Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8685 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 5,478 out of 8685
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  1. Joshsreviews
    Dec 1, 2012
    8
    It's obvious that this is a money grab. Same engine, same recycled buildings. Nothing new. Why don't they change it? Because it works so well. For Activision, it is all about the money. It's breaks sales records so they don't change what isn't broken. Now to the game. The campaign is well done, it contains a lot of action and cinematic scenes, but a 4 hour campaign is by no means worthIt's obvious that this is a money grab. Same engine, same recycled buildings. Nothing new. Why don't they change it? Because it works so well. For Activision, it is all about the money. It's breaks sales records so they don't change what isn't broken. Now to the game. The campaign is well done, it contains a lot of action and cinematic scenes, but a 4 hour campaign is by no means worth £50. Survival is a new addition and is a great one infact. Playing on multiplayers map you have to survive as many waves as you can from the AI enemy's. Multiplayer is the same old. Same ranking system, same style maps and some same weapons. Yet it delivers to the public and is the most played multiplayer game on Xbox. Overall it's basically MW2 and is nothing spectacular. Gameplay - 8
    Sound - 7
    Graphics - 9    … Expand
  2. MrMan123
    Nov 30, 2012
    9
    It's kinda like Maple Story, but with guns.
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  3. plumides
    Nov 28, 2012
    8
    Games are defined by many things, and innovation is one of them. MW3 is a good game, but barely offers anything new to the eight year old CoD series. That said, it's no surprise. Changes from title to title have always been minor with Call of Duty. The series has shown a steady progression from year to year and a consistency that players have, for the most part, enjoyed. Anyone rating MW3Games are defined by many things, and innovation is one of them. MW3 is a good game, but barely offers anything new to the eight year old CoD series. That said, it's no surprise. Changes from title to title have always been minor with Call of Duty. The series has shown a steady progression from year to year and a consistency that players have, for the most part, enjoyed. Anyone rating MW3 below positive is not being fair to the franchise. The game is still a good game, and should be treated as such.… Expand
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. TheGamer31
    Nov 19, 2012
    0
    This game sucks. The only good thing to this game, is the graphics, and even those are slightly out of date. The multiplayer is unbalanced, the campaign is awful. And worst of all campers.
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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
  13. LordManhammer
    Nov 14, 2012
    10
    I waited until Black Ops 2 came out to review this game. The amount of 0 negative reviews shows the intellect of most of the people who rated the game. I understand low ratings for a flawed product and I understand a lot of people feel this product is flawed. But giving this game a 0 is absolutely ridiculous. Be subjective and honest. The reviews that state "This game is crap" and "WorstI waited until Black Ops 2 came out to review this game. The amount of 0 negative reviews shows the intellect of most of the people who rated the game. I understand low ratings for a flawed product and I understand a lot of people feel this product is flawed. But giving this game a 0 is absolutely ridiculous. Be subjective and honest. The reviews that state "This game is crap" and "Worst game ever" do not help describe the problems. I for one love the game. It has high replay value to me. I have played the campaign three times. I still play the Special Ops and Multiplayer every day. I'm not going to get into specifics because it has been done to death by now. Great game! I will buy the next.… Expand
  14. 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
  15. SolidCell
    Nov 13, 2012
    8
    I can't believe some people got scoring this game too low, at least if they choose a 5 or 6 would be more believable, while this entry was not the best in the series (I liked more MW2) this game has his share on success on the franchise, the campaing is good but not great, it's filled with exposions and I felt like the developers huried me to finish the campaing faster than previous gamesI can't believe some people got scoring this game too low, at least if they choose a 5 or 6 would be more believable, while this entry was not the best in the series (I liked more MW2) this game has his share on success on the franchise, the campaing is good but not great, it's filled with exposions and I felt like the developers huried me to finish the campaing faster than previous games but is has it's moments, while some people complaint about the Engine I liked the graphics I'm fine with the Engine but thing they could go beyond, hearing people say "I'ts the same" makes me feel sad about them, what you expected?? is this a shooter?? you wanted a RPG or a puzzle game?? do you want the characters to start playing soccer or built houses??? come on people!! is you complaint about this go and play something else, for the ones that like shooting games and like COD style this is the game you want to play if you can name a better game that can compete with COD is just Battlefield or Crysis, MOH is dead, so I actually think EA paid you so you write crap about COD games, sold out players...… Expand
  16. driftlv1
    Nov 13, 2012
    5
    I really thought this game was going to be great. I thought it was going to have the addictive smooth gameplay of MW2, but without **** exploiting half the stuff and playing unfairly, and without OP things. I was wrong.

    The singleplayer is the only reason to even play this game. While the singleplayer is a blast, featuring very fun missions and awesome action, it suffers story wise. The    I really thought this game was going to be great. I thought it was going to have the addictive smooth gameplay of MW2, but without **** exploiting half the stuff and playing unfairly, and without OP things. I was wrong.

    The singleplayer is the only reason to even play this game. While the singleplayer is a blast, featuring very fun missions and awesome action, it suffers story wise. The campaign is also the most linear to date, and is the shortest, even shorter than MW2. Although it has great action scenes (The airplane level blew my mind) some of them are just plain dumb and predictable. It seems that every corner you turn something is going to blow up, your guy gets knocked onto his ass, and something collapses. That's half of the action scenes. Plus there is one for every mission. MW2 found a perfect balance to the action scenes, and they were awesome and unexpected. The story is filled with plot holes and bad writing, although there are some memorable moments and quotes, and some parts were rather interesting, but overall it was terrible. All of the stuff is unrealistic as well. The soundtrack is okay, compared to the godly soundtrack of MW2, and the story ends by basically killing off almost every main character instead of coming up with a meaningful ending. It felt empty and unfulfilled, and it just cut to black afterwards. I feel a lot more could've been done. However it still is a fun campaign that I did somewhat enjoy.

    Special ops isn't that great. The missions in MW2 were a lot better and just felt more fun and varied. These ones just felt dull and boring, and it's not even really worth playing. And Survival mode is fun at first, and surprisingly refreshing, but it gets boring after a while, because of two fatal flaws. Enemy's get too tough too fast (At round 40 dogs take like an entire LMG clip) and it's only for two players. It's fun for the first few times though.

    And finally multiplayer. It's basically MW2s multiplayer (which is great) with some changes and upgrades that I really like. However, I later learned that it caused more problems than it solved. The new killstreak system is better and more advanced and offers a greater variety, but it's annoying that support users can use an EMP or Stealth bomber after dying 50 times. The specialist bonus is probably the best new addition to the call of duty franchise since create a class, and it gives you so much more freedom. Instead of always using scavenger or some other perk that you can't play without, you can earn them through killstreaks and aren't limited to the perks that won't put you at a disadvantage.

    There are two new attachments, which is the hybrid scope for ARs and SMGs. They aren't used at all and are not needed. The new weapon proficiency system I like, especially for the ability to have to have two attatchments without not using scavenger.

    Overall, that's basically all the major new things. The multiplayer would be great though, if it weren't for the terrible maps that are the worst maps in call of duty to date, lag compensation which just breaks the game for me, still OP killstreaks, **** who camp and do **** things, and OP guns like the MP7. That just breaks the MP, which could've been so good if it weren't for that. These changes should've been what MW2 had to offer aswell, but it didn't.

    Graphics wise, they are slightly tweaked from MW2, and look nearly the same. Sometimes levels look more detailed, and sometimes they look downright worse than Cod4. The water is improved and looks good, they finally made new effects for things like the rocket smoke trail and explosions, which look great. The lighting they slightly tweaked, which is the biggest graphical mistake they did. The lighting makes environments look so much less colourful and it makes it look ugly, it's ridiculous. Some levels though I was quite surprised at it's detail, although it still doesn't look that great. The sound effects are great for the environment, like things blowing up, infact they are really good, but the gun sounds sound so damn bad. Overall, if you're a hardcore fan of cod, especially the first two and just totally rape in them, MW3 should be worth your money. Otherwise, it is known to many cod fans to be the worst in the series, but it's not a bad game overall, but not a very good one either.    … Expand
  17. 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
  18. paperbagboy
    Nov 12, 2012
    0
    same **** every year.... Bad spawns, bad hit detection, OP weapons, OP Killstreaks/perks.... Multiplayer sucks big time!!

    Story is meh, spec ops okay, survival is really good fun for awhile!
  19. DarkLegacy
    Nov 10, 2012
    1
    The Worst Game Ever

    - High rate of lagging
    - Awarded for death - When your dead i dont expect he will pull out a c4?
    - Cheap ass graphics
    - Fmg9 akimbo's
    - Noob tube
    - Sniper with acog scope..
    - Support streak with an STEALTH BOMBER ?????????

    Just took a **** on it and flushed it away :)
  20. BearzYo
    Nov 10, 2012
    0
    Utterly moronic predictable tripe. Series has gone steadily downhill since the first. Campaign is too easy even on the 'hardest' setting.

    Multiplayer is repetative, in a bad way.
  21. ManlySpartan117
    Nov 7, 2012
    0
    This CoD franchise seriously declined after CoD MW1. I used to enjoy playing CoD but when they started making the same game again and again and again I gave up on the franchise.
  22. demonmind
    Nov 6, 2012
    8
    OK so much to my surprise this installment in the call of duty franchise isn't much different like I am playing an expansion rather then a sequel but don't get me wrong its not a complaint I loved the single player campaign. Which is why I buy these games but multilayer is fun to. So all in all this is a welcome addition in the cod inventory.
  23. PlasmaPrestige
    Nov 5, 2012
    3
    If Modern Warfare 3 had been the first game in a franchise, then it would be an average to good. However, Activision's repetition with the same formula has not only grown old, but is now beginning to seriously hurt the franchise. Activision, with MW3, has made it clear that it is not interested in making games of high quality with rich content for deserving players, but rather milk as muchIf Modern Warfare 3 had been the first game in a franchise, then it would be an average to good. However, Activision's repetition with the same formula has not only grown old, but is now beginning to seriously hurt the franchise. Activision, with MW3, has made it clear that it is not interested in making games of high quality with rich content for deserving players, but rather milk as much money from a giant franchise without contributing anything useful to it. Shame on you, Activision.… Expand
  24. codenameghost
    Nov 5, 2012
    10
    First of all I am appalled at all the haters who have never even touched the game giving it a zero. I have to give this game a ten just to attempt to even the user score out. On the plus side, this game does deserve a high rating. The single player is one that continues to surprise and engage to such a level that it is even replayable. Spec Ops with the addition of Survival Mode was prettyFirst of all I am appalled at all the haters who have never even touched the game giving it a zero. I have to give this game a ten just to attempt to even the user score out. On the plus side, this game does deserve a high rating. The single player is one that continues to surprise and engage to such a level that it is even replayable. Spec Ops with the addition of Survival Mode was pretty addicting, albeit why the lack of missions? But of course the multiplayer is what Call of Duty's about. Yes it is dated, yes it is practically the same but it hasn't lost any steam. I actually found the Strike Packages interesting, as I prefer going solo with Specialist which no other game really offers. On the negative side, I wish Infinity Ward and whoever else had updated the graphics. I did feel like I was playing Modern Warfare 2 sometimes. But overall it was an enjoyable experience. Haters should really consider not being douchebags maybe?… Expand
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. TiptoeTurtle
    Nov 1, 2012
    2
    Same junk just a different name. Call of duty really needs an overhaul from the ground up. better graphics better game play, and a better team to police cheating and maybe it will be a good game again. Its really just gotten stale and boring to play. Its almost as if the developers have given up and just put out a crap game for a quick dollar. Call of duty is a dead, dying game if itSame junk just a different name. Call of duty really needs an overhaul from the ground up. better graphics better game play, and a better team to police cheating and maybe it will be a good game again. Its really just gotten stale and boring to play. Its almost as if the developers have given up and just put out a crap game for a quick dollar. Call of duty is a dead, dying game if it continues to put out trash with the quality of game play going sour each title they push out.… Expand
  28. black_123xdd
    Oct 30, 2012
    1
    cod mw3 is **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** shi **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** shi **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** shi **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** shi **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** shi **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** shi
  29. 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
  30. Bartek
    Oct 27, 2012
    3
    I am disappointed about this game. I expected something different and new, all that has really changed is the graphics. It really reminds me of the earlier series and it feels like I'm playing the same game with some small improvements. The multilayer mode is quite weak: Few maps, glitches and not many new stuff has been added to make the game stand out from the earlier episodes. The priceI am disappointed about this game. I expected something different and new, all that has really changed is the graphics. It really reminds me of the earlier series and it feels like I'm playing the same game with some small improvements. The multilayer mode is quite weak: Few maps, glitches and not many new stuff has been added to make the game stand out from the earlier episodes. The price of this game is ridiculous and should be cut to half of its actual price. If you a fan of '' Call of Duty '', then this is a game for you but if you look for something different then choose something else.… Expand
  31. MDins
    Oct 27, 2012
    8
    Even though it doesn't offer very much in terms of innovation it is still a great game. The multiplayer will keep you engrossed for hours and the single player is the best since MW1. The campaign ties the story off really well and it features some really cool, new missions (Return to Sender, Eye of the Storm, Dust to Dust) and with new Special Ops missions and the new Survival Mode,Even though it doesn't offer very much in terms of innovation it is still a great game. The multiplayer will keep you engrossed for hours and the single player is the best since MW1. The campaign ties the story off really well and it features some really cool, new missions (Return to Sender, Eye of the Storm, Dust to Dust) and with new Special Ops missions and the new Survival Mode, offline play is still really fun and entertaining. Overall the game could have performed better but in the end, is just what you would expect from such a critically acclaimed series. It is a worthy title in the Call of Duty series and a worthy sequel. I'm giving it 8/10.… Expand
  32. 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
  33. edbezant
    Oct 16, 2012
    1
    Modern Warfare 3 is a completely ripoff of a game that throws together a dull and plain campaign and a painfully bad multiplayer. It's clear that Infinity Ward haven't put as much effort into this game as they did for COD 4 or Modern warfare 2. I'm only giving 2/10 because of the spec ops and I'm being really generous.
  34. Dancey
    Oct 16, 2012
    5
    I've played this game for a year and I've finally made up my mind about it. I really want to like this game, and it isn't an awful game, but hell, is it frustrating, the maps could've been better, the weapons are okay, the killstreaks are good, and the perks are okay (if not some are a bit overpowered,) however, it annoys me that they haven't really gone anywhere with the game from MW2,I've played this game for a year and I've finally made up my mind about it. I really want to like this game, and it isn't an awful game, but hell, is it frustrating, the maps could've been better, the weapons are okay, the killstreaks are good, and the perks are okay (if not some are a bit overpowered,) however, it annoys me that they haven't really gone anywhere with the game from MW2, the graphics are pretty much the same, the only thing they've really developed are the killstreaks, it's basically just replaying MW2, their new games are alright, however they seem to be let down by the flaws, a prime example of this is infected, this should be a great game, however it's disappointing due to the terrible spawning, inaccurate knifing (my friend knifed forward and hit someone behind him) and even throwing knives are sometimes dodgy, this game should be good, but it was a lazy move from infinity ward, and I hope that they actually go somewhere for BO2 because this is just a cash in, to sum up, the game doesn't take any steps forward, and the flaws are so annoying, it'll make many gamers frustrated, I wish I'd saved my money while I could of… Expand
  35. T-DIDDEY
    Oct 16, 2012
    7
    The single player is generic but is still alot of fun. The multiplayer is the same call of duty we all love but i can't help thinking that they need to mix it up a bit, it feels like the same game every year.
  36. Goodtaste13
    Oct 15, 2012
    4
    Mw3 is the exact same as black ops. The only thing different is the story. CoD creators are really running out of ideas. Its the same stuff every year.everything is predictable.things calm down then a explosion...things calm down....then a explosion.i wouldnt recommend this game to anybody only for good graphic lovers
  37. EDJET787
    Oct 10, 2012
    4
    This has got to be one of the most overrated games by critics ever. I used to be a COD fanboy so please listen to what I have to say. Lets start with some positives, the campaign as always is cinematic and decent and once again short. Specs Ops has new missions along with survival mode with waves of enemies. That's pretty much all the good I have to say about MW3, now with the negatives.This has got to be one of the most overrated games by critics ever. I used to be a COD fanboy so please listen to what I have to say. Lets start with some positives, the campaign as always is cinematic and decent and once again short. Specs Ops has new missions along with survival mode with waves of enemies. That's pretty much all the good I have to say about MW3, now with the negatives. While the multiplayer is fun sometimes, you can tell just by looking at gameplay that the designers were incredibly lazy and thinking were all just a bunch of idiots. Nothing at all is entirely new or original, there were just a few tweaks hear and there. Sound quality is horrible, and graphics again are the same. This is the only Call of Duty game I ever returned to the store after a few months of play. Save your money and never include this in your library.… Expand
  38. BeAwesomeOne
    Oct 10, 2012
    0
    Activision... you lazy a-holes! This games looks excactly like first MW! You barely change anything! WHY?! I still don't know why people buy this bloody game?! Is a same game like COD 4 and MW2!
  39. Rusko187
    Oct 8, 2012
    6
    Thought I would give this game a brief review, I've been a fan of the series from Day 1 but in all honesty the series has been progressively getting worse with each new addition. To begin I found the campaign actually more enjoyable than the multiplayer which as you all well know by now is the complete opposite of their intentions. Usually the campaign is just a quick throw together withThought I would give this game a brief review, I've been a fan of the series from Day 1 but in all honesty the series has been progressively getting worse with each new addition. To begin I found the campaign actually more enjoyable than the multiplayer which as you all well know by now is the complete opposite of their intentions. Usually the campaign is just a quick throw together with ideas and see what they come out with.
    The controls are just excellent in this gaming series so there is no need to review that at all. The other noteworthy mentions are the graphics, the faultless running of the game and the soundtrack are always excellent in these games too.
    As for the campaign itself, storyline isn't the next Dan Brown book but it's satisfactory and just gripping enough (if you've bothered to follow it throughout the series) to see it to its dramatic conclusion. So I will give the campaign a solid 7/10.

    The multiplayer aspect however is where I feel lets this game down, if you've played every other call of duty online I feel this is the worst. Just the same core mechanics and yes some skill is involved but I've found that if you've got a better internet connection than your pretty much amazing at this. The other let down side of this but it's not really the games fault is the lack of teamwork involved... I feel the game could have encouraged this more but your pretty much Lone Wolf in the arena, if you play against a group who actually communicate than you are literally just going to get destroyed and quickly.
    Finally and this is a personal gripe which I have for a few other games, the whole DLC idea is rather annoying.. if I pay £45 for a game I don't want to be seen throwing an additional 30 odd quid for a couple of new maps, the whole concept of that is a con.
    So multiplayer I'm going to give a 6/10 as it does have it's enjoyable moments when you actually get some teamwork involved.

    Finally I thought a mention of the Spec Ops missions is deserved, I found this to be extremely addictive if you get the hang of it and encourage people to give that a go! The survival mission in particular is what I have spent the majority of time playing on this game.    … Expand
  40. romanooos
    Oct 6, 2012
    5
    I didn't like it. It shares the same gameplay with all the other CODs. Nothing new. I didn't have fun. I gave it a 5, because of the cool multiplayer and the awsome graphics. But the only thing that changes in the COD series is the graphics.
  41. mistahARK
    Oct 6, 2012
    3
    This will be the last MW game I buy at midnight. Huge dissapointment. The LE I bought is sitting on my desk as a permanent testament to why I should always review games before they come out. Black Ops is by FAR the better shooter, in every way. MW3 brought back Quickscoping, fast kill times and ridiculously spammed kill streaks. Also, there are like 4 guns that everyone uses because theThis will be the last MW game I buy at midnight. Huge dissapointment. The LE I bought is sitting on my desk as a permanent testament to why I should always review games before they come out. Black Ops is by FAR the better shooter, in every way. MW3 brought back Quickscoping, fast kill times and ridiculously spammed kill streaks. Also, there are like 4 guns that everyone uses because the rest are terrible, the maps are all insanely cramped with very short lines of sight, and the game is completely catered towards the casual crowd; flashy sounds, bright colors, same old prestige system.… Expand
  42. Valerium
    Oct 4, 2012
    4
    I just want to say this: look at the top 100 best metacritic rated games of all time on xbox 360, all of these games, ALL of them were received well by both reviewers and user scores, a handful of them are yellow, but aside from 5 or so all of those are above 6, and therefor positive, only 1 game, only 1 out of a 100 games got a red score and it sticks out like a sore thumb. Can you guessI just want to say this: look at the top 100 best metacritic rated games of all time on xbox 360, all of these games, ALL of them were received well by both reviewers and user scores, a handful of them are yellow, but aside from 5 or so all of those are above 6, and therefor positive, only 1 game, only 1 out of a 100 games got a red score and it sticks out like a sore thumb. Can you guess which game it is? MW3 of course.

    Yes as we all know user scores are never a good indication since they either rate 10 or 0, but the fact that it got such a bad score even after nearly 8000 scores, should tell you something: this game really is this bad. And what it shows more then anything else, is how clueless these "professional" reviewers are to give such high ratings for a crappy product like this, 6 of them gave them 100 out of a 100, what does this tell you? Can you honestly tell me that is good reviewing? Nothing in this game NOTHING deserves 100, not the story, not the sound, and certainly not the gameplay. MW3 is the perfect example of why metacritic is a dumb model that should never be used to measure a product because if a piece of **** game like this gets a 88/100 as a official score then things are clearly broken.

    In cases like this the user score truly is the real score, these are mostly from very disappointed fans that cant believe what a crappy product they were given. Not the fictional ratings the "real" reviewers are giving.    … Expand
  43. Gomez
    Oct 2, 2012
    4
    As a fan of the Call of Duty multiplayer. The Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer was not as a good as the previous Call of Duty
  44. ivansmile
    Oct 1, 2012
    10
    good game, irregular conexion and killstreaks too much... 10 to compensate bad score
    great sequel but no innovation and seem an expansive to mw2. but the game isn't for 3,2 user score
  45. ModdedControler
    Sep 28, 2012
    9
    I'm not one of the petty people who gave a "0" to this game because of the death of a beloved character or a slight lack of innovation. I judge games based on how good they are and not giving a poor rating because of bias opinions.

    Story: Modern Warfare 3 has a jumbled story but it gets better towards the end. You play as different soldiers who go on a large romp around the world to    I'm not one of the petty people who gave a "0" to this game because of the death of a beloved character or a slight lack of innovation. I judge games based on how good they are and not giving a poor rating because of bias opinions.

    Story: Modern Warfare 3 has a jumbled story but it gets better towards the end. You play as different soldiers who go on a large romp around the world to stop Vladmir Makarov. I won't give away anything else.

    Graphics: They are a step up from previous games but it still feels out of place when you see an American soldier T-bagging a camper in multiplayer.

    Gameplay: My favorite part of the Modern Warfare series returns. Qwikscoping still feels good and the pleasure of using an ACR to make people rage returns.

    Multiplayer Online: My other favorite part of the series. It is very fun but tends to make you rage really hard when you get sniped when you need that one last kill for an AGM...
    *True Story*

    Summary: A great overall game despite the lack of innovation. Infinity ward pulls a fair sequel to Modern Warfare 2 out of the box very nicely in my opinion.
    9/10    … Expand
  46. 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.
  47. 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
  48. SteamOwner
    Sep 23, 2012
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's almost the same exact game as Modern Warfare 2. Most gamers could tell as soon as they hit START. But since MW2 was amazing, Modern Warfare 3 is too but with a minus point for no originality… Expand
  49. 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.
  50. Shaft62702
    Sep 7, 2012
    0
    Not sure why it is gone but this game had a 2.8 overall user rating with over 5000 reviews. Its a bummer of a game with the worst multiplayer experience of any game to date. Random lag in every game. The better your internet, the worse it lags. Did Infinity Ward pay metacritic to delete the reviews? Strange.
  51. MrArmageddon17
    Sep 7, 2012
    8
    This is a solid shooter. Did it change what a shooter could be? No, but did any game this year? No again. As far as it goes it is very much the same old formula. A few new things added in as well as a large amount of maps released after was nice. Fast adn frantic it is the CoD that we love. The addition of the point streaks was a nice touch although some of it was easily exploitable. NotThis is a solid shooter. Did it change what a shooter could be? No, but did any game this year? No again. As far as it goes it is very much the same old formula. A few new things added in as well as a large amount of maps released after was nice. Fast adn frantic it is the CoD that we love. The addition of the point streaks was a nice touch although some of it was easily exploitable. Not losing the streak after dying in the support class lead to many games of domination with EMPs up for 3 to 4 minutes at a time. They should have the objective scores on the score board not just kills and deaths. In some games modes they really mean nothing and therefore are a pointless stat to have. The hate on for this game is basically because it has become popular and when things become popular people have to hate on them. If you enjoyed the other CoD MW games you'll enjoy this one. Nothing ground breaking but still lots of fun.… Expand
  52. 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.
  53. LucasSC
    Sep 5, 2012
    6
    MW3 has not been the best COD ever made that expected to be before it was released, the cooperative mode entertains for some hours but it finishes to boring you, i'm not saying is a bad co-op mode but it doesn't surpass zombies. The campaign is the surprise of the game, an unexpected good thing of that game. The multiplayer is not bad, but it gets stressing and with a terrible respawn,MW3 has not been the best COD ever made that expected to be before it was released, the cooperative mode entertains for some hours but it finishes to boring you, i'm not saying is a bad co-op mode but it doesn't surpass zombies. The campaign is the surprise of the game, an unexpected good thing of that game. The multiplayer is not bad, but it gets stressing and with a terrible respawn, upgrade your weapon killing people stills a good idea.
    Conclusion: Still playing it but less than before and waiting for BOPS 2    … Expand
  54. chronoT
    Sep 3, 2012
    6
    Overall I must agree that this game is a disappointment. It is not a bad game, just very disappointing. When people pay $60 for something, which in today's economy is a nice hunk of change, they do so to get something worthwhile out of it. If you spent your $ on this game, your most likely going to feel it wasn't worthwhile. This is surprising too do to the fact that Infinity Ward is not aOverall I must agree that this game is a disappointment. It is not a bad game, just very disappointing. When people pay $60 for something, which in today's economy is a nice hunk of change, they do so to get something worthwhile out of it. If you spent your $ on this game, your most likely going to feel it wasn't worthwhile. This is surprising too do to the fact that Infinity Ward is not a joke company. The game is just way too similar to 2, pretty much NOTHING new is offered, and anything that is new including guns/perks, aren't good. I would like to say however that this game does not deserve a 3.2 user score, that number is definitely nerf-trolled. There are still people plenty of people playing the multiplayer and I still think co-op with a friend online is a blast. I no longer own a XBox but I will most likely be getting Black Ops 2 for the PC, IMO they are a much better game all around and BO2 looks promising.… Expand
  55. 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
  56. 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
  57. Mcewanman
    Aug 28, 2012
    5
    CoD is not necessarily a bad game; I can see why people play it. However, anyone wanting anything original will be vastly disappointed. It requires little thought. While this may seem quite normal for the modern FPS, CoD is just run at person, pull trigger. Nothing Else. The campaign is exhilarating though, and the multiplayer does tap into some sort of primal instinct which makes you wantCoD is not necessarily a bad game; I can see why people play it. However, anyone wanting anything original will be vastly disappointed. It requires little thought. While this may seem quite normal for the modern FPS, CoD is just run at person, pull trigger. Nothing Else. The campaign is exhilarating though, and the multiplayer does tap into some sort of primal instinct which makes you want to keep going. However, as mentioned earlier this game has a lot of issues; firstly, it completely lacks any originality. Generic military FPS guns, the usual gametypes with only one or two unique to the game and the same gameplay. While the last may seem a little unfair since it is part of a series, at least most game series try to mix things up each time (Bioshock, Assassin's Creed, Borderlands etc.) Mw3 has not budged an inch. Also, the community is awful. Lots of small kids screaming into the mic over a game, campers and spawn killing are all in great abundance, which mars the multiplayer a lot. However, if you can stand the community and are looking for a simple, mindless game experience then by all means get it. For anyone looking for something original or complex, leave it. You won't regret it.… 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. 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
  60. sinadoom
    Aug 24, 2012
    5
    As a package, Modern Warfare 3 isn't as hideous as these scores suggest. Sure, multiplayer is a massive let-down and really deserves no credit whatsoever as it is a step backwards; with very little additions and worse maps. The gameplay online is completely ruined in every, and we all have our reasons to justify this. However, the campaign is still good and spec ops/survival is stillAs a package, Modern Warfare 3 isn't as hideous as these scores suggest. Sure, multiplayer is a massive let-down and really deserves no credit whatsoever as it is a step backwards; with very little additions and worse maps. The gameplay online is completely ruined in every, and we all have our reasons to justify this. However, the campaign is still good and spec ops/survival is still better than what Battlefield 3 has to offer. My biggest problem with spec ops and survival isn't the fact that they are exact copies of the campaign missions and survival is effectively combat training on multiplayer maps, but that you can't compete on the leaderboards for survival and spec ops missions if you don't have Xbox LIVE Gold. If you can find it for a decent price I would recommend it since it doesn't have online achievements so like the other CoD games it's an easy 1000G in the bank and the achievements are well designed. Because I can't credit the multiplayer, I can only recommend this based off campaign and spec ops. Obviously it's got nothing on CoD4 but in my opinion the campaign is on par if not better than Modern Warfare 2's, purely because it plays slightly more like Call of Duty 4 and is a bit more varied and has a better story. It also concludes the trilogy whereas MW2, while it was good, felt more like a filler. It is short and easy, but not astronomically aweful like the multiplayer. Since spec ops and survival aren't anything special either (but they are still decent) MW3 isn't very good value for money. So overall, bearing in mind that it's a sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed games and Sledgehammer/Infinity Ward only had a year to develop it; on balance it comes out as a 5 out of 10. However, it is perfectly acceptable to rate this game much lower based on expectations and its multiplayer. Certainly the graphics are not improved, but this is mainly due to the low resolution required to maintain 60 frames per second. I didn't buy this game on release and after reading reviews and watching gameplay I knew what to expect. I'm really struggling to give this game a 5 out of 10 because there has been so little creativity in virtually all areas, but if I ignore the title it's what I believe the game deserves on its own merits.… Expand
  61. 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 ...
  62. 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'
  63. 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
  64. 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
  65. 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
  66. ClassicGamer89
    Aug 9, 2012
    4
    The only thing that gave this game hope, would be the campaign. The story was fast paced, but slow enough to understand what is going on. The multiplayer however was not innovative, nor exciting, and was repetitive enough to only keep me playing for 2 hours then have to quit, then i might come again later, but then quit again.n It did not take a genius to come up with this game, but theThe only thing that gave this game hope, would be the campaign. The story was fast paced, but slow enough to understand what is going on. The multiplayer however was not innovative, nor exciting, and was repetitive enough to only keep me playing for 2 hours then have to quit, then i might come again later, but then quit again.n It did not take a genius to come up with this game, but the story was pretty decent.… Expand
  67. 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.
  68. 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
  69. 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
  70. isolationalism
    Aug 6, 2012
    1
    such a mediocre excuse for a game full price for mw2.5 the single-player's a joke 5 hours on veteran and spec ops supposed to be as equal as zombies what a joke multiplayer is beyond touching just play mw2 you will get the same basic experience too much **** to take your mind off basic gun on gun game-play it is the last time i will make the mistake of buying call of duty
  71. heatbr
    Aug 6, 2012
    8
    Well, I saw all low rating that users wrote, but my rate is high because I never played CoD MW serie. I really dig it.

    If they do the same game that other MW I really don't know. But I liked the gameplay, the story and other features. The multiplayer game have glitches other FPS give us a best experience. But for a quick and fun shoot play, it gonna well.
  72. 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.
  73. 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
  74. 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 ...
  75. 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
  76. 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.
  77. lobos9803
    Jul 28, 2012
    10
    I remember playing mw2 and I really thought that it could use a little more, and then with mw3 it just delivered and executed. the new multiplayer modes and survival are a very good addition and overall it just met and maybe surpassed my expectation
  78. 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
  79. EnigmaReviews
    Jul 24, 2012
    5
    The Modern Warfare series has finally wrapped up. So how good is the last installment. Well if you've played the previous Modern Warfare you'll have an exact picture of what the new one is like. Nothing much if not anything at all has changed in this game. The story is uninteresting and the spec ops mode still didn't meet its potential. Th. Infinity Ward has added a new feature calledThe Modern Warfare series has finally wrapped up. So how good is the last installment. Well if you've played the previous Modern Warfare you'll have an exact picture of what the new one is like. Nothing much if not anything at all has changed in this game. The story is uninteresting and the spec ops mode still didn't meet its potential. Th. Infinity Ward has added a new feature called survival mode. This is where I give them credit. Survival mode is addictive and fun but at times it seems impossible. All though Firefight and Horde mode from the Halo and Gears franchise are still much better survival mode is still a great game mode. The multiplayer is where Modern Warfare 3 shines. But the multiplayer doesn't shine at all. Like all other parts of the game the multiplayer is still "been there, done that". Same guns and same layout nothing new there. Overall I'll give the game a 5/10 because back in the day this would be considered an expansion pack.… Expand
  80. 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
  81. 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
  82. 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
  83. theimmortalmoo
    Jul 23, 2012
    1
    It was nice to see the story completed, but no innovation, I bought a used copy at game stop, and returned it after a few days, the online is SSDD. The community is absurd. While I have Cod: 4 and MW2 on PC, I chose not to buy this for PC due to I couldn't return it and I would be contributing to the sales figures. Activision over the years, like EA, Ruining great gaming franchises.
  84. HitmanStryker
    Jul 23, 2012
    9
    I am not a multiplayer gamer so I am strictly speaking about the solo game-play of CODMW3. The campaign is frenetic and frantic with a story with more twist and turns than a loop coaster. I started playing this series early and my only complaint is that the campaigns are short and I wish they were longer. T%he graphics are top notched and the game-play mechanics are tight and responsive.I am not a multiplayer gamer so I am strictly speaking about the solo game-play of CODMW3. The campaign is frenetic and frantic with a story with more twist and turns than a loop coaster. I started playing this series early and my only complaint is that the campaigns are short and I wish they were longer. T%he graphics are top notched and the game-play mechanics are tight and responsive. Great game.… Expand
  85. reddevil9312
    Jul 23, 2012
    8
    In a way, Modern Warfare 3 is not like the last few entries in the series. This one is not as "love it or hate it" as Black Ops, or MW2 (respectively, in my case). That said, it never quite matches the thrill of the original Modern Warfare. While the story, and especially the ending, is better than MW2, it doesn't offer any real closure, except for two certain events I'm sure people who'veIn a way, Modern Warfare 3 is not like the last few entries in the series. This one is not as "love it or hate it" as Black Ops, or MW2 (respectively, in my case). That said, it never quite matches the thrill of the original Modern Warfare. While the story, and especially the ending, is better than MW2, it doesn't offer any real closure, except for two certain events I'm sure people who've beaten the game know. The Spec Ops missions are interesting as ever, especially the new survival mode, and is fun to play with friends. The competitive multiplayer is where the game fails tremendously to impress me. Not only does the game offer almost no new innovation, but every problem from MW2 is back, and many of those problems are now amplified. If you want to play MW3 for the story, you'll be impressed, but not enthralled. If you want to play it for the multiplayer, more power to ya.
    Story: 8
    Graphics: 9
    Sound: 9
    Gameplay 8
    Multiplayer: 5    … Expand
  86. 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.
  87. glnm888
    Jul 17, 2012
    0
    It would be easy to skip the campaign and just assume the Russians were up to no good again... So I did skip it. It would also be easy to skip learning the new weapons attributes and go with the perennial favorite of hardcore and casual gamers alike, the UMP45 again... So I did (most of the time). It would also be easy to be able to ingore the very minor improvement in graphics and messyIt would be easy to skip the campaign and just assume the Russians were up to no good again... So I did skip it. It would also be easy to skip learning the new weapons attributes and go with the perennial favorite of hardcore and casual gamers alike, the UMP45 again... So I did (most of the time). It would also be easy to be able to ingore the very minor improvement in graphics and messy killstreaks setup and just play MW2 or BlackOps some more... So I do. The only reason to play this instead of the last two CoD releases is that there is a certain portion of fellow CoD gamers that have moved on to this release and you want to keep playing with those gamers, learning new maps and slightly different builds just to keep things fresh. However, I recommend trying different types of games altogether if you think mastering MW3 is as fun, if even worth your time, compared to playing MW2 or BlackOps some more. CoD has just become a foregone conclusion to me. Every year we will see some new twist on it that keeps the revenue train rolling but like a girlfriend you've grown tired of over time, it doesn't matter how many different positions or costumes they try on, things get stale and depressing until both parties move on with their lives. I see all the other mediocre user reviews as symbology of a bitter end to what used to be a grand love affair. It makes me sad to see you go CoD but I just can't stand to be in the same room with you anymore. Maybe I'll call you in a month or two when I get really desperate but for now let's just try to make this a clean separation.… Expand
  88. Ghost5032
    Jul 17, 2012
    10
    A very good game. It has a good campaign and a nice multiplayer. It's not much different than Modern Warfare 2 and is a bit disappointing but it's still a great game for CoD fans.
  89. Booswishous
    Jul 16, 2012
    9
    A great game but not the best call of duty MW3 at its core is a solid game that offers tons of content The only problems with it would be that it doesn't really deviate from the formula we've grown used to. If you enjoyed any of the other modern warfare or just love shooters in general this is a must have!
  90. hillg
    Jul 16, 2012
    8
    i have no clue why the user score average is 3.2......everyone might not LOVE this game but it really isnt that bad.....did people really expect it to be drastically different...its still a solid title.
  91. 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.
  92. 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.
  93. YHWH
    Jul 7, 2012
    10
    I made over $10000 thanks to this game.
  94. makemesick35
    Jul 7, 2012
    0
    Coming from someone who use to be a call of duty addict... this game blows... but I must thank you Infinity Ward for getting me over the addiction I use to have back in in 09-2011. Other than that this is for sure the worst call of duty ever, I enjoyed mw1 mw2 and a little bit of black ops. I actually got the game the 5th day i came out, I enjoyed the campaign a little bit but the reasonComing from someone who use to be a call of duty addict... this game blows... but I must thank you Infinity Ward for getting me over the addiction I use to have back in in 09-2011. Other than that this is for sure the worst call of duty ever, I enjoyed mw1 mw2 and a little bit of black ops. I actually got the game the 5th day i came out, I enjoyed the campaign a little bit but the reason everyone got was for the mulitplayerand I played the MP for 2 hours. Put the game in the disc, never put it back in my xbox.… Expand
  95. 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
  96. 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
  97. FtWorthRibeye
    Jun 26, 2012
    0
    I can't for the life of me understand why anyone still buys Call of Duty games!
    They've pumped out virtually the same game every year since everyone realized how awesome COD4 was. Do people not realize that this is the same game that they've bought 3 years running now? Madden sets out to make the same game every year, and even THEIR games have more of a difference year to year than COD's....
  98. Y3TI
    Jun 24, 2012
    2
    When this game was first announced I was very, very excited. I thought Modern Warfare 3 the "most anticipated game in history" would be all it was hyped up to be. I think it was the same for many other people too. However, as I and many other people came to find out , It wasn't. Modern Warfare 3 turned out to be a huge disappointment to the fans of previous call of duty games. As far as IWhen this game was first announced I was very, very excited. I thought Modern Warfare 3 the "most anticipated game in history" would be all it was hyped up to be. I think it was the same for many other people too. However, as I and many other people came to find out , It wasn't. Modern Warfare 3 turned out to be a huge disappointment to the fans of previous call of duty games. As far as I can see, all of the "new" additions they added to the multiplayer were just things stolen from other games, especially the game "Homefront", such as the point streak system and many of the new kill streaks(ballistics vests, recon drones, assault drones, reaper drones, etc.). Once you get passed these additions, you can see that Modern Warfare 3 is really just the evil twin of the previous Modern Warfare game. It is call of duty at the core, but it is clear that Infinity Ward/Activision isn't trying to make the games for the fans, but only for the money. So after everything that I said I think this game gets the rating that it deserves and I hope that many people can agree with me that Modern Warfare 3 was a disappointment to say the least.… Expand
  99. 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
  100. beatleboy21
    Jun 22, 2012
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One thing has to be said before I start the actual review, the game is decent, not excellent. Now with that out of the way, let's delve into the meat of the game. The campaign is one of the best of the Call of Duty series, (the best of the Modern Warfare trilogy). The gameplay is your typical FPS, run, shoot, run again, shoot again. However, there are ocasional stealth parts, but last for all of a minute, and then you go back to the basic mechanics. As I said, the story is one of the best in the Call of Duty series. This campaign ties up all loose ends in the series. We find out the problems that have occurred from the previous games (in the story) and leaves you with (of course) a cliffhanger ending. The story is only 5-7 hours. This is no longer acceptable. You can probably get through this game in one sitting. Now the multiplayer. If you are like me, you have played every Call of Duty since Call of Duty 4. The game get's very old, very quickly. With very few new weapons (with different features). There are however, many more gameplay types (most of which are addicting and fun). This does not save the multiplayer at all. For those who want to experience Call of Duty first hand, pick this up. For those who are achievement hoarders, you may just want to rent this and kill a few hours on a Saturday.… Expand
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#13 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2011
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#13 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2011

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 81 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 79 out of 81
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 81
  3. Negative: 0 out of 81
  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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