Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8685 Ratings

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  1. stevvti
    Nov 17, 2011
    5
    Over hyped.... Mainstream.... Commercial.... Definitely not worth the price, I feel like Iv'e been ripped off. Better off with Crysis 2, Rage, or even Homefront!! in my opinion Call of duty died after No 4 ( the best one) So keep away from this waste of money and go buy a decent game that is not going to rip you off.
  2. rj88631
    Nov 17, 2011
    7
    If someone ranks this game as a zero, they are not giving this game a fair shake. The game is very good on its own merit. The revamped multiplayer is a ton of fun. It took a bit of getting used to but its fun once you grasp the nuances. The campaign is nothing to get excited about. It goes through the paces, stuff happens, and I wasn't thrilled. The problem is nothing is too fresh in theIf someone ranks this game as a zero, they are not giving this game a fair shake. The game is very good on its own merit. The revamped multiplayer is a ton of fun. It took a bit of getting used to but its fun once you grasp the nuances. The campaign is nothing to get excited about. It goes through the paces, stuff happens, and I wasn't thrilled. The problem is nothing is too fresh in the campaign and a lot of the game feels the same. I am not entirely sure what they could have added or changed but either way they didn't do a ton. I feel like there should have been much more. That being said, the reworked multiplayer is a blast, especially with the new killstreak system that appeals to both hardcore and casual players alike. I love it. The Kill Confirmed Mode is a blast. Weapon leveling is pretty cool. Haven't tried everything yet but so far multiplayer has impressed. Has not wowed me though. If you really liked Modern Warfare 2 and aren't thrilled with anything else out there right now, then I would say go with Modern Warfare 3. If you want to do something really different, go with Battlefield 3 (Haven't played it myself but it has gotten good reviews and I am fan of the series). Modern Warfare 3, some cool new stuff, exciting, new game. Would have given it a 8.5 otherwise. I am docking 1.5 points for the campaign, but docking another 1.5 for the fact that I played a lot of this game before and with 2 years in the making, I should have been wowed, not just impressed.… Expand
  3. nicster147
    Nov 17, 2011
    2
    Call of duty. It's good, it'f fun, it's the same as it was in the original MW. While it's fun and good to play there is almost nothing really new here. If you've played any other call of duty, then you've played this. If you haven't then this is a great game.
  4. oneandonly
    Nov 17, 2011
    0
    to quote someone else, who said it perfectly, I have to agree...

    "This is the most disappointing one after BO and MW2. Looks exactly as CoD 4, with barely any change in mechanics and gameplay."
  5. Ketts
    Nov 17, 2011
    0
    It's the same exact game you have been playing for the last 4 years. You've got to be kidding me, why is this game 60$? To me it doesn't make sense to keep releasing a new game every year when the games are rushed; it feels as though every COD is a cash-in. Quit wasting your money with this game.
  6. HardcoreC4
    Nov 17, 2011
    10
    We are at the pinnacle of FPS games, we are really seeing some neat stuff right now, enjoy it! Modern Warfare 3 is the complete package, anyone who has played it with half a brain would know that this game is an excellent investment. Multi-player is the best of the COD series, Spec ops is truly amazing, and the single player is worth a play through, only takes four hours. It is anWe are at the pinnacle of FPS games, we are really seeing some neat stuff right now, enjoy it! Modern Warfare 3 is the complete package, anyone who has played it with half a brain would know that this game is an excellent investment. Multi-player is the best of the COD series, Spec ops is truly amazing, and the single player is worth a play through, only takes four hours. It is an experience all its own. Comparing FPS games nowadays is not fair, they are all awesome! After a hard day of MW3, I will fire up BF3 and smoke some people, jump into Halo, and guess what it makes me better at Call of Duty. Don't miss out on a really cool game just because some troller wants to put it down. Get it! Play it! Love it! Be a FPS fan, not a franchise fan.… Expand
  7. montiericko
    Nov 17, 2011
    10
    wow wow wow I was the third guy in line to get this bull **** got home and got mad.i had this game the hole time its was mw2 lol for some one just geting into cod its a good game,but for people like most of us tat been playing cod games forever n ow its **** trash.when i say its just like mw2 its just like mw2 the same bull**** and im not gonna get in to the weak ass m/p.lol
  8. ArsenalMikey
    Nov 17, 2011
    5
    Modern Warfare 3 is an ok game. I have played every Call Of Duty and found it to be just about average. You can very easily call this Modern Warfare 2.5. For starters, the campagin is the same campaign you can remember form Cod 4 and 6. Big action sequences, lots of helicopter crashes and the big style ending. The campaign is still as fun and jam-packed as it used to be but is still wayModern Warfare 3 is an ok game. I have played every Call Of Duty and found it to be just about average. You can very easily call this Modern Warfare 2.5. For starters, the campagin is the same campaign you can remember form Cod 4 and 6. Big action sequences, lots of helicopter crashes and the big style ending. The campaign is still as fun and jam-packed as it used to be but is still way too short. Spec Ops has been upgraded into Survival mode. It is a very fun and is a great part of the overall game but i feel it could of easily have been put into Modern Warfare 2 as downloadable content. There are also the Spec Ops missions. These missions are built from the campaign. These also could be downloadable content. Multiplayer is the same as Cod 4 but with improved guns and killstreaks. You also have the introduction of Strike Packages which is the best addition to multiplayer. The maps on the other hand are dull and boring and are not very exciting to play. The Graphics and Gameplay are the same as previous Modern Warfare's. With the introduction of Battlefield 3's Frostbite 2 engine, Modern Warfare 3 is way behind the other game engines. It is the same formula that the community loves and that is why Call Of Duty is so powerful now. But for future Call Of Duty games, a major change needs to happen.… Expand
  9. IndyBoiler
    Nov 17, 2011
    5
    The single player of this game is good. However nothing really new here. The multi player would be awesome if they would fix the lag. I see people jumping all over the place. Also what's up with the lag... I get killed by a single bullet...but then in the theater it shows the other guy shoot a whole clip... clearly it's time for dedicated servers an no lag correction in the software.
  10. Hydrolass
    Nov 17, 2011
    10
    What were you expecting? You get exactly what you expect. A first person shooter with slightly enhanced graphics and new skills and story added in to it. Of course it's not going to be that innovative because it is not trying to be. Games like this are repetitive as they have been for some time. Besides that, about 2/3 of people rated this game negative but I'm going to guess that quite aWhat were you expecting? You get exactly what you expect. A first person shooter with slightly enhanced graphics and new skills and story added in to it. Of course it's not going to be that innovative because it is not trying to be. Games like this are repetitive as they have been for some time. Besides that, about 2/3 of people rated this game negative but I'm going to guess that quite a few of those people will be the people who will end up playing endlessly on the multi player game. I guess time may prove me wrong and nobody will be playing on the game after this month but I'm willing to guess that Modern Warfare will still have millions going on multi player every day. In short, if you do want something different then go out and buy Arkham City or Assassins Creed Revelations because they are good initiative games. But for the game that you could just play time after time on multi player this is the game to buy.… Expand
  11. Str8shooter
    Nov 17, 2011
    9
    Made an account to specifically put an end to this nonsense. It's funny that some of the negative reviews come from people who aren't good at the game, especially when IW made support packages for the sucky players. No logic there huh? Lol. You can't just buy a "new" game and expect to destroy everyone, period. That's just how it works. You play, get killed a lot and eventually get better.Made an account to specifically put an end to this nonsense. It's funny that some of the negative reviews come from people who aren't good at the game, especially when IW made support packages for the sucky players. No logic there huh? Lol. You can't just buy a "new" game and expect to destroy everyone, period. That's just how it works. You play, get killed a lot and eventually get better. So to "those" players, stop quiting so easily and giving a game a 0 because your not destroying everyone. Now that that's outta the way, time to address the majority who keep saying its the same game. These are the EXACT same people who loved mw2 but complained when the problems came. All of them, I mean ALL of them said the exact same thing. "if they fixed the problems with mw2 it would be the BEST game". Well unfortunately they couldn't fix it.....until now. They give you exactly what you nipple babies wanted and somehow you still cry. Makes sense, doesn't it? They give you the best of cod 4, mw2 and black ops and still, you cry. Enough already. I'm seeing close to a million people online everyday, but yet it gets a 0? Stop it. To make matters worse, a lot of you keep crying about "innovation" but yet you really only wanted the problems to be fixed for balancing issues. Bunch of morons. Do you even know what you want? Also, to the battlefield community who rags on this game because theirs is "innovative"......you are also morons. Just like cod they add a couple different tweaks and things with their games and you think it's groundbreaking? Guess what?? It's the same thing as cod. If cod said they were running a new engine and it looked the exact same, you would swallow it all up. Every last drop. With no complaints and asking for seconds. I hate to break it to you, but bf3 and bfbc2 ARE THE SAME GAME. Just with different tweaks and things. Nothing extraordinary. Definitely nothing innovative. It's been the same for years just like cod. Nothing more to it. Last note, if you bought this game just for the single-player only to turn around and say that it's short and/or horrible....your an idiot whose parents locked you in a closet for their childhood. How do you not know its short? Do you not have any connection to the outside world? Idiots I swear. Just like the people who expected a whole different game. It makes a lot of money for a reason. Last bit of advice to everyone who doesn't follow this rule. Be your own person. Like the things you like and hate the things you hate. Don't jump on a bandwagon because it's what's "in" because in case you haven't noticed by now, hating this game is definitely what's "in".… Expand
  12. tatr76
    Nov 17, 2011
    4
    Some nice ideas added but again to many problems drown this out. Matchmaking a joke on Xbox. Signed up to elite though still waiting to log on, too much traffic. Really just a big map pack.
  13. rokitarocks
    Nov 17, 2011
    0
    not change much of anything the game, and especially hate the game because I can not play online, I'm from South America, to be specific to Ecuador, and have blocked the region is the worst thing they could do, you buy the game to play , not to clog it, and we will provide you with. bad desicion by activicion makes lower the reputation of this great game.
  14. Urano
    Nov 17, 2011
    0
    Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V,Ctrl+C y Ctrl+V,Ctrl+C y Ctrl+V,Ctrl+C y Ctrl+V,Ctrl+C y Ctrl+V.That's exactly what this game is,no innovation,no graphics,and the same storyline as always.It sucks hard,maybe it doesn't deserve a cero the game itself but the fact that they've been doing the same for years it's what they deserve
  15. FailingCodMilke
    Nov 17, 2011
    3
    Let's start with: 1: They spelled the name right so that's 1 point
    2: Milking call of duty to the bone and further = -5 points
    3: Charging 50 euro's for it = bad = -2
    4: Overall without looking at the above 3 points it's a very awesome game: graphics 8, gameplay 9, sound 9, replay value single player 3, replay value multiplayer 8.

    Overall 1 - 5 - 2 + 8.5 (avg) = 2.5 = 3
  16. Cbron81
    Nov 17, 2011
    0
    No innovations and the worst maps I have ever seen make this game almost unplayable. I've played all the Call of Duty games religiously and love them but MW3 is garbage. Multi-player is pure spray and pray! No talent involved
  17. Numureon
    Nov 17, 2011
    2
    Just sad to see this game disappoint as much as it did. The greedy practice of re-hashing the same game every year has really culminated in this abomination of a Call of Duty game. It's fun, but nothing new. And the entire time I was playing it I just felt like I was going through the same motions I was going through four years ago in Modern Warfare. The story just felt like a ridiculousJust sad to see this game disappoint as much as it did. The greedy practice of re-hashing the same game every year has really culminated in this abomination of a Call of Duty game. It's fun, but nothing new. And the entire time I was playing it I just felt like I was going through the same motions I was going through four years ago in Modern Warfare. The story just felt like a ridiculous Michael Bay movie, storming castles, diamond mines, and hotels, all while controlling helicopters with iPads. But the story alone wasn't anywhere near as disappointing as the multiplayer. Or maybe it was just a map pack. I'm really not sure anymore. If it is just a map pack, it sure was a bad one. There may have been two or three maps I really enjoyed, but with such a low ratio it's hard to play through the usual rotation of bad maps. Frankly, I'm upset at Activision. And now with Sledgehammer practically begging for positive reviews, I think it will be a long time before I give them my money again. My copy of MW3 is back where it belongs, returned to the store.… Expand
  18. ChicagoThanos
    Nov 17, 2011
    10
    MW3 is fun, doesn't change anything that doesn't need to be changed, makes a few small subtle changes that make the multiplayer even better. The single player is much better and the story is more comprehensible than MW2.
  19. tart
    Nov 17, 2011
    0
    Crap from start to finish, soul-less cash in. and LOL at the MW3 developers twittering to their supporters to come and give mw3 a good score. pathetic. dont buy this game, dont support lazy, cash in, console ports like this trash
  20. sydfs
    Nov 17, 2011
    10
    I wanted to hate it but it has sucked me in. I was on the battlefield band wagon but i have fallen off. Ignore the negative reviews and get this game. Yes it may be more of the same but having sex with my wife is always the same yet i keep going back and i enjoy it.
  21. triski
    Nov 17, 2011
    3
    Ive given this game a couple of weeks before I made a review or judgement about it. I will go through each aspect of the game, MW3 is the sequel to MW2 but has been released after black ops as part of the two year cycle, and with its release after black ops one would expect similar improvements on the previous game but MW3 looks almost identical to MW2. For the most part the gameplay isIve given this game a couple of weeks before I made a review or judgement about it. I will go through each aspect of the game, MW3 is the sequel to MW2 but has been released after black ops as part of the two year cycle, and with its release after black ops one would expect similar improvements on the previous game but MW3 looks almost identical to MW2. For the most part the gameplay is very similar to MW2. In Black ops (multiplayer) we could change in game sound settings, e.g turn game music off, choose type of sound system (headset, 5.1, 2.1 etc...) we never were able to do that with MW2 and its the same with MW3. Why on earth can we not change that? Black ops would allow us to turn the aim assist off (so did world at war), MW2 didnt and neither does MW3, I mean why cant I chose to disable it? I have been a call of duty fan since the first one many years ago and have since loyally purchased every game since, but this is where the line has to be drawn. Many people will not know Infinity Ward had lost many employees during the days of MW2 and since had to merge with another game developer, which was not an issue, but there are real signs of lazy work. Apart from what I have mentioned, there are some buildings which have been directly copied from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 1 and these buildings have had graphical updates. The voice chat quality online is horrible, black ops implemented an update which used the new HD codec provided by Mircosoft (a few months after black ops was released) so why did this update not make it to MW3? Again this is another copy any paste job by the looks of it. Im sure many will remember the hacks in MW2, 10th prestige lobbys, god mode etc...well clan tag hacks are back in MW3 and so are the worse ones (check certain forums). Modders have the exact same hacks running on MW3 which are not yet public but will soon be. I spoke to a casual gamer friend who previously purchased MW2 and black ops, when he first played MW3 his first comment was "Its exactly the same as MW2", he then stated his desire not to purchase the game. Im not a BF3 fanboy, I have a youtube channel with all sorts of games/gameplay and MW3 might be the best selling game of all time but its not worth the money I have paid for it. The only thing I can commend this game in the multiplayer realm is the fact that it is balanced but thats it. There is no innovation, new ideas or even passion when this game was created. The gameplay is good but I persoanlly dont think its worth the investment, I would suggest playing other games that have been released recently like batman, assassins creed, saints row. Those games will provide a decent experience because there will be an underwhelming feeling after playing this, Im already bored of it. I do not troll as I am trying to become a fair games journalist, but the review sites get paid off to give good reviews of games. MW3 deserves a very low score due to the lack of change or improvement but mainly because of the laziness of the developer who has clearly copied and pasted many aspects from previous games. All I can do is enjoy the other games out there and wait for GTA V.… Expand
  22. UnknownTru7h
    Nov 17, 2011
    3
    They claim to have "redefined" their engine, and little to nothing has changed. They do nothing but give us the some crap every time, I've lost my respect for them.
  23. Miadant
    Nov 17, 2011
    0
    Still **** .
  24. Sliggs
    Nov 17, 2011
    0
    The only way a game can get a 0 and make sense is for it not to exist. Every game deserves at least a 1. Im not a fan of Call Of Duty, I haven't even played this new one. But I can tell you right now that it does not deserve any less than a 5. Becuase no matter what way you look at it, it is a well produced game, copy or not. The controls have always handled well. And its always been aThe only way a game can get a 0 and make sense is for it not to exist. Every game deserves at least a 1. Im not a fan of Call Of Duty, I haven't even played this new one. But I can tell you right now that it does not deserve any less than a 5. Becuase no matter what way you look at it, it is a well produced game, copy or not. The controls have always handled well. And its always been a little bit of fun to play. Single player has always been fun and I doubt this is any different. I hate user reviews on metacritic. If you are going to review a game people do it right.… Expand
  25. ThePunisher
    Nov 17, 2011
    2
    Gamers main objective in moving to new game is always better experience, its not only in weapons or in graphics but also goes into the tactics, environment control, machines, etc.. MWF3 lacks for all that upgrade, if its anything, its just a very expensive patch or upgrade to MWF2.

    The only and great advantage of this game is mainly the server connection, so far its awesome comparing to    Gamers main objective in moving to new game is always better experience, its not only in weapons or in graphics but also goes into the tactics, environment control, machines, etc.. MWF3 lacks for all that upgrade, if its anything, its just a very expensive patch or upgrade to MWF2.

    The only and great advantage of this game is mainly the server connection, so far its awesome comparing to CoD4, MWF2 & definitely its better than the crappy BlackOps servers, who lags & crash more than they work.

    I know that the developers will be saying "its only an adaptation phase and everyone will like the game later on" i agree with them, we will adapt as we already a loyal clients for your games, however you should ask yourself do you want to end up like Batterfield ? if yes then say that and you will become another BF extension...    … Expand
  26. mxnbl
    Nov 17, 2011
    6
    This game is just another addition to the COD series. Nothing innovating, just create a sequel and sell it because of the brand. The franchise needs innovation to stay alive and this game does not do it justice. Everything that is claimed to be "new" is just a rip off of other great games that not everyone knows of. The problems with the past games are still in this game. There is noThis game is just another addition to the COD series. Nothing innovating, just create a sequel and sell it because of the brand. The franchise needs innovation to stay alive and this game does not do it justice. Everything that is claimed to be "new" is just a rip off of other great games that not everyone knows of. The problems with the past games are still in this game. There is no innovation, just the same old stuff.… Expand
  27. ccrogers15
    Nov 17, 2011
    2
    This game has bad graphics compaired to other games first of all, second is the voice actors are horrible, third is the story is crap, the game looks dated, the only play is very laggy and sluggish for no reason, and it also freezes sometimes. Total waste of money.
  28. Alphad115
    Nov 17, 2011
    6
    This game didn't pass its expectations but it's that fun game you can rage at when you play multiplayer. I loved the idea of survival very fun with a friend. Campaign wasn't actually bad its was not the best but it was good. But the biggest let down is that the game is like an add-on its still the same graphics same style, its like Infinity wards has given up. And it even seems patheticThis game didn't pass its expectations but it's that fun game you can rage at when you play multiplayer. I loved the idea of survival very fun with a friend. Campaign wasn't actually bad its was not the best but it was good. But the biggest let down is that the game is like an add-on its still the same graphics same style, its like Infinity wards has given up. And it even seems pathetic that A. The critics gave it such high scores and B. That Glen Schofield actually asked for the gamers to give higher scores here at Metacritic... just pathetic.
    All in all i think this Game is fun if you like shooters and Cod4 or Mw2 but otherwise its just a waste of 50$ maybe for 20 or 30 but not 50.    … Expand
  29. dellieboy
    Nov 17, 2011
    1
    If this game did anything that was truly new, or worthy of a sequel instead of an expansion pack, I would probably rate it 8 or 9, but it doesn't . The gameplay ( while obviously you don't want to change what makes it popular ) is exactly the same, but fine. The game modes are pretty much the same except for a few new ones which honestly don't provide much variation, and get bored prettyIf this game did anything that was truly new, or worthy of a sequel instead of an expansion pack, I would probably rate it 8 or 9, but it doesn't . The gameplay ( while obviously you don't want to change what makes it popular ) is exactly the same, but fine. The game modes are pretty much the same except for a few new ones which honestly don't provide much variation, and get bored pretty quickly. The level design/ Character design / Weapon design is pretty much recycled ! ? ! there are new meshes, but a tooonnnnn have just been copy pasted, wtf guys ? Not even a slight try for change ? The singleplayer, while nicely delivered, is the same quick experience as every time, And the graphics are just horribly outdated =/ .. In a normal world, if this was one of the first releases provided by a developer, I'd give it a 7. But people need to take a stand when they are being RIPPED OFF by a company. Paying for elite, Paying a ridiculously high store price, paying a retarded-ly high price for all map packs ! ( how about throwing a bone to your customers ? no you just jack them some more ). SCRAPPING Elite for the PC when you never mentioned this before ( this is probably reason for filing a lawsuit, as you just took out part of the game, not that I personally would want it, but pretty sure some PC buyers would ) And releasing the same recycled version every year, just to suck it dry like you did with guitar hero. big fat 1.… Expand
  30. LeutArtemis
    Nov 16, 2011
    0
    Same old, same old. You can't expect that by adding 4 million new things to multiplayer it will be improved in any way. It's just a way of saying oh look at me, look how complex and multi-faceted I am. And asking people to vote one here because the user score was looking low? That's not good... not good at all...
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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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