Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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3.5

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  1. 1AddictedPlayer
    Feb 5, 2012
    2
    I have had enough of CoD fanboys and Battlefield fanboys.
    I am not a CoD fanboy, nor a Battlefield fanboy, I am a regular human being reviewing this video game.
    Let us begin with what is new. There are a few new things but not many, like the new mode Spec Ops. Spec Ops is some what entertaining, but it will not be the mode you play the most and will probably only play it once or twice and    I have had enough of CoD fanboys and Battlefield fanboys.
    I am not a CoD fanboy, nor a Battlefield fanboy, I am a regular human being reviewing this video game.
    Let us begin with what is new.
    There are a few new things but not many, like the new mode Spec Ops.
    Spec Ops is some what entertaining, but it will not be the mode you play the most and will probably only play it once or twice and get tired of it.
    New single player, but most people buying first person shooters aren't looking for single player, and mainly looking for multiplayer to play with your friends.
    What isn't new? Well, I have seen a lot of similar guns in the past Call of Duty.
    The maps are very similar, and for some reason every time I get in one, I feel like I have played it numerous times before on a previous CoD.
    The graphics are obviously not new, which this may be good in your case if you have a bad graphics card and can not handle games like Skyrim. In my case, it is bad.
    The sounds of the guns are not that great, sounds in general isn't that great.

    Back to what is new subject, I doubt they put $60 worth of effort into a new single player (which not many people care about), a new game mode which could be coded easily, and a few new guns.
    My advise is just wait until Modern Warfare 3 goes to a lower price.

    They robbed me from my money, but I will make sure not to buy another one.

    The only reason this CoD community has continued on, is from all the middle school kids having their friends play it, so they want to play it and believe it is a good game worth getting.

    Final point; If you are 15+ I would suggest you go get another first person shooter because you will not enjoy the community in CoD games, constant kids yelling and screaming, not a good community.
    If you are a 8-14 age, I suggest you should get this because you would probably enjoy it.    … Expand
  2. Zyrocalt
    Jan 15, 2012
    3
    I remember MW2 a boring game,i could play like 2 matches but then it got boring,I didnt understand what everybody liked about it,And now the sequel is here And its exactly the same,I thaugt,right this is a sequel,maybe its better then mw2.But i was wrong,so wrong,i liked cod 4,Was a mediocer game.5/10 by me.and now,Call of duty is the most overrated game series of all time. I dont getI remember MW2 a boring game,i could play like 2 matches but then it got boring,I didnt understand what everybody liked about it,And now the sequel is here And its exactly the same,I thaugt,right this is a sequel,maybe its better then mw2.But i was wrong,so wrong,i liked cod 4,Was a mediocer game.5/10 by me.and now,Call of duty is the most overrated game series of all time. I dont get it,why does everybody like these kind of games?What happened to us gamers? Did something happen? its weird with kids growing up these days,They will be like when they are old
    -Remember when we were kids and played that call of duty game?
    They will never get nostalgic by cod games.
    Call of duty is so overrated..    … Expand
  3. nukehugger
    Jan 15, 2012
    2
    I bought this game after being promised something new. It should be called Modern Whatever you A**holes will buy it. I played the campaign fun and basically the same, what did you expect. Survival is a boring ripoff of zombies with guns basically. Spec ops is less fun, easier, and shorter than in mw2. Multiplayer has lost all fun and probably deteriorated in innovation from mw2. The worstI bought this game after being promised something new. It should be called Modern Whatever you A**holes will buy it. I played the campaign fun and basically the same, what did you expect. Survival is a boring ripoff of zombies with guns basically. Spec ops is less fun, easier, and shorter than in mw2. Multiplayer has lost all fun and probably deteriorated in innovation from mw2. The worst thing is little kids playing it. It's a f***ing m game. When I buy it I expect a little kid here and there cause he has way too under bearing parents, but when I play every player except like 2 of them are like 5 years old. If you want a good shooter get bf3 not this regurgitated piece of crap that there gonna throw in our faces next year.… Expand
  4. AududonSlayer
    Jan 16, 2012
    4
    Campaign is pretty cool but the multiplayer which is what I spend most of my time playing is to glitchy and unrealistic compared to previous CoD versions. I believe Black Ops was the best of the bunch. I will not be paying for any add ons for this games as I have for all others. Getting pretty tired of all the Glitching, 10th prestige cheats, weapon upgrade cheats, unlimited prestigeCampaign is pretty cool but the multiplayer which is what I spend most of my time playing is to glitchy and unrealistic compared to previous CoD versions. I believe Black Ops was the best of the bunch. I will not be paying for any add ons for this games as I have for all others. Getting pretty tired of all the Glitching, 10th prestige cheats, weapon upgrade cheats, unlimited prestige token cheats and I could go on and on. I am seriously considering whether I will be buying the next installment.… Expand
  5. TheKillerEon
    Jan 16, 2012
    4
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the newest and most likely final addition to the Modern Warfare franchise arrived not too long ago, but did it live up to the hype? And is it worth your $60? If you're a hardcore fan of the franchise, maybe. But if you come expecting lots of new and exciting stuff that will make sure you get your moneys worth you'll probably be left feeling unsatisfied.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the newest and most likely final addition to the Modern Warfare franchise arrived not too long ago, but did it live up to the hype? And is it worth your $60? If you're a hardcore fan of the franchise, maybe. But if you come expecting lots of new and exciting stuff that will make sure you get your moneys worth you'll probably be left feeling unsatisfied. Modern Warfare 3 might have a new coat of paint on it as opposed to MW2, but at its core it is borderline identical. The spawning system is still horrendous, despite how hard Infinity Ward and the other developers of them game have apparently been working to correct them. When I still played this title spawning next to enemies (and I literally mean one maybe two feet away) was a regularity in Free-For-All. It even made its way into team based game modes that could allow you to spawn right in the path of an enemy attack only to die seconds later. There are still overpowered weapons, annoying campers that refuse to leave their corner with a claymore by it,and immature children that shouldn't be even playing the game to begin with. Plus there's more killstreaks that are rather overpowered and MORE DEATHSTREAKS. Robert Bowling, you're a lying pr*ck. You said that Last Stand was no longer in the game, but Final Stand (instead of a pistol you get your primary weapon... freaking lovely...) still remains! As well as Martrydom and the brand new and ridiculous Dead Man's Hand. Another thing to note about this game is that they're still using fake guns and and the same reload animations for almost every one. For the fake guns, I mean the ones that aren't licensed. One of which is the L86 LSW (returning from MW2). That gun does not exist, it is actually the L85A2 which ironically is officially licensed in Battlefield 3. Same goes for the "Barrett .50 Cal". There is no such thing! The real Barrett weapon in the game is the M82A1, but I guess they still can't get the licensing even after 5 or so years. LAME.

    As for other aspects of the game, the few new ones there are, they aren't half bad. Some Proficiencies for guns were useful, but some of them were borderline pointless. I don't see why they even bothered to have a Proficiency named Kick to reduce recoil when almost all of the guns people use have next to no real recoil at all. One admittedly good addition was Spec Ops Survival. Survival is based off of the tried and truly fun wave based survival game mode that has been featured in countless games over the years. While it is fun, the co-op is less that enjoyable at times. I tried playing with other friends, close to around 10 matches in total, and around half of them died half way through because of faulty connections that killed the match for no good reason. Plus, when not host, it is truly felt. When I was playing with a friend that typically has a 4 Bar connection I felt like I had a 3 or 2 bar connection making killing enemies a bit more of a source of pain than fun.

    Another key topic for this new game is the direct usage of the new CoD ELITE service. This allows users to have new levels of playing, clans, contests for real prizes, and if you're a premium member (which has a costly fee) other things such as getting all map packs for "free" and available vastly earlier than non-premium users. Although I do have a bone to pick with Elite. While I am not a PS3 player, I must say I am truly miffed about Xbox 360 users still getting the map packs before PS3 players even when a lot of PS3 players likely bought their premium membership for the express purpose to be on even ground with the 360 users. Seriously Activision, you REALLY f*cked up there. One of the last things I'll discuss is the campaign. The campaign is arguably one of the best parts of MW3, being filled with plenty of large scale set pieces and a fairly good story. But like the multiplayer, I wasn't entirely satisfied. I more so played through it just to burn some free time rather than actually wanting to play through for the enjoyment of the story.

    All in all, compared to other shooters released this year, MW3 is a very sub-par game. It lacks significant new content, it's almost identical to the last two call of Duty iterations, and it's still frustrating to no end. And to those who are competent, you may find that it can be incredibly easy to win. So easy that winning becomes boring. That's right, Call of Duty managed to make winning BORING. *slow clap* Well done, Call of Duty. You achieved something which nothing should ever do. Rating 4/10    … Expand
  6. danielsmith46
    Jan 17, 2012
    0
    if you are choosing this game over battlefield 3, you are an idiot. the CoD series hasn't changed in a few years, this is no different. if you like paying $60 a year just to keep playing same game, you're probably in a fraternity or your parents buy all your video games and don't check sites like metacritic before you buy things. be smart, buy a real game.
  7. Dashie487
    Jan 17, 2012
    0
    This is the WORST copy paste of the millennium, avoid it in all ways, I've to say it's worse than Modern Warfare 2, fortunately I tried it before purchasing it, campaign is short and useless, if compared with MW2 campaign, multiplayer is the best epic fail ever, it's the same as MW2, but here killstreak system is BROKEN, everyone can makes their own overpowered class, some ammos are theThis is the WORST copy paste of the millennium, avoid it in all ways, I've to say it's worse than Modern Warfare 2, fortunately I tried it before purchasing it, campaign is short and useless, if compared with MW2 campaign, multiplayer is the best epic fail ever, it's the same as MW2, but here killstreak system is BROKEN, everyone can makes their own overpowered class, some ammos are the same, maps are really weird and weapons too, just avoid this and download MW2 alterIWnet for PC… Expand
  8. sloaxy
    Jan 17, 2012
    0
    I made an account just to voice my opinion on how bad this game is. And it is that MW3 is what kills COD. This game is truly the worst thing I have ever played in a long time. Stick to game developers that don't rehash the same ole same ole to turn a profit. Do not buy.
  9. Solid_Gally
    Jan 19, 2012
    0
    I do have to say that in general; I have grown to dislike the Call Of Duty franchise. I was a big fan of COD4 and liked MW2 at the time, but the series's knack for regurgitating the same formula on me every year made me start to move away and play better things (Battlefield?).
    I have no time at all for the Treyarch entries and never have done but I've always been curious about what the    I do have to say that in general; I have grown to dislike the Call Of Duty franchise. I was a big fan of COD4 and liked MW2 at the time, but the series's knack for regurgitating the same formula on me every year made me start to move away and play better things (Battlefield?).
    I have no time at all for the Treyarch entries and never have done but I've always been curious about what the next Modern Warfare game would be like (although I expected virtually nothing new at all).
    I expected to hate it, then somebody bought it for me as a Christmas present. I just finished the campaign and I have to say that even though it still feels like Call Of Duty 4 (in every single way), I was somewhat satisfied with it. I enjoyed how the story continued from the previous games and it helped me kill a few hours.

    However I have to say that the multiplayer is exactly what I expected and worse; a montage of complete chaos; requiring virtually zero skill, poor (and repetitive) voiceovers, yet more messy killstreak (or 'pointstreak') rewards and pathetically dated animation (try and watch another player sprint, without laughing out loud). In general it feels like the multiplayer experience has gone backwards since COD4, if anything.

    Activision need to learn that improving on a game's multiplayer does not just mean adding extra things to the previous year's game. It requires new modes, new features, new challenges, new possibilities and in this case; a completely new engine (how they are still getting away with using the COD4 engine is beyond me).

    On the whole, there is SOMETHING enjoyable about MW3. Is it worth the hype that gaming publications have given it?
    -No.

    Is it worth the ridiculously high scores that gaming publications have given it?
    -Absolutely not.

    Is it worth a user score on 3.2 here on Metacritic?
    -Perhaps.

    Does this franchise need to be rebuilt from scratch?
    -Absolutely.

    I'm giving this a 5.0 because the campaign was indeed fun for me, but if not for that then I would be giving this a 0. It's nothing more than an expansion pack and I would have indeed been hugely disappointed if I had invested £40 in this game, just to find out that I had received an expansion pack for a very old game (CO4). Activision and their subsidiaries need to hear the message and hear it clear; 'START CREATING VIDEO GAMES AGAIN AND STOP COPYING AND PASTING THE PREVIOUS GAME EACH AND EVERY YEAR. IMPRESS US AGAIN, LIKE YOU DID WITH CALL OF DUTY 4. SHOW US THAT YOU CAN STILL PRODUCE A FRESH AND ORIGINAL TITLE'.

    That is all.
    5.0.    … Expand
  10. EatTehBullet7
    Jan 19, 2012
    2
    Single player was short spec-ops is forgettable and this is the worst multiplayer in Cod histroy.It is the same game play when you kill someone the same +100 comes up on your screen and it looks the same for most cod's. the graphics are terrible looking the guns sound so bad. Robert Bowling lied about last stand and final stand is still in the game. Even Black ops is better than this.It isSingle player was short spec-ops is forgettable and this is the worst multiplayer in Cod histroy.It is the same game play when you kill someone the same +100 comes up on your screen and it looks the same for most cod's. the graphics are terrible looking the guns sound so bad. Robert Bowling lied about last stand and final stand is still in the game. Even Black ops is better than this.It is not worth the cost. I would recomend Other shooter games like Battlefield, Halo, Resistance, Killzone, Crysis and others. Oh and btw the voice actor for gaz ghost and wallcroft is overused, 3 times in a row...… Expand
  11. bubblyhobo15
    Jan 31, 2012
    2
    It seems that somehow, I am suckered into buying cod4 multiple times. This game being the most disappointing. 2011 being a HUGE year for gaming, with games like Portal 2, BF3, Gears 3, and even Dead Space 2( i have played and beaten all of these). Call of Duty just doesn't live up-to expectations. It was advertised as a whole new experience, I Call BS on that. The multiplayer is anIt seems that somehow, I am suckered into buying cod4 multiple times. This game being the most disappointing. 2011 being a HUGE year for gaming, with games like Portal 2, BF3, Gears 3, and even Dead Space 2( i have played and beaten all of these). Call of Duty just doesn't live up-to expectations. It was advertised as a whole new experience, I Call BS on that. The multiplayer is an identical playstyle to older titles, even with the "Improvements" made to it. Graphically it is the equivalent to some of the first round Xbox 360 titles. Nothing is stunning about the campaign, the explosions are cool, but i dont feel connected like i did in MW2. Spec Ops is gimmicky. Making me wish i hadn't sold Black Ops, so i could play the zombie mode. This game came out about 4 years to late in the market, as the technologies are outdated, and overused... with new games with brand new engines specifically made for each game coming out like BF3 and Skyrim, and Portal 2 launching on a over 6 year old Source engine, but still looking and playing like a brand new, out of the box designed game. Thier is no excuse for the level of laziness, especially with millions of dollars in profit being made off of launch day and pre-orders.… Expand
  12. ShamDeluxe
    Feb 1, 2012
    0
    I have no idea how critics gave this game a favorable rating. This is my 3rd CoD game and it is by far and away the worst. I am speaking mainly about multiplayer since that is what 99% of people play exclusively. My main gripe is the effect of lag on the competitive balance. Unless you are the host of a match or have a legit four bar connection, multiplayer is unplayable. CoD'sI have no idea how critics gave this game a favorable rating. This is my 3rd CoD game and it is by far and away the worst. I am speaking mainly about multiplayer since that is what 99% of people play exclusively. My main gripe is the effect of lag on the competitive balance. Unless you are the host of a match or have a legit four bar connection, multiplayer is unplayable. CoD's connection test is unreliable. They will show you with a four bar connection even though you are clearly a half second behind everyone else. The graphics are worse than previous releases. The color is inaccurate. I know it has been states before, but the game is basically a rehash of CoD:MW2 - but worse. Imagine if Madden 12 came out and it was basically a more terrible version of Madden 10...thats what MW3 is.… Expand
  13. Balrog
    Feb 1, 2012
    0
    MW3: A Trifecta of Disappointment
    Iâ
  14. NaCI
    Feb 2, 2012
    0
    Piece of **** game, so many bugs and hackers, SP sucks dick. Everything is the same from mw2, maybe 2 more guns, recycled everything just moved it around. Overall its terrible. Get bf3
  15. KEV8400
    Feb 5, 2012
    2
    I know the developers think spoilt gamers just complain as they expect innovation every time, and that as soon as they change it the gamers complain it has changed, that may well be the case, but true innovation in design is about identifying what works, and then improving it for the end user, not removing it or changing it to something unrecognisable. The developers of this game do notI know the developers think spoilt gamers just complain as they expect innovation every time, and that as soon as they change it the gamers complain it has changed, that may well be the case, but true innovation in design is about identifying what works, and then improving it for the end user, not removing it or changing it to something unrecognisable. The developers of this game do not listen to its' end users concerns adequately and each time a new installment comes out, millions buy it in the hope of improvement, and instead they get MW3. Developers you think there is no pleasing us, but should you be trying to do exactly that, when its us handing over our hard earned cash to buy what you make. its a two way process. maybe you would get less bad reviews and complaints if you did listen to what we have to say. at £90 sterling and a que in the rain at midnight on the night of release for the hardened edition. it was a waste of time and money. all i can say is im looking forward to treyarchs next installment. Modern warfare is dead and buried… Expand
  16. superecnate
    Feb 6, 2012
    0
    To the people who say "If it ain't broken, don't fix it", that saying doesn't apply to something you spend $60 on. Sure it added all those new weapons and stuff. Here is the absolute best reason not to buy it:
    Watch a gameplay video. Is the first thought "WTF? Why am I watching a MW2 video?" because that was mine.
    Also, seriously, $60 for some new weapons, maps, SP campaign, etc.? For that    To the people who say "If it ain't broken, don't fix it", that saying doesn't apply to something you spend $60 on. Sure it added all those new weapons and stuff. Here is the absolute best reason not to buy it:
    Watch a gameplay video. Is the first thought "WTF? Why am I watching a MW2 video?" because that was mine.
    Also, seriously, $60 for some new weapons, maps, SP campaign, etc.? For that much you can buy
    3-6 new good games by small developers. I might buy this if it was $15 max, and only because my freinds are on it.
    Also, seriously, what will happen to this game in 2 yrs? 1? The multiplayer will dry up, and along with it any reason at all to play this game. Just go back to MW2.    … Expand
  17. davogovernor
    Feb 7, 2012
    0
    this game should not exist that is my review however you need 150 characters, stop releasing the same game every dam year, if you want to realise another COD game keep it in development for more then 2 years and revolutionise the seres
  18. Sidders
    Feb 7, 2012
    2
    Same game, different year. There is nothing in this game that you haven't seen in the previous ones. The story is ok, all 5 hours of it!! and the online actually got me addicted for about 3 days, these are the only reasons its getting a 2/10 from me.
  19. e1reason
    Feb 7, 2012
    1
    Well let begin, 1st No one ever buys this game for the Single player mode so I wont even discuss that. Now to the meat and bones of the it the MULTIPLAYER!!!..... BS 100% garbage, even BO brought something new to the dance with modes like wager matches, Sticks & Stones and Zombie. This brings more of nothing!!! For god sakes there is not an option to turn the music volume down without turnWell let begin, 1st No one ever buys this game for the Single player mode so I wont even discuss that. Now to the meat and bones of the it the MULTIPLAYER!!!..... BS 100% garbage, even BO brought something new to the dance with modes like wager matches, Sticks & Stones and Zombie. This brings more of nothing!!! For god sakes there is not an option to turn the music volume down without turn down the sound of the ENTIRE GAME!!! Cant really hear footsteps when there some awful crappy music rocking in game. Hit detection would be better if Stevey Wonder was sending rounds down range. I constantly get hit markers at least a full foot of target....Thats inexcusable. The lag is what nightmares are made of. I have 35mbps up 15 down connection, and lag like a cheap whore WHEN HOSTING!! Who is checking ID's when they sell these games, there are way to many 12yr olds and younger on this game, but who hell am to say.....Right? The most Claustrophobic maps I have ever seen in my life, great for all the campers, because this game went from FPS, to a game of hide and go seek. All around disappointed by IW, for this DLC........???.......WHAT IT'S A FULL GAME. MW2.5 sucks...alot. I really like the COD franchise but the is BS, going to go buy Battlefield or go back to play BO.… Expand
  20. Green_Beret_D18
    Feb 11, 2012
    0
    There's many Call of Duty games that were great, this is the exact opposite of greatness in every way.
    Firstly:The graphics have not improved at all, they are the exact same or worse than Modern Warfare 2, there were little or no changes to the graphics.
    Secondly:Gameplay, the game play is just absolutely -terrible-, I think I should point out that a person can 360 no scope with a bolt    There's many Call of Duty games that were great, this is the exact opposite of greatness in every way.
    Firstly:The graphics have not improved at all, they are the exact same or worse than Modern Warfare 2, there were little or no changes to the graphics.
    Secondly:Gameplay, the game play is just absolutely -terrible-, I think I should point out that a person can 360 no scope with a bolt action rifle can get a head shot with no problem.That is terrible.Just plain out terrible.And again, another example of what can happen during multiplayer gameplay, a person with a riot shield, can just aim at a helicopter and have -ALL- of the bullets that were shot by the helicopter, reflect back into the helicopter, I want to point out that RlCb30 ((What a real riot shield is made of)) would've broken by the 3rd shot, due to helicopters shooting high caliber bullets, the shield would just break into pieces and your corpse would be torn apart.
    Take it from me, this game is the absolute definition of terrible.
    Also the campaing is just watered down from Modern Warfare 2.    … Expand
  21. IlikeCod
    Feb 13, 2012
    0
    This game is just terrible. It's basically a DLC for MW2 that costs $60. The guns are terrible, the maps suck, the spawns don't make sense and every gun has Instakill built in. Everyone camps for killstreaks and no one plays the objective, it's sad to see what has happened to the call of duty franchise. Hopefully, Treyarch can improve these problems in Black Ops 2.
  22. rsang2
    Feb 13, 2012
    3
    Ok lets face it, MW1 was a great game, but enough is enough. Selling the same game with new maps every year for 6 years killed this series. Ive been a fan since call of duty 1 (way before MW1) and i feel there is no creativity in this game anymore. Zero innovation. Great job Activision you just fragged another great game.
  23. Matriix
    Feb 13, 2012
    4
    Been whoring COD since cod 4, loved every game untill now, this was a complete rehash of mw 2 but with horrible maps and horrible killstreaks. i cant play more then 20 minutes at a time. i have done every prestige on every game but with mw 3 im not even halfway through to first prestige, what this game has that the other cod games dont is a solid single player campaign. the spec ops isBeen whoring COD since cod 4, loved every game untill now, this was a complete rehash of mw 2 but with horrible maps and horrible killstreaks. i cant play more then 20 minutes at a time. i have done every prestige on every game but with mw 3 im not even halfway through to first prestige, what this game has that the other cod games dont is a solid single player campaign. the spec ops is allright, not as solid or as addictive as black ops zombie mode but then again..im a zombie freak so :)… Expand
  24. ColinHostile
    Feb 14, 2012
    2
    Im a big fan of the COD franchise, Multiplayer and a Micheal Bay campaign make for an exciteing game, but after I heard half of Infinity Ward left Activision awhile back I knew this game was going to suffer.. Activision as greedy as they are pushed this game out as much as they could to make another billion and that really sucks because theres no inovation in this series anymore it is nowIm a big fan of the COD franchise, Multiplayer and a Micheal Bay campaign make for an exciteing game, but after I heard half of Infinity Ward left Activision awhile back I knew this game was going to suffer.. Activision as greedy as they are pushed this game out as much as they could to make another billion and that really sucks because theres no inovation in this series anymore it is now the guitar hero of shooters modern warfare 2.5 for 63 dollars plus DLC packs is just a waste of money... 4 hours of single player and a multiplayer that has gone stale ...and its already been confirmed a new cod game will be coming out late 2012 big shocker and another to follow... but there's still hope for us FPS fans Battlefield 3 is out and a 4th for the next gen to come!!… Expand
  25. 7dogguy
    Oct 25, 2012
    4
    While the multiplayer delivers it eventually starts to feel like the same game as the others it feels as though all the guns do the same thing and the campaign is exciting but very short the deathstreaks and perks ruin the multiplayer and it loses it's replayablity spec ops is exactly the same as before and survival mode is less then impressive downgrade of zombies
  26. pcgamereviewer
    Aug 4, 2012
    2
    I only bought this game for the PC but had the privlege of playing this game on both console versions (xbox 360 and ps3). In short both games look like crap, inexcusable as the ps3 should generally have better graphics and the xbox looks exactly the same - this is kinda good. It works as a game but again, like the ps3 game design barely functions and unstable and very laggy and messyI only bought this game for the PC but had the privlege of playing this game on both console versions (xbox 360 and ps3). In short both games look like crap, inexcusable as the ps3 should generally have better graphics and the xbox looks exactly the same - this is kinda good. It works as a game but again, like the ps3 game design barely functions and unstable and very laggy and messy multiplayer. To make sure my relative's version that I borrowed wasn't simply a bad copy/version I hired it as well and there were game crashes present, hackers which I didn't expect to be fixed over the half a year period I didn't have the game since I last borrowed it and over-expensive map packs. I can understand paying on the xbox version but PC it should've at least been free after all the trouble we had - never the less the dlc is actually good on consoles but little-no content for a lot of money which is a negative. The xbox version also crashes more frequent than the ps3 - which is to be expected as the console is using outdated hardware compared to both/simultaneously ps3 and pc. Since the ps3 and xbox versions function the same I'll give the same, generous rating. 2/10. Mass Effect 3 changed their game and listened to fans, why can't MW 3 - and they're wondering why their getting low ratings and want people to boost their game back up - we're being honest, I am at least. You can't call all of us neg. reviewers trolls though and even if we all are a low score is something to be concerned about in the least and maybe action to fix/remedy the situation should be considered.

    Mass Effect 3 changed their game and listened to fans, why can't MW 3 - and they're wondering why their getting low ratings and want people to boost their game back up - we're being honest, I am at least. You can't call all of us neg. reviewers trolls though and even if we all are a low score is something to be concerned about in the least and maybe action to fix/remedy the situation should be considered.    … Expand
  27. sumguitardude
    Sep 9, 2012
    3
    I will give this a 3 because the single player was fun. But the rest of the game is a copy paste job from MW2
    Not worth the full admission price at all. Save your money for Black ops 2 if your not interested in the story.
  28. noblesix24
    Nov 28, 2012
    0
    This is the same **** game as MW2 iw proves that they are repetitive **** the graphics are worse than mw2s also the multiplayer gets boring in the middle of 1st presteige
  29. potatoes351
    Nov 14, 2012
    2
    The Call of Duty franchise has become a monstrosity in gaming culture. Its dependence on old gameplay techniques first used in Call of Duty 4 are wearing thin, resulting in a year by year re-release with a different name stapled to the front of it. WWIII has begun, Makarov is watching his plan unfold in front of him as countries fall to the might of the ultranationalists. The now disavowedThe Call of Duty franchise has become a monstrosity in gaming culture. Its dependence on old gameplay techniques first used in Call of Duty 4 are wearing thin, resulting in a year by year re-release with a different name stapled to the front of it. WWIII has begun, Makarov is watching his plan unfold in front of him as countries fall to the might of the ultranationalists. The now disavowed S.A.S team TF141 containing a dying Soap, Cpt Price and Nikolai must attack the ultranationalists at tier core so the world can see another day. The game continues to use the same gameplay techniques from 2007's Call of Duty 4 which have long become stale and overused, the franchise has no right to remain in action after such an appalling attempt at making a game. Maybe its time Call of Duty should bite the bullet and let a more deserving title take centre stage.… Expand
  30. watithink123
    Dec 26, 2012
    3
    What happened to you Call of Duty? Call of Duty MW 3 is no different at all. Very good campaign but too short. Multiplayer is still unbalanced since MW2(even more terrible then this game).Spec ops is boring and still no fun at all. The meow survival mode with it is bad too with it ggetting boring almost as soon as I play it. The only good thing about this game is the campaign and if thatWhat happened to you Call of Duty? Call of Duty MW 3 is no different at all. Very good campaign but too short. Multiplayer is still unbalanced since MW2(even more terrible then this game).Spec ops is boring and still no fun at all. The meow survival mode with it is bad too with it ggetting boring almost as soon as I play it. The only good thing about this game is the campaign and if that was bad them would give this game a 1. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 3.3/10.… Expand
  31. Playrules
    Apr 16, 2012
    1
    Honestly? No... I can understand that people love shooters and CoD but looking as an outsider? I can't see any potential in this game. I understand the online is popular but in the end it is very repetitive and very unbalanced. I loved CoD4 the maps were memorable and the gameplay was fun, but now everybody is playing CoD and it really should be priced at 20 dollars, Spec Ops and otherHonestly? No... I can understand that people love shooters and CoD but looking as an outsider? I can't see any potential in this game. I understand the online is popular but in the end it is very repetitive and very unbalanced. I loved CoD4 the maps were memorable and the gameplay was fun, but now everybody is playing CoD and it really should be priced at 20 dollars, Spec Ops and other modes are good but after a while it becomes boring and bland. The good game modes are abandoned like Capture the Flag but Team Deathmatch and Free For All are overplayed, which involve no real strategy. The DLC is a rip off, like all the CoD's 20 dollars for 4-5 maps is a waste of money, compared to games like Uncharted 3, Halo 3, Borderlands and Red Dead Redemtion offer more value for money and CoD elite is another joke, it charges you for getting a "tactical advantage" which any other game would give to to you for free like Rockstar Games Social Club and Killzone.com. I really suggest you do not pick up CoD MW3, save your hard earned money, don't let it go to waste.… Expand
  32. BZ13
    May 11, 2012
    2
    this game is too bad and im not someone who is giving a bad rating, because im a fanboy of another game or something like that. the multiplayer has bad lagg-issues, even people with good connection are suffering under the bad hit detection that is caused by the lagg. many things in the multiplayer are very unbalanced. for an example: everyone has the ability to be completely stealth, thatthis game is too bad and im not someone who is giving a bad rating, because im a fanboy of another game or something like that. the multiplayer has bad lagg-issues, even people with good connection are suffering under the bad hit detection that is caused by the lagg. many things in the multiplayer are very unbalanced. for an example: everyone has the ability to be completely stealth, that causes a lot of unseen campers (often even the half of the other team). there isnt many innovation, too. some new type of killstreaks and weird weapons, lagging theatre-mode and the prestige shop. most of the maps are very small and labyrinthine, that is kind of annoying. the story mode was cool, therefor it gets at least 2 points out of 10.… Expand
  33. RatchetClank53
    May 15, 2012
    4
    This game is a recycled piece of crap. I'm sorry, but the campaign is nothing new and the multiplayer is nothing new. I would stick to Black Ops if I were you.
  34. nogs28
    Aug 18, 2012
    0
    Nothing has changed from CoD4 to MW3. Just a few guns, mp maps, mp game modes, a lousy campaign that takes maybe 5 hours to complete. Save your money, buy it on a steam sale, don't listen to the bought "critics" who are already paid off by Activision. Or if you really want to see the story, rent it, play for a couple hours, then send it back.

    If you want awesome MP, get Battlefield    Nothing has changed from CoD4 to MW3. Just a few guns, mp maps, mp game modes, a lousy campaign that takes maybe 5 hours to complete. Save your money, buy it on a steam sale, don't listen to the bought "critics" who are already paid off by Activision. Or if you really want to see the story, rent it, play for a couple hours, then send it back.

    If you want awesome MP, get Battlefield 3. Awesome story, get Mass Effect 3.    … Expand
  35. fatmaster
    Aug 4, 2012
    1
    i should bash my head with a brick after playing this game!!! its broken, knifing system is bad , and it is so dame hare ( that's what she said ).i can't believe that my friends like this crap. the people that made this game should be a shamed of them selves.
  36. Sirlolzalot
    Aug 25, 2012
    1
    You know, when people said "Mw3 is a copy of Mw2" I figured it just had some similarities to it, in sense the Megaman series, you all had to fight 8 robots ect. I was wrong. I was so wrong. The moment I started the game. The freaking MENU is THE SAME! The ONLY difference being the damn background is a darker green. I decided to start off with the campaign. Couldn't finish it. It was soYou know, when people said "Mw3 is a copy of Mw2" I figured it just had some similarities to it, in sense the Megaman series, you all had to fight 8 robots ect. I was wrong. I was so wrong. The moment I started the game. The freaking MENU is THE SAME! The ONLY difference being the damn background is a darker green. I decided to start off with the campaign. Couldn't finish it. It was so predictable and run-of-the-mill I named off the events before it even happened. I honestly didn't care about the story enough to finish it,

    I moved on to Multiplayer, and half the guns were taken from MW2. (Including the guns that are the same, with one letter switched.) The map layouts were very poorly designed and I found myself spawn-killed easier than in MW2 (Didn't think it was possible).

    I moved onto Special Ops. This part was probably the best part of the game, and if I were to rate it, I would give it a 4. The missions were less-than "Meh" and the survival mode was simply unplayable by yourself. (Unlike the much better Zombie survival on Black Ops). It's kind of hard to live when you have 5 supershielded gunmen with suicide bombers on your back while a chopper is shooting you from the sky.

    Td;dr: Predictable story, Bad multiplayer mechanics, Too little change from MW2, Survival is dumb on your own and the Spec Ops missions are below meh.

    1/10. Good job Infinityward, you remind me of EA    … Expand
  37. Bobsignathus
    Jun 20, 2012
    1
    I wouldn't give this game the time of day if I were you. Between clunky game play and a terrible storyline, the latest installment in the Modern Warfare series flopped for me. The campaign is semi-short and really doesn't end the series well, the matchmaking system is slow at best, and when you finally do get into a match, all you get is a bunch of camping noobs or addicted, swearing 18I wouldn't give this game the time of day if I were you. Between clunky game play and a terrible storyline, the latest installment in the Modern Warfare series flopped for me. The campaign is semi-short and really doesn't end the series well, the matchmaking system is slow at best, and when you finally do get into a match, all you get is a bunch of camping noobs or addicted, swearing 18 year-olds who spend all of their time sitting in their parents basement for 10 hours a day playing this fail of a game. I bought it on sale because all of my friends got the MW3 Edition xBox for Christmas and we all wanted to play some matches together. One of the worst mistakes I've ever made and THE biggest waste of $40.… Expand
  38. Candidustigris
    Jun 23, 2012
    0
    This game was probably the biggest waste of money in my entire life. I bought it because my friends were saying, "Oh, this is gonna be awesome! Way better than Black Ops! You should play it with us!" While I said it looked exactly like Modern Warfare 2, one of my friends claimed, "Don't fix something that isn't broken." Unfortuantely, I had forgotten how broken Modern Warfare 2 was, andThis game was probably the biggest waste of money in my entire life. I bought it because my friends were saying, "Oh, this is gonna be awesome! Way better than Black Ops! You should play it with us!" While I said it looked exactly like Modern Warfare 2, one of my friends claimed, "Don't fix something that isn't broken." Unfortuantely, I had forgotten how broken Modern Warfare 2 was, and how desperately it needed to be fixed. So, while Black Ops got a lot of things wrong, Modern Warfare 3 got hundreds more things wrong.

    Campaign: Probably the most plot-hole riddled garbage I've ever had the misfortune to play. While the level design is decent, the actual setting and story was horrendous, even worse than Modern Warfare 2's campaign. What happened to Infinity Ward making good stories? COD4 had a brilliant story. Modern Warfare 3's story sucked.

    Multiplayer: This is where the real bashing begins. Since Multiplayer is a copy-paste from MW2, everything that Infinity Ward got wrong in Modern Warfare 2 is also wrong in this game. Balancing is off, the spawn system is broken, and griefers and hackers run amock trying to troll players. They even failed to get the thing they tried to emphasize in this game:gun-on-gun gameplay. Point streaks are the only thing I don't disagree with, but you'll hear hundreds of gamers complaining about how point streaks, "Take no f***ing skill."

    SpecOps: Fun for 3 weeks. After that, whether or not you've unlocked everything, I guarntuee you will lose interest.

    DLC: Downlodable content from Call of Duty is usually lacking in quality. MW3's DLC are no exception. And, with the inclusion of COD ELITE, Activision is trying to drain even more money off of their consumers. Honestly, what is this world coming to?

    Final Verdict: Awful, awful game. I don't know why all the mainstream critics say this game is good, and I'm actually starting to suspect Activision bribed them all to give MW3 a good score. While the formula for a Call of Duty game can still work, for me, it completely backfired and the experience feels exactly the same from Black Ops and even from Modern Warfare 2.

    0/10. Do not buy this game! Seriously! One of the worst mistakes I've made when it comes to buying video games!    … Expand
  39. asianch0d3
    Jun 27, 2012
    0
    when i bought this game i thought it would be delicious. Instead i had to cum all over the screen to shut it off.... WORST **** GAME I'VE EVER PLAYED. **** MAN
  40. Veggieback
    Jun 28, 2012
    2
    Modern Warfare 3... Where do I start? Well, first off, the campaign was great. Though it was pretty short, It provided closure to the story as well as having a great ride. Spec Ops/Survival is pretty decent to. Mindless Back to Back action with one of your friends can result in hilarity. That is where the realm of decency ends. Then we come to the dreaded multiplayer. It feels extremelyModern Warfare 3... Where do I start? Well, first off, the campaign was great. Though it was pretty short, It provided closure to the story as well as having a great ride. Spec Ops/Survival is pretty decent to. Mindless Back to Back action with one of your friends can result in hilarity. That is where the realm of decency ends. Then we come to the dreaded multiplayer. It feels extremely rushed (Expected, for a game that took 3 MONTHS to make) and leaves you questioning why you bought the game in the first place. Everybody uses the same four or five weapons, which even the user is forced to do, because they are intensely outclassed by everyone else. This game's multiplayer is also heavily based on connection. If a player cannot afford decent Internet, they might as well not play the game at all, due to bad servers. This game's community is horrible. A "normal" person might say that Modern Warfare 3's community is showered with lunatics and children. People start bickering about how "cool" or "Swaggilcious" (I can't believe I said it either) their clan is. I was forced to play a a gametype "Search And Destroy" with my friends, and everyone with a microphone was talking trash. I couldn't help but laugh at everyone. When I killed someone, they would accuse me of "hacking" and using an aimbot. I know what trolling is when I see or hear it, and I could tell the people in the lobby were being serious. Back to the topic of MW3's community, they will try their best to hurt your feelings, and they generally focus their hatred on people who aren't doing anything. This leaves the victims of the "trash-talking" confused. Overall, The campaign and the Spec Ops were good, but the multiplayer, the obvious main sellpoint of this game, was so bad, this game went down from an eight to a two.… Expand
  41. jrosas117
    Jul 8, 2012
    0
    Bought this trash first day it was released, and that very same day I had realized I'd probably be disappointed with it. And guess what? I now hate activision and IW for making this **** **** game. It deplores me with what they are getting away with. Please save your money, buy a video game not a turd.
  42. armstrong2805
    Aug 22, 2012
    0
    All hail to this Epic freakin FAIL! Spec Ops...Fail! Campaign...FAIL! Multiplayer Absolute Freakin' FAIL!!!! Game overall. The Worst FPS out there. Hated the LAg Comp which is BS to begin with. and the Hit detection is FAIL. OVERALL SCORE FAIL Big fat '0'
  43. mgyukeri
    Jul 10, 2012
    3
    Overhyped. Overrated. I would go into more detail about how Modern Warfare 3 is a lifeless and boring rehash of the same game from 2007, but all of my complaints have pretty much been said already.
  44. PatrykG
    Mar 2, 2013
    1
    COD MW3 was the worst thing in FPS history. The dialogue in the game makes absolutly no sense at all, the single-player will be completed in two days even on Veteran difficulty, MW3 is supposed to be set in WWIII so WWIII was only two days, I mean WWI lasted for 4 years, WWII lasted even longer for 6 years, but WWIII is only two days? WTF. Oh yeah the pointless shooting in this game isCOD MW3 was the worst thing in FPS history. The dialogue in the game makes absolutly no sense at all, the single-player will be completed in two days even on Veteran difficulty, MW3 is supposed to be set in WWIII so WWIII was only two days, I mean WWI lasted for 4 years, WWII lasted even longer for 6 years, but WWIII is only two days? WTF. Oh yeah the pointless shooting in this game is absurd, like in the first mission in NYC when you're playing as Frost, once you get out of that chopper, Im serious the exact second you come out, GODMODE is on, you're just some Terminator shooting the out off everybody, hopefully this is the last MW game. 1/10… Expand
  45. TheMoonWolf
    Jul 23, 2012
    2
    The 'Batman and Robin' of COD - a real franchise killer. I wont be buying another one.
    I paid £80 for this game to get the Elite version, I will never forgive myself.
  46. jared889
    Jul 23, 2012
    3
    This is repetitive, but it's really getting annoying how nothing really changes. It uses the same MW2 engine, which obviously feels like a 2010 game that we've all once had. There are very few new game modes, and it all just doesn't change. I always buy it to play with my friends, but more and more now, every Call of Duty game is beginning to collect major dust (albeit Black Ops was anThis is repetitive, but it's really getting annoying how nothing really changes. It uses the same MW2 engine, which obviously feels like a 2010 game that we've all once had. There are very few new game modes, and it all just doesn't change. I always buy it to play with my friends, but more and more now, every Call of Duty game is beginning to collect major dust (albeit Black Ops was an innovation). I probably will also buy the next, but if it is the same bull****, then I will just return it.… Expand
  47. CptBuckChazzers
    Jul 23, 2012
    4
    Ok so one thing that I am seriously disappointed is people mistaking the developers of each section of the game. So to straighten things out I'll explain. Firstly the campaign is not half bad, but short. The campaign was made by both Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer in a combined project from the big dispute after MW2 came out. Both co-wrote and developed the campaign. The multiplayer wasOk so one thing that I am seriously disappointed is people mistaking the developers of each section of the game. So to straighten things out I'll explain. Firstly the campaign is not half bad, but short. The campaign was made by both Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer in a combined project from the big dispute after MW2 came out. Both co-wrote and developed the campaign. The multiplayer was NOT created or developed by either the companies hinting why it is different from the campaign and almost completely ripped from previous games from soundclips to weapons and scrapped maps which where re-tectured from MW1. Continuing the Multiplayer was in fact made by two companies, one being the notorious Treyarch which created Black Ops and World at War hints why the awful graphics from Black Ops returns, and the second company being a new company inducted to the COD developers called Raven Software who worked on titles such as Singularity and Prototype. My evidence for the proof of this is research prior to the game coming out as well as after. Although the retail box copy does not show companies other than Sledge Hammer and Infinity Ward, if you look in the multiplayer there are emblems of both Raven and Treyarch which are their company signias. Not only in the multiplayer but at the end of the credits in MW3 it shows both Raven and Treyarch under the multiplayer development and creation section. In further ado I just want to get facts straight on the designers and different developers for who the actual blame towards the faulty mechanics and rehashing content are blamed at.… Expand
  48. Calitrollnia
    Jul 24, 2012
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a direct question to Infinity Ward: why are you guys, the original creators, trying to kill your own creation? Is this some kind of subliminal message to the community saying "Please help us, Activision won't let us make a different game" or something? It's funny, CoD4 is one of my favorite games on the X360 and MW2 was a let down on some levels but overall a good game. Now MW3; the game in which everyone was awaiting the conclusion to the story. And how was the story? Well it made the story of MW2 much better. Seriously, this was a dissapointment to me because I always thought that Infinity Ward always focussed on the structure in their plot lines and to see this is like seeing someone flip you off then that someone shoving their middle finger into your face. What I found really anoying was the major plot holes throughout the story. The biggest one is when you play as one of the Russian President's body guards. First, how are armed terrorists able to sneak into a plane that's filled top to bottom with secret service people? Isn't their job before every take off to completly search the entire plane for any threats? Second, where did the escort fighter jets go when things went t**s up? There are many more that would anger me even more. After completing the let down of a story, I went off to play Spec Ops. This was one of my favorite additions to MW2 and I was overjoyed to see it's return. The missions are fun and challenging and are more fun to play with a friend. However, some idiot at IW decided to add in Survival, which is their response to Treyarc's Zombies. Let me list the things that made zombies so popular. Black Ops's (and WaW's) zombies mode required team work and the ability to communicate with each other. You also have to worry about your points weather to upgrade or buy a gun. Survival is NONE OF THESE THINGS! Here's how you ALWAYS beat the goal. First, you and your buddy knife and steel the enemy's guns. Next, find a corner and surround yourself with sentrys, claymores, and C4. Finally, buy an LMG and keep refilling ammo. That's it. There is nothing really thrilling about this mode. What I thought was just lazy is that the multiplayer maps are the survival maps. No effort in making creative, interesting maps. And finally the multiplayer. This is just a cluster f***. The menu took me forever to get a hang of and once I did start playing, I realized a major problem. See, in my eyes, if a game gives me the ability to use a sniper, I should have the ability to use the sniper like a real life sniper would. So why on earth are ALL THE MAPS CLOSE QUARTER?! There is so much s*** in the way and there is no such thing as a big map. They're all small and the size of Favela from MW2 and then thrown in a bunch of cars to block your path. But the biggest dissapointment out of everything in multiplayer or even the game is the gold camo. In previous games, you had to work like crazy to earn gold on just one gun. But thanks to MW3, you can earn a gold camo for one of your guns in just 6 HOURS! So what is supposed to be an achievement turns out to be a usless pile of junk. This is not Call of Duty, not even slightly. What this is is a very sad display of when a developer wants to move on to something else but just can't at all. If you buy this, it's just a waste of money. I personally think that Treyarc should have all of the rights to the Call of Duty name since so far, their CoD games look, play, and feel better than Infinity Ward's CoDs. If you want a shooter which does have tons of replay value, get Battlefield 3. End of story.… Expand
  49. usoKingston
    Jul 25, 2012
    0
    I've been playing MW3 for the past 5 months. Recently, I was playing teamdeathmatch online and noticed a change in my leaderboard stats. I went from a 1.45 k/d ratio to 1.03 ratio and lost almost 13000 kills. I contacted Activision and they stated their was nothing they can do and could not determine how this happened. You would think they have a backup server that could just re-adjustI've been playing MW3 for the past 5 months. Recently, I was playing teamdeathmatch online and noticed a change in my leaderboard stats. I went from a 1.45 k/d ratio to 1.03 ratio and lost almost 13000 kills. I contacted Activision and they stated their was nothing they can do and could not determine how this happened. You would think they have a backup server that could just re-adjust my stats however it seems they are not willing to do this. Very frustrating to find out the past months was erased from your account. especially when it was earned by playing their game. The customer service representative told me the only way I can get that back is if I play more!!! Really? I should do that so they can erase them again? No point in playing that game anymore because they are more concerned with doing the minimum amount to ensure the servers are up an running. (there were those who were punished for some tokens hack and I wasn't one of them) If they can take away points for them, why can't they add them? Activision doesn't care!!!!… Expand
  50. LostRiot
    Jul 29, 2012
    0
    Just another example that money can sell a game...Good story but mechanics, multiplayer, and everything else we have seen twice before, is just not improving.
  51. MRmehman
    Jul 30, 2012
    2
    I didn't play more than 6 hours of Modern warfare 3, yet that was still plenty to complete the campaign on a normal difficulty and do some split screen death matches with my friends. The campaign consisted on little more then duck behind a large slap of something heavy, pop up and shoot everything, walk forward to the next place. throw in some bad AI on both sides, the usual over usedI didn't play more than 6 hours of Modern warfare 3, yet that was still plenty to complete the campaign on a normal difficulty and do some split screen death matches with my friends. The campaign consisted on little more then duck behind a large slap of something heavy, pop up and shoot everything, walk forward to the next place. throw in some bad AI on both sides, the usual over used slow-mo and that's the entire campaign of MW3 in a nutshell. The one thing that I can say was fun about the game was the multi player, it was better then the piss poor multi-player in black ops but still laked any variety other then the riot shield . In conclusion, MW3 offers nothing new, its just MW2 with a shiny new number and nothing more. Dont buy it… Expand
  52. hass95
    Jul 31, 2012
    0
    This game is the big Sh*t we ever seen, the devs does only what he can't for help the new player who buy the game 100$, but this game is for the kid who have 12 years old ... graphics ugly, look like CoD 4 who was good, this game is the worst call of duty ever ...
  53. ratmajat22
    Aug 7, 2012
    4
    The worst Call of Duty multiplayer yet! The support killstreak setup ruins the game, and so does juggernaut!
    Modern Warfare 2 has its problems (Intervention) but it doesn't even compare to the **** i found in this gam
  54. GamerBat
    Aug 7, 2012
    4
    Modern warfare 3 is just plain boring , yes it may be the same good old call of duty , but its biggest problem is just that . it is the same thing we played last year , the year before that and so on . single player is pointless and felt like it was made to ( SPOILER ALERT) kill off the antagonist , i felt like the missions were pretty much the same missions i'd played before in modernModern warfare 3 is just plain boring , yes it may be the same good old call of duty , but its biggest problem is just that . it is the same thing we played last year , the year before that and so on . single player is pointless and felt like it was made to ( SPOILER ALERT) kill off the antagonist , i felt like the missions were pretty much the same missions i'd played before in modern warfare 2 . graphics are the same as modern warfare 2 , and it shows its age . multiplayer is fun at first , but the pointstreaks aren't noticable , as killing is pretty much the only thing that will get most of the killstreaks , the strike packages suit well with the formula , but doesn't innovate the gameplay , and you will still find yourself running around and killing the same way you have before . spec ops survival is good , but i can't see it being the the people play the most . overall modern warfare 3 is a dissapointing game that can easily be missed out on , even by call of duty fans .… Expand
  55. Maleel
    Aug 8, 2012
    0
    l0lz moar liek c0ck of doody: Modem **** were doing the same thingz over again 3 l0;z sonic 64 is betar than this **** and u shud toats play it for sur it be teh worst game ever dont pleh it it will fuking sux it sux it unrealistic.
  56. Micho
    Aug 12, 2012
    2
    This game is a joke. It feels, looks, and plays like a MW2 clone. I'm glad i didn't buy it myself but borrowed it from a friend, to try it out. I did finish the campaign, (which was the only thing i found enjoyable) even though it was kind of short. You would say they would've been able to put more work into the campaign since they obviously didn't put any of the work into the multiplayer,This game is a joke. It feels, looks, and plays like a MW2 clone. I'm glad i didn't buy it myself but borrowed it from a friend, to try it out. I did finish the campaign, (which was the only thing i found enjoyable) even though it was kind of short. You would say they would've been able to put more work into the campaign since they obviously didn't put any of the work into the multiplayer, it's like they just did a quick copy/paste. Anyhow, the multiplayer feels broken. Everyone is using the same freaking weapons, running around with akimbo FGM9's, MP7's, or any assault rifle. And what's up with the same old stuff you used in CoD4? I still see the same wooden crates, car's, and other stuff. And that's not all of it. All the voices, noises, and sounds are also just copied from previous games. And survival mode? A terrible attempt at creating something as enjoyable as Zombies.… Expand
  57. Roflninja1000
    Aug 18, 2012
    2
    This game was a disgrace, the number of chances i give IW and treyarch everyday is **** annoying. I cant bear the fact that no matter how loud us Veteran CoD fans (We played the ones before CoD MW2) scream and chant IW ignores it and looks at its bigger base, the little annoying kids. Here is my first problem with it. This games multiplayer is the same as always, but that is it, nothingThis game was a disgrace, the number of chances i give IW and treyarch everyday is **** annoying. I cant bear the fact that no matter how loud us Veteran CoD fans (We played the ones before CoD MW2) scream and chant IW ignores it and looks at its bigger base, the little annoying kids. Here is my first problem with it. This games multiplayer is the same as always, but that is it, nothing new! Just a few guns and maps with more overpowered mechanics. It is also full of the same models and textures, and same Callsigns and emblems. Singleplayer i guess is the only reason this has a 2. Okay call me a sap but i always enjoyed CoDs SP because they seem to make decent enough stories and such to kill time. I did like the ending i thought it was a great way to break the ICE for our CERTAIN hero. Now i haven't tried spec ops for it was as boring as zombies. But let me just say this as simple as i can. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY! RENT THE GAME IF YOU JUST WANT STORY!… Expand
  58. xXROBERTSXx
    Aug 28, 2012
    0
    i actually applaud activision for being able to sell the same game to millions of kids who then scream racial slurs down the mic.in a way mw3 is good because it keeps all the kids from playing decent games i enjoy such as counter strike tf2 and more so thanks activision for making a crap game.
  59. Wargasm3
    Aug 24, 2012
    0
    Commercial game. New games of COD costs 60$ which Counter-Strike: Global Offensive only 15 $ and it's the best game. If you know how to play. How can this game have such a good rating ?. Oh yes, I know too much kids playing COD because it's EASY - GAME. Shut'n Run ...
  60. Samotslayer
    Aug 30, 2012
    1
    I was a big fan of the Call Of Duty game once, even after CoD 3 (Which at the time was thought to be the worst Call Of Duty game) Now every-time I look at the game box I think to myself "What have you become". Anyway let's get to MW3. Campaign: This is your standard Call Of Duty affair, Big explosions, Over The Top action, No Pacing and generic story (Not counting Black Ops) nothing newI was a big fan of the Call Of Duty game once, even after CoD 3 (Which at the time was thought to be the worst Call Of Duty game) Now every-time I look at the game box I think to myself "What have you become". Anyway let's get to MW3. Campaign: This is your standard Call Of Duty affair, Big explosions, Over The Top action, No Pacing and generic story (Not counting Black Ops) nothing new here. Multiplayer: An un-balanced mess, Just like MW2 before it. It is pretty much a copy and paste of MW2 as-well but they have managed to make it worse, Everything has sort of a Grey to Brown Color palate and unlike MW2 it has sacrificed Fun For Features. (Worst Call Of Duty game so far).… Expand
  61. eskeletomatador
    Sep 1, 2012
    3
    its not a sequel of MW2... explosive weapons dont kill with a single shot.... i think infinity ward its play with us....as a soldier if you shot a rpg he will be survive just in MW3 its happen
  62. IsaacSlade
    Nov 19, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To be honest, I really wanted to like Modern Warfare 3 as much as I loved Call of Duty 4. The multiplayer is phenomenal, yes, but...it feels exactly like Modern Warfare 2. There was nothing new to it that really matters other than weapon perks that could be added along with weapon attachments, and some of the new attachments are nice. I especially loved the hybrid sight, but unfortunately,that didn't make up for the lack of change. The weapons are cool, yes, but, again, they're near identical to the weapons of the previous game. And I don't mean in looks, I mean in the roster. The new weapons were nice, yes, and I especially loved how they brought back the G36C, as it was one of my personal favorites of Call of Duty 4. But the changes I saw just didn't change the fact that I felt like I was playing Modern Warfare 2 with a partial makeover. And I haven't even started on the short, lackluster campaign that had little to no real surprise points to it. And its attempt at shock and awe with the bomb attack that killed the little girl was, well...not shocking in the least. What would've been shocking was actually watching her get gunned down or sniped or something, rather than she's there one second, and the next, there's an explosion. You want shock and awe? Try the scene in Call of Duty 4 where a nuclear device detonates, taking out an entire Marine battalion at least, including the character you play as. Now THAT'S shock and awe. Some may disagree, of course, but that's my opinion. The fact that it could be beaten within six hours makes it even less appealing. I know I'm not the first to say this, but games that aren't dedicated to multiplayer, such as Team Fortress 2 or Blacklight: Retribution, can't stand on multiplayer content alone. The only reason I'm giving this game a 4 rather than a three or a two is the Survival mode, which I actually enjoyed. Other than that, nothing really impressed me about Modern Warfare 3, which was a huge letdown.… Expand
  63. newtzy33
    Sep 5, 2012
    0
    Old. Never new. Garbage engine. Buggy. Outdated graphics. Boring and short story. Linear multiplayer. Plain stupid. Nothing describes it better. End the series, make something new, and quit producing garbage.
  64. Venny_
    Sep 23, 2012
    2
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is possibly one of the worst games on the planet. It has the same engine as Call of Duty 4, which was released 5 years ago, it looks and feels exactly like its predecessor, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the campaign is too short, being four hours long, they nerfed the grenade launchers to feel like Nerf guns, the maps aren't sniper-friendly, and the gunsCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is possibly one of the worst games on the planet. It has the same engine as Call of Duty 4, which was released 5 years ago, it looks and feels exactly like its predecessor, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the campaign is too short, being four hours long, they nerfed the grenade launchers to feel like Nerf guns, the maps aren't sniper-friendly, and the guns are either overpowered or underpowered. The only things "new" about this game compared to Modern Warfare 2 is the Campaign, Survival Mode, failed nerf of grenade launchers, Strike Packages, and Point Streaks. Modern Warfare 3 has failed to improve upon MW2.… Expand
  65. yodagyo
    Sep 25, 2012
    4
    while the game may be fun for newcomers its a huge let down to fans of the original 2. Sacrificing unique and larger maps for the small repetitive, and often annoying style. im giving this game a 4 because i feel like its not moving forward and not doing what a fps franchise should be doing, especially with this being there 3rd game.... come on.
  66. xFezziwig
    Nov 16, 2012
    1
    It's hard to find the right words to describe how much I dislike this game. Infinity Ward basically took a game that was already bad enough (MW2) and took out some of the bad stuff, but replaced all that bad stuff with new bad ideas. Death streaks and other problems just made the game unbearable for many. This was supposed to be the game that saved the franchise and it ended up making itIt's hard to find the right words to describe how much I dislike this game. Infinity Ward basically took a game that was already bad enough (MW2) and took out some of the bad stuff, but replaced all that bad stuff with new bad ideas. Death streaks and other problems just made the game unbearable for many. This was supposed to be the game that saved the franchise and it ended up making it even worse. After about two weeks of trying to enjoy this game, I put it down for the final time and haven't touched it in almost a year. Terrible, just terrible.… Expand
  67. CreatioN_TrickZ
    Oct 28, 2012
    0
    THIS GAME IS A **** LIVING PIECE OF **** **** ALL YOU GET IT STEADY AIM **** SPRAID BY FMG9'S OR BARRETT 50. CAL PRETTY SURE IF YOU SPRAY A **** BARRETT IN REAL LIFE YOUR ASS IS GONNA BE ON THE **** GROUND CRYING YOUR BALLS OFF THIS GAME IS A PIECE OF GARBAGE GONNA SELL IT FOR $1 ON EBAY THATS ABOUT ALL ITS **** WORTH
  68. FukkkIGN
    Nov 2, 2012
    0
    F*** Activision, f*** Infinity Ward and f*** all the CoD fanboys. Eat s*** and die, every one of you. You are all the scourge of the gaming world and the bottom feeders the the real one.
  69. black_123xdd
    Oct 30, 2012
    1
    cod mw3 is **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** shi **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** shi **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** shi **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** shi **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** shi **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** shi
  70. Schmittonyou
    Nov 3, 2012
    0
    If I wanted to play modern warfare 3... I would have just played modern warfare 2. Same exact thing... Oh a few more weapons. I feel as if I just wasted $60 dollars on the same game. Dont get me wrong I love mw2 but I wouldnt have bought this if I knew it was going to be the same thing. Copy and pasted.
  71. JSODNS
    Nov 12, 2012
    0
    I've never seen a more hyped letdown of a game than this. The graphics are God awful (I really can't believe I see all these idiot critics who say this is the pinnacle of graphics) The game play is jerky, characters are glitchy and don't seem to take notice of the level geometry at all, and the game is absolutely devoid of all exploration like every other call of duty game. This is justI've never seen a more hyped letdown of a game than this. The graphics are God awful (I really can't believe I see all these idiot critics who say this is the pinnacle of graphics) The game play is jerky, characters are glitchy and don't seem to take notice of the level geometry at all, and the game is absolutely devoid of all exploration like every other call of duty game. This is just bad...Absolutely atrociously bad. and look how many people give it a ten along with critical acclamation because it has the name "call of duty" slapped on it.… Expand
  72. TheCrtic1
    Nov 13, 2012
    1
    I have A LOT of problems with this game from singleplayer to multiplayer first of all the campaign they kept a character that should of been dead and his name is Soap he had major injuries that had to been treated soon even with the the thingy that price gave him and he got his treatment in India when he came cross country from Afghanistan in a little heli and the Delta Force part of theI have A LOT of problems with this game from singleplayer to multiplayer first of all the campaign they kept a character that should of been dead and his name is Soap he had major injuries that had to been treated soon even with the the thingy that price gave him and he got his treatment in India when he came cross country from Afghanistan in a little heli and the Delta Force part of the story doesn't make sense either for some reason the Russians are using an old weapon they never used before and that they don't speak **** RUSSIAN!! Now the multiplayer part first its the weapons and a lot of them are over powered and are given random stats no matter the FPS of the weapon or the calibur of the bullet the weapon takes except for AT launchers and Sniper Rifles. Now the ranks, the highest rank or level is 80 or general but you rank up very fast so theres prestige to take care of that but pretty much resets your rank and progression and gives you nothing in return but an icon next to your level. Unlocks, when you level up you unlock stuff but a lot of the stuff you unlock there usually pretty useless epically when you reach level 80 you unlock the worst gun in the game AK-47 and worst AT launcher in the game RPG-7 and the ability to reset your rank and progression which is pretty stupid. Overall Gameplay, the only gametype in the game that is moderately fun is Teamdeathmatch, and the game is in no way intense and loaded with Trolls and little whiny kids that have there kinect on, there's no teamwork or coordination with the players almost all the time so you just run around getting kills or getting killed.
    And that's my constructive criticism about this game if you read thank you for pulling trough this.    … Expand
  73. bySaer
    Nov 14, 2012
    0
    lol i prefer black ops 2, this game is so bad. im so happy i can stop playing this and get on that new **** i hate this game so much the developers should be put to shame and lose their job.
  74. Abr0ham
    Nov 14, 2012
    2
    If I continually brought the same essay to school, my teacher would fail me. When Call of Duty releases the same game every year it is rewarded with 9/10 reviews and record sales numbers. If I changed the font it wouldn't make a difference, so I can't see why fans and reviewers are time and again fooled by new gun skins and tweaked gameplay mechanics.
  75. mgilbert
    Nov 18, 2012
    0
    Lag, Camping, instant deaths, and Spawn killing, that's all I have to say about this game. Clearly, this game was rushed which explains how it could be so unballanced online. Not worth buying.
  76. Coolman20153
    Nov 20, 2012
    1
    This game is very bad I got bored after playing 1 hour of this game I do not know why infinity made a game that is worse than their others and I hope treat arch make a much better game than this
  77. yune2
    Nov 23, 2012
    0
    As a stand alone game, its multiplayer is a fun little shooter that causes just enough chaos to make everyone stand on their toes and spray bullets everywhere. The campaign's gameplay is not that notable besides the slightly interesting story, and is basically 8 hours of shooting wave after wave of Russians and terrorists, which can be fun at times, but is nothing special. HOWEVER, as aAs a stand alone game, its multiplayer is a fun little shooter that causes just enough chaos to make everyone stand on their toes and spray bullets everywhere. The campaign's gameplay is not that notable besides the slightly interesting story, and is basically 8 hours of shooting wave after wave of Russians and terrorists, which can be fun at times, but is nothing special. HOWEVER, as a sequel to the Call of Duty series, it is a piece of, for a lack of a better word, garbage. It is a rehashed modern warfare 2, with even the same graphics engine. Bringing basically nothing new to the table besides a few maps and gameplay types, the campaign is a boring trip of gruff voice acting and lots of explosions. The multiplayer is literally the same thing, you could even call it a DLC for Modern Warfare 2. This game was like a Michael Bay movie...… Expand
  78. Valiko
    Dec 11, 2012
    3
    washed over, dirty and dark colors and textures, horrible lag, poorly made maps and a terrible campaign (a bit exaggerated). This game is just poorly made and the only reason you can play it is because it is a bit addictive.
  79. jtwodasea
    Dec 13, 2012
    3
    The game is pretty fun, obviously since it's an action movie on steroids, and the game is good, but of course it is. It was released twice, the biggest problem is it is a copy of number 2, if this wasn't the case it would have a higher rating. And when I rate I assume people are looking to see if they want to purchase the game, which is why the rating is low because it isn't worth your money.
  80. onionbrain
    Jan 8, 2013
    3
    Another Call of Duty another clone from last year.The single player campaign is a joke lasting only 6-7 hours and having a very generic story. The friendly AI is extremely brain dead they might as well not exist as they don't do anything except get in your way.The enemy AI isn't any better, usually suicide charging you or not shooting at all.You have all the same vehicle sections from pastAnother Call of Duty another clone from last year.The single player campaign is a joke lasting only 6-7 hours and having a very generic story. The friendly AI is extremely brain dead they might as well not exist as they don't do anything except get in your way.The enemy AI isn't any better, usually suicide charging you or not shooting at all.You have all the same vehicle sections from past games in this one to ac-130,chopper,gun turret ect. The voice acting is average, there aren't really any characters in the game you'll like or care for as there all bland and uninteresting plus the game doesn't tell you anything about them anyway. Now onto the catastrophe that is multiplayer god where to start...oh i know just look at Modern Warfare 2 and there you go, it's the exact same broken multiplayer from that game.The matchmaking still joins you up with matches that are one second from finishing,the spawn system is still broken making you spawn in front of enemy players. The list goes on, Don't buy this game.… Expand
  81. sergiomach5
    Jan 16, 2013
    0
    Arguably everything thats wrong with the series, MW3 came out when the opposition were crying out "same game every year", and what did we get as a defense....the same game as MW2 and CoD4.

    It stubbornly refused to change the multiplayer, keeping flaws from MW2 and not learning lessons from Black Ops. It kept the blandness of the repetition, without realising that fun can be in the    Arguably everything thats wrong with the series, MW3 came out when the opposition were crying out "same game every year", and what did we get as a defense....the same game as MW2 and CoD4.

    It stubbornly refused to change the multiplayer, keeping flaws from MW2 and not learning lessons from Black Ops.

    It kept the blandness of the repetition, without realising that fun can be in the other games at times.

    Had the lawsuits never happened, this might have been a different story, of a game with changes akin from CoD4 to MW2, but well never know. Everyone suffered by getting this instead. MW4 may be different this year, but its got a tough act to follow now that Black Ops 2 actually did some change to the series    … Expand
  82. cc742
    Jan 21, 2013
    0
    This game. This one game is the game that shows me that video games are dieing. There is nothing new in this game, its just an addon to mw 1 who was original. it annoys me a game could be so repetetive and loose sight of what should be the greatest game. The fact is this is little more than an expansion pack. Say what you want about the war Z and medal of honor warfighter. At least theyThis game. This one game is the game that shows me that video games are dieing. There is nothing new in this game, its just an addon to mw 1 who was original. it annoys me a game could be so repetetive and loose sight of what should be the greatest game. The fact is this is little more than an expansion pack. Say what you want about the war Z and medal of honor warfighter. At least they tried to change at least a single mechanic. There is nothing reddeeming about modern borfare 3 to me.… Expand
  83. JayPlays
    Apr 7, 2013
    3
    Yet another poor result from the Activision's yearly critically acclaimed cash grabber. You know what to expect, basic, linear, repetitive, easy gameplay hiding behind flashy graphics and an overhyped ad campaign. The story writing is terrible, the campaign explains little apart from you are a generic soldier, with a generic motivation, fighting in an overall generic plot. I didn't expectYet another poor result from the Activision's yearly critically acclaimed cash grabber. You know what to expect, basic, linear, repetitive, easy gameplay hiding behind flashy graphics and an overhyped ad campaign. The story writing is terrible, the campaign explains little apart from you are a generic soldier, with a generic motivation, fighting in an overall generic plot. I didn't expect much, a poor excuse for "innovation". I genuinely don't understand why such a mediocre franchise is so popular.… Expand
  84. Shackledruid
    Feb 27, 2013
    0
    After playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and all the previous games in the franchise (Since 2007, as we generally do not care about the WW2- themed games before Call of Duty 4, said games having stopped being produced after the 90's), there are several concepts I am beginning to grasp. First, after playing the multiplayer for at most 2 hours per game, I am increasingly feeling thatAfter playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and all the previous games in the franchise (Since 2007, as we generally do not care about the WW2- themed games before Call of Duty 4, said games having stopped being produced after the 90's), there are several concepts I am beginning to grasp. First, after playing the multiplayer for at most 2 hours per game, I am increasingly feeling that they should rename the franchise: 'Camping Simulation: Modern Tent Erecting'. If you've played for more than an hour, you'll know what I mean. This is a distinct (but not the sole reason) why the multiplayer has gradually become a mind- numbing, boring, irritating experience which generally would put anybody with an ounce of sanity off the franchise completely. Second, both Infinity Ward, Treyarch and Sludgehammer games are becoming increasingly lazy- probably because they're too busy bathing in the money they get from all their previous games and the overpriced map packs they subject the online community to- and have descended into more or less not caring in the least about how good their content actually is; the story line for single player mode was anticlimatic considering where we left off with Modern Warfare 2, the multiplayer was unplayable and 'Spec Ops' was tedious as the day is long. Third, after looking at the reality-defying sales figures considering how much of an utter travesty the game was, it is clear to me that the title 'Call of Duty' is simply associated with popularity. Get 50 million dogs to in paper bags and slap an official 'Call of Duty' sticker onto each bag and sell them in game stores and by the end of the month you'll have made hundreds of millions of dollars. The only reason people aren't doing this to get rich quick is because of Copyright and Animal Cruelty laws, but neither apply to those actually responsible for the franchise and subjecting the world to it; watch out, they might try this tactic with Modern Warfare 4. Finally, after playing the game and looking at critic reviews, it appears that game critics are either under the control of Activision, have mental issues or enjoy heavily abusing amphetamines before they make a game review. How anybody could make it past the title screen without raging about how they wasted $60, let alone playing the game for a while and concluding that it's good is totally beyond me. Now for the only two positives, as we should always leave on a good feeling!

    The only two things good about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, in my opinion, are:
    1. It made Black Ops actually look playable, which I didn't think was possible before I played Modern Warfare 3.
    2. It helped me to decide whether I should buy Black Ops 2 or Assassin's Creed 3 the next year. Having an actual functioning brain, I of course chose Assassin's Creed 3. And guess what. It was actually a pretty decent game.    … Expand
  85. soloaabid
    Mar 5, 2013
    3
    This is seriously not what I had expected from Infinity Ward. Out of all of their games I'm sorry to say this is their worst. Its not bad but when you compare it to the previous Call of Duties you can see that they were more than what was expected at the time. COD fans from all around the world expected something special from MW3 thinking it would be a new start for Call of Duty but itThis is seriously not what I had expected from Infinity Ward. Out of all of their games I'm sorry to say this is their worst. Its not bad but when you compare it to the previous Call of Duties you can see that they were more than what was expected at the time. COD fans from all around the world expected something special from MW3 thinking it would be a new start for Call of Duty but it was just another small stepping stone. The entire game didn't even seem like a COD game. The maps were dull I mean just look at the ones in Black Ops (1). MW3 took the fun out of COD.… Expand
  86. Youngmoney9745
    Mar 5, 2013
    2
    I've only played like 4 Call of Duty games and this one is just far by the worst one. All the campaign levels and multiplayer maps have the same blend of color and background usage of either sand, snow or swamp, a unoriginal feeling. The story wasn't as exciting and really felt boring after the first two levels of the game, which were pretty much the only good ones. Spec ops is reallyI've only played like 4 Call of Duty games and this one is just far by the worst one. All the campaign levels and multiplayer maps have the same blend of color and background usage of either sand, snow or swamp, a unoriginal feeling. The story wasn't as exciting and really felt boring after the first two levels of the game, which were pretty much the only good ones. Spec ops is really nothing special compared to the storyline, just extra missions to make you have different perspectives on the game. I had fun playing online with my friends and all but something about this game doesn't feel right compared to all the others.… Expand
  87. MW3ISCRAP
    Mar 11, 2013
    0
    This game is a monumental piece of crap. Everything is pasted from previous games. I hope Activision goes Broke. THIS GAME IS CRAP THIS GAME IS CRAP THIS GAME IS CRAP THIS GAME IS CRAP THIS GAME IS CRAP THIS GAME IS CRAP THIS GAME IS CRAP THIS GAME IS CRAP THIS GAME IS CRAP THIS GAME IS CRAP THIS GAME IS CRAP THIS GAME IS CRAP
  88. azgoodaz
    Mar 17, 2013
    0
    What a Horrible game, this game, blops 1, and blops 2 RUINED the COD series and could never be the same. This can show that a company cant even spice it up a bit, with Mw2 and 3.. they both have graphics and engines. They both suck. Dont BUY.
  89. DonGirses
    Mar 29, 2013
    2
    Really Infinity Ward? You'd think that after Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops 2, things were changing on the Call of Duty franchise, so many things were being added and improved, it was going good, but this has to be the absolute laziest, if not worst, Call of Duty game in history. The game engine was -Literally- recycled from Modern Warfare 2 and 0% improved what-so-ever, the campaign, asReally Infinity Ward? You'd think that after Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops 2, things were changing on the Call of Duty franchise, so many things were being added and improved, it was going good, but this has to be the absolute laziest, if not worst, Call of Duty game in history. The game engine was -Literally- recycled from Modern Warfare 2 and 0% improved what-so-ever, the campaign, as ever, is the most standard and generic you can get apart from the Price missions. Russians invading America. Jeez, originality is something it is missing in every part. How about multiplayer? Imagine taking the MP from MW2, add a few useless additional game modes, and there you go. Summed up. Weapons are as overpowered and unbalanced as always and I think I've said enough. I'm trying to think of any redeeming factors about this that distinguish it from MW2, but I can't get any from the top of my head, not any significant ones. Also: There's a weapon which kills with a SINGLE BULLET. NOT KIDDING.… Expand
  90. Jryan
    Mar 30, 2013
    4
    The one thing that bothered me about this game was the blatant lack of creativity and innovation. While the general structure of the game held its own, and the the story fit the plot line of the previous two games, with a new playable character and the usual blockbuster set pieces, I felt as though the weapons were either reused or designed differently, (with little variation in regard toThe one thing that bothered me about this game was the blatant lack of creativity and innovation. While the general structure of the game held its own, and the the story fit the plot line of the previous two games, with a new playable character and the usual blockbuster set pieces, I felt as though the weapons were either reused or designed differently, (with little variation in regard to new weapons,) the graphics were actually sub-par to that of modern warfare 2, if you can even believe that, and every time I started a new mission it felt just like playing a call of duty 4/ modern warfare 2 mission, with only a new shell around it to disguise the feeling of redundancy. I felt as though the title of this game would've been better named "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.5." This low quality and low entertainment of this game, (in my personal opinion) was heavily influenced by the firings of Vince Zampella and Jason West, who were the heads of the developer company infinity ward before being fired for supposed "insubordination." As West and Zampella left, 38 infinity ward members left as well, leaving an insufficient amount of untalented developers and programmers at the head of MW3. As a longtime COD fan, (specifically the modern warfare series,) I found it thoroughly disappointing that this game did not meet the usual gusto and new found excitement that the other two games upheld, which is why I rated this game 4/10.… Expand
  91. CurryLord114045
    Apr 2, 2013
    3
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is not a game that's worth getting. Modern Warfare 2 is a much better COD game. BLOPS 1, BLOPS 2, and even Modern Warfare 1 are way better than this game. MW3 didn't offer anything new. The maps were horrible and the guns weren't much different from MW2 if different at all. The only thing that I found fun was Survival. Although zombies is more classic and wayCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is not a game that's worth getting. Modern Warfare 2 is a much better COD game. BLOPS 1, BLOPS 2, and even Modern Warfare 1 are way better than this game. MW3 didn't offer anything new. The maps were horrible and the guns weren't much different from MW2 if different at all. The only thing that I found fun was Survival. Although zombies is more classic and way more fun.… Expand
  92. WelshNathan
    Apr 5, 2013
    3
    I honestly just don't see how people are giving the game more than a five, the game completely falls entirely off the mark of just being too bland and being a blatant copy and paste of the previous Call of Dutys, the campaign is ok and just finishes off the "story", multiplayer is the same as every other call of duty game so now it's just grown tiresome and spec ops is nothing like zombies
  93. RedJ
    Apr 12, 2013
    0
    The most surprising thing about this game to me was that on metacritic people like it. Remember when call of duty was original, because apparently there was a time.
  94. HawkeyeWii
    Apr 19, 2013
    1
    Very weak game. If this game isn't showing signs that Call of Duty is misses a step then I don't know what is. It adds absolutely nothing new. This is no exaggeration. I would rather play Pong or E.T for Atari than this garbage! Only thing good about it was the survival mode. For that I give it a 1. Not worth $60.00 ever!
  95. sparty083
    May 1, 2013
    3
    I was all hyped for this game because modern warfare 2 was so addicting even with it's flaws and i was expecting the same addiction that i had before but was disappointed and after 3 prestige's called it quits and couldn't handle the crappyness anymore and sold it at gamestop
  96. 3Studios
    Apr 29, 2013
    3
    I have played all of the Modern Warfare games. Obviously the first one is the best. MW2 was pretty good. But making this your sequel1?!?!?!? The graphics are bad and look like they are from Call of Duty 2. The multiplayer is the same except...hacking is allowed!!!! Maps suck. Same emblems and call signs from MW2. Although the campaign is pretty good. Great ending to the series. But II have played all of the Modern Warfare games. Obviously the first one is the best. MW2 was pretty good. But making this your sequel1?!?!?!? The graphics are bad and look like they are from Call of Duty 2. The multiplayer is the same except...hacking is allowed!!!! Maps suck. Same emblems and call signs from MW2. Although the campaign is pretty good. Great ending to the series. But I didn't enjoy playing as Yuri. Playing as Soap, Price and all the other characters were way better. What I don't like about Yuri is that they just bring him in saying he is ex-Spetsnaz that is the only back story on him. Spec ops missions are not that great they were better in MW2. Survival mode is pretty boring IW should've taken a hint from Treyarch's awesome zombies mode. In general this game is a 3 out of ten a bad. It has its goods the Campaign mainly. And its bads multiplayer, spec ops, survival. In general a very bad game… Expand
  97. finch555
    May 10, 2013
    1
    So what can i saw about modern warfare 3. It sucks all around. the only things that save this steaming pile of is the new kill streak system and the survival mode. The story mode was lacking everything. I feel that my dog taking a piss is a 1000000 times more entertaining than the story. as far as online well do i really need to say anything? Full of glitches, lag and texture issues iSo what can i saw about modern warfare 3. It sucks all around. the only things that save this steaming pile of is the new kill streak system and the survival mode. The story mode was lacking everything. I feel that my dog taking a piss is a 1000000 times more entertaining than the story. as far as online well do i really need to say anything? Full of glitches, lag and texture issues i feel that i could probably make a better game while on horse tranquilizers. as a fan of call of duty this game made me want to have my nuts stomped by a 500 pound man with cleats on. so for this fact i give it a 1 which is being kind… Expand
  98. Megasmith
    May 27, 2013
    0
    Save your money and buy a better CoD. This is just a repeat of MW2. If you want a good and engaging call of duty, get MW1. Things have gone downhill with this franchise everytime they release a game. But of course the game has a huge following of younger children who love the game because it has explosions and blood.
  99. Shortstack_519
    Jun 19, 2013
    1
    This game was a waste of 60 dollars in my opinion. I did not enjoy my time with this game. They got rid of all that made MW2 good and kept all the crap. It might as well have been called Modern 2.5. Plain ans simple I did not enjoy my time with this game, it just got me frustrated that's it.
  100. Tjoe01
    Jun 11, 2013
    1
    This one of the worst games ever the game is laggy and the only players are 3 year old kids and the game is boring as hell in short don't buy this pice of game or don't buy any other COD because they are all terrible the only good COD game is COD world at war which is a great game but we are not reviewing that game we are reviewing MW3 which is terrible so in short don't buy it sucks
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 81 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 79 out of 81
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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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