Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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  1. BRVII
    Nov 21, 2011
    0
    Same old same old. If you played MW2, you've already played MW3. A new coat of paint, and you have yourself the exact same game. Just like bad music, it sold like crazy. Doesn't mean it's good. Sick of the same product year after year.
  2. bmartin717
    Nov 21, 2011
    4
    I was a huge Call of Duty fan when the first one came out. Call of Duty 2 was the first game i owned for the xbox 360 and provided many great hours of fun. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is still one of my favorite games ever and when my friends and I LAN together this is still our shooter of choice. Since then the games have gotten not only not innovated but have gotten worse. The lack ofI was a huge Call of Duty fan when the first one came out. Call of Duty 2 was the first game i owned for the xbox 360 and provided many great hours of fun. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is still one of my favorite games ever and when my friends and I LAN together this is still our shooter of choice. Since then the games have gotten not only not innovated but have gotten worse. The lack of dedicated servers is a huge downgrade for this game. All the added perks and care packages and all that turned this amazing shooter into a joke of a game. Yes the game still has tight controls and good enough graphics but the series is headed in the wrong direction very quickly.… Expand
  3. xsovietx
    Nov 21, 2011
    10
    Very disappointed at mw3, maps are very small , gun selection is low and the worst parxt is the quick scope is worse then ever, at the moment playing bf3. The only decent thing was campaign...and I don't play the campaign unless multiplayer sucks
  4. patrickbowman32
    Nov 21, 2011
    9
    The story behind the campaign is awesome and I love that it picks up right where it left off. The multiplayer is also worth the purchase. It may not seem a lot different than prior Call of Duties but it is different enough that makes it really fun and the things that are different are what you probably wanted to be different originally.
  5. MrLog101
    Nov 21, 2011
    0
    Same game as last 3 years, I don't know why anybody still buys this awful rehashed crap. Game play is virtually untouched from MW2 and apart from new maps and new guns, there really isn't any innovation, originality or creativity that made COD so popular in the first place.
  6. BobaFettWhere
    Nov 21, 2011
    9
    This is my honest review based on how I feel about MW3 after playing it for 20+ hours, not based on the manufactured rivalry between MW3 and Battlefield 3. The rivalry was made up by EA to sell games. If you want to hear about their game, go to the BF3 review page. If you want to hear about MW3, read on. They're both perfectly good games, so play whatever you like.

    This review is based    This is my honest review based on how I feel about MW3 after playing it for 20+ hours, not based on the manufactured rivalry between MW3 and Battlefield 3. The rivalry was made up by EA to sell games. If you want to hear about their game, go to the BF3 review page. If you want to hear about MW3, read on. They're both perfectly good games, so play whatever you like.

    This review is based only on MW3's multiplayer. At the time of this review, I'm still only a few hours into the campaign, I haven't touched Spec Ops, but I've invested 20+ hours in multiplayer. That's how I play every Call of Duty game. I bought the game specifically for the multiplayer, and for me that was worth the $60 USD. I personally wouldn't advise anyone to buy a COD game only for the single player campaign. I always play the campaign eventually, and enjoy it, but I don't think a COD campaign is worth the full $60 USD investment. Most of the campaigns are a 10 hour, very linear, but very cinematic experience.

    MW3's multiplayer is the most balanced and fully realized of all of the COD games that I've played. While we all have a particular iteration of the series that we've put the most hours into and feel the most attached to, MW3 feels the most clean and equitable after years of tweaking in the series. If you can still burn hundreds of hours on the multiplayer, or if this is your first COD game, I highly recommend it for the multiplayer experience alone. If you're burned out on COD multiplayer or never liked it to begin with, then there's no reason to buy this one.    … Expand
  7. RavingChimp
    Nov 21, 2011
    1
    There is a lot of hype surrounding this release however for the first time since COD4 I didn't buy into it. Rather than purchase this I picked up a friends copy with a plan to complete the campaign over the weekend and have a few goes on Multiplayer. I'm glad I didn't spend £40 on this.. Campaign is dull (to the point I didn't even bother to complete it) Multiplayer had someThere is a lot of hype surrounding this release however for the first time since COD4 I didn't buy into it. Rather than purchase this I picked up a friends copy with a plan to complete the campaign over the weekend and have a few goes on Multiplayer. I'm glad I didn't spend £40 on this.. Campaign is dull (to the point I didn't even bother to complete it) Multiplayer had some of the worst maps I have played in any FPS.. I thought they made a big deal about how they were trying to remove campers etc from the game.. so they made each map like a maze and provided plenty of dark places to lie on the floor and wait for passing trade.

    Compared to some other titles which have just come out this is a weak, poor game. Cashes in on previous success.    … Expand
  8. 3Bit
    Nov 21, 2011
    0
    Game is no different from modern warfare 2, seriously this is an expansion pack DLC. Very stupid of activision to use some of the same buildings, items etc. As mw2.

    I gave up on cod after the fourth one, was always a Halo and BF fan anyways.
  9. carmichael74
    Nov 21, 2011
    0
    Its time that Call of Duty does a complete revamp of there system. Not having party chat in all available games modes online or even 4-player co-op on survival mode and even spec ops mode is completely
    unacceptable at this point in the game. Every year gamers are treated to a new release of the franchise with limited changes and upgrades to the game. Although i do enjoy playing the game    Its time that Call of Duty does a complete revamp of there system. Not having party chat in all available games modes online or even 4-player co-op on survival mode and even spec ops mode is completely
    unacceptable at this point in the game. Every year gamers are treated to a new release of the franchise with limited changes and upgrades to the game. Although i do enjoy playing the game for a week or 2 it quickly loses its pizzaz. Im hoping that Activision can invest some of its billions of dollars into changing the future of the game for the best.    … Expand
  10. W4YN3
    Nov 21, 2011
    2
    The only good thing about this game is its campaign and even that has pointless scenes in it that have no purpose in the plot of the campaign as a whole, the multiplayer is just a copy over from MW2 but everytings been made a lot shinier. they knew they couldnt release another Game without adding something a little different so they added Team defender and Kill confirmed which for a twoThe only good thing about this game is its campaign and even that has pointless scenes in it that have no purpose in the plot of the campaign as a whole, the multiplayer is just a copy over from MW2 but everytings been made a lot shinier. they knew they couldnt release another Game without adding something a little different so they added Team defender and Kill confirmed which for a two year development cycle goes to show how much they know this game will sell no matter what they do. In 2 years we have a mid length campaign and 2 new games modes which dont require very much skill in thinking up, this game has just gone down hill from MW, greed has killed the franchise. but is you like the Modern warfare campaign then be sure to pick the game up it still is a decent campaign but is it really worth £45 i dont think so.… Expand
  11. TangoMike
    Nov 21, 2011
    8
    Ok, so I am doing this to sort of offset the immature trend of bombing this game. So, to start, I will say this, I enjoy BF3, I enjoy MW3. I am no fanboy of any console, game, or any other one sided argument.
    On with the review. The campaign picks up almost immediately after MW2, and it's bang bang, boom boom start to finish. You toss in U.S. Army's Delta Squad in the battle for New    Ok, so I am doing this to sort of offset the immature trend of bombing this game. So, to start, I will say this, I enjoy BF3, I enjoy MW3. I am no fanboy of any console, game, or any other one sided argument.
    On with the review. The campaign picks up almost immediately after MW2, and it's bang bang, boom boom start to finish. You toss in U.S. Army's Delta Squad in the battle for New York, then on to France, Germany, UK, it starts to feel like the COD we remember from the WWII shooter era. The problem, is other than Soap, Price, Makarov, and company we have seen since the original MW series started, all the other characters feel very disconnected, I found it extremely difficult to connect with any of the Delta, SAS, GIGN, or any other organization portrayed. But our heroes from MW, and MW2, are back. I wont give away the story or any plot points, but it ties the series up nicely, and ends it, no cliff hanger, no BS, the story ends, but it just didnt feel satisfying, now mind you, I don't know how you can turn up the heat any higher than 11, but other than the Price/Soap/Makarov characters, I was just shooting anything that was on the other end of the hallway.

    The multiplayer is a level of balance not seen since the first MW game, the GL's have been toned down, the maps feel much less claustorphobic, and much less obvious choke points. Yes, the other team can still pin you down if they are effective, but that effectiveness degrades quite a bit. I still found myself spawning next to the guy who just killed me, or stabbed in the back by the guy I just killed, and am still performing the reload for, but even thats small potatoes. You will spend much of the first portions of multiplayer getting award after award, and it's nearly rapid fire, but it feels like a ploy to keep you interested rather than actually award you for an accomplishment. It is still satisfying when you hear the noise, or rank up, but when you see some of the reasons as to why you got the award, you just think to yourself "THAT was it?".

    Our friendly neighborhood Nuke is gone, all the modes are in tact, including a new super addictive Kill Confirmed mode, everytime you get a kill, you collect dog tags from your enemy, however, you begin to wonder if risking your own head is worth it when you see the golden tag in front of your face, when some jerk with a rocket launcher is waiting on you to go for it, or should you get the red tags and save your team the death point? I find it fun, and keeps me focused for hours.

    I was lucky enough to get the game before a lot of people stateside got it home (Japan), I spent the first few hours or so thinking I was hot stuff killing everything that moved. After work ended, I got a really nasty awakening, aside from continual deaths and frustration, screaming kids were back to let me know what they were planning on doing with my mother that particular evening, and how much these puny voices claimed they could pound me to a bloody pulp if they saw me in person, yep, MW is back, and mom didnt look at the ESRB rating again.

    I don't hate MW, or any Modern Combat games, they are well done, and polished well. I was more turned off by MW3 that within the first 3 hours of playing online, I ran into 6 hosts that were cheating/hacking/exploiting, 8 people were ALREADY 10 prestige, and maxxed out all around, and the leaderboards had already been screwed with.

    One more note, I am disappointed that COD Elite service to date (21 November) has been either hit or miss, or just broken. The companies know how wildly popular this series is, but they werent "prepared" for the overload? What did they think was going to happen? To the biggest entertainment launch in history, great work, now please go back to the drawing board, and get something new out there.    … Expand
  12. pachowski
    Nov 21, 2011
    6
    this game is a disappointment, we all know is more of the same but sometimes this is a good thing if you can refresh the formula. the story its ok and the multiplayer is what i dislike. 90% of the Cod player buy this game for the multiplayer, my friends call themselves hardcore player but when you ask them about the main story they are like ????? i think paying 50$-60$ for somethis game is a disappointment, we all know is more of the same but sometimes this is a good thing if you can refresh the formula. the story its ok and the multiplayer is what i dislike. 90% of the Cod player buy this game for the multiplayer, my friends call themselves hardcore player but when you ask them about the main story they are like ????? i think paying 50$-60$ for some maps-perk-guns is ridiculous. i would rather pay 30$ for an ultimate DLC with all the new multiplayer things… Expand
  13. youngs91
    Nov 21, 2011
    0
    If you take a game from 5 years ago and release it today, it will not hold up to today's standards. MW3 is exactly that. It is another version of COD4 but in my opinion worse, because the few things in COD4 that made it seem fresh and unique no longer have that feeling. Also, the creative and memorable and original maps from COD4 have now been replaced with bland forgettable maps that seemIf you take a game from 5 years ago and release it today, it will not hold up to today's standards. MW3 is exactly that. It is another version of COD4 but in my opinion worse, because the few things in COD4 that made it seem fresh and unique no longer have that feeling. Also, the creative and memorable and original maps from COD4 have now been replaced with bland forgettable maps that seem like the developers made as a chore. "Oh lets just change the maps so we can call it a new game, and change as little else as possible." EXACT same menus. EXACT same interface. EXACT same leveling. The list of improvements or even changes is much much shorter than the list of things that are exactly the same. COD is not a sports franchise! You cannot release the same game every year and expect people to like it. I feel like I wasted my money and have no faith in these developers anymore. And yes, zero is a fair score because that is how much effort the developers put into this game. Zero.… Expand
  14. Busterdillon03
    Nov 21, 2011
    8
    Okay modern warfare 3 campaign was amazing though it was really short like all call of duty's but it was not stop action, and also adding survival mode in spec ops was great to I enjoy playing it, but when it comes to the multiplayer, the multiplayer sucks the maps are horrible and the spawning is bad I got spawned killed 3 times in a row, at this point I prefer playing assassins creedOkay modern warfare 3 campaign was amazing though it was really short like all call of duty's but it was not stop action, and also adding survival mode in spec ops was great to I enjoy playing it, but when it comes to the multiplayer, the multiplayer sucks the maps are horrible and the spawning is bad I got spawned killed 3 times in a row, at this point I prefer playing assassins creed revelation multiplayer at this time… Expand
  15. technomage
    Nov 21, 2011
    9
    I only played single player, so my remarks are confined to that aspect of the game. I enjoyed the continuation of the storyline in the single player campaign. Storyline has always been a hallmark in this series, and COD:MW 3 continues in this regard. The storyline was much, much better that Battlefield 3's.
  16. ploeg8393
    Nov 21, 2011
    3
    Shouldn't this be MW2.1?

    The critics are obviously a bunch of idiots that got paid to review the game highly. The campaign was disappointing, i can't even remember any of the missions, none stand out. The multiplayer brings back the problems of MW2 like quick scoping, bad spawning and sniping across the map with a pistol. It doesn't help that the maps are the size of a cubical but have    Shouldn't this be MW2.1?

    The critics are obviously a bunch of idiots that got paid to review the game highly. The campaign was disappointing, i can't even remember any of the missions, none stand out. The multiplayer brings back the problems of MW2 like quick scoping, bad spawning and sniping across the map with a pistol. It doesn't help that the maps are the size of a cubical but have 2 or 3 levels to hit your form across the map.

    Black ops is a far superior game than 2 or 3. I am trying my hardest to say that i like this game but i think i am in denial.    … Expand
  17. IDontKnowWho
    Nov 21, 2011
    3
    COD 4 was a good game. It had every aspect for a good few years. The problem with the sequels is that there is not much to update or add. MW2 was good as well but i though that the game play was getting repetitive. Its basically COD 4 with new guns and a new campaign. At this point infinity ward is having a 4 year hangover thinking that as long as it has the Modern Warfare name, it willCOD 4 was a good game. It had every aspect for a good few years. The problem with the sequels is that there is not much to update or add. MW2 was good as well but i though that the game play was getting repetitive. Its basically COD 4 with new guns and a new campaign. At this point infinity ward is having a 4 year hangover thinking that as long as it has the Modern Warfare name, it will sell. I am not the only one thinking about leaving COD for Halo or Battlefield. The campaign was disappointing because it was highly predictable. The multiplayer has become boring. Plus since there was a minimum change in mechanics, the best players are still the best and there is no chance for new players to play and enjoy it. There is absolutely no reason to pick up this game or the next to come if it will be the same year after year.… Expand
  18. cblackwe
    Nov 21, 2011
    1
    Now, let me start off by saying I don't personally own this game. 'How can you write a review then, if you don't own it?!' Well I have played it for multiple hours on a close friends system, so my knowledge of the game is there. However, the reason I did not purchase this game was because unlike all the other saps who got suckered into the hype of this being another 'Call of Duty' game, INow, let me start off by saying I don't personally own this game. 'How can you write a review then, if you don't own it?!' Well I have played it for multiple hours on a close friends system, so my knowledge of the game is there. However, the reason I did not purchase this game was because unlike all the other saps who got suckered into the hype of this being another 'Call of Duty' game, I realized after playing MW2 and Black Ops that the games never change. EVERY SINGLE MW game is nearly and exact replica of its predecessor. Same mediocre campaign, same multi-player with a crappy HUD, and same poor excuse for a 'Spec Ops' mode. It almost pains me to know how many people got suckered into buying this, but then again, not everyone is as smart as me I suppose. On a more serious note, the Call of Duty twitter page tweeted a couple days ago saying "#MW3 is the most played game on Xbox Live right now, and 3 of the other top 20 played games are in the Call of Duty franchise." Really? Really? Ouch, cut me deep COD, cut me deep. As many times as I have asked my friend to return COD for a better game or at least his money back, he refuses to do so. It is this type of fan base that will keep the COD games alive unfortunately. Here's to a lifetime of the same game over and over again!… Expand
  19. ChaseVT
    Nov 21, 2011
    7
    Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is fun, but more of the same from the explosive formula that came from the first Modern Warfare. If you enjoyed every Call of Duty up to this point, and you get psyched up for the new kill streaks, new perks, new weapons and load outs, then by all means give MW3 a go. I'd personally wait for a price drop to the $40 range, as I feel the price of $60 USD forCall of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is fun, but more of the same from the explosive formula that came from the first Modern Warfare. If you enjoyed every Call of Duty up to this point, and you get psyched up for the new kill streaks, new perks, new weapons and load outs, then by all means give MW3 a go. I'd personally wait for a price drop to the $40 range, as I feel the price of $60 USD for what appears to be a slightly more than expansion-level offering is a tad high. By no means a bad game, but you played this game last year, the year before, the year before that and the year before that.… Expand
  20. baller03
    Nov 21, 2011
    1
    Lets start off by complaining about hardcore search and destroy. Game starts and a 10 year old shoots a rpg at his own team killing them all. Does it kick this player. No!! What ever happened to ricochet in search. The maps are so small your running into the other team within 5 seconds. Deathmatch respawns are horrible. You must die at least 5 times a game from getting spawn killed.Lets start off by complaining about hardcore search and destroy. Game starts and a 10 year old shoots a rpg at his own team killing them all. Does it kick this player. No!! What ever happened to ricochet in search. The maps are so small your running into the other team within 5 seconds. Deathmatch respawns are horrible. You must die at least 5 times a game from getting spawn killed. How many times a day do you catch yourself saying "There's NO WAY i shot him first". But all of this complaining is worthless. It will never change when they are selling all of these copies. Expect to see the same ole **** next year from this game.… Expand
  21. lndcobra
    Nov 21, 2011
    0
    This is not a new game, its almost identical to MW2, just different maps, and couple extra weapons and killstreaks! They didnt fix any of the issues that MW2 had! No kick vote, player/lobby matching is so bad still, spawns are ridiculous! and full of bugs
  22. gonorrheahd
    Nov 21, 2011
    8
    Okay, most people are going to say that I'm a little kid for writing a good review for a bad game and that I should go get a life, but honestly just think about it. CoD 4 great game, WaW great game, but then what? We got greedy and pissy, we wanted more and more and more. We, the gamers pushed the creators to a breaking point. We gotta stop with all the complaints that most creators can'tOkay, most people are going to say that I'm a little kid for writing a good review for a bad game and that I should go get a life, but honestly just think about it. CoD 4 great game, WaW great game, but then what? We got greedy and pissy, we wanted more and more and more. We, the gamers pushed the creators to a breaking point. We gotta stop with all the complaints that most creators can't help with. For example, quickscoping, it's not that bad and the creators can't stop it, adding sway and slowing down scope speed wont do anything to stop it. Besides, everyone has faster and easier guns to use instead of a sniper and can kill "quickscopers" easy, if you cant your just bad and GTFO. I'm sorry to say but Infinity Ward is like the dad and we're the pissy little daughters who keep asking for money, just love the game and embrace it, I made the same mistake of saying this game was bad and was going to be bad so I bought a different game and rented MW3, worst mistake, MW3 is way better than I expected. 8.8/10 only because I only played for 3 hours but I enjoyed it.… Expand
  23. FPS_Scotty
    Nov 21, 2011
    7
    7.5 at an absolute push, MW3 to me was a disappointment, and unless Activision allow the developers to take some innovative new directions, will be sign posted as the beginning of the once great COD franchise's decline.

    Allow me to backup ever so slightly and elaborate on why I believe this was such a let down. I will start by saying this review applies to about 87% of the total content    7.5 at an absolute push, MW3 to me was a disappointment, and unless Activision allow the developers to take some innovative new directions, will be sign posted as the beginning of the once great COD franchise's decline.

    Allow me to backup ever so slightly and elaborate on why I believe this was such a let down. I will start by saying this review applies to about 87% of the total content of the game, which is the multiplayer portion. I did not touch the campaign, as i suspect the majority of players buying the game will not either.

    Graphically the game is just fine. Users on this site claiming it looks poor or outdated are over exaggerating, as the game looks perfectly current (in terms of console comparisons) whilst not as impressive as i found in BF3 or Crysis 2. It's smooth and runs at the staple 60fps although does feel a incy wincy little bit like a MW2 re-skin, however this is not a bad thing as that game looked great too.

    The overall game play is your standard COD fare, which is great if your a hardcore COD fan, that is to say guns kill quick (faster than BLOPs and appears slightly quicker than MW2), customised classes, kill-streaks (slightly revises and coming in 3 flavours essentially offense, defense, show off) and cluttered maps that allow your usual run and gunners or your "tactical" campers.

    What i found lacking was only a couple of new game modes; kill confirmed is a variation on team death match and involves picking up a dog tag to score a point after killing someone. The maps were all mediocre and not nearly appealing to play the first time around as was the case in MW2. Having perks that remove recoil also reduces the competitiveness when using that weapon as you essentially have a weapon that is easier to aim with than a low level player new to the game.

    In summary, i will say that the majority of you guys interested in supplying yourself with another COD fix will be satisfied and will find loads to keep you busy. If your after something different and more competitive, then get battlefield 3.    … Expand
  24. SteveO123
    Nov 21, 2011
    10
    Mabye not revolutionizing FPS's, but has the most detailed and balanced multiplayer of any COD. A good solid campaign and return of spec ops mode make this a package with enough features to keep coming back to in the next few months. Certainly not the best in a stand out autumn of games, but lack of originality doesn't automatically make it the worst either.
  25. craziirob111
    Nov 21, 2011
    1
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  26. optimusbob
    Nov 21, 2011
    8
    I'm not what you would call a cod fanboy in any way or respect, in fact for years I have been on the fence watching on and secretly agreeing with the outspoken minority that Activision's cash cow release lacked any sort of innovation and delivered lifeless characters and plot-lines in the process. But this perspective has subsided with MW3, but before I continue I have to admit that I haveI'm not what you would call a cod fanboy in any way or respect, in fact for years I have been on the fence watching on and secretly agreeing with the outspoken minority that Activision's cash cow release lacked any sort of innovation and delivered lifeless characters and plot-lines in the process. But this perspective has subsided with MW3, but before I continue I have to admit that I have already played and completed Battlefield 3's campaign, and I have to admit both BF3 and MW3 impressed, but I do prefer BF3 overall - but this is my review of MW3 so I'll highlight what I enjoyed during my latest Call of Duty experience, and also what I feel lets it down.

    My main criticism of past cod games is that they never seem to have memorable characters, and even though the primary characters in MW3 are for the most part familiar I think during the course of the campaign they are far better developed, which helps immerse you deeper into the story and gameplay. Lets face it the story is so far fetched beyond comprehension, but it had me wanting more and keeping me on my toes with the different surroundings and locales - which were very impressive.

    From a technical perspective MW3 doesn't break any new ground in the visual department, but that's not to say it's not a pleasantly looking game. It is however technically sound with regards to textures and non existent screen tearing, plus I didn't experience any slow-down during the more epic battles, but I do think the overall pace and weapon sounds need some work. I like a well presented game and feel the menu system, as with previous cod games, lack in presentation. The font used in game and each of the menu screens is related to the series but I feel it needs revamping as it feels cheap and outdated. But this is a minor criticism and doesn't impact on the gameplay whatsoever.

    I'm not big on multiplayer these days, but what I have played is pretty much what I expected. It's solid, although like with many other people it is the habits of other players rather than the game itself that make the experience less enjoyable. The term 'camper' is what i associate with any Call of Duty release with regards to muliplayer, and yet again I have had to put up with their lack of gamership. I'm sure they could devise a playlist or gametype that could eliminate this plague and make the experience a more fulfilled one?... On the positive though the familiar ranking and experience system remains, meaning if you are unlucky enough be listed with a bunch of gamers that can't rack up the kills for the team, then you are not penalized too heavily for carrying your team to another glorious defeat.

    All in all I enjoyed the campaign and have the need to play through it again on the highest difficulty, so I will certainly get the full value from the £25 offer Tesco sucked me into!    … Expand
  27. Drew1991
    Nov 21, 2011
    0
    To be honest I expected more form this sequel. I personally feel let down, there could have been a better campaign. The campaign had to many over the top actions sequence that left a bad taste. Multiplayer could have been so much better. I feel as if this game was more of a content dump then a true sequel. Don't get me wrong survival is really nice addition to the game. Have that said oneTo be honest I expected more form this sequel. I personally feel let down, there could have been a better campaign. The campaign had to many over the top actions sequence that left a bad taste. Multiplayer could have been so much better. I feel as if this game was more of a content dump then a true sequel. Don't get me wrong survival is really nice addition to the game. Have that said one game mode can't save this game from being bad. The multiplayer in this game is getting stale. I feel at this point they rushed the product out before making big changes/fixes. I guess Activision know if they put the name "call of duty" on any of there products people will buy.… Expand
  28. Pyth0nP0wer
    Nov 21, 2011
    1
    What can i tell about this Game?!? Its the same as the last one , nothing new , same stupid running shooting point, running shoot point, running shoot point. Nice vid Sequences but nothing spectakular.
    The best of the Game you have seen 1000 times before in any Trailer.
  29. nerdybeats
    Nov 21, 2011
    3
    Was going to defend this game against all the haters, but i **** can't believe how bad this game actually is. Its fun but not when the server connections are HORRIBLE, dont say i have crappy net because black ops and mw2 are fine, the maps are TERRIBLE, i only like 2 maps out of 16... and the **** stupid as random hit detection, its either a 1 hit kill or a 3 hit kill? wtf make up yourWas going to defend this game against all the haters, but i **** can't believe how bad this game actually is. Its fun but not when the server connections are HORRIBLE, dont say i have crappy net because black ops and mw2 are fine, the maps are TERRIBLE, i only like 2 maps out of 16... and the **** stupid as random hit detection, its either a 1 hit kill or a 3 hit kill? wtf make up your mind and no i didnt hit the leg or anything i am VERY sure as i always try to aim for the head . Geeez… Expand
  30. HateThat
    Nov 21, 2011
    0
    Im sorry I already bought COD:4, MW2, WAW and Black-Ops...... Seems I draw the line at buying the same game at 4. MW3 is a truly undeserving lack of innovation by infinity ward and sledgehammer games. Reviews like destructoid(worst game review site ever) that bash BF3 and love MW3 and make stupid points are whats wrong with the review system these days. They've all been paid off, as anyoneIm sorry I already bought COD:4, MW2, WAW and Black-Ops...... Seems I draw the line at buying the same game at 4. MW3 is a truly undeserving lack of innovation by infinity ward and sledgehammer games. Reviews like destructoid(worst game review site ever) that bash BF3 and love MW3 and make stupid points are whats wrong with the review system these days. They've all been paid off, as anyone who is a REAL gamer(i.e. doesn't play cod) can blatantly see. The user score here reflects how PEOPLE are feeling and not the "critics". Hell what makes their opinion greater than ours, cause they've a website??!? Thats why I look at websites like imdb to get a proper meta review of the general publics reaction to a movie. I tell you now, I was a cod fanboy in cod4..... but I've now had enough of this. you cant release a yearly game like this, it just doesn't work. Its also the reason why I'm not buying assassins creed this year. Its unacceptable and an undeserving distraction from truly amazing games like uncharted 3, batman arkham city, BF3, Skyrim and dark souls(bought them all). this game deserves a minus score, 0 is too good for the insult to gamers everywhere this game brings. Oh and infinity ward, dont **** about users boycotting your game on metacritic, maybe this time you'll listen. You actually begged for users to vote the score up. CHANGE YOUR GAME AND WATCH THE SCORES CHANGE YOU JOKE OF A COMPANY!!! Cant pay off everyone, although how about this, pay me off and i'll take this review down :P… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#13 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2011
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#1 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2011
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#13 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2011

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Metascore
88

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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