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  1. Jul 13, 2013
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Now before you think i hate this game because it is essentially modern warfare 2.5 well your wrong I hate it because its a terrible game on its own
    pros: Gameplay is still pretty fun, Makarov's death is just so satisfying when it happens, graphics are done well, sound design is flawless it sounds like what a war game should
    cons: the intro movie is awful, new players will be confused and would probably need to play modern warfare 2 (which i recommend you would get that instead of this) bullets flying through cover, the game is too easy I got hit by an RPG and lived ON VETERAN DIFFICULTY, Yuri's death feels like a cheap excuse to kill a russian at the last minute rather then a sacrifice to save Price. Enemy Ai is either the worst i have ever seen or the best I have ever seen (and not in a good way its like they have a supercomputer that comes up with 1000 ways to effectively defeat you) as for the bad AI lets just say enemy's have had guns in my face and just stared until i get bored waiting for them to shoot and just killed them. Soaps death doesn't have the impact it should and it felt to sterotypical. it is so linear, horde mode instead of zombies
    So there you go a bunch of reasons not to buy mw3 if you really need to know the ending just watch it on youtube. If you ever buy a COD game you would be better off with black ops, black ops 2 modern warfare 2 or even wait and see if Cod ghosts brings some cool new features along with dogs and fish. for all the fanboys probably raging at me you should know I dont hate call of duty just this
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  2. Jul 22, 2013
    4
    I generally don't like too join the enormous and immature people that hate Call of Duty. But MW3 is seemingly the worst Call of Duty too date. Why? You have an overblown, short, scripted event filled, linear, mind numbing-Micheal bay action style campaign. The plot makes absolutely so sense at all. Then you have MP, which was promised to return to the CoD4 style of games. They said theyI generally don't like too join the enormous and immature people that hate Call of Duty. But MW3 is seemingly the worst Call of Duty too date. Why? You have an overblown, short, scripted event filled, linear, mind numbing-Micheal bay action style campaign. The plot makes absolutely so sense at all. Then you have MP, which was promised to return to the CoD4 style of games. They said they were taking out the many nuisances from MW2 and CoD 4 for a polished game. In reality, you get a Modern Warfare 2 expansion pack, expect with more restrictions (invisible walls galore). That isn't an exaggeration. This game is pretty much the same exact game. But this time around, it's boring. Bad maps, bad guns, bad perks and the new killstreak system just doesn't work.

    They also have a new Survival mode. Meant to compete with Treyarch's Zombies. It's fun for awhile but get's old really fast.

    On the surface, it is a polished game, but there just isn't any thing noteworthy or exciting. It just feels routine at this point.
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  3. Jun 29, 2013
    1
    The game engine is out of date in 1999. boring, dull, is base. The sound in the game is terrible, the weakest game in the series. Battlefild 3 compared with that as a gold ingot.
  4. Jul 4, 2013
    0
    MW3 made COD look like!@#$#$%$%$#$#%#***&^^$!!@#$%^&*. Today its not skill its camping. But no matter how many of us good players see this happening, it will only get worse. Hopefully Ghosts will change that (i doubt it). But we can only hope for better.
  5. Jul 23, 2013
    0
    If you have bought ANY other Call of Duty games, you wont find anything new here, do your self a favor and NEVER buy another Call of Duty game ever. Same Different year
  6. Aug 3, 2013
    1
    this game is a piece of crap it sucks and the storyline is boring the only thing that made me not give it a zero is its ok multiplayer gameplay this skrewed up the call of duty series and black ops put it back on track
    my least favorite call of duty games are

    call of duty MW3
    call of duty
    call of duty world at war
  7. May 4, 2014
    0
    The absolute, garbage, pathetic, excuse for a video game that is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 made me so infuriatingly angry that I have no choice but to give it a 0. Out of 10^10000000. I can't think of anything good from this game.
  8. Jul 29, 2013
    0
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  9. Sep 6, 2013
    0
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  10. Aug 7, 2013
    2
    This sucked. Can't even compare to Cod 4 or MW2. Multiplayer sucked, campaign alright, and words can't describe how terrible survival was. Survival was an attempt to replace zombies but it absolutely sucked. Stick to Treyarch, Infinity Ward sucks now.
  11. Aug 10, 2013
    1
    el mw3 es simplemente un juego MUY similar a los anteriores anteriores mw los gráficos,,, no cambian mucho las armas se sientes exactamente igual ¿no que no habria segunda oportunidad? me sorprende lo malo que es el multijugador es muy injusto y las armas están desproporcionadas al final si te fijas bien de varios rifles de asalto la gente solo usa unos 3
    Esas rachas de muerte son muy
    el mw3 es simplemente un juego MUY similar a los anteriores anteriores mw los gráficos,,, no cambian mucho las armas se sientes exactamente igual ¿no que no habria segunda oportunidad? me sorprende lo malo que es el multijugador es muy injusto y las armas están desproporcionadas al final si te fijas bien de varios rifles de asalto la gente solo usa unos 3
    Esas rachas de muerte son muy injustas creo que hay muchas cosas en este juego que salen sobrando en mi opinión esta mejor el multiplicador de mw, obviamente los críticos están vendidos comparen las calificaciones de los críticos a las de los usuarios

    Ativicion, famosa por sacar la expansiones mas caras y llamarlas nuevos juegos
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  12. Sep 15, 2013
    2
    I sure hope activision make an actually new game sometime, the old formula from 2007 is dull. I can't believe they can make so much money re-releasing the same with the same assets, textures, and gameplay year after year. I can forgive sports games but this is a joke.
  13. Nov 24, 2013
    4
    I played this with my friend, who is a CoD fan, and I got to say I was very unimpressed. It seems to be recycling the same garbage over and over again, to the point where people are just so confused onto the way that games are made.
  14. Oct 11, 2013
    2
    I love how people will talk about how bad the new Pokemon or GTA game is because of how it's "too similar to other games in the series" but Call of Duty always seems to get a free pass. But I'm not here to talk about how critics seem to kiss this particular franchises butt just because it's another Call of Duty game, I'm here to explain why this is just a bad game in general. What do mostI love how people will talk about how bad the new Pokemon or GTA game is because of how it's "too similar to other games in the series" but Call of Duty always seems to get a free pass. But I'm not here to talk about how critics seem to kiss this particular franchises butt just because it's another Call of Duty game, I'm here to explain why this is just a bad game in general. What do most players of Call of Duty games do? They go straight to the multiplayer of course. However this games multiplayer is terrible, all the maps are boring and poorly designed and the colors used in the maps are dull. Guns are distributed where a high level CoD MW3 player will destroy another player with a lower level because the gun the high level player has is overpowered to the point of being unfair. Should i also mention that the servers in this game are less than fantastic leading to unfair deaths do to lag, and no i'm not a 4 year old complaining that he died cause his internet sucks I'm sincerely stating that MW3's servers are unreliable. The game adds in this survivor mode to try and replace the zombies mode in Call of Duty Black Ops, and while its an o.k game mode it doesn't come close to being as fun as the Black Ops zombies mode. The only redeemable thing about MW3 is the campaign. It's nothing to write home about but it is decent and well-done enough and completes the Modern Warfare story line in a satisfying fashion. I get it o.k? Call of Duty games are supposed to be similar to each other, that's just the way the series works. It supposed to be a game that gets upgraded graphics, new guns, and a couple new kill streaks so you and you're friends can enjoy some multiplayer. However MW3 is simply not fun, its muddy graphics and unfair gun layout make this game, for lack of a better word, bad. Get you're CoD on with some Black Ops, modern warfare 2, hey even world at war works! But stay far away from Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3. Expand
  15. Nov 28, 2013
    4
    seriously what is the problem in innovate a little in the why they always do this with us,i hated this game,it is almosta copy of modern warfare 2,most disapointing game of the year.
  16. Nov 2, 2013
    0
    This game is the exact same as Modern Warfare 2. It adds nothing in terms of game play or fun. It's the same repetitive garbage that has murdered the FPS genre's credibility.
  17. Jan 9, 2014
    3
    A disappointing sequel to MW2. short and boring story, boring multiplayer, and a really boring survival mode. It's all repetitive of MW2 and very unoriginal. The graphics are the same exact as the previous and the story is way too predictable. Not worth your time or your money.
  18. May 28, 2014
    0
    All the COD games are the same: "Here, Have a gun and kill these guys, They're the bad guys because we say they are!". Terrible plot, Same as the old COD games, The company is just milking the franchise for more money.
  19. Jun 21, 2014
    2
    Okay... after completing Modern Warfare 2, I was eager to find out what would happen next in this franchise. But when i played the game, i felt rather offended, especially the train derailment scene in London. The combat has not changed for the past three installments, the AI is semi decent, the weapons look nice but the gameplay is way too repetitive and relies heavily on explosions andOkay... after completing Modern Warfare 2, I was eager to find out what would happen next in this franchise. But when i played the game, i felt rather offended, especially the train derailment scene in London. The combat has not changed for the past three installments, the AI is semi decent, the weapons look nice but the gameplay is way too repetitive and relies heavily on explosions and the collapse of landmarks as the secondary source of action. The story is bland and tasteless and every mission is just "get here and kill these people" with no real objective. This were they needed to stop... 2/10. Expand
  20. Aug 23, 2014
    3
    Just like all the other call of duty games: exact copies of each other and they're all given great reviews by 90% of critics because critics are corrupt dogs who get paid extra to give things good reviews. Just look at the critic reviews compared to the use reviews if you don't believe me.
  21. Jul 1, 2015
    2
    O Design da Infinity ward deve ter falado com a equipe - " Vamos progamar um lixo " , ai assim que surgiu o MW3 , Modern W 1 & 2 , são bons mais isso não deu vei
  22. Apr 12, 2017
    0
    The live multiplayer game is very frustrating and unforgiving for the average player. It is extremely difficult to see enemy players and protect one's six. I am far more successful in later versions such as Black Ops II and Ghosts. But this game simply isn't any fun for the less experienced player. I felt so much better after ejecting the disc, breaking it into small pieces, and throwingThe live multiplayer game is very frustrating and unforgiving for the average player. It is extremely difficult to see enemy players and protect one's six. I am far more successful in later versions such as Black Ops II and Ghosts. But this game simply isn't any fun for the less experienced player. I felt so much better after ejecting the disc, breaking it into small pieces, and throwing it in the trash. Expand
  23. Aug 18, 2023
    0
    This is just another side by side example of Activision fueling up their cash cow to start mooooving along more money for their pockets. MW3 is revealed and only can ask each other WHY? There's no true real content that will require a new game, nothing different here for $70.00+ that they couldn't just release /patch for in the previous version of the game.
    Blizzard and Diablo 4 when
    This is just another side by side example of Activision fueling up their cash cow to start mooooving along more money for their pockets. MW3 is revealed and only can ask each other WHY? There's no true real content that will require a new game, nothing different here for $70.00+ that they couldn't just release /patch for in the previous version of the game.
    Blizzard and Diablo 4 when they felt the presence of Activision when they took over was an instant destruction of some of the TOP games available & top developers. World of Warcraft, DEAD. Overwatch 1 ( you paid for it and it was actually ok. They kill it and release OW2 that's free, but completely garbage just for money cash cow.) Diablo series, a complete flake. D2R was released with the old team and had real potential to revisit a great classic with new life breathed into it; until Activision got involved. Then D4 is a perfect example of destroying a game and looking to just take peoples money. SOMETHIING has to give with these big box guys not releasing games for endless fun with your friend and the content in a game. They are releasing highly priced video games with mediocre content that can be blown through very quickly leaving a dry bitter taste in your mouth as a gamer.,
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 81 Critic Reviews

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.