Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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3.5

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  1. Z_TUNE
    Nov 14, 2011
    10
    Does it feel like mw2? yes, does it feel like dlc..a little. Is it the same fun and consistency you expect fomr cod yes. 60 bucks a year for new maps and new features seems fair to me, I think it is just "cool" to hate on this game right now.
  2. kais
    Nov 14, 2011
    10
    I cant understand why there are so many 0's on here. Sure, many of the aspects of the game remain the same but it does not change the fact that MW3 is still just as addictive as the other games in the series. If people were expecting drastic change from what we have seen before then they are shortsighted to say the least. Why change a winning formula? On the whole this game has hours ofI cant understand why there are so many 0's on here. Sure, many of the aspects of the game remain the same but it does not change the fact that MW3 is still just as addictive as the other games in the series. If people were expecting drastic change from what we have seen before then they are shortsighted to say the least. Why change a winning formula? On the whole this game has hours of entertainment and the multiplayer is at the heart of it, while spec ops will also provide useful co-op with old and new friends alike.… Expand
  3. barockhill
    Nov 14, 2011
    10
    I dont understand why all of you are hating on this game so bad.. Of course its the same formula.. its THE SAME GAME! If they completely changed the format like some games have in the past.. it would have failed miserably. They upgraded the content, the weapons, the grouping. Its WAY better than black ops which was honestly just a pascifier to keep us playing until this came out. ButI dont understand why all of you are hating on this game so bad.. Of course its the same formula.. its THE SAME GAME! If they completely changed the format like some games have in the past.. it would have failed miserably. They upgraded the content, the weapons, the grouping. Its WAY better than black ops which was honestly just a pascifier to keep us playing until this came out. But why WHY why WHY do you want to change the game itself? The basic story, and game flow of this game? I mean im sure everyone would be pissed off who plays World of Warcraft if they came online and saw that they just went and scrambled everything around and now it played more like Final Fantasy or something... Its just the way this game works. And if you dont like it.. dont play it honestly… Expand
  4. Cheyney
    Nov 14, 2011
    2
    I've always liked the Modern Warfare series. The single player story has never been more than uninspired and insipid, but multiplayer has always been the series' strong point. There have always been issues with spawning, and being killed often felt cheap and merely unlucky rather than being genuinely out-fought and out-thought, but these problems are accepted as part of the experience as aI've always liked the Modern Warfare series. The single player story has never been more than uninspired and insipid, but multiplayer has always been the series' strong point. There have always been issues with spawning, and being killed often felt cheap and merely unlucky rather than being genuinely out-fought and out-thought, but these problems are accepted as part of the experience as a realistic war simulator, where death really can come down to a moment's bad luck.

    Mechanically, the game is as sound as ever. If something is shot it dies, if something is caught in an explosion it dies, if something is hurt and stays out of danger for a few moments it chalks up the injury as a lesson learned and gets back into the game that much more competent.

    The story, a lacklustre affair, is half of the deal-breaker. Playing through on 'Regular' difficulty (the average setting for those unfamiliar with in-game terminology) I was able to complete the campaign in five hours. Even though multiplayer as always been the most important component for the majority of players, this doesn't excuse how shockingly short the single player portion is. Put simply, the single player would be fairly priced at a quarter of its current level.

    The multiplayer also utterly fails to stand up to its ancestry. The core gameplay mechanics are almost completely unaltered from previous games, and even then draws upon the worst the series has offered. The inadequate weaponry system from Black Ops makes a wholly unwanted return, and idle sway on weaponry, rightly criticised in the first Modern Warfare and therefore dropped to universal praise, has returned. Many weapons still feature glaring inconsistencies with their real-world counterparts, and as often as not the newly introduced ordinance comes across as older weapons physically remodelled but functionally unaltered. The issues with hitboxes seem unresolved, and the problems with spawning and balancing of teams have clearly had no attention, despite being some of the most popular criticisms of the series as a whole. In short, the game is mechanically IDENTICAL to its immediate predecessor, Modern Warfare 2, with newly introduced weaponry having nothing to distinguish it from older weapons save new models.

    The multiplayer maps themselves feel uninspired and unbalanced, with poor flow and confusing, unintuitive layouts and reference points, although this seems part of the long-term strategy to force players into buying expensive map pack DLC in order to actually enjoy the multiplayer experience they paid so much for to begin with.

    This is the real deal-breaker: Black Ops, a game released barely a year ago, has pumped out four DLC map packs at a price of £10 each, pushing many players to part with up to £100 for a complete experience - a hefty price for a multiplayer-only game in anyone's book. Within two months a new DLC map pack WILL have been released for this game, meaning that in a year the Call of Duty series could have soaked up £170 of your money, without even going into special edition prices. That is, put simply, a lot of money for something that is almost functionally identical to something that most players already purchased two years ago.

    A final gripe is the graphics. This should never be something that influences the purchase of a game, and yet here it does. The engine seems to have remained fundamentally unaltered since the first Modern Warfare four years ago, and put simply, it is badly showing its age. General texturing quality actually seems to have DECREASED in some areas, something which should not be happening in any series, ever. One can only presume makers Infinity Ward spent the last two years deciding on how to make the launch multiplayer maps so poor in quality that purchasers would be forced to buy their exorbitantly priced DLC.

    In short, the Call of Duty series releases a new game every year, and this seems to prevent enough time being taken to actually fully pad out the final product. The single player feels rushed and cut-down, the engine seems to be unaltered, and overall the multiplayer seems to consist of a gimmicky DLC set of games and a poor-quality map pack. Most of what's new is just older code with a new coat of paint, and what's genuinely new is stolen from other, better-made games. If you have a previous instalment of the Call of Duty series, there is literally nothing to recommend this game for anything beyond a rental.    … Expand
  5. 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
  6. jst68
    Nov 14, 2011
    5
    This is essentially CoD Black Ops with a different storyline. It plays smooth and the single player experience goes from one "over the top" moment to another. However, that is pretty much all it has going for it. Gaming atmosphere is ok. Story is pretty bad. Graphics are average and pretty bad in comparison to BF3. Not sure how the magazines are doing their reviews if they don't see that.This is essentially CoD Black Ops with a different storyline. It plays smooth and the single player experience goes from one "over the top" moment to another. However, that is pretty much all it has going for it. Gaming atmosphere is ok. Story is pretty bad. Graphics are average and pretty bad in comparison to BF3. Not sure how the magazines are doing their reviews if they don't see that. On the technical side MW3 is far behind BF3. I especially like BF3's environment damage, but they also make good use of elements like smoke and light to add new tactical options. Multiplayer has turned into a circus for players not meeting the age requirement of MW3.… Expand
  7. kissmyash24
    Nov 14, 2011
    3
    i really feel ripped off when I play MW3. I get that we wanted a game similar to MW2 but we did not want THE EXACT GAME. I have been a huge fan of the Call of Duty series since Cod 4 but i think MW3 is a step in the wrong direction. Issues that plagued MW2 can still be found in MW3. The hit detection is god awful, somehow when it appears I am around a corner i still die from gunfire, thisi really feel ripped off when I play MW3. I get that we wanted a game similar to MW2 but we did not want THE EXACT GAME. I have been a huge fan of the Call of Duty series since Cod 4 but i think MW3 is a step in the wrong direction. Issues that plagued MW2 can still be found in MW3. The hit detection is god awful, somehow when it appears I am around a corner i still die from gunfire, this also happened in MW2. The maps in this game are horrible. we wanted smaller maps...not small maps, all buildings, junk and broken cars everywhere with 10000 lines of sight. Lets talk about kill-streaks, i work my butt off to get these high streaks and they are so underpowered and easily shot-down. Air-support is pretty much useless now that point streaks can be earned through shooting them down. I was really looking forward to a NEW call of duty. Instead we got an expansion pack of MW2, new guns, some new crappy maps, and crappy killstreaks. The best part of this game was the campaign. I guess since they just took the MW2 multiplayer and put it in MW3 they had alot more time to focus on the campaign. I have a great analogy, MW3 is like the iPhone 4S, tons of hype for a new game, and something refreshing, but instead you get minor upgrades but the product itself is identical. IMHO save your money, BF3 is not good either. From one cod fan to another, i am truly disappointed.… Expand
  8. theoby
    Nov 14, 2011
    1
    Wow. 0 Creativity in this game. This is a REMADE of MW1 and MW2, same textures, same problems, even same buildings. Im a COD Fan from the first COD came to PC but this is ridiculous. This should be a DLC for the MW2 instead of being lauched as a new game.
  9. polecat987
    Nov 14, 2011
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm a military buff and 3 years ago decided to get a 360 to remember those days of fun playing ps2. My first real FPS was MW2. It was a great game and introduced me into a world of multiplayer gaming that I never experienced. But MW3 seems exactly like MW2. The story-line obviously had to continue but a lot of the game-play should have been revised. The part on MW3 with the flashlights that you have to duck is pretty much the same one in WaW where you had to go prone to evade some guys with flamethrowers. The sniping mission to kill Makarov, the same idea of WaW where you had to kill a general, but now in MW3 the outcome is different. Also for some reason when you get hit you flinch and your rifle blocks your vision and you cant shoot, also the grenade spamming is outrageous by putting these 2 things they make the game difficult. Essentially this is MW2.5 it should have been a DLC for 30 bucks not a full game or waited another year to release it. Multiplayer is exactly the same as always the maps are very narrow and small, vehicles and buildings are recycled from MW2 (not even a try to make a difference between the two). The initial menu on the game may have been good and easy to navigate in MW2 but come on Sledgehammer and IW at least you should have changed it completely because is the same one from MW2 but with different colors. Those things show a great deal of laziness on the part of these guys. Battlefield 3 is not a perfect game but and let be it clear I played Bad Company 2 this summer so I'm not a fan of it. But the multiplayer options to play anywhere you want is a plus MW3 doesn't have. MW3 is now a game to run run and run, do quick-scopes and keep running and killing. I would dare to say that Black Ops still is a better game. A 2 because as a fan of the series I expected more options and a different game-play style and because the story has gotten repetitive and predictable.CoD has gotten to be the same over and over and it stops to be fun.… Expand
  10. romoabel
    Nov 14, 2011
    10
    To me its not about the graphics, its about the gameplay, and MW3 has AMAZING gameplay that can keep me playing for hours. The campaign was awesome, multiplayer is enjoyable and I can be sure that im getting every penny's worth on this game.
  11. rwentz003
    Nov 14, 2011
    10
    People except a sequel to be a complete remake of the previous version, but why would you ruin one of the most sold games in history? This game is a perfected version of MW2, they perfected the feel of the game, everything from the way the gun is held in the hands to the way your body will react when you are run into by a teammate. It is a great game which anyone can play and will play forPeople except a sequel to be a complete remake of the previous version, but why would you ruin one of the most sold games in history? This game is a perfected version of MW2, they perfected the feel of the game, everything from the way the gun is held in the hands to the way your body will react when you are run into by a teammate. It is a great game which anyone can play and will play for hours at a time.… Expand
  12. 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
  13. Scampii
    Nov 14, 2011
    10
    Like a divorced parent trying to win the affection of an only child, the game dishes out rewards with every breath. If you have had fun with the mulitplayer with your online buddies in the past this should be no different.
  14. jasonc
    Nov 14, 2011
    2
    Another year, another MW game. Same old, same old. The gameplay has not changed, the graphics are dated, the story is predictable. The series needs to innovate. This game is not recommended, there are so many games in fall 2011 that your $60 is better spent on.
  15. semanas
    Nov 14, 2011
    10
    Killstreaks and weapon levels are a good innovation that bring a new feeling to the series! What if it looks a lot like Modern Warfare 2? After all it is its sequel and which COD doesn't look like the one before it? Still, Modern Warfare 2 was an excellent game and I think no one can disagree. So I'm giving Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 a 10 out of 10. Perfect! After all, haters gonna hate.
  16. Kelsar
    Nov 14, 2011
    0
    This should be a map pack, not an actual game. Nothing new, Easy enough for pre teens who rage about not being able to play rambo on BF3. I feel sorry for the people who bought the elite version of the game, Glad i was able to play it before buying it.
  17. Francymike91
    Nov 14, 2011
    0
    MW2 costs $30 less than this recycled game and there is no difference at all, you should go for that. I regret a lot to have bought this thing. Good job Infinity Ward (sarcasm).
  18. SplitHorizon
    Nov 14, 2011
    3
    Very disappointed, I was looking forward to this game but after couple of hours I was bored of it cause it feels like an expansion pack for mw2. They did nothing but recycle everything from 2 and release it as a new game when really there is nothing new about it. Ill stick with BF3
  19. Rizz0
    Nov 14, 2011
    0
    This game is everything that was wrong with MW2 and more, the game engine needs an overhaul, hit markers way off, the fact that no-scoping/quick-scoping can still be achieved makes it feel like Activision encourage it. Only one game mode added that's of any value (kill confirmed) and every good point about black ops ripped back out, this is truly Activisions two fingers to their own fans,This game is everything that was wrong with MW2 and more, the game engine needs an overhaul, hit markers way off, the fact that no-scoping/quick-scoping can still be achieved makes it feel like Activision encourage it. Only one game mode added that's of any value (kill confirmed) and every good point about black ops ripped back out, this is truly Activisions two fingers to their own fans, expecting them to pay full price for a 2 year old game and then adding insult to injury by charging for a service they call "elite". Brilliant single player? If you consider mind numbing set piece to set piece and a plot we gave up on after COD4. Save your cash, there's better games (of ALL kinds) out their… Expand
  20. nickomash
    Nov 14, 2011
    10
    Completely thrilled with MW3!

    What a great ending to a single player trilogy. Fans of Soap, Capt. Price, Nikolai, and Yuri will not be disappointed. Spec Ops brings a new mode and more difficulty to the experience. With the new Survival mode you are pit against some incredible competition to overcome. Multiplayer is the bread and butter of the franchise and yet again goes straight to    Completely thrilled with MW3!

    What a great ending to a single player trilogy. Fans of Soap, Capt. Price, Nikolai, and Yuri will not be disappointed. Spec Ops brings a new mode and more difficulty to the experience. With the new Survival mode you are pit against some incredible competition to overcome. Multiplayer is the bread and butter of the franchise and yet again goes straight to the top of FPS gaming. Improving in ways I would not have imagined and adding the exclusive Elite stats tracking and improvement hub has made this my "Go To" experience for all FPS playable games for some time to come. Whether you are a weekend warrior or game each and every night. you will have hours on end of excitement with this latest iteration of Call of Duty. Personally I would give the game 6 stars out of 5 if I were able. Thank you Activision, Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer, and all of the rest of you who brought us such a terrific game.

    Sincerely,
    nickomash    … Expand
  21. yu2buku
    Nov 14, 2011
    0
    I love COD and was utterly let down by MW3...its not that I expected anything truly innovative, but I at the very least, I expected to ENJOY the game play. In retrospect, I honestly would have preferred lighting $60 on fire and watching it burn rather than play this crap. This is basically a $60 map pack for MW2 with perks/streaks tweaked a bit...which isn't that big of a deal if itI love COD and was utterly let down by MW3...its not that I expected anything truly innovative, but I at the very least, I expected to ENJOY the game play. In retrospect, I honestly would have preferred lighting $60 on fire and watching it burn rather than play this crap. This is basically a $60 map pack for MW2 with perks/streaks tweaked a bit...which isn't that big of a deal if it weren't for the fact that ALL THE MAPS F'ING SUCK. Whoever made these POS maps should be fired--invisible walls, you can't really climb on anything, way too busy (how many burned out tanks and vehicles can you put in one map?), and too complicated (too many places for the campers to hide). I've never been angrier while playing a COD title and have never heard as many in-game complaints from fellow players as I have in the first few hours of playing this game. Gamestop, here I come.… Expand
  22. CarRamrod
    Nov 14, 2011
    0
    Same **** different year. Shows how Activision lacks creativity and will continue to pump out awful titles year-after-year until it's massacred beyond all recognition, the Guitar Hero route, and people stop buying it. Outdated graphics, sour mechanics, and an outdated overall design leave the player wanting more as the game lacks meaning and polish. BF3 is great on PC but I can'tSame **** different year. Shows how Activision lacks creativity and will continue to pump out awful titles year-after-year until it's massacred beyond all recognition, the Guitar Hero route, and people stop buying it. Outdated graphics, sour mechanics, and an outdated overall design leave the player wanting more as the game lacks meaning and polish. BF3 is great on PC but I can't comment on the console variations, but I would recommend that over this as teamwork is recommended for online play unlike CoD which is just repetitive run-n-gun.… Expand
  23. Robbie666
    Nov 14, 2011
    2
    After playing all the call of duty games and hating them all apart from 1,2&4 i though MW3 would step to the plate considering the high quality of games that have been released at this time.......i was very wrong. The singleplayer is cold i dont feel attatched to any of the characters like i did on the original modern warfare, the level design is your generic fps you can only go one way,After playing all the call of duty games and hating them all apart from 1,2&4 i though MW3 would step to the plate considering the high quality of games that have been released at this time.......i was very wrong. The singleplayer is cold i dont feel attatched to any of the characters like i did on the original modern warfare, the level design is your generic fps you can only go one way, the AI is what you expect. The graphics compared to the streets of NYC in crysis to look very out dated now, the gun sounds in the game still sound like your firing a potato shooter, i could go on.............

    Multiplayer is the same i got 30 kills on TDM on my first try on the game, i couldnt give a **** about all the weapon upgrades cause its easy to kill people in the first place, i always hated killstreaks...... i think its cheating. if you want to play fps online that needs skill or teamwork play counter strike or wait for the xbox live release of it.

    The spec ops modes are fun but didnt keep me occupied for long.

    all in all MW3 has been lazily put together over the last year to create another half arsed money making game which is really dissapointing in which 2007 MW came out and blew my mind, but anyways im sure next year activison will bring out ANOTHER piece of crap.    … Expand
  24. 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
  25. naf1611
    Nov 14, 2011
    5
    I guess the problem that I have with Call of Duty MW3 is that the developers had a chance to create a truly great game. I mean all they had to do was build on an already great foundation with Call of Duty 4 and Call of Duty MW2. But instead they chose to play it safe and only tweak a few things here and there, which in the end amounted to a hole lot of nothing. I've said you can tell thatI guess the problem that I have with Call of Duty MW3 is that the developers had a chance to create a truly great game. I mean all they had to do was build on an already great foundation with Call of Duty 4 and Call of Duty MW2. But instead they chose to play it safe and only tweak a few things here and there, which in the end amounted to a hole lot of nothing. I've said you can tell that someone else made this game and that's 100% true. I doubt Activation will say that Vince Zampella and Jason West (the creators of the franchise) played that big of a part in the success of the Call of Duty but when you fire them and 40 other employees quit because of that. Out of a studio that had around 50 employees in it to begin with, that doesn't leave a lot of people left that helped create the great Call of Duty's of past. Then Activation thought that after rebuilding Infinity Ward and adding the a brand new studio in which they just created called Sledgehammer games, to finish what the original Infinity Ward started would be ok. No it wasn't and shame on them for thinking it was. Now I don't hate COD MW3 but its defiantly not my first choice when it comes to game that I own.… Expand
  26. ableabe
    Nov 14, 2011
    1
    Its sad when a developer has to beg for positive reviews through twitter. MW3 is a rehash of a rehash, bringing nothing new to the franchise, with the exception of a few new maps that feel like you are in a closet. The irony of the rush of positive reviews is that they are calling the negative reviewers fanboys. So what does it make you? You got it, a bigger fanboy.

    MW3 sucks bad, its    Its sad when a developer has to beg for positive reviews through twitter. MW3 is a rehash of a rehash, bringing nothing new to the franchise, with the exception of a few new maps that feel like you are in a closet. The irony of the rush of positive reviews is that they are calling the negative reviewers fanboys. So what does it make you? You got it, a bigger fanboy.

    MW3 sucks bad, its boring and not at all refreshing. Stale is stale.    … Expand
  27. JorgeNazaret
    Nov 14, 2011
    10
    buen juego!
    nada que decir
    cumple su prometido, no prometen nada que no haga =)
    larga vida mw3
    quizas en una proxima generacion de consolas podamos pedir algo mas, para que pueda seguir manteniendo esos fluidos 60 fps que no los cambio por nada!
  28. whitewi666
    Nov 14, 2011
    0
    I used to be fan of COD since COD2. But I am sorry enough is enough! This game is just same ol same! I may as well play MW2 and have exact same experience! Save your money and don't buy this game or you will be sorry as I am.
  29. jonnyb2007
    Nov 14, 2011
    3
    This game flat out sucks. What a disappointment. Literally no changes were made, they find a formula that makes money and just rolls with it. The creators of this game should feel ashamed hyping this to be some amazing shooter and once we get it same old same. Just everything about this game will eventually make you angry and what is the point of playing a game when you are annoyed. GunsThis game flat out sucks. What a disappointment. Literally no changes were made, they find a formula that makes money and just rolls with it. The creators of this game should feel ashamed hyping this to be some amazing shooter and once we get it same old same. Just everything about this game will eventually make you angry and what is the point of playing a game when you are annoyed. Guns are overpowered, campers, the maps have no continuity, one new game mode in 4 years? That just makes me so angry to have wasted 60 dollars. I will never purchase another activation game, once they make money its all the same.. tony hawk, guitar hero, call of duty. Thanks but no thanks.… Expand
  30. Keetron
    Nov 14, 2011
    1
    Oh look, a 60 dollar map pack!
    Seriously though, it is more of the same, no real innovation it is the same game that Modern Warfare 2 was, which was the exact same as the original Modern Warfare.
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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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