it brings nothing new to the table of fps's just as the 2 games before it , its graphics are reskinned in many levels they re use buildings fromthis game is an example of one of the worst trends in gaming its been made in less than a year from a different company after the parent company fired all the employees who made the previous one because it was cheaper than paying them their dues. it brings nothing new to the table of fps's just as the 2 games before it , its graphics are reskinned in many levels they re use buildings from the previous game, its gunplay is mediocre and samey, its plot unimaginative pro america military wankfest, multiplayer consists of absolutely no teamwork fragfests without stratedgy… Expand
  26. fergie
    Nov 20, 2011
    0
    very sad day for the modern warfare series >.> just expected so much more since i brought it hardly gone back to play it the new survival mode didn't feel all that great either think i prefered the zombies on black ops lol....
  27. Hoboparty
    Nov 20, 2011
    0
    This game is rehashed garbage. If anything, it should have been DLC for Modern Warfare 2. Activision is just grabbing people's money. The graphics are exactly the same as MW2, and the story is cliche and boring. Waste of time and money.
  28. DARKmodp
    Nov 20, 2011
    0
    embarrassment to every proper fps game made in history , this garbage don't deserve even a 0 wish there were less to give it,wouldn't buy it even if it were an expansion pack for mw2.
  29. Silver628
    Nov 20, 2011
    0
    Though it seems as if Modern Warfare 3 should get the same score as Modern Warfare 2 it doesn't. The game lacks innovation and is mostly a copy and paste of Modern Warfare 2 with Survival mode. Which Survival mode is not even a good add. Iteration after iteration they have been the same. Change it up to impress.
  30. Glasses
    Nov 20, 2011
    3
    Call of Duty MW3 is one of the most over-hyped and overrated games of this gen alongside Battlefield 3. Cod MW3 is supposed to be a sequel to MW2, but it offers nothing new to the table. People are suckered into buying the same game ever year or two years, not knowing the fact that nothing has changed. It's still the same old shoot and kill game we've seen a thousand times. The creators ofCall of Duty MW3 is one of the most over-hyped and overrated games of this gen alongside Battlefield 3. Cod MW3 is supposed to be a sequel to MW2, but it offers nothing new to the table. People are suckered into buying the same game ever year or two years, not knowing the fact that nothing has changed. It's still the same old shoot and kill game we've seen a thousand times. The creators of the game need to learn the definition of the word "innovation" before they can make another Cod game. I cannot give this game higher than a 3/10 since it's just MW2 with a few more maps… Expand
  31. lockie12
    Nov 20, 2011
    0
    This is merely an expansion pack of Modern Wafare 2, it's a cheek the money they expect you pay for this game when it is clear that so little effort has been put in to the making of it. I've bought every COD up until now and I can safely say that after this game that trend has ended, fairwell Activision I'm sure you'll make millions with Black Ops 2 or whatever genius idea you come up withThis is merely an expansion pack of Modern Wafare 2, it's a cheek the money they expect you pay for this game when it is clear that so little effort has been put in to the making of it. I've bought every COD up until now and I can safely say that after this game that trend has ended, fairwell Activision I'm sure you'll make millions with Black Ops 2 or whatever genius idea you come up with next but you wont be getting £40 out of me.… Expand
  32. Popertuyi
    Nov 20, 2011
    0
    - It gives everything you had from the past call of dutys games, what is changed is just stats that will be recorded so you can remember them. Everything for this 45 dollars.
    - No thanks ,same **** feels more like a expansion map. WORST GARBAGE ****
  33. Stfu_Noobs
    Nov 20, 2011
    1
    Oh COD: Mw2 got a 60 dollar dlc i think ill pass on it. Don't repackage the same game sell it for $60 and expect people to be happy. Also why did you decide to award noobs we dont need the guy that gets 5 kills over 5 different lives to get a killstreak.
  34. BLACKBOY0G
    Nov 20, 2011
    0
    Black ops is better than this game in graphics and everthing else. You cant dive to prone,no 4 player co op, and everybody can get gold guns at the start and the killstreaks sucks. SORRiEST GAME I EVER PLAYED....
  35. adamrains
    Nov 20, 2011
    2
    Given the enormous teaser trailers released via the internet and Xbox Live, I had expected that MW3 would have a huge focus on an epic global campaign mode. I didn't expect much out of the multiplayer feature of the game. Once a franchise like this hits it's stride, you can only reinvent the wheel so many times. However, the product I ended up taking home for $60, after playing through,Given the enormous teaser trailers released via the internet and Xbox Live, I had expected that MW3 would have a huge focus on an epic global campaign mode. I didn't expect much out of the multiplayer feature of the game. Once a franchise like this hits it's stride, you can only reinvent the wheel so many times. However, the product I ended up taking home for $60, after playing through, felt like more of an insult than a gaming experience. First off, the campaign mode was ridiculously short, given the expectations laid down by Infinity Ward's marketing team. I was looking forward to a crazy World War III scenario. At the very least, I was hoping that the team would make it to Moscow. Instead, what I got was a bunch of short-ish and uninteresting Delta Force situations that took me less than 4 hours to shoot my way through. To frame it in a different context...I felt like MW 2 was one of the best first person shooters ever made, in addition to having a great anti-war message. MW 3 just felt like a game hellbent on cruise control. Instead of having a bunch of Special Ops missions, I would much rather have seen more effort and time put into the Campaign mode. I don't care about a bunch of little missions (whose difficulty is through the roof, I suppose, to give you the illusion of more game hours,) and while I thought the Survival mode was a nice touch, I would've gladly given it up for the same reasons. The developing team really screwed the pooch here, attempting to be a jack of all trades and a master of none. Of course, Infinity Ward probably knew at this point that all they needed to do is make Multiplayer good and people wouldn't complain. So that's what they put more focus on than anything...but by "focus", I only mean "a few new features and a handful of features ripped from Call of Duty: Black Ops." But they did launch the Elite app, which allows them to take your money a little early for content that nobody cares about. My guess is that they knew that they didn't have to work as hard to make a quality game, since this one wraps up the story of the last two, and people would buy it anyway in anticipation. As far as game mechanics for Multiplayer go...more of the same. I think I actually preferred the currency system of Black Ops, so I don't have to grind to level up weapons. I'd rather earn XP and buy them. As a casual gamer, I have no desire to spend 8 to 16 hours on Xbox Live so that I can have a hybrid sight for my AK 47. (I will say that the hybrid sight was a cool new addition, but one among very few.) The divide and conquer approach to the Perks / Weapon Leveling system was unnecessary and stupid. I would've been happy with it being fine the way it was. In closing, I'm sure a lot of time, money, and hard work went into developing this game. I'm sure that hours were tirelessly spent by Infinity Ward's development team trying to figure out how to squeeze fresh blood from an already dried up and overused turnip. Either that, or they wasted a bunch of time on two useless game modes while neglecting the Campaign mode, switching a few features around on Multiplayer, and pouring millions of dollars into promoting a game with a lackluster plot, redundant features to the last two games, and no passion whatsoever.… Expand
  36. tanxs1
    Nov 20, 2011
    0
    Rating it 0 just because I'm a BF fanboy.

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  37. noble77
    Nov 20, 2011
    0
    Well what can i say i did not expect anything diffrently from the series. I played mw3 when it came out at a friends house cause i did not want to spend 60 on an expanision pack for the game. And basically thats what it is i have Call of Duty modern warfare and mw2 and black ops and i can honestly say it is more of the same i have been a long time gamer and i cannot believe thatWell what can i say i did not expect anything diffrently from the series. I played mw3 when it came out at a friends house cause i did not want to spend 60 on an expanision pack for the game. And basically thats what it is i have Call of Duty modern warfare and mw2 and black ops and i can honestly say it is more of the same i have been a long time gamer and i cannot believe that activiision is still selling millions of copies of the same game. All they do year after year is add new maps and change how some of the guns sound and the names of the guns. It really is a shame this use to be a good series. So i have found a new series to play which is battlefield 3 that game is really something new and diffrent and they do not release one every year like activision. I mean its ridicoulus they already annouced a new call of duty for next year Call of Duty 2k12. I am joking but seriously its ridicoulus. Over all this game does not deserve all the sales that it has seeing at how many people are disappointed at this game.… Expand
  38. J0MS
    Mar 7, 2012
    0
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  39. HateThat
    Nov 21, 2011
    0
    Im sorry I already bought COD:4, MW2, WAW and Black-Ops...... Seems I draw the line at buying the same game at 4. MW3 is a truly undeserving lack of innovation by infinity ward and sledgehammer games. Reviews like destructoid(worst game review site ever) that bash BF3 and love MW3 and make stupid points are whats wrong with the review system these days. They've all been paid off, as anyoneIm sorry I already bought COD:4, MW2, WAW and Black-Ops...... Seems I draw the line at buying the same game at 4. MW3 is a truly undeserving lack of innovation by infinity ward and sledgehammer games. Reviews like destructoid(worst game review site ever) that bash BF3 and love MW3 and make stupid points are whats wrong with the review system these days. They've all been paid off, as anyone who is a REAL gamer(i.e. doesn't play cod) can blatantly see. The user score here reflects how PEOPLE are feeling and not the "critics". Hell what makes their opinion greater than ours, cause they've a website??!? Thats why I look at websites like imdb to get a proper meta review of the general publics reaction to a movie. I tell you now, I was a cod fanboy in cod4..... but I've now had enough of this. you cant release a yearly game like this, it just doesn't work. Its also the reason why I'm not buying assassins creed this year. Its unacceptable and an undeserving distraction from truly amazing games like uncharted 3, batman arkham city, BF3, Skyrim and dark souls(bought them all). this game deserves a minus score, 0 is too good for the insult to gamers everywhere this game brings. Oh and infinity ward, dont **** about users boycotting your game on metacritic, maybe this time you'll listen. You actually begged for users to vote the score up. CHANGE YOUR GAME AND WATCH THE SCORES CHANGE YOU JOKE OF A COMPANY!!! Cant pay off everyone, although how about this, pay me off and i'll take this review down :P… Expand
  40. nerdybeats
    Nov 21, 2011
    3
    Was going to defend this game against all the haters, but i **** can't believe how bad this game actually is. Its fun but not when the server connections are HORRIBLE, dont say i have crappy net because black ops and mw2 are fine, the maps are TERRIBLE, i only like 2 maps out of 16... and the **** stupid as random hit detection, its either a 1 hit kill or a 3 hit kill? wtf make up yourWas going to defend this game against all the haters, but i **** can't believe how bad this game actually is. Its fun but not when the server connections are HORRIBLE, dont say i have crappy net because black ops and mw2 are fine, the maps are TERRIBLE, i only like 2 maps out of 16... and the **** stupid as random hit detection, its either a 1 hit kill or a 3 hit kill? wtf make up your mind and no i didnt hit the leg or anything i am VERY sure as i always try to aim for the head . Geeez… Expand
  41. SgtElias207
    Nov 24, 2011
    0
    While I liked MW 2 and have played all the Call of duty games since WAW, I must admit I was extremely skeptical at purchasing another Infinity Ward product. MW2 was a great game that was abandoned by it's producers to hackers and unreaired glitches.Now don't label me a BF3 Fanboy just yet but after careful research and the belief that Dice had finally got it together I bought the Bf3 game.While I liked MW 2 and have played all the Call of duty games since WAW, I must admit I was extremely skeptical at purchasing another Infinity Ward product. MW2 was a great game that was abandoned by it's producers to hackers and unreaired glitches.Now don't label me a BF3 Fanboy just yet but after careful research and the belief that Dice had finally got it together I bought the Bf3 game. I must admit I enjoy it very much. That being said I also preordered MW3. I jumped online with my COD buddies and waited for a map that was bigger than a front yard clutered with a yard sell. It didn't come. After several frustrating nights I have pretty much stopped playing MW3 and have soley played battlefield 3. MW 3 is so tight that pretty much everybody camps with silenced sub guns. There is very little room for even the most polished sniper and every dark corner seems to have someone with tube sitting in it. I guess I'll have to wait another year to see if Treyarch can save the franchise. Infinity Ward, you dropped the ball-AGAIN>… Expand
  42. xspadedxx
    Nov 25, 2011
    1
    Never have i been so disappointed in a gaming series. I own both battlefield 3 and modern warfare 3 and im playing on a 3d 55 inch samsung. The only thing you brought to the table was a better spec ops mode. and you needed Sledgehammer Games, to basically copy and paste MW2 to MW3. The only thing you did was change the sounds of the guns and give us a more retarded red dot sight AGAIN (OHNever have i been so disappointed in a gaming series. I own both battlefield 3 and modern warfare 3 and im playing on a 3d 55 inch samsung. The only thing you brought to the table was a better spec ops mode. and you needed Sledgehammer Games, to basically copy and paste MW2 to MW3. The only thing you did was change the sounds of the guns and give us a more retarded red dot sight AGAIN (OH and woohoo now we got a hybrid sight, like anyones gonna use that crap?). The graphics are exactly the same. Even shooting most of the guns is just a big sloppy mess. Atleast this game was finished before they released it. thats why i give it a 1 instead of a 0.… Expand
  43. Sparlywag
    Nov 25, 2011
    2
    I joined the COD franchise with Call of Duty. I joined online multiplayer FPS gameplay with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. I have been playing with the same friends online since COD 4. We played all of the games from COD 4 to World at War, to Modern Warfare 2, Black Ops, and now......Modern Warfare 3. I guess you could say Im a fanboy...........
    We all know that the majority of COD    I joined the COD franchise with Call of Duty. I joined online multiplayer FPS gameplay with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. I have been playing with the same friends online since COD 4. We played all of the games from COD 4 to World at War, to Modern Warfare 2, Black Ops, and now......Modern Warfare 3. I guess you could say Im a fanboy...........
    We all know that the majority of COD fans buy the games nowadays for the multiplayer experience that COD 4 pioneered. I consider myself and my friends to be a pretty well skilled group of players who have spent alot of time and money on these games. All of them until Modern Warfare 3 would have recieved a moderate to high score from me. But I do not feel as if Sledgehammer, or IW really listened to the gaming community before they made this game. If they had, there would have been a clear and tangible difference to the newest addition. Sure we all know that the game is going to be VERY similar to the others. We pay for the game knowing this. But we ALL expect each and every new addition to be an improvement on the last games. With so many COD's before Modern Warfare 3, there simply is no excuse for the plethora of issues this game has. Sure, at times, it is a fun game. But when entire groups of players 6 or more in numbers are getting fed up and going back to Modern Warfare 2 or even Black Ops, ( God Forbid), Sledgehammer, IW, this is a problem. I have both Modern Warfare 3, and Battlefield 3 and I can honestly say I have had more fun, and less frustration playing battlefield 3, even without people I know, than I have Modern Warfare 3. The way I see these games, they are an investment. And after 300$ for all three Modern Warfare games and Black Ops, (not to mention DLC for all of them), I am beginning to think I have invested in the wrong game to provide me my fun. To the makers of EVERY Call of Duty game: Thank You, it has been a wild ride. But we are growing apart. I just cant stay in a relationship where I give and give and give, and you take and take and take without any concern for my opinion on the matter. Save yourself the heartache of a lost 60$.    … Expand
  44. MeNoChinese
    Nov 26, 2011
    4
    Why only give this game a 4/10 you ask? Because the multiplayer is stale, same feeling as MW2. Looks almost the same as too. Why not give it a 0/10? Because the singleplayer is the best since Big Red One or even Finest Hour. One of my favorite singleplayer games of all time. If this was a game made like Mass Effect or Fallout, where the singleplayer is king, this game would be a 8.5/10Why only give this game a 4/10 you ask? Because the multiplayer is stale, same feeling as MW2. Looks almost the same as too. Why not give it a 0/10? Because the singleplayer is the best since Big Red One or even Finest Hour. One of my favorite singleplayer games of all time. If this was a game made like Mass Effect or Fallout, where the singleplayer is king, this game would be a 8.5/10 (even though it's not a RPG etc.). Cod fanboys, cry your hearts out, but even you guys know this game was a flop. Ever remember what happened to Medal of Honor? That's about to happen to CoD if EA can finally square a couple of things away.… Expand
  45. rdbigmac
    Nov 27, 2011
    0
    My roommate bought this game the day it came out. I was disgusted by how much Activision does not not care about the consumer, but instead is only focused on the money they can make with mw. The number one comment I heard from people coming into our room was, "Is there a new map pack for mw2, I havent played this map!" (copy+paste)+change enough to satisfy children = mw3
  46. MeltedFab5
    Nov 27, 2011
    0
    It is important to remember how much money this game has made in the past. It is important to remember what wonderful tools this company has for building games and what a polished wonderful graphics engine they have. It is also important to remember that innovation at its most basic level is applying those things that very simply make a product better. A fire selector switch, large mapsIt is important to remember how much money this game has made in the past. It is important to remember what wonderful tools this company has for building games and what a polished wonderful graphics engine they have. It is also important to remember that innovation at its most basic level is applying those things that very simply make a product better. A fire selector switch, large maps with a rush type mode, modes for more tactical game-play. These changes would have been easy to include and really don't push the envelope very far into the land of "fixing what ain't broke". This latest effort from Activision and Infinity Ward shows laziness and greed. They made a far inferior game (super-tight maps with ridiculously frenetic pacing / outdated HALO type game play / boring leveling system) and play it off like the best thing ever. We are suckers for buying this stuff. With the resources they had, they really could have moved the bar up...instead they just ignored the bar altogether...or maybe, the developers are still hanging out at the bar, I don't know. What about all the mods and cheats they allow...how is your game this hackable guys? Really poor effort, really poor. This gets my vote for worst game of the year..the most frustrating back shooting experience, but it sure is pretty to look at.… Expand
  47. CalamityC
    Nov 27, 2011
    0
    This game might as well have been released as an expansion pack! It looks, feels, and plays just like MW2. Only Difference is new maps, guns, and perks. Biggest annoyance to me was the constant orgies of kill-streaks being called in every match. Call of duty multiplayer used to be simple and fun but then Infinity Ward had to add in 1000 more kill-streaks. Now the game is only based off ofThis game might as well have been released as an expansion pack! It looks, feels, and plays just like MW2. Only Difference is new maps, guns, and perks. Biggest annoyance to me was the constant orgies of kill-streaks being called in every match. Call of duty multiplayer used to be simple and fun but then Infinity Ward had to add in 1000 more kill-streaks. Now the game is only based off of who has the biggest kill-streak. If you hadn't done so already, don't buy this game and save yourself the $60.… Expand
  48. ninjapirate
    Nov 28, 2011
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. were do i start the campaign is only 3.5 hours long and had no story to it the graphics are in proved but the audio is the worst i have herd in any game since the super nintendo the multi player was just a lot of old Recycled maps from black ops and mw2 and the most unbalanced to date the spec ops is the same old and the survival mode is way to easy and boring over all another rushed out game by new people that cant do cod… Expand
  49. AFlyingG3rman
    Nov 28, 2011
    1
    The game was significantly and amazingly the same as the last with several tweaks and changes. The campaign was mediocre at most; a huge problem for such a high end company. The multiplayer was relativity the same as modern warfare 2 with a new point system (that wasn't original), maps and more overpowered kill streaks a concept that looks good on paper but turns the game into a fun fastThe game was significantly and amazingly the same as the last with several tweaks and changes. The campaign was mediocre at most; a huge problem for such a high end company. The multiplayer was relativity the same as modern warfare 2 with a new point system (that wasn't original), maps and more overpowered kill streaks a concept that looks good on paper but turns the game into a fun fast paced shooter into, players finding the cheapest way to get that amazing ac-130 or juggernaut suit. The only reaming quality of the game was its co-operative mode; spec ops, but that was a downgrade from the franchises most popular portion; Nazi zombies, which even though wasn't made by infinity ward, could have and should have been put into the game. Overall I wouldn't suggest getting it at all, you could play MW 2 multiplayer, black ops Nazi zombies, and look up the story on you tube and have a better experience without having to buy a new game.… Expand
  50. BrokenArM
    Nov 29, 2011
    2
    what do you say when you notice the two games compare MW3 and BF3 has Bf3 the front nose and looks better from the man at the engine it is only updated graphics and MW3 is not new sorry my english is not so good
  51. Benedire
    Dec 9, 2011
    4
    I've been a gamer for quite some time, and I have enjoyed past Call Of Duty games, but I must say that I would sincerely recommend not buying this game. Though I enjoyed the campaign and had some fun with the spec ops, I hated the multiplayer with a fiery passion. No, I'm not **** at the game, and no, I'm not just raging cause it seems like one gun kills me and I can't use it, but it seemsI've been a gamer for quite some time, and I have enjoyed past Call Of Duty games, but I must say that I would sincerely recommend not buying this game. Though I enjoyed the campaign and had some fun with the spec ops, I hated the multiplayer with a fiery passion. No, I'm not **** at the game, and no, I'm not just raging cause it seems like one gun kills me and I can't use it, but it seems as though IW and Sledge just wanted to throw out a quickly made game to make some serious bank. Now, I wouldn't define myself as a fanboy, simply because I enjoy any and all good games that come out, but take MW3, which was made one year after Black Ops, and compare it to Battlefield 3, which they spent 5 years making. There's no comparison at all. MW3 is not an improvement on any past CoD games. Am I saying Black Ops and MW2 were perfect? Hell no, but compared to MW3 they're amazing. Unless you only buy games for the single player take your money elsewhere and buy a better game, my recommendations, Skyrim or even Battlefield.… Expand
  52. DeSoto23
    Feb 13, 2012
    0
    I would love to know how much Activision is paying the "critics" who review their games and score it 100/100 and claim that it is the best game ever, the Call of Duty franchise has absolutely gone into the trash after the release of Call of Duty 4 and Call of Duty WaW, the only two good games in the series, and now with every year the game will continue to get worse as they will releaseI would love to know how much Activision is paying the "critics" who review their games and score it 100/100 and claim that it is the best game ever, the Call of Duty franchise has absolutely gone into the trash after the release of Call of Duty 4 and Call of Duty WaW, the only two good games in the series, and now with every year the game will continue to get worse as they will release the same re-skinned game that in 2007 was amazing, but guess what it's 2012, this game no longer measures up.… Expand
  53. EddieElNino
    Dec 16, 2011
    0
    Tired game , Tired engine, Same crap gets put out every single year for four years and people flock to toss their cash away, sad really sad. I have played it it IS THE SAME AS MW2. why would you buy it again ?? Activision is laughing all the way to the bank! This is pathetic and should have been released as an expansion pack nothing more!
  54. LynchSimon
    Dec 18, 2011
    0
    The Cod franchise has lost its touch since MW2. All your paying â
  55. Jessthebear
    Dec 26, 2011
    4
    A game highly anticipated, however, not delivering quite what expected. In my opinion, yes the game is not very fresh, but surely if you already have an award winning game, why make it worse? Yet by keeping it similar, they have. The game is very similar to MWF2, however the feel of the game is a bit different. Firstly, the maps do make it more flowing, as promised, which does make theA game highly anticipated, however, not delivering quite what expected. In my opinion, yes the game is not very fresh, but surely if you already have an award winning game, why make it worse? Yet by keeping it similar, they have. The game is very similar to MWF2, however the feel of the game is a bit different. Firstly, the maps do make it more flowing, as promised, which does make the game a bit more exciting, but really recycled weapons and a small handful editions don't deliver enough. Furthermore, the mechanics on the game need a serious revamp. It feels like its trying to be realistic, and then it just slaps you in the face in certain parts with its un realism. One of the more popular aspects of the game jumps to mind, I am referring, of course, to quick scoping. Unfortunately it is a big chunk of the problem with the game, because it is so popular. There is nothing realistic about quick scoping, or in fact the way sniping is done in game. Most of the elements of the sniper rifle need to be looked at a lot. Also, we were promised 'more equal weapons' so people wouldn't just choose the UMP45 silenced and win. On most counts, they have made fairly equal weapons, yet some of them just jump out as being far too powerful, or far too weak. To name 1, the FMG9, akimbo with steady aim is a near unbeatable combination, and sucks a lot of the fun away from the game when faced with an opponent using them. Another aspect of the game, and one of the most horrendous is knifing. I don't know what happened between MWF2 and this, but knifing has just failed miserably. The complete inconsistency of this mechanic makes it un-usable, and it is suicide to even attempt knifing someone. There are no shining qualities of this game that make me feel amazed by it, there are some good ones, like flowing maps and new game modes (Kill confirmed) that make the game bare-able, but if you are looking to play a good multi-player first person shooter, go and buy Modern Warfare 2.… Expand
  56. thedayitended
    Dec 26, 2011
    1
    Mw2 was an absolutley great game but to be honest, this is, well, I dont even know. From the day the trailer came out i absolutley despised it, but when i got it i had that little hope, like a normal person would, and i wasnt expecting such a sad game not that the game is bad but its soooo not what i want, im liberal, i like change simple as that. Great series by the by.
  57. GCMANINDAHOOD
    Dec 28, 2011
    4
    The game has not lived up to any of my expectations, a bland game that is almost exactly the same as the last, in fact this completely lowered the bar on the Modern warfare series, what makes this game bad is it didn't bring anything new to the table as it had promised and it falls very short of its expectations. What made Cod: Black Ops good is it was fresh and revised and brought newThe game has not lived up to any of my expectations, a bland game that is almost exactly the same as the last, in fact this completely lowered the bar on the Modern warfare series, what makes this game bad is it didn't bring anything new to the table as it had promised and it falls very short of its expectations. What made Cod: Black Ops good is it was fresh and revised and brought new things to the Call of Duty "table" per say unlike MW3.… Expand
  58. SLTYMILK
    Dec 28, 2011
    4
    Yea, sure this game is fun. But for a Modern Warfare game, it truly is as much content as maybe a slightly-larger-than-normal dlc. I mean, sure a sequel isn't a completely new game. But it still should also add something new, not be essentially the exact same game. Every once in a while, I do hop on and play, but my first time playing Modern Warfare 1 and Modern Warfare 2 feel almost theYea, sure this game is fun. But for a Modern Warfare game, it truly is as much content as maybe a slightly-larger-than-normal dlc. I mean, sure a sequel isn't a completely new game. But it still should also add something new, not be essentially the exact same game. Every once in a while, I do hop on and play, but my first time playing Modern Warfare 1 and Modern Warfare 2 feel almost the same, and it isn't exciting or fun anymore. Plus, they pump out a cod every year, making it even less exciting. Just milking the cow, because they know the little kids will buy it because they think all of their friends will buy it, and so will force their parents to buy it. A lot of the fan base is little kids who haven't played a quality game, that took effort to produce. But seriously, more people would like this game if it innovated more and was actually a new game.… Expand
  59. RonaldOVOXO
    Feb 2, 2012
    1
    Since Black OPS release The Call Of Duty Franchise Became repetitive. Same guns same features. It gets to the point in where im like "why do i even buy COD anymore its a waste of $60.00
  60. ruabadfish2oou
    Mar 1, 2012
    0
    The game isn't too bad, but it's essentially just MW2 (which wasn't that great to begin with) copied/pasted. More of the same small maps, OP streaks, and same graphics.
  61. codfan56
    Jan 3, 2012
    4
    This game is ok but not as good as previous games such as black ops or cod 4 or even world at war.First off Infinity ward made the single player while sledgehammer games made the multiplayer.The single player is really good but the multiplayer is a disaster.The multiplayer has no balance,bad lag and they brought the ghost perk and at least two forms of second chance back which everyoneThis game is ok but not as good as previous games such as black ops or cod 4 or even world at war.First off Infinity ward made the single player while sledgehammer games made the multiplayer.The single player is really good but the multiplayer is a disaster.The multiplayer has no balance,bad lag and they brought the ghost perk and at least two forms of second chance back which everyone hated in black ops.
    Sledgehammer games does not listen to the community they brought back two hated perks ghost/second chance and actually made both of them stronger.The maps are terrible there are more campers in this cod then i have ever seen in a cod because of the maps.Bad spawn system people will spawn two feet behind you and shoot you in the back all game long.The create a class menu is too cluttered and complicated all the customization you could do in black ops is gone the playercard lacks lots of stats that black ops had and they dont even show a persons captures and defends in domination in stead you get to see assists.And to top it off MW3 has worse lag then Black Ops and that's really bad.Lol i think i will just buy treyarchs cod's from now on since sledgehomo games has no idea what they are doing.    … Expand
  62. Rkownage
    Jan 5, 2012
    3
    I gave this a 3, because I played the same game 5 years ago. All Modern Warfare 3 is is a money making machine that Mr. Kotick likes to milk for the quick buck. Way to take advantage of idiot gamers willing to pay $60 for this game. Thank god for Gamefly, I wouldn't pay $20 for this crapfest. Get some developers with talent next time.
  63. SenorFuzzeh
    Feb 25, 2012
    4
    I am surprised it took people this many games to realize call of duty wasn't going to change... I got tired of these games back when MW2 Came out, which was hardly 2 years ago. Theres alot better games out there. I dont understand how activasion can make so much money and then just not change anything.
  64. ProwlerCaboose
    Jan 21, 2012
    3
    I have played every call of duty game. the first one wasn't that great it was merely like a little MOH ripoff style game but it was fun. Cod 2 was exciting it had a new engine and looked great, cod 3 was adding new things to the game, like sprint and updated multiplayer. Cod4 comes out and its simply amazing, the campaign was fantastic story was gripping and the multiplayer was a standI have played every call of duty game. the first one wasn't that great it was merely like a little MOH ripoff style game but it was fun. Cod 2 was exciting it had a new engine and looked great, cod 3 was adding new things to the game, like sprint and updated multiplayer. Cod4 comes out and its simply amazing, the campaign was fantastic story was gripping and the multiplayer was a stand alone feat! then Cod WaW was just getting better! it added a new co-op mode where you could play parts of the campaign online co-op! it had all the same multiplayer with updates to it to make it better for the players, and finally it had Zombies which is one of the biggest things Cod has ever had a series...now this may just be me...but it went downhill from here. Mw2 is released to one of the biggest mass audiences ever, it came out amaizingly well the story was gripping and full of twists and turns. the multiplayer was updated for more arcade and less realistic but funner, you could hop on and feel like you did something, the co-op was gone in zombies and campaign but it was still there for spec-ops where you try to do different things so you can complete objectives but the problem was it was rushed. where cod 4 and waw had had about 4 years to be made mw2 had only 2 years. this ment that there were glitches. lots of glitches. it had overpowered shotguns that kill in 1 hit from 20 feet, the rpgs with the huge 30 foot explosive kill radius, dual glocks with overpowered it was horrendous to all who saw it. people began to turn away from Cod, and this was bad. Blackops. This game added so much to the series. it had its own type no visuals game in it, a updated zombies mode, their was an online where you could challenge people for money to use to buy new items. you had a money system where you didnt have to work to upgrade a gun or rank up to a perk you just buy them and customization was at an all time high. there were about 100 gun camos, emblems were completely customizable, the red dot sights on guns were customizable too! it had an offline mode where you could fight aginist Bots and rank up there, and it added a theater mode where you could watch old games and even a new ability to have 2 people play online from the same xbox/ps3!. it even had a new top down acrade game! now while the graphics were getting only slowly better there were only a few good leaps and mw2/bo had them. even black ops added an new movement ability! you could swan dive around places! it was good fun and it felt like a new game. mw3. let me level with you all i am probably biased about this game but its with good reason. you see how all the other games had updates and added more to the game the thing is mw3 didnt. it changed the multiplayer in only small tweaks, like killstreaks per class now but thats all i can really see. it actually took most customization away like most camos, red dots, and customization for emblems in favor of mw2 style. the graphics had not changed the story was solid but most of them are in cod games, the co-op was only the same spec ops but it had a new ranking system for the new gametype called "survival" which was basically zombies but people had guns. it is fun and changes a lot but not completely original or that fun when multiplayer comes looming about. the multiplayer maps are not diverse, they are more of the same, the guns feel really bad and not realistic, not much updating but enough to show a little something. thats just how the game is and i do not see how it can truly be considered to be a new game. it is merely an expansion pack. thats all i see. if you have any other opinions thats for you but this is how i see the series as a whole. black ops 2 will hopefully save cod.… Expand
  65. AdofTheKirk
    Mar 7, 2012
    0
    MW 2.1, pretty much sums up this game. Spec ops feels unimportant, and survival is an obvious tac on. The multiplay has seen little to no change, other than new weopons/ killstreeks and some custimization options. It also seems as if the ENTIRE mapmaking team decided on one ***ing theme: Lets put some buildings in a flat area. Seriously? All the money in the world and we get this pileMW 2.1, pretty much sums up this game. Spec ops feels unimportant, and survival is an obvious tac on. The multiplay has seen little to no change, other than new weopons/ killstreeks and some custimization options. It also seems as if the ENTIRE mapmaking team decided on one ***ing theme: Lets put some buildings in a flat area. Seriously? All the money in the world and we get this pile of ****. Thanks for taking the population of gamers away from qualitly games like GOW3, and Battlefield.… Expand
  66. CodIsBad
    Jan 26, 2012
    0
    The campaign is so predictable and don't get me started about the multiplayer. OP guns, and everybody runs around with a f****** mp7 and type 95. The game sucks nothing more that I can say don't waste your money
  67. Windwalker88
    Feb 14, 2012
    0
    There is too much wrong with this game to give it a good grade. The radar is inaccurate, the gun stats within the game are inaccurate, many promises made by Robert Bowling are not kept. For example the last stand feature. The guns are totally unbalanced. There are only a couple of guns worth using in the game if you want to play competitively. The peripheral vision in this game isThere is too much wrong with this game to give it a good grade. The radar is inaccurate, the gun stats within the game are inaccurate, many promises made by Robert Bowling are not kept. For example the last stand feature. The guns are totally unbalanced. There are only a couple of guns worth using in the game if you want to play competitively. The peripheral vision in this game is non existent. For some reason everyone runs much faster and stiffer which leads to choppy almost lag like movement that you have to aim at when trying to shoot your opponent I used to hate modern warfare 2 because of the same reasons but i recently went back and played modern warfare 2 and it actually plays better. Overall this game is extremely bad and in my opinion it has ruined the franchise. I have decided to never by another call of duty. The critics need to play the game under regular average player conditions to give more accurate reviews because i cannot understand why they graded this game so absurdly high. Its so sad really since the first modern warfare was so balanced and solid. it was so near to perfection that everyone just kept buying the sequels. But guess what? This isn't call of duty 4. This is a cluster **** of **** I guess i will just stick to halo...… Expand
  68. Diabolus666
    Feb 15, 2012
    3
    Ok. Had this game since release date but wanted to give them some time to fix possible bugs. I think 3 months is more than enough but OH, BOY... I won't argue about the "old mechanics". We all knew it was more of the same. Just cause of that, it deserves a 6 score. But the bugs... mainly the lag compensation thing and crazy spawns did it for me. Just giving a heads up: If you live in aOk. Had this game since release date but wanted to give them some time to fix possible bugs. I think 3 months is more than enough but OH, BOY... I won't argue about the "old mechanics". We all knew it was more of the same. Just cause of that, it deserves a 6 score. But the bugs... mainly the lag compensation thing and crazy spawns did it for me. Just giving a heads up: If you live in a country where most of the people have a connection that is 10% of what you have DON'T EVEN TRY this game. You'll end up having to nerf your connection and using it on "Moderate" Type in order to play anything.… Expand
  69. Killdabunny
    Feb 18, 2012
    1
    There is no redeeming quality about this game. Maybe if it had zombies ti save it I would give it a score of "5". The maps keep getting smaller and less tactical, why even have sniper rifles? 2 hits in the chest from 50 yards with the ump is a kill but somehow the .50 cal is not? WAW brought us Zombies, MW2 brought us customizable killstreaks with a nuke and numerous weapons to chooseThere is no redeeming quality about this game. Maybe if it had zombies ti save it I would give it a score of "5". The maps keep getting smaller and less tactical, why even have sniper rifles? 2 hits in the chest from 50 yards with the ump is a kill but somehow the .50 cal is not? WAW brought us Zombies, MW2 brought us customizable killstreaks with a nuke and numerous weapons to choose from. Black ops and now MW3 bring nothing new but only minor tweaks to leaps that previous games made. Adding theater mode and providing a payable Elite membership is not equal to the amazing things introduced in previous cod games. You take away stopping power but allow the crazy combinations of other perks? This is by far the worst cod game ever made,… Expand
  70. o8oBadWolfo8o
    Feb 21, 2012
    0
    What can I say. Well it is certainly starting to seem that Activision really like the copy and paste button on there solid gold plated desktops. So november same around again and activision decided that they needed to line there pockets with even more money. Well sad to say I think they may have succeeded.
    The original MW was a breakthrough, it had great story and gameplay, what I didn't    What can I say. Well it is certainly starting to seem that Activision really like the copy and paste button on there solid gold plated desktops. So november same around again and activision decided that they needed to line there pockets with even more money. Well sad to say I think they may have succeeded.
    The original MW was a breakthrough, it had great story and gameplay, what I didn't expect however was that same game to be released again two years later with litle more than a texture pack and some campaign DLC. Considering this my attitude to MW2, imagine my surprize when the thinking caps down at Activision went into over drive and made MW3. Once again all I can say is wow thats a nice texture pack and DLC. Fair enough the mutiplayer is fun, but its no different from the first two. The only thing worth a penny in the call of duty series right now is the Zombies mini-game, considering a lack of that in this title to me it is worthless. Want some fun, go out and buy something you have never played before, because in about ten years time your going to look at your game collection and realised that for those ten years you spent just over £1000 on the same game every single year.    … Expand
  71. jugrnaut01
    Feb 23, 2012
    0
    This game sucks! I have been playing call of duty for the last 5 years straight. I took off from work to pick up my pre-order and was prestige 3 within the first 30 days. I tried very hard to give this game a chance and the worst part is that IW has made the better game over the course of Call of Duty's life but this last one is so bad that for me it will overshadow everything that theyThis game sucks! I have been playing call of duty for the last 5 years straight. I took off from work to pick up my pre-order and was prestige 3 within the first 30 days. I tried very hard to give this game a chance and the worst part is that IW has made the better game over the course of Call of Duty's life but this last one is so bad that for me it will overshadow everything that they have done up until this point and I will only remember how SH%TTY MW3 was. IW may have won many of the battles but they lost the war.… Expand
  72. rexmax123
    Feb 24, 2012
    0
    i used to play fifa now i play pes i used to play call of duty now i play battlefield enough said do the good gaming people not agree? why 150 characters i think i said all i had to
  73. JeffERson8090
    Feb 24, 2012
    4
    Do yourself a favor and buy Black Ops or MW2, because its essentially the same game, just cheaper. the only reason it gets a five from me is the award winning CoD formula from CoD 4 is still here, expect absolutely nothing has been improved, and nothing has changed except for killstreaks being renamed and weapons reskinned
  74. Aizen
    Feb 28, 2012
    0
    I hoped too see a new game with actually something new. I want my money back...
  75. Able
    Feb 28, 2012
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A disgrace to the name of the word sequel as it lacks everything it neeeds to be one feels more like dlc. The plot was rubbish with one the worst shock moments i've seen in a while. A kid dies that it? What abourthe nuke in the first one? Multiplayer feels the same as the second one excwpt worsebecause of streaks. Moabs and elite. Overall not worth 60 bucks… Expand
  76. Donalon
    Mar 3, 2012
    3
    MILK IT!!!!!

    After offering nothing other then maps and a few guns, this game was quite simply made to be the biggest entertainment releases of the year, yet doesn't offer anything the last one does. Infinty ward seem to be republishing the same ideas under a new title
  77. SAFCJammyD
    Mar 4, 2012
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Reused and rehashed content, doesn't listen to it's community, sells millions and can't even update the graphics engine? Lots of us who have given it a bad score have said what many others can't. Our opinions!!!! It shocks me how you can say that it has improved. A 10 year old can think of some guns and kill streaks. Now for the single player. What a muddled mess this is. A sheep could predict, the storey soap dies and you kill makerov. This is more like DLC MW2 or MW2.5. No effort put in at all. And it is so sad that in 2 years time 10 million more people will go and buy it just because it has Call of Duty or MW in the title it upsets me to be honest. I will never fall for it again.
    P.S I am not a BF3 fan boy and I have actually played MW3.    … Expand
  78. Josh_47ra
    Mar 6, 2012
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Alright, let me be clear, if this was an independent game I would give it a 4 or 5 but as a closing game in a trilogy it comes with certain expectations. Those were not met. at all. MW2 was bad, but not anywhere near the level that this game was. Just to hit a few quick points: a coordinated simultaneous terrorist attack across all of Europe, a Russian Navy, a naval invasion of NYC, kidnapping the presidents daughter to coerce him (there are safeguards against this in the Russian laws), the peace treaty being signed with no repercussions, the vigilante justice of Makarov (he would be captured, tried, and hung), the unbalanced multiplayer, the underpowered airbased killstreaks, the broken perks, the support killstreaks, awful spawn system, etc. These are all the things wrong with the game, I don't feel like typing for 20 minutes to elaborate, but look them up if you need to. I'll admit some of spec ops was fun again, but I don't buy games for 5 minute side missions.… Expand
  79. Ideclarewar901
    Mar 7, 2012
    2
    Before starting, i put a comment on the PC platform, now i do on the Xbox360 also. Because i played both.. I am also NOT a fanboy, and i will make a constructive review, or hum shall i say, make the best i can. The game has been a huge let down for me. I played the first COD EVER (PC game originally) and the game was wonderful... After the WWII series, there came MW1, fantastic! Was aBefore starting, i put a comment on the PC platform, now i do on the Xbox360 also. Because i played both.. I am also NOT a fanboy, and i will make a constructive review, or hum shall i say, make the best i can. The game has been a huge let down for me. I played the first COD EVER (PC game originally) and the game was wonderful... After the WWII series, there came MW1, fantastic! Was a great game. Then came the crappy games, MW2, total let down. Now MW3, what to say, well! Repetitive Multiplayer gameplay, the game styles are the SAME, graphics are 3-4 years old (OUTDATED), maps are crappy, i could do better on the Black Ops map Editor and then import it to XBOX360. This game is not the Call of Duty series i remember.It is now a money trap for kids. It is a money machine. All they want is easily earned money. Map Packs they are making you pay for 15$ is not even worth a 3$. The time it takes to create them is about 2 days. They really steal people. Infinity Ward saddens me, since MW2. Not a joke! Black Ops was crappy, and was still better than MW3? You're kidding me? This game is not a 2011 game. It is a 2009 quality game. Please, do not buy. Get Battlefield 3, which is QUALITY level game. Also there is Medal of Honor, which is very good for the Campaign. Like i said, i am not a fanboy, Battlefield 3 was the first Battlefield i EVER played.. And i think i will stick to this franchise, next release. XBOX360, PC or not. Seriously... AVOID buying. Tip from a very old gamer (since about 1995) ... Thanks.… Expand
  80. GLYDESIDEWAYS
    Mar 11, 2012
    0
    mw = good mw2 = good mw3 = cynical moneygrab by people who are lazy as **** and just want to reskin the same game. its full of little kids who try ****ing trickshots 24/7 and its about as balanced as a drunk 3 legger gerbil in a ****ING earthquake.
  81. RandomCriticDan
    Mar 20, 2012
    0
    Ugh. Didn't buy this game, just borrowed it from a friend (thank god). I don't rate the multiplayer, as it is absolutely identical to the past 4 games, which I also disliked. The campaign was dull, being the exact same garbage as the previous two modern warfare games. Call of Duty is like the Skrillex of video games: poor quality, but everyone knows about it and plays it. However, theUgh. Didn't buy this game, just borrowed it from a friend (thank god). I don't rate the multiplayer, as it is absolutely identical to the past 4 games, which I also disliked. The campaign was dull, being the exact same garbage as the previous two modern warfare games. Call of Duty is like the Skrillex of video games: poor quality, but everyone knows about it and plays it. However, the ending was better than Mass Effect 3's. But that's not saying much.â… Expand
  82. BeAwesomeOne
    Oct 10, 2012
    0
    Activision... you lazy a-holes! This games looks excactly like first MW! You barely change anything! WHY?! I still don't know why people buy this bloody game?! Is a same game like COD 4 and MW2!
  83. Aphliction
    May 25, 2012
    0
    Way to go infinity ward... You had two years from your last call of duty (mw2) and a massive budget. It's sad that all you could accomplish with your resources and 3 seperate studios was a re- skinned knockoff of your own 4 year old game. Too bad the actual critics are too old or blind to see the error in your ways. Just know you've lost a lot of true solid fans in worrying about yourWay to go infinity ward... You had two years from your last call of duty (mw2) and a massive budget. It's sad that all you could accomplish with your resources and 3 seperate studios was a re- skinned knockoff of your own 4 year old game. Too bad the actual critics are too old or blind to see the error in your ways. Just know you've lost a lot of true solid fans in worrying about your wallets instead of a making a quality product. Once again way to go infinity ward, the only people that buy your games are the cod sheep now.… Expand
  84. sbtcg
    Jun 9, 2012
    1
    This game is the end result of the devolution of the FPS genre. One statement that sums up the goal of good game design is, "easy to learn, hard to master". Well, this game sure got the first part right. Anyone can pick up a controller, spam grenades, spray blindly, and instakill people with a knife in a 'shooting' game and do well. MW3 took every flaw that the recent CoD games have beenThis game is the end result of the devolution of the FPS genre. One statement that sums up the goal of good game design is, "easy to learn, hard to master". Well, this game sure got the first part right. Anyone can pick up a controller, spam grenades, spray blindly, and instakill people with a knife in a 'shooting' game and do well. MW3 took every flaw that the recent CoD games have been plagued with and pushed them to their limits. The perks are broken, there are deathstreaks, there are killstreaks that one can die and still get, the guns fire quickly, there's tons of aim assist, and one's aim is thrown off wildly when shot by these spray-happy weapons. There is no depth to this game. Activision knows that a new CoD game needs to be pumped out every year, because these games simply have no staying power. Games like CS and Quake have staying power, because one could play for years without hitting any kind of ceiling. This is why CS has as many players as MW3 over a decade later. This game is perfect for studying if you're a dev and you're interesting in making an FPS game. If one has intimate knowledge of MW3's mechanics, then he knows exactly what not to include in an FPS. I could easily write an encyclopedia detailing the flaws in this product, but I think I'll end the review here and go play some Counter-Strike instead.… Expand
  85. normyp
    Jun 10, 2012
    2
    One of the most overrated games of all time. I bought it expecting good things because my friend kept banging on about it. I was shocked when I realised how noob friendly the game was. Every time I got on a decent killstreak I would get shot in the back. Multiplayer ultimately sucks balls now.
  86. LookAtTheBottom
    Jun 12, 2012
    0
    Don't listen to the critics who give this game a 100. Obviously paid off by Activation . Stick to MW2 or dare I say BO, because MW3 isn't worth a dime.
  87. thecico3
    Jun 15, 2012
    4
    Story was awesome but Multiplayer FAILS... The maps are so poorly made and ridiculously small. It seems the only thing they improved on is the LOOKS of the hands and guns, everything else was so sloppily done.. i could make better maps then they could and I'm sure everyone else could too. Its really sad how my favorite series is dying.... I wish they took a second and actually put hardStory was awesome but Multiplayer FAILS... The maps are so poorly made and ridiculously small. It seems the only thing they improved on is the LOOKS of the hands and guns, everything else was so sloppily done.. i could make better maps then they could and I'm sure everyone else could too. Its really sad how my favorite series is dying.... I wish they took a second and actually put hard work into these games like they used to years ago but i guess now all they care about is money... so sad....… Expand
  88. EpicMexicanTaco
    Jun 16, 2012
    0
    This feels like a rushed and crappier version of Modern Warfare 2. I honestly feel that a zero is even too much. Both Sledgehammer games and the community ruined this series. The graphics are from 2005, the maps are full of rubble/camping spots, the knife is unpredictable, shotguns are terrible, assasin/blind eye, deathstreakers are annoying, and killstreaks are just rediculous. Campers,This feels like a rushed and crappier version of Modern Warfare 2. I honestly feel that a zero is even too much. Both Sledgehammer games and the community ruined this series. The graphics are from 2005, the maps are full of rubble/camping spots, the knife is unpredictable, shotguns are terrible, assasin/blind eye, deathstreakers are annoying, and killstreaks are just rediculous. Campers, little kids, headglitchers, no life tryhards, MW3's got it all! THIS IS AN INSULT TO THE COMMUNITY.… Expand
  89. NoSugarTonight
    Jun 18, 2012
    1
    All you need to know when considering buying this game, is that you are essentially buying Modern Warfare 1 for the 3rd time. I will never make that mistake again.
  90. Y3TI
    Jun 24, 2012
    2
    When this game was first announced I was very, very excited. I thought Modern Warfare 3 the "most anticipated game in history" would be all it was hyped up to be. I think it was the same for many other people too. However, as I and many other people came to find out , It wasn't. Modern Warfare 3 turned out to be a huge disappointment to the fans of previous call of duty games. As far as IWhen this game was first announced I was very, very excited. I thought Modern Warfare 3 the "most anticipated game in history" would be all it was hyped up to be. I think it was the same for many other people too. However, as I and many other people came to find out , It wasn't. Modern Warfare 3 turned out to be a huge disappointment to the fans of previous call of duty games. As far as I can see, all of the "new" additions they added to the multiplayer were just things stolen from other games, especially the game "Homefront", such as the point streak system and many of the new kill streaks(ballistics vests, recon drones, assault drones, reaper drones, etc.). Once you get passed these additions, you can see that Modern Warfare 3 is really just the evil twin of the previous Modern Warfare game. It is call of duty at the core, but it is clear that Infinity Ward/Activision isn't trying to make the games for the fans, but only for the money. So after everything that I said I think this game gets the rating that it deserves and I hope that many people can agree with me that Modern Warfare 3 was a disappointment to say the least.… Expand
  91. makemesick35
    Jul 7, 2012
    0
    Coming from someone who use to be a call of duty addict... this game blows... but I must thank you Infinity Ward for getting me over the addiction I use to have back in in 09-2011. Other than that this is for sure the worst call of duty ever, I enjoyed mw1 mw2 and a little bit of black ops. I actually got the game the 5th day i came out, I enjoyed the campaign a little bit but the reasonComing from someone who use to be a call of duty addict... this game blows... but I must thank you Infinity Ward for getting me over the addiction I use to have back in in 09-2011. Other than that this is for sure the worst call of duty ever, I enjoyed mw1 mw2 and a little bit of black ops. I actually got the game the 5th day i came out, I enjoyed the campaign a little bit but the reason everyone got was for the mulitplayerand I played the MP for 2 hours. Put the game in the disc, never put it back in my xbox.… Expand
  92. Sergeant_MarkIV
    Feb 18, 2013
    0
    Boring, repetitive, and uninspired campaign. Terrible and unbalanced multiplayer with overpowered explosive weapons. Not much different than MW2, yeah I know, but now they are asking for your money again for the same crap, and this doubles the crapness factor. This is the worst Call of Duty game ever made.
  93. glnm888
    Jul 17, 2012
    0
    It would be easy to skip the campaign and just assume the Russians were up to no good again... So I did skip it. It would also be easy to skip learning the new weapons attributes and go with the perennial favorite of hardcore and casual gamers alike, the UMP45 again... So I did (most of the time). It would also be easy to be able to ingore the very minor improvement in graphics and messyIt would be easy to skip the campaign and just assume the Russians were up to no good again... So I did skip it. It would also be easy to skip learning the new weapons attributes and go with the perennial favorite of hardcore and casual gamers alike, the UMP45 again... So I did (most of the time). It would also be easy to be able to ingore the very minor improvement in graphics and messy killstreaks setup and just play MW2 or BlackOps some more... So I do. The only reason to play this instead of the last two CoD releases is that there is a certain portion of fellow CoD gamers that have moved on to this release and you want to keep playing with those gamers, learning new maps and slightly different builds just to keep things fresh. However, I recommend trying different types of games altogether if you think mastering MW3 is as fun, if even worth your time, compared to playing MW2 or BlackOps some more. CoD has just become a foregone conclusion to me. Every year we will see some new twist on it that keeps the revenue train rolling but like a girlfriend you've grown tired of over time, it doesn't matter how many different positions or costumes they try on, things get stale and depressing until both parties move on with their lives. I see all the other mediocre user reviews as symbology of a bitter end to what used to be a grand love affair. It makes me sad to see you go CoD but I just can't stand to be in the same room with you anymore. Maybe I'll call you in a month or two when I get really desperate but for now let's just try to make this a clean separation.… Expand
  94. isolationalism
    Aug 6, 2012
    1
    such a mediocre excuse for a game full price for mw2.5 the single-player's a joke 5 hours on veteran and spec ops supposed to be as equal as zombies what a joke multiplayer is beyond touching just play mw2 you will get the same basic experience too much **** to take your mind off basic gun on gun game-play it is the last time i will make the mistake of buying call of duty
  95. ClassicGamer89
    Aug 9, 2012
    4
    The only thing that gave this game hope, would be the campaign. The story was fast paced, but slow enough to understand what is going on. The multiplayer however was not innovative, nor exciting, and was repetitive enough to only keep me playing for 2 hours then have to quit, then i might come again later, but then quit again.n It did not take a genius to come up with this game, but theThe only thing that gave this game hope, would be the campaign. The story was fast paced, but slow enough to understand what is going on. The multiplayer however was not innovative, nor exciting, and was repetitive enough to only keep me playing for 2 hours then have to quit, then i might come again later, but then quit again.n It did not take a genius to come up with this game, but the story was pretty decent.… Expand
  96. Goodtaste13
    Oct 15, 2012
    4
    Mw3 is the exact same as black ops. The only thing different is the story. CoD creators are really running out of ideas. Its the same stuff every year.everything is predictable.things calm down then a explosion...things calm down....then a explosion.i wouldnt recommend this game to anybody only for good graphic lovers
  97. edbezant
    Oct 16, 2012
    1
    Modern Warfare 3 is a completely ripoff of a game that throws together a dull and plain campaign and a painfully bad multiplayer. It's clear that Infinity Ward haven't put as much effort into this game as they did for COD 4 or Modern warfare 2. I'm only giving 2/10 because of the spec ops and I'm being really generous.
  98. Bartek
    Oct 27, 2012
    3
    I am disappointed about this game. I expected something different and new, all that has really changed is the graphics. It really reminds me of the earlier series and it feels like I'm playing the same game with some small improvements. The multilayer mode is quite weak: Few maps, glitches and not many new stuff has been added to make the game stand out from the earlier episodes. The priceI am disappointed about this game. I expected something different and new, all that has really changed is the graphics. It really reminds me of the earlier series and it feels like I'm playing the same game with some small improvements. The multilayer mode is quite weak: Few maps, glitches and not many new stuff has been added to make the game stand out from the earlier episodes. The price of this game is ridiculous and should be cut to half of its actual price. If you a fan of '' Call of Duty '', then this is a game for you but if you look for something different then choose something else.… Expand
  99. paperbagboy
    Nov 12, 2012
    0
    same **** every year.... Bad spawns, bad hit detection, OP weapons, OP Killstreaks/perks.... Multiplayer sucks big time!!

    Story is meh, spec ops okay, survival is really good fun for awhile!
  100. ManlySpartan117
    Nov 7, 2012
    0
    This CoD franchise seriously declined after CoD MW1. I used to enjoy playing CoD but when they started making the same game again and again and again I gave up on the franchise.
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  1. Gamer Limit
    Jan 11, 2012
    85
    Ultimately, Modern Warfare 3 feels similar to it's brethren, but that doesn't mean it isn't a great game. The single player element is still exciting, and multiplayer has more options than ever – if you're a fan of Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 3 is a no brainer.
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  2. Game Over Online
    Dec 28, 2011
    84
    Modern Warfare 3, while still an excellent thrill ride in its own right, feels far too similar to MW2 or even Black Ops for my taste.
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  3. Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
    Dec 12, 2011
    88
    I never expected Modern Warfare 3 to go toe-to-toe with EA's juggernaut this year, but it came out of the gates with a tour de force campaign and co-op mode. It loses points with a perhaps too-familiar multiplayer that caters to the juvenile on Xbox Live; though don't be mistaken, Modern Warfare 3 is one hell of a shooter and a highlight for a series that just won't die – no matter how much we wish it bloody would, at times.
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