Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8685 Ratings

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  1. DiscoStarKiller
    Jan 5, 2012
    6
    As a person who has played every call of duty to date. I can say that MW3 isn't much different from the previous installments like MW2 and black ops. But it still a fun arcade style first person shooter. The campaign is short and the best mode is definetly the spec ops mode where you can play spec ops missions in a similar way as MW2 and the survival mode which is like the zombies modeAs a person who has played every call of duty to date. I can say that MW3 isn't much different from the previous installments like MW2 and black ops. But it still a fun arcade style first person shooter. The campaign is short and the best mode is definetly the spec ops mode where you can play spec ops missions in a similar way as MW2 and the survival mode which is like the zombies mode from black ops and world at war but with just regular enemies instead of zombies. The main problems I have with this game and the reason why I've scored it a 6 is because of the multiplayer which is ironically what is most hyped part of the call of duty franchise. The problem is that it is extremely frustrating at times because other people will simply stay at the spawn areas and kill you off quickly or take advantage of the various glitches that are present within the games maps and the people with the weakest connection always seem to have the advantage due to lag shooting. Overall I would say this is a decent package with a fun but short campaign and a fun spec ops mode you can play online, just don't expect any fair play in the competitive multiplayer side.… Expand
  2. eddible
    Jan 6, 2012
    6
    I'm not entirely sure why so many people are rating this below 4. I agree that the game engine is very similar, the graphics are basically unchanged, and the sounds are reused - but this still a decent game! The plot was excellent, and I loved seeing what happened to all the characters we've all grown to love over the last couple of Modern Warfare games. The multiplayer is nothingI'm not entirely sure why so many people are rating this below 4. I agree that the game engine is very similar, the graphics are basically unchanged, and the sounds are reused - but this still a decent game! The plot was excellent, and I loved seeing what happened to all the characters we've all grown to love over the last couple of Modern Warfare games. The multiplayer is nothing drastically overhauled, but still great fun. It might be better if there were less 12 year olds acting like war heroes, but whatever. I can't offer more than a 6 though, simply because, like others have said, its TOO similar to be fresh enough for those high scores. Worth playing though!… Expand
  3. sjbn002
    Jan 13, 2012
    6
    I used to be a great fan of Modern warfare I think this game is bread with same and old graphics engine
    Infinity ward: please do something ,Graphics: 6 Innovation: 6 Fun: 6
  4. ReviewsFTW
    Jan 16, 2012
    6
    Yet another Call of Duty is amongst us but this time it comes from two studios (Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games). I was rather surprised with how fun the campaign was with the different set pieces that occur and just how much goes on is really something worth having ago at. But this was the strongest point of the entire game, the Spec Ops was boring and has no replay value whatsoever,Yet another Call of Duty is amongst us but this time it comes from two studios (Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games). I was rather surprised with how fun the campaign was with the different set pieces that occur and just how much goes on is really something worth having ago at. But this was the strongest point of the entire game, the Spec Ops was boring and has no replay value whatsoever, the Spec Ops survival mode is fun but only for a few hours. I must say though there seems to be a little more variety to the Spec Ops missions. But graphically; it's the EXACT same, the gun skins are the same for guns that were in previous COD games, and the way the weapons feel they don't feel right. The multiplayer however has been tweaked a little; the adding of strike packages. The strike packages are killstreak rewards but more varied as you have up to a total of 3 to choose from:
    -Support
    -Assault
    -Specialist For support everytime you help your team out in some way you get a point to go towards your killstreak (this could be capturing a flag or defusing a bomb, killing people etc). The Assault is just like your standard COD games, when you get a kill that goes towards your killstreak reward but when you die it resets. Then there is the Specialist which is the same as Assault but this time when you get to 1 of your killstreak rewards you get a perk easy enough? When you die that gets reset just like the Assault strike package. These offer new ways to play but don't really work for me as everyone uses the support strike package because it doesn't reset when you die. In the way of game modes they've added 1 new game mode and kept the rest in which I though was very disappointing, I was expecting at least 3-4 different game modes the one game mode is called 'Kill Confirmed'. It works very similar to normal TDM but there's a twist; when you kill someone they drop a dogtag, run over to the dogtag to pick it up the first to a certain score wins. This mode just feels rushed and VERY similar to Crysis 2s' killstreak system.

    While the single player campaign is short but fun the rest of the game feels flat out boring, I would recommend getting the game when it comes down in price (if that will ever happen). Let's hope Treyarchs' game next year offers more that MW3.    … Expand
  5. ColonelBoston
    Jan 17, 2012
    6
    I dare say that most of the uber negative reviews on here were written by people who've logged 5 or more days in MW3's multiplayer alone. But, I digress. MW3 is a fine game with nothing inherently wrong with it. The problem with cod nowadays is not the games themselves, but the community. Having been a cod vet since 2006, I can categorically state that cod has, by far, the WORST communityI dare say that most of the uber negative reviews on here were written by people who've logged 5 or more days in MW3's multiplayer alone. But, I digress. MW3 is a fine game with nothing inherently wrong with it. The problem with cod nowadays is not the games themselves, but the community. Having been a cod vet since 2006, I can categorically state that cod has, by far, the WORST community in all of gaming. The community is selfish, lazy, stat-obsessive & far too shaped by Youtube. If you're looking for a skill based, objective oriented shooter, skip it, just move on down the aisle & find another title. But, if you're just looking for some mindless fun & you couldn't care less about stats because you just want to shoot some people in the face, pick it up, because there's nothing wrong with the game itself.… Expand
  6. criticman
    Jan 28, 2012
    6
    I don´t going to tell you about overpowered weapons and that sort of things and my rating does not support all what I say here but what I feel.
    Sp: Is a power full end on the MW series but the other COD SP where longer and more difficult than this one.
    MP:Nice but almost the same as the others. with some little changes. like strike packages ,death streak, support and go on.    I don´t going to tell you about overpowered weapons and that sort of things and my rating does not support all what I say here but what I feel.
    Sp: Is a power full end on the MW series but the other COD SP where longer and more difficult than this one.
    MP:Nice but almost the same as the others. with some little changes. like strike packages ,death streak, support and go on.
    SPecOps: challenges are good but the survival maps where copied from the MP maps and is In my opinion pity. doing not some extra work to make other maps, now I enjoy the maps lesser then if they had made other maps!!
    But survival has a good system to enjoy!!!    … Expand
  7. EpicNinjaPete
    Feb 5, 2012
    6
    Singleplayer was alright, with some enjoyable parts to it, though it wasn't quite as exhilarating or gripping as MW2, and the crucial points just weren't quite strong enough or dramatic enough. Spec ops is good, I like survival mode rather than zombies, I hate zombies. Multiplayer is both good and bad. I notice that they've done a good job of making the game fairer for everyone, which isSingleplayer was alright, with some enjoyable parts to it, though it wasn't quite as exhilarating or gripping as MW2, and the crucial points just weren't quite strong enough or dramatic enough. Spec ops is good, I like survival mode rather than zombies, I hate zombies. Multiplayer is both good and bad. I notice that they've done a good job of making the game fairer for everyone, which is why the 'good' players are getting unhappy because they don't win all the time. I like the class setups, and how you can have different killstreaks assigned to different classes; nice touch there. However I'm not a huge fan of the failure that is 'extreme conditioning'. Yes I understand no-one can have unlimited sprint realistically, but the amount of sprint extreme conditioning gives is pathetic! I would like to see this buffed up a bit. Also MW3 lacks a few great features from Black Ops, for example combat training: a great way to play the game and enjoy it because you can just set it to easy and relax, and also it's good for those who suffer from terrible internet (e.g Me)! Also Black Ops had way more ways to customise custom game modes, for example you could edit perks' effects, which was awesome.
    Overall this game is good, all the singleplayer is fairly mediocre, they've done a good job of making multiplayer more equal, but the game just lacks that snappiness, that edge that MW2 had which made the gameplay so much faster and action-packed.    … Expand
  8. iSmily1
    Feb 5, 2012
    6
    I'll be honest. I play both Battlefield and Call of Duty. I grew up playing CoD. CoD4 was by far the best of the series. It changed everything...then the developers got **** and though they could be lazy and still make a great game. Most of the people that bought it, bought MW2, BO, and MW3 for the hype. MW2 wasn't too bad, but it was horribly unbalanced. Black Ops wasn't unbalanced THATI'll be honest. I play both Battlefield and Call of Duty. I grew up playing CoD. CoD4 was by far the best of the series. It changed everything...then the developers got **** and though they could be lazy and still make a great game. Most of the people that bought it, bought MW2, BO, and MW3 for the hype. MW2 wasn't too bad, but it was horribly unbalanced. Black Ops wasn't unbalanced THAT MUCH but it did have game breaking flaws and I got bored with it after a few weeks. MW3 though...sad but true, this game DOES NOT live up to the hype. The store isn't as good as the previous ones, survival doesn't feel to be such a big change and this could of been DLC for MW2 for $15. The multiplayer...how can I say this? Well...it's not what we all expected. It's not unbalanced as MW2, but it's more unbalanced than Black Ops. The spawn system, after YEARS, is still horrible. The weapons overall are still as easy and powerful as ever. Most, if not all, have perfect accurate and little to no recoil. If you want a challenge, Modern Warfare 3 won't give it to you. The killstreaks, now called point streaks, are unbalanced as well. Some are horrible and require a ridiculously high amount of kills/points to obtain. Some are just TOO DAMN GOOD and TOO DAMN EASY to obtain. You still have the typical Call of Duty players as well. Half of the players will be trying to do 360 no scopes and trick shots or half of the players will be camping on a dark corner. The map design is just bad. Horrible. The sound design is just as bad. You feel like you're shooting a stapler and not a weapon. The game doesn't promote as much teamwork as I thought it would. There's more, but not enough. 70-80% of the players still just go for the kills and don't care about the objective. There's also no dedicated servers. Hundreds of millions of dollars, but yet they can't make dedicated servers. This is how lazy and careless the makers of this franchise are.

    I think the worst thing in the game, well in the series, is the community. It makes me want to puke. The game is supposed to be M for mature and not K for kiddy land. Half of the players are little kids, one third are complete jerks and, excuse my language, complete **** I know every game is bound to have them, but wow. Call of Duty has the worse fanbase in gaming.

    I do play the game once or twice a week, but I'd rather be playing previous Call of Duty titles simply because they added more punch for your buck even though they had an enormous amount of game breaking flaws.

    This game is NOT Mw2.5, but it's NOT Mw3. I give it a 6/10. Does not live up to the hype, developers are lazy and greedy, map design and sound design are horrible, unbalanced, good story line but not better than the previous, slightly more balanced than Mw2 but still unbalanced, community is horrible and last but not least, Call of Duty Elite. Now you can see how greedy these guys are.    … Expand
  9. oCanaduh
    Feb 7, 2012
    6
    It's actually funny scrolling down the comments, reading the reviews. In no way is modern warfare 3 a bad game, it is simply a rehash of what we had before. The only reason I give it a six is because it does have tight controls, and it is fun to mess around with friends on, but this $60 DLC is now becoming a norm in gaming, and without innovation the gaming community has nothing. It seemsIt's actually funny scrolling down the comments, reading the reviews. In no way is modern warfare 3 a bad game, it is simply a rehash of what we had before. The only reason I give it a six is because it does have tight controls, and it is fun to mess around with friends on, but this $60 DLC is now becoming a norm in gaming, and without innovation the gaming community has nothing. It seems these overpriced DLC's are also becoming the norm now rather than an exception, which is alarming and it is up to us to stop it.… Expand
  10. NuclearPopcorn
    Apr 9, 2012
    6
    Yet another typical contribution to the CoD series, but a lot of people are rating this 0 just to lower the score. It is another worn out redo that got old in about 2008, but it still has decent graphics and somewhat favorable gameplay.
  11. Mako5
    Feb 26, 2012
    6
    This game was over-hyped and ended up as a disappointment. The story line was very bare, extremely rushed, totally unrealistic, and had no value or meaning behind it. Barely any connections with the characters, so I did not feel for them. The entire game was focused on gameplay, which was pretty much an exact copy of modern warfare 2. It even looked the same, just about. When I boughtThis game was over-hyped and ended up as a disappointment. The story line was very bare, extremely rushed, totally unrealistic, and had no value or meaning behind it. Barely any connections with the characters, so I did not feel for them. The entire game was focused on gameplay, which was pretty much an exact copy of modern warfare 2. It even looked the same, just about. When I bought this game I had a hope that this game would deliver. When the menu came up and I started playing, I thought I was playing Modern warfare 2 accidentally and had to check the box and the disc. Lol jk but you get my point. Multiplayer is too flawed to compare to its predecessor, but to me it is more fun and addictive. This game's saving grace is the multiplayer.… Expand
  12. Bulletproof5FDP
    Apr 9, 2012
    6
    I don't dislike the Call of Duty series, but this game was a major disappointment. It's pretty much the same thing as MW2 with a few new tweaks. I borrowed the game from a friend and after playing for 2 hours, it became very dull and felt like I was playing MW2. Sure they revamped the killstreak system, added "perks" for the guns, and new games modes (Kill Confirmed, etc.) but it's notI don't dislike the Call of Duty series, but this game was a major disappointment. It's pretty much the same thing as MW2 with a few new tweaks. I borrowed the game from a friend and after playing for 2 hours, it became very dull and felt like I was playing MW2. Sure they revamped the killstreak system, added "perks" for the guns, and new games modes (Kill Confirmed, etc.) but it's not enough innovation to justify the $60 price tag. The aim assist is very strong, there's barely any recoil in guns, deathstreaks are still in the game, killstreaks still do all the work for you, and the community has not changed one bit. I hate that the developers are catering to the casual players and making the game easier for bad players and anyone to get in and do good. It is truly the most disappointing COD title and for all of 2011. Call of Duty was a very great series, but once Activision started to see that green coming in, it all changed. It's now a cash cow and nothing else.… Expand
  13. TStout
    Apr 17, 2012
    6
    This is a RENT for the single player experience in my opinion. The campaign, while containing some plot point that I personally did not care for, was enjoyable. All the mechanics of the series that you loved, such as slow-mo breaching, vehicular rail shooting, and sometimes stealthy, but mostly guns blazing action are back in this installment. Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Studios' specThis is a RENT for the single player experience in my opinion. The campaign, while containing some plot point that I personally did not care for, was enjoyable. All the mechanics of the series that you loved, such as slow-mo breaching, vehicular rail shooting, and sometimes stealthy, but mostly guns blazing action are back in this installment. Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Studios' spec ops survival mode is an interesting answer to the zombies mode brought to us by Treyarch. The spec ops missions and the multiplayer maps may as well have been a DLC pack for Modern Warfare 2. The guns may have been retooled a bit (also knifing is best it's ever been), but it is largely the same experience, even down to the titles and emblems you can earn. The content is largely recycled from previous games, which would have been alright if it were mixed in with an appropriate amount of new unlockables. Overall though I would stick with Black Ops or Modern Warfare 2 for your multiplayer experience.… Expand
  14. LilD
    Nov 2, 2013
    6
    MW3 is easily the worst Call of Duty to date. The campaign is short (and story is absolutely terrible), multiplayer is more of the same, and the game's overall feel just seems like a slightly beefed up MW2. The original Modern Warfare had one of the best campaigns of any game and MW3 continues the trend of the very cheesy and ridiculous story that MW2 had. It is very disappointing sinceMW3 is easily the worst Call of Duty to date. The campaign is short (and story is absolutely terrible), multiplayer is more of the same, and the game's overall feel just seems like a slightly beefed up MW2. The original Modern Warfare had one of the best campaigns of any game and MW3 continues the trend of the very cheesy and ridiculous story that MW2 had. It is very disappointing since the original Modern Warfare was so incredibly awesome. MW3 multiplayer is not even nearly as fun as the previous Black Ops. I played probably hundreds of hours of online Black Ops and couldn't get into MW3's at all.… Expand
  15. BigShotJosh
    May 24, 2012
    6
    This huld be an expation pack, not a full on game. The only differences between this and all the call of duty games sence 2007, is maps and single player levels, no gamplay changes.
  16. DoctorMedic
    May 4, 2013
    6
    It works, but it's not as good as the others. A slight shame to the Call of Duty series, but not as big a mess as Declassified. 6/10 Sentry Busters riding on horses.
  17. chronoT
    Sep 3, 2012
    6
    Overall I must agree that this game is a disappointment. It is not a bad game, just very disappointing. When people pay $60 for something, which in today's economy is a nice hunk of change, they do so to get something worthwhile out of it. If you spent your $ on this game, your most likely going to feel it wasn't worthwhile. This is surprising too do to the fact that Infinity Ward is not aOverall I must agree that this game is a disappointment. It is not a bad game, just very disappointing. When people pay $60 for something, which in today's economy is a nice hunk of change, they do so to get something worthwhile out of it. If you spent your $ on this game, your most likely going to feel it wasn't worthwhile. This is surprising too do to the fact that Infinity Ward is not a joke company. The game is just way too similar to 2, pretty much NOTHING new is offered, and anything that is new including guns/perks, aren't good. I would like to say however that this game does not deserve a 3.2 user score, that number is definitely nerf-trolled. There are still people plenty of people playing the multiplayer and I still think co-op with a friend online is a blast. I no longer own a XBox but I will most likely be getting Black Ops 2 for the PC, IMO they are a much better game all around and BO2 looks promising.… Expand
  18. LucasSC
    Sep 5, 2012
    6
    MW3 has not been the best COD ever made that expected to be before it was released, the cooperative mode entertains for some hours but it finishes to boring you, i'm not saying is a bad co-op mode but it doesn't surpass zombies. The campaign is the surprise of the game, an unexpected good thing of that game. The multiplayer is not bad, but it gets stressing and with a terrible respawn,MW3 has not been the best COD ever made that expected to be before it was released, the cooperative mode entertains for some hours but it finishes to boring you, i'm not saying is a bad co-op mode but it doesn't surpass zombies. The campaign is the surprise of the game, an unexpected good thing of that game. The multiplayer is not bad, but it gets stressing and with a terrible respawn, upgrade your weapon killing people stills a good idea.
    Conclusion: Still playing it but less than before and waiting for BOPS 2    … Expand
  19. Rusko187
    Oct 8, 2012
    6
    Thought I would give this game a brief review, I've been a fan of the series from Day 1 but in all honesty the series has been progressively getting worse with each new addition. To begin I found the campaign actually more enjoyable than the multiplayer which as you all well know by now is the complete opposite of their intentions. Usually the campaign is just a quick throw together withThought I would give this game a brief review, I've been a fan of the series from Day 1 but in all honesty the series has been progressively getting worse with each new addition. To begin I found the campaign actually more enjoyable than the multiplayer which as you all well know by now is the complete opposite of their intentions. Usually the campaign is just a quick throw together with ideas and see what they come out with.
    The controls are just excellent in this gaming series so there is no need to review that at all. The other noteworthy mentions are the graphics, the faultless running of the game and the soundtrack are always excellent in these games too.
    As for the campaign itself, storyline isn't the next Dan Brown book but it's satisfactory and just gripping enough (if you've bothered to follow it throughout the series) to see it to its dramatic conclusion. So I will give the campaign a solid 7/10.

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

    Finally I thought a mention of the Spec Ops missions is deserved, I found this to be extremely addictive if you get the hang of it and encourage people to give that a go! The survival mission in particular is what I have spent the majority of time playing on this game.    … Expand
  20. Princevalvick64
    Dec 21, 2012
    6
    "Call of duty: Modern Warfare 3 is different from CoD: Black ops but it only differs in preference" There isn't much new to MW3 then it is changed from CoD:BO. MW3 does add some different and interesting ideas but replaces the the ideas from CoD:BO and it causes its own flaws. To get started, MW3's campaign is of course, short and by far, the worse in the series at lest in my view point."Call of duty: Modern Warfare 3 is different from CoD: Black ops but it only differs in preference" There isn't much new to MW3 then it is changed from CoD:BO. MW3 does add some different and interesting ideas but replaces the the ideas from CoD:BO and it causes its own flaws. To get started, MW3's campaign is of course, short and by far, the worse in the series at lest in my view point. The story covers and plays a new protagonist name Yai but he doesn't make him self important besides just to witness the events with Soap and Price. You also play as american name Frost but his story seems lest important to the main plot besides witnessing the war in Europe. With out spoiling, characters will die and it can be pretty cliche and out of nowhere. To replace Zombies from CoD: Black ops, MW3 adds a different mode called Survivor mode. You fight waves and waves incoming infantry and helicopters. You can play this mode in all multiplayer maps as a basic horde like mode but that's about it. MW3 still also brings Spec ops as short campaign missions for 2 players. The multiplayer in MW3 comes close as the most balance Cod game yet since CoD4 but that's change the cheap flaws such as Death Streaks and some overpowered Point streak rewards. Cod:Mw3 adds a point system instead just kill streaks. This is good idea for supportive players being rewarded for doing their objective. MW3 adds 3 different reward streaks such as Assault for offence rewards, Support rewards for small supportive rewards(Death doesn't reset the streak), and Perk rewards players extra perks until death. This is step up for progressive players but not all that much. That's about it when it comes to new in MW3's multiplayer and the rest is just different from CoD:BO. I enjoy the weapons a lot better in MW3 having a set recoil to learn from each gun and perks are well set besides a few a being a tad Overpowered. There is a 4th perk for guns in MW3 but they seem more like invisible attachments then special perks. The major down sides to MW3 compare to Cod:BO and Mw2 is the terrible to decent maps in MW3. The maps are smaller and cramped with narrow hallways and buildings and small open areas that lead to more narrow areas. The DLC maps may look better that also means paying another 50 bucks for them. I do like some of the changes and very few of the new ideas in MW3 but they also come with there flaws. I suggest picking up MW3 if skipped Cod: Black ops for the wait of MW3. Other then that, you really enjoy Black ops, give MW3 a rent or best just pass for the next Cod, Black ops 2.… Expand
  21. joeybear
    Dec 27, 2012
    6
    There is nothing revolutionary here, the multiplayer is enjoyable. The SP campaign is ok. The map variety (with the overly-priced DLC) is alright. MP games devolve into folks just hip-firing everywhere with SMGs and akimbo pistols; it gets old fast. Graphics and Sound are what they are; these games are being developed for rapidly aging consoles. If they included the DLC maps in theThere is nothing revolutionary here, the multiplayer is enjoyable. The SP campaign is ok. The map variety (with the overly-priced DLC) is alright. MP games devolve into folks just hip-firing everywhere with SMGs and akimbo pistols; it gets old fast. Graphics and Sound are what they are; these games are being developed for rapidly aging consoles. If they included the DLC maps in the original game, it would approach the retail price, the vanilla game does not.… Expand
  22. houyi111
    May 7, 2013
    6
    I cannot play MP since it felt like However, still like the SP, the story sometimes made no sense, but the missions self just getting better and better. I gave it a six, because I remember at one time I was like, OK, the storyline of the cod MW trilogy is still better than Mass effect, at least at the end Makarov got killed, his father didnt show up and told me how misery of MakarovsI cannot play MP since it felt like However, still like the SP, the story sometimes made no sense, but the missions self just getting better and better. I gave it a six, because I remember at one time I was like, OK, the storyline of the cod MW trilogy is still better than Mass effect, at least at the end Makarov got killed, his father didnt show up and told me how misery of Makarovs childhood and I should feel sorry for him, then the father gave me three choices to, 1. kill the father, but in the meantime somehow kill all the people with horrible childhood, 2. transfer&merge to the father, and use my love to change Makarov and everyone lives happily afterwards, 3. replace Marakrov as the leader of the gangs.... so, yeah, as the end episode of cod, it is not that bad.… Expand
  23. I_WIN_LOL
    Sep 2, 2013
    6
    I am a fan of the Call of Duty franchise but, man, did this game let me down. The campaign in every other Call of Duty game was short and sweet. The story mode to Modern Warfare 3 was still short, but terrible. I beat like 4 missions and then moved to the multiplayer and never played the campaign again. But the multiplayer is decent fun. There are so many unlocks and the gunplay is fun.I am a fan of the Call of Duty franchise but, man, did this game let me down. The campaign in every other Call of Duty game was short and sweet. The story mode to Modern Warfare 3 was still short, but terrible. I beat like 4 missions and then moved to the multiplayer and never played the campaign again. But the multiplayer is decent fun. There are so many unlocks and the gunplay is fun. However, the killstreaks are unbalanced. The game is decent and clearly doesnt deserve a "0" overall.… Expand
  24. lxliNsAniTylxl
    Jun 2, 2013
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Giving this a 6 because of the campaign, and co op was fun. I didn't like the multiplayer because of the connections to the servers. The gun took a different direction, except for some of them. I just like it because of the campaign pretty much. Finally got to kill Makarov… Expand
  25. Vyrotix
    Aug 9, 2013
    6
    Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is a good game, but there are certain glitches and the Multiplayer is not much organized, as well for the spawns. But for the cause I give this game a 6 rating for addicting content such as Chaos Mode or Survival, and polished graphics. Those must be all I guess.
  26. xUndeathlyAngel
    Oct 29, 2013
    6
    Modern Warfare 3 was not as good as I had expected it to be. Infinity Ward had so much potential in making this game PERFECT, but the game just did not live up to the hype. Aside from the lack-luster campaign to which I shall not spoil, the special ops is pretty fun including the 'survival' option. Multiplayer is basic and really has nothing special other than 'kill confirmed' which hasModern Warfare 3 was not as good as I had expected it to be. Infinity Ward had so much potential in making this game PERFECT, but the game just did not live up to the hype. Aside from the lack-luster campaign to which I shall not spoil, the special ops is pretty fun including the 'survival' option. Multiplayer is basic and really has nothing special other than 'kill confirmed' which has brought a new view on game types for Call of Duty. Aside from everything, this game was average.… Expand
  27. Yankeee007
    Oct 17, 2013
    6
    Cod MW3 is only good at multiplayer The single player is not so great Multiplayer on the other hand it's deep cuztomizable and good .the major flaw is the single player and the games presentation they're not presented well
  28. ThisMustBeHalo
    Jan 4, 2014
    6
    Well, the best summary I can give is, it's not like it's generous to call it a game, but it's nothing special. I'm not much of a CoD fan, and as such, I can't give this game high marks. I did enjoy the bulk of the singleplayer game, even if a bit short. The multiplayer, once again, isn't that great. At least they nerfed explosives, no more "noob tube" spam. However, it is the same grind asWell, the best summary I can give is, it's not like it's generous to call it a game, but it's nothing special. I'm not much of a CoD fan, and as such, I can't give this game high marks. I did enjoy the bulk of the singleplayer game, even if a bit short. The multiplayer, once again, isn't that great. At least they nerfed explosives, no more "noob tube" spam. However, it is the same grind as it is for MW2, which is only slightly better in my opinion. I do feel, once again, that the game could've been a lot better with a bit more play-testing. Really, get a guy to level up his character to 80. I doubt he would make it far before the controller goes through the television screen. Then again, it did give a few hours of good fun, and that was nice while it lasted. However, if you must get this game for whatever reason, wait until a sale.… Expand
  29. XBONE
    Jan 28, 2014
    6
    Kind of an ehh game, it's like a crappy version of mw2, infinity ward really messed up on this one. Not a horrible game, but not a game to get. .
  30. goldenelk
    May 16, 2016
    6
    This game is alright overall. My favorite game was infected and drop zone, but some of the other modes I didn't enjoy as much as previous games. this game could have used some more effort in production.
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Awards & Rankings

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

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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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