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. MLGArcane
    Nov 11, 2011
    9
    The people who have been writing these negative reviews are trying to play devil's advocate hardcore. Sure, I was disappointed that the game was extremely similar to MW2, but is that really so bad? MW2 was an amazing game, on top of that, the only similar thing is graphics... You have to realize that the graphics of this generation can't get much better. This has been one of the longestThe people who have been writing these negative reviews are trying to play devil's advocate hardcore. Sure, I was disappointed that the game was extremely similar to MW2, but is that really so bad? MW2 was an amazing game, on top of that, the only similar thing is graphics... You have to realize that the graphics of this generation can't get much better. This has been one of the longest generation's of gaming, the graphics are starting to get very limited and we won't see big improvements until the next generation of consoles. MW3 does still introduce some new things that make the game a bit new, and fun. MW3 definitely doesn't deserve anything below an 8.0. Anyone who rates it lower are people that have these wild ass expectations that every game is going to introduce a new fashion the the video gaming world when in reality... that's not going to happen often. MW3 is a great addition to the series, I get a good amount of enjoyment out of it, as should any fan of MW1 and MW2. Please don't listen to some of these people on here, cheers and happy gaming!… Expand
  2. Condog96
    Nov 11, 2011
    9
    If it was up to me I think that this call of duty should win game of the year. Yes it looks like MW2 but it is supposed to! I mean guys it's a sequel. People think that games should always revolutionize the previous one. Well if you know how to make chicken wHy try a different recipe? Great game looks great feels great and the campaign puts you right in the middle of a global conflict.
  3. Alberto_Ferras
    Nov 11, 2011
    9
    It is the best COD game I've played I really liked the changes they did to the multiplayer is what I like best, the campaign seemed to me epic, vertical, above all entertaining. I did not expect anything from this call of duty but has left me with mouth open and confident hope to play all year greetings.
  4. guillo_dgd4l
    Nov 11, 2011
    9
    ok im going be honest with this review when i first saw mw3 i didnt know what to think i thought it was going to be a disapointment but i decide to preorder in the last couple of days. through the first play through i noticed that everyone was right it does feel like past call of duty games. however youve got to ask yourself is that a bad thing? as a person who has been playing call ofok im going be honest with this review when i first saw mw3 i didnt know what to think i thought it was going to be a disapointment but i decide to preorder in the last couple of days. through the first play through i noticed that everyone was right it does feel like past call of duty games. however youve got to ask yourself is that a bad thing? as a person who has been playing call of duty since cod4 i honestly enjoyed this game. although it is more of the same, the amusment is still there. all the great things that me so happy in modern warfare 2 are back and im relived. i will cover the basics. lets start with online, this is by far the best feature of the game and where i spent most of my time. the deeply specific class set ups are really intresting and super fun to mess around with. the story although was not that strong it was still a fun play through. as for the spec opps its something nice as a add on but defenetly not a deal maker or breaker. next up for all the people whining saying that call of duty has been runinng with the same engine thats not really a bad thing. the graphics have greatly changed for the better and if you cant see that you should even call yourself a gamer. further on i understand all the bull **** that goes on in this game but when i yell at my tv ive come to realize that its not that the game is being unfair so i died its the fact that im so cought up in the action that i want to win and when i die i get mad. is that a bad thing? isnt a game suppose to have that emotional tie? its not the games fault if your really into it and you die thats actually a good thing. so for all you haters stop going with the crowd and saying that this is the same ****y game thats just being ignorant on your part and your also missing out on a great game. also just for the record im not a 12 year old kid that only plays call of duty im a 17 year old hardcore gamer that enjoys other games such as fifa 12, battlefield 3, skyrim, batman arkahm city, all past cod games, all fable games and etc. i thank you for reading this because someone had to be honest and if you take anything away for this please know that just cause something is the same dosent mean its not fun. you as a person are living something that millions of people have done before that dosent mean your irrelevent or repetetive or even bad it just means your just living to have fun despite what other people say. isnt that what call of duty is doing?? let mw3 live. hats of to all the people that made this game youve givin me alot of enjoyment… Expand
  5. Paicer96
    Nov 15, 2011
    9
    What is wrong with all of you haters??? Rating a game depends on the game, not the expectations, and for those of you that did, it's kind of sad that you put down the review as lower than a 3, when obviously the game is better than that. No games get a zero! MW3 is a top tier shooter that is very fun and action packed, for those of you that are so biased that you give this game lower thanWhat is wrong with all of you haters??? Rating a game depends on the game, not the expectations, and for those of you that did, it's kind of sad that you put down the review as lower than a 3, when obviously the game is better than that. No games get a zero! MW3 is a top tier shooter that is very fun and action packed, for those of you that are so biased that you give this game lower than a 3. For those of you looking at the reviews thinking about whether to buy this game or not, ignore the user review scores, these are biased Battlefield fanboys who can't help but diss the competitors because they know the other game is awesome. You people are sad, just the fact that you are so compelled to diss something that has never done anything to you is pretty damn lame.… Expand
  6. funkyrunner
    Nov 12, 2011
    9
    Modern warfare 3 is the follow up one would expect to the tremendously successful modern warfare renditions of call of duty, which have truly taken on a life of their own. I'm compelled to write a review, having played through the game entire, and put in hours on multiplayer as well, in response to the incredibly ridiculous zeros and ones given the game by thousands of people. a zero orModern warfare 3 is the follow up one would expect to the tremendously successful modern warfare renditions of call of duty, which have truly taken on a life of their own. I'm compelled to write a review, having played through the game entire, and put in hours on multiplayer as well, in response to the incredibly ridiculous zeros and ones given the game by thousands of people. a zero or a one could and should only go to a game so bad and broken so as to be unplayable, and modern warfare 3 is none of these things. the campaign is relatively brief at about 5 hours, but the story is good closure to the first 2 modern warfare games, and the action set pieces are quite spectacular. spec ops is a great nugget based form of co op, and the multiplayer is similar to previous modern warfare games but a highly refined form of them with much improved killstreak reward setups. Is there a certain amount of familiarity within the game to previous cod? well of course. Should this be a surprise? Every sequel to every highly successful game I have played sticks very close to the winning formula that made it a success in the first place. and this is true not only in the world of interactive entertainment, but movies as well. and yet you don't find the kind of hostility toward gears of war, god of war, grand theft auto, halo, etc etc that you find against the cod games. Most likely this has to do with the shameless yearly franchising of the series, only a step above the saturation activision gave the world with the guitar hero debacle. But from a business standpoint, who could blame activision for wanting to make a billion dollars every year? In closure, if you have played one of the previous modern warfare games, don't expect this one to reinvent the wheel. However, if you enjoy fun, balanced multiplayer action, and like first person shooters, there is really no reason you won't enjoy this game.… Expand
  7. daveaoife
    Nov 12, 2011
    9
    Fantastic game , fantastic cinematic experience. I only play SP Campaign mode so can't comment on Multiplayer which most of you seem to be griping about! Still the top FPS up there with Halo. People saying its the same as the previous games......well its the continuation of the story so of course its going to be the same stuff with slightly different scenarios ie the Presidents PlaneFantastic game , fantastic cinematic experience. I only play SP Campaign mode so can't comment on Multiplayer which most of you seem to be griping about! Still the top FPS up there with Halo. People saying its the same as the previous games......well its the continuation of the story so of course its going to be the same stuff with slightly different scenarios ie the Presidents Plane mission. Dont understand what some of you guys expect to be honest. Graphics are good if not brilliant and the whole story sucks you in................giving it 0 is mental.… Expand
  8. wall223
    Nov 12, 2011
    9
    The game is not the best ever made, but giving it a 0 is just stupid. The game is fun, a 0 score is reserved for games like Hour of Victory. Everyone saying the game is more of the same, why fix what is not broken.
  9. 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
  10. Davidhill87
    Nov 12, 2011
    9
    People rating this game a 0 need to get real. Regardless of how you feel about the lack of innovation, this game is everything a cod fan could have hoped for.
  11. FightClubFIEND
    Nov 12, 2011
    9
    Let me get this straight 90% of these reviews are from people who have not played the game, and were ready to write false reviews as soon as it turned 12:00. I am someone who has actually played this game, so my thoughts are valid. I was weary going into this game because MW2 was kind of a mixed bag, and from what i had heard the 2 games were very similar. When I actually played the game iLet me get this straight 90% of these reviews are from people who have not played the game, and were ready to write false reviews as soon as it turned 12:00. I am someone who has actually played this game, so my thoughts are valid. I was weary going into this game because MW2 was kind of a mixed bag, and from what i had heard the 2 games were very similar. When I actually played the game i was sold, the campaign is great, the spec ops mode i fantastic, and the mutliplayer is the most balanced and enjoyable of the series. COD is mainly a multiplayer game though so i will focus on that. None of the guns are overpowered, the perks all have there ups and downs, and the new strike packages allow every breed of player to have a good time. Now this is not a perfect game though, the campaign once again skims on character development, and the multiplayer maps are a little small for my liking, but by no means do these things overpower the great qualities of this game. Soooooo..... unless you have actually played this game, DONT WRITE A **** REVIEW FOR IT!… Expand
  12. Mattttt94
    Nov 13, 2011
    9
    There has been a lot of unfair criticism of this game, the campaign is solid and the multiplayer is good. It may feel like MW2 but how far can you go to differentiate them that much and it still be a sequel to the previous game. People giving this 1 and 0 are probably just awful at the game or Battlefield fan boys.
  13. dopedemand
    Nov 13, 2011
    9
    I have no idea why some "people", what i mean is kids, are giving this game such harsh reviews, you know what your getting before you buy it, so if you dont like it...dont buy it, and if you do buy it and give it a 0 score, than your a douche and thats a fact! the game looks and plays like any other cod, which is a good thing, we can jump right into it without any learning curves, theI have no idea why some "people", what i mean is kids, are giving this game such harsh reviews, you know what your getting before you buy it, so if you dont like it...dont buy it, and if you do buy it and give it a 0 score, than your a douche and thats a fact! the game looks and plays like any other cod, which is a good thing, we can jump right into it without any learning curves, the action is full on, the sp is fantastic, the mp is glorious as ever (taking some getting used to after 2 years of mw2) but its going to be worth it, well worth a buy.… Expand
  14. MoIce
    Nov 13, 2011
    9
    Enjoying the game! Don't believe the negative user scores. Not a perfect 10 all games have faults. If you truly loved previous COD games you will not be disappointed. The story is a thrill ride, multiplayer is action packed, Spec Ops is almost a standalone game in itself. Graphics not the greatest but one of the best. Worth your money!
  15. schnufta
    Nov 13, 2011
    9
    Okay, Just so you are aware, i have played every CoD to date, and BF3, BF bad company1&2. Now For those who are saying "where are the new weapons, this is MW2.5" The game is a sequel, it picks up at the exact point MW2 ended. so how can you introduce a new sloth of weapons? they use the military weapons of the world, and those have not changed much in the past two years. The game, yes hasOkay, Just so you are aware, i have played every CoD to date, and BF3, BF bad company1&2. Now For those who are saying "where are the new weapons, this is MW2.5" The game is a sequel, it picks up at the exact point MW2 ended. so how can you introduce a new sloth of weapons? they use the military weapons of the world, and those have not changed much in the past two years. The game, yes has the same engine, graphics are only a slight improvement. But the replay ability is excellent. The have taken the best from the previous titles, and enhanced those features. The worst, they have tossed out. The campaign is no shorter than the BF3 campaign. and i found it more difficult. I sold BF3 the day after getting MW3. It is fun (bf3) and has great graphics, and very realistic. But the realism downplays the replay ability. It gets boring. CoD MW3 is and improvement. And it was two years ago when IW and Activision released a CoD title. Black Ops had NOTHING to do with these two development teams. I give it a nine, because i have not experienced the "noob tube" effect. (the one annoying feature which drives a player crazy) that ruined MW2 for me. and the game is an improvement from previous titles. It loses the 10 score because they should work on dedicated servers. only flaw in my eyes. I wasnt looking for an entirely new game. i was looking for MW3, the last in the trilogy of MW. Innovative, no. But it is the best CoD title to date.… Expand
  16. DeadManCarl
    Nov 13, 2011
    9
    Good, game, yes it is similar to the others, but the single player is longer than the last which is a big plus, and I like the new features in multiplayer.
  17. louistyson1
    Nov 13, 2011
    9
    I find it extremely unfair that a game of this calibre has received such poor reviews. I believe this game has been given such an awful score due to Battlefield players, as they complain that MW3 does not have a realistic game style and an awful multiplayer. I have to agree with them in saying that the game does not give a realistic edge, however, the unrealistic aspects of this game, makeI find it extremely unfair that a game of this calibre has received such poor reviews. I believe this game has been given such an awful score due to Battlefield players, as they complain that MW3 does not have a realistic game style and an awful multiplayer. I have to agree with them in saying that the game does not give a realistic edge, however, the unrealistic aspects of this game, make it what it truly is: Fun. The guns are balanced, the storyline was relatively fun and the multiplayer is amazing, I am disgusted at gamers giving such unfair reviews on a game, purely because they believe one brand of game is better than the other. The exact same thing has happened before between Saints Row and GTA, one is realistic and the other is not, however the unrealistic one is so much more fun and should not be disapproved of accordingly.… Expand
  18. tolucafreak
    Nov 13, 2011
    9
    Here's the deal. It's not the greatest game out there, but it is still an addicting game as usual. The little tweaks that either Infinity Ward/ Sledgehammer or Treyarch do to every CoD game every year does a HUGE difference to the multiplayer, which brings all of us back to a retail store every year to but the newest one. And yes people you are all complaining about graphics this andHere's the deal. It's not the greatest game out there, but it is still an addicting game as usual. The little tweaks that either Infinity Ward/ Sledgehammer or Treyarch do to every CoD game every year does a HUGE difference to the multiplayer, which brings all of us back to a retail store every year to but the newest one. And yes people you are all complaining about graphics this and graphics that. Cut the guys slack. Yes it is using the IW engine which is now looking outdated, however unlike Battlefield 3 MW3 still holds up 60 fps amazing well as usual with a lot going on. Also with the graphics well comon people you obviously do NOT know how extremely difficult it is to create a new game engine do you? And with the entire Activision and IW issue that happened about a year and half ago well they spent more time recruiting a new dev so time was super constraint and couldnt bump of graphically. As far a multiplayer it is addicting as ever with co-op survival modes and spec ops being the cherry on top.… Expand
  19. LFClegend
    Nov 13, 2011
    9
    To all those people that say this feels like MW3 it does not after a few hours of playing it felt completely different but it was a great different the graphics are great the story is great the multiplayer is as amazing as usual this has got to be the best MW ever
  20. TauReanz
    Nov 13, 2011
    9
    The Game is Phenomenal! Users are saying stuff like 'HaCkers GamE of year ROFL' if there is a hacker in your match, LEAVE! Dont give it a 0 for hackers almost every game has hackers and IW are doing a good job with the hackers. MW2.5 is bull.MW3 is individual the mw2 engine is a amazing engine and that dosent matter. A completely new story with far more exiting events? Yeah, i can see theThe Game is Phenomenal! Users are saying stuff like 'HaCkers GamE of year ROFL' if there is a hacker in your match, LEAVE! Dont give it a 0 for hackers almost every game has hackers and IW are doing a good job with the hackers. MW2.5 is bull.MW3 is individual the mw2 engine is a amazing engine and that dosent matter. A completely new story with far more exiting events? Yeah, i can see the 2.5 in that. I love how people are complaining about multiplayer same gamemode, same multiplayer as all the other games and you dont go to all the other cods and start whining? Stop hitting MW3 hard guys, its a great game!… Expand
  21. Freezeh
    Nov 15, 2011
    9
    Modern Warfare 3 is a great game. It finishes off the modern warfare story line, although a disappionting end, it is still a great end. The multiplayer section of this game is amazing as per for a Call of Duty title. It does have similarities between modern warfare 2 but overall the changes out weigh them. It is a fun and fast paced game and relates back more to the classic Call of Duty 4Modern Warfare 3 is a great game. It finishes off the modern warfare story line, although a disappionting end, it is still a great end. The multiplayer section of this game is amazing as per for a Call of Duty title. It does have similarities between modern warfare 2 but overall the changes out weigh them. It is a fun and fast paced game and relates back more to the classic Call of Duty 4 with the playing style. A lot of complaints have been made about how it has not changed much, but if people took the time to stop and look at the successful areas of the game, they might understand what has been done here. Overall this is a great game, very much worth the hype over the past year and a definite recommend buy for those that ar not shallow and troll an amazing game!… Expand
  22. qwilly74
    Nov 14, 2011
    9
    the game is bout havin fun and if you dont like it, then dont play it, i think people have forgot wot they like about the game in the 1st place, its just more of the same,
  23. JACEisWild
    Nov 14, 2011
    9
    It's hard to believe a game can get such great reviews by CRITICS, but not by gamers themselves. That just shows and proves to a lot of people that this is a popularity contest. If you didn't like the game, that doesn't warrant a "zero" rating. Look at things objectively. Is this the same MW as always? Yep. Is it bad? Not by a long shot. I agree that not much has changed in the way ofIt's hard to believe a game can get such great reviews by CRITICS, but not by gamers themselves. That just shows and proves to a lot of people that this is a popularity contest. If you didn't like the game, that doesn't warrant a "zero" rating. Look at things objectively. Is this the same MW as always? Yep. Is it bad? Not by a long shot. I agree that not much has changed in the way of mechanics, or with the multiplayer leveling system itself. But if it's not broke, don't fix it! If they had changed the mechanics completely, everyone would have cried foul anyway! We are a society of complainers who wants everything perfect, but if you take that emotion out of it and see it for what it is, it's still a dang good game. The campaign had moments that make you sit with your mouth hanging open and didn't realize it until that moment was over. The story, same as always, is a bit forgettable, as is with ALL war games. Shoot this, blow up that, you forget why after a while. But what's important is, after a while, who cares? It looks so cool to blow stuff up! And MW3 does that beautifully. So to sum it up, this is a good game. Not perfect, but really good. And here is something shocking for you to think about...what if we could like BOTH MW3 and Battlefield?! Wow, what a world; two different games, different stories, different mechanics, so why judge them as if they are the same? You are not forced to choose (like with a wireless carrier ;) . Just love em both for what they are. Entertainment.… Expand
  24. ryebreadreturns
    Nov 14, 2011
    9
    Those who gave this game a 0 have no integrity and should be banned from this site. This is pretty similar MW1 and 2, but I don't see why that should count heavily against it. I haven't finished the campaign, but there are no major missteps so far. The multiplayer has been cleaned up (no more getting stabbed from 10 ft away) with some nice new features. They added survival mode to the specThose who gave this game a 0 have no integrity and should be banned from this site. This is pretty similar MW1 and 2, but I don't see why that should count heavily against it. I haven't finished the campaign, but there are no major missteps so far. The multiplayer has been cleaned up (no more getting stabbed from 10 ft away) with some nice new features. They added survival mode to the spec ops, which is great. Killing ppl has never been more fun than this. If you're bored with the format, then do the entire world a favor and don't buy it, please. If you love the format, pick it up. End of story.… Expand
  25. DustinH
    Nov 14, 2011
    9
    man, I can't believe how many people are whining and bi***ing about this game! this game is awesome, I would rate it a 8.5 but it doesn't let me. The campaign is brilliant and keeps you on the edge with awesome action sequences, but is a little short. I took 1 point away because I never really liked spec ops missions and the survival mode is kinda boring and repetitive, but this gameman, I can't believe how many people are whining and bi***ing about this game! this game is awesome, I would rate it a 8.5 but it doesn't let me. The campaign is brilliant and keeps you on the edge with awesome action sequences, but is a little short. I took 1 point away because I never really liked spec ops missions and the survival mode is kinda boring and repetitive, but this game really shines with mp. It's much more fair and balanced than mw2 or black ops, and its very addicting and fun. And people keep blaming infinity ward for noobs in the game. WHY? to eliminate campers, you would have to have a flat map with nothing on it, and to prevent shotguns and explosives you would have to eliminate all of those types of weapons. people need to learn to deal with noobs and stop criticizing the game for that reason. this game is great, end of story.… Expand
  26. MetalManiac
    Nov 14, 2011
    9
    This game is very similar to MW2. That is not a bad thing. I played over 18 days of MW2's multiplayer and MW3 is the same with the annoying tatcis like overpowered noob tubes and OMA. Commando is gone but I have seen some Bs knife kills. I'm still upset that Call of Duty isn't running on Dedicated Servers. I'm tired of crappy hosts but the game is a must buy.
  27. Gorillasnake
    Nov 14, 2011
    9
    Ive been playing Call of Duty since the original one for the PC. And this one is the best yet !
    The story line is great, It feels like your in a Micheal Bay movie,Because of the nonstop action that keeps you at the edge of your seat
    Multiplayer is very solid . With more game modes that keep you coming back for more The Only thing i can complain about this game is : Some of the Innovations    Ive been playing Call of Duty since the original one for the PC. And this one is the best yet !
    The story line is great, It feels like your in a Micheal Bay movie,Because of the nonstop action that keeps you at the edge of your seat
    Multiplayer is very solid . With more game modes that keep you coming back for more

    The Only thing i can complain about this game is :
    Some of the Innovations that Black Ops introduced where not in this game
    (certain game modes,point system and also the weapon balancing)

    I do recommend this game for people who play video games for fun ,and not realism
    Its a Solid 9

    [Note]
    For all the haters out there Get a life !!
    you complain that this game feels like a expansion pack
    Well it isnt something you (BF Fan Boys,Cod haters) don't understand is that games take alot of effort and time to make! ,And that fact that you hate someone's/something's success ,says alot about you    … Expand
  28. Interdependent
    Nov 14, 2011
    9
    Alright, first of all let me say a couple of things:
    1. Most of these negative reviews are Battlefield 3 "fanboys."
    2. The game is NOT similar to MW2 and COD4, look at the graphics. You critics need better glasses. 3. Riots Shield break? What do you expect, Captain America shields? 4. Overpowered weapons? Stop putting it on the weapons and look at yourself. Review: The Good: - Lengthy    Alright, first of all let me say a couple of things:
    1. Most of these negative reviews are Battlefield 3 "fanboys."
    2. The game is NOT similar to MW2 and COD4, look at the graphics. You critics need better glasses.
    3. Riots Shield break? What do you expect, Captain America shields?
    4. Overpowered weapons? Stop putting it on the weapons and look at yourself. Review:

    The Good:
    - Lengthy Campaign
    - Very dramatic
    - Breath-taking scenery
    - New addition of weapons.
    - No JTAG or hacked lobbies (or not that i know of)
    - Spec Ops with a new mode added.
    - Tons of fun for offline players.
    - Improved Graphics
    - Great scripting.
    - Great audio and explosions.

    The Bad:
    - Cliche scenes.
    - Less AI
    - Weak AI movements and reactions
    - Nostalgia from CoD 4.
    - THE ENDING.    … Expand
  29. Badeyes
    Nov 14, 2011
    9
    Yes This Is A Good Game But I Gave It A 9/10 Because Of The Multiplayer. the Multiplayer Is Good But One Thing That Pisses Me Off Is The Damage It's Like You Die Fast Like FFA is Almost Like Hardcore You Die In Like 3 Bullets. I'd Give It A Better Review If They Nerfed THe Damage. make It Like Black Ops Where A Half A Clip Kills Not 3 Bullets Like Yo It's A Game Don't Have To Make ItYes This Is A Good Game But I Gave It A 9/10 Because Of The Multiplayer. the Multiplayer Is Good But One Thing That Pisses Me Off Is The Damage It's Like You Die Fast Like FFA is Almost Like Hardcore You Die In Like 3 Bullets. I'd Give It A Better Review If They Nerfed THe Damage. make It Like Black Ops Where A Half A Clip Kills Not 3 Bullets Like Yo It's A Game Don't Have To Make It Realistic. peace I'm Out :)… Expand
  30. danielemora
    Nov 15, 2011
    9
    This game is certantly not a masterpiece but if you are a MW's fan you're gonna love it!
    The graphics isn't at battlefield 3 level but the adrenaline and the pathos that mw3 gives to u are AMAZING!
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#13 Best 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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