Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

 Xbox 360
User Score
3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8685 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,253 out of 8685
  2. Mixed: 954 out of 8685
  3. Negative: 5,478 out of 8685
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. iJnani
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    This is obviously MW2 with some new perks/weapons and maps. The graphics are horrible. Words alone just cannot describe how bad this game is so i'll leave it to this.
  2. twiztedrver
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    I got bored of this game 5 years ago. I can say that. Because nothings changed. Hell they cant even create a New engine to push the series forward. Im all for cyber warfare, See you on the BATTLEIFELD.
  3. beemer127
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    Modern Warfare 3 sticks to its formulaic approach, using the same game/graphics engine as the "Call of Duty" games before it. I enjoyed the story, because it wrapped things up nicely, but their idea of releasing a Call of Duty game every year is starting to show its flaws. They have no time to truly innovate on gameplay mechanics, and even if they did they are to afraid of ruining a goodModern Warfare 3 sticks to its formulaic approach, using the same game/graphics engine as the "Call of Duty" games before it. I enjoyed the story, because it wrapped things up nicely, but their idea of releasing a Call of Duty game every year is starting to show its flaws. They have no time to truly innovate on gameplay mechanics, and even if they did they are to afraid of ruining a good thing to change gameplay too much. This means we - the fans - get regurgitated content year after year, and I quite frankly am not interested in that.

    What I AM interested in is a new call of duty game engine, a true cover system, and gameplay mechanics that will give me pause and think "wow, that was cool." The only reason why I bought this was for the multiplayer, to be honest, but I think I am going to hold off on buying any more Call of Duty games until they show me they can bring something different to the table. Scrap the old game engine. It has had its day, but its day is done. Put a new game engine in, and push yourself to innovate a tired genre. The folks over there at DICE are on the right track, I think.    … Expand
  4. Xbox_Trololol
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    I have played and beaten the campaign and been playing the multiplayer and am up to about level 26. What I am sad to report is that all this game is another call of duty. There were few improvements that really changed the game. I don't like most of the multiplayer map. The adding of recoil hasn't changed the overall reaction when you get shot. All the game is whoever shoots first will winI have played and beaten the campaign and been playing the multiplayer and am up to about level 26. What I am sad to report is that all this game is another call of duty. There were few improvements that really changed the game. I don't like most of the multiplayer map. The adding of recoil hasn't changed the overall reaction when you get shot. All the game is whoever shoots first will win the fight 99% of the time. I will admit I love Battlefield 3 and have arguments with a friend between both games, so I'm sure this game play appeals to someone, but that someone is not me. When I initially started the multiplayer, I chose a M4 and I was being killed, spawn killed, and out shot left and right. My friend reminded me to play "call of duty style" which is sub machine gun and run around. Sadly, I turned my brain off to play this game. This game needs work, but I don't know what all they can do to make it better.… Expand
  5. drazat
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    This is just a re hash of the last couple of MW games nothing in here that could not have been done with a map pack.Dont waste your time on this lazy re hash.
  6. Sol-idsnake
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    The FACTS are, that call of duty Modern warfare dissapoints massively online. I recommend this game if you are under 13. Anyone older will be able to remember much better games in the series, infact in almost any series. The single player is exciting and is worth playing as long as you know whats happened previously. MULTIPLAYER: I was truely shocked when I played multiplayer, by far, theThe FACTS are, that call of duty Modern warfare dissapoints massively online. I recommend this game if you are under 13. Anyone older will be able to remember much better games in the series, infact in almost any series. The single player is exciting and is worth playing as long as you know whats happened previously. MULTIPLAYER: I was truely shocked when I played multiplayer, by far, the most unbalanced Call of Duty I have ever played! Im skilled at call of duty, i can play all roles, use all weapons, but in this, If I move, I die, and not from rifle rounds or smg rounds, but because some idiot in a bush shot explosives at me, absoloute rubbish! Honestly save yourself the bother, just buy one of the good games this year, Dead Island, Arkham City and Battlefield have all been fantastic!… Expand
  7. black0ut
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    This game is so overrated. Most of us played this in 2007 and they are selling the same 4 years ago and everyone buys it. The campaign is worse than the BF3 has (I liked BF3 singleplayer more). The story is like: us 3 ubersoldiers can win the WW3 without any problems. Its so unrealistic. I dont mean that water guns have more recoil than the ones in MW3 but the action is so absurd. Ofc BF3This game is so overrated. Most of us played this in 2007 and they are selling the same 4 years ago and everyone buys it. The campaign is worse than the BF3 has (I liked BF3 singleplayer more). The story is like: us 3 ubersoldiers can win the WW3 without any problems. Its so unrealistic. I dont mean that water guns have more recoil than the ones in MW3 but the action is so absurd. Ofc BF3 isnt real at all but at least less unreal than the MW3. Only improvement I saw (heard) is sounds. I dont blame graphic even that graphics. Even the menu is kept same.I dont like this game at all.… Expand
  8. ALiEN
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    I Bought MW3 , installed it to my xbox and went straight into the multiplayer
    After 5 hours I removed the disk , put it back in the case and sold it on Amazon.
    This game is MW2 with terrible maps and I mean really terrible maps. There isn't a single map that stands out . I am so disappointed with this half hearted rehash of MW2 , I wasn't a massive fan of BLOPS but it's a hell of a lot    I Bought MW3 , installed it to my xbox and went straight into the multiplayer
    After 5 hours I removed the disk , put it back in the case and sold it on Amazon.
    This game is MW2 with terrible maps and I mean really terrible maps.
    There isn't a single map that stands out . I am so disappointed with this half hearted rehash of MW2 , I wasn't a massive fan of BLOPS but it's a hell of a lot better than this tripe.    … Expand
  9. huntinguy
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    Amazing how a franchise is able to make so much money by releasing such horrid games. There story is awful and doesn't give you any sense of realism or emotions, But COD is about their online, that's what makes their games good and unique right? Nope, this is a 60 dollar DLC a complete rip off if you own any other COD then you own this one.
  10. PJZ
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    You cut Marathon so objective games take 3 times as long to get back to A, B, and C. That was a deal breaker for me. Not being able to run when someone can pick you off from a mile away or just shotgun you up close couldn't be more of a nuisance. You think sprinting is overpowered and needs balance yet QS is fair? No sir. Doesn't help that I paid $60 for Elite and it's still down. If IYou cut Marathon so objective games take 3 times as long to get back to A, B, and C. That was a deal breaker for me. Not being able to run when someone can pick you off from a mile away or just shotgun you up close couldn't be more of a nuisance. You think sprinting is overpowered and needs balance yet QS is fair? No sir. Doesn't help that I paid $60 for Elite and it's still down. If I made my clients pay for something and didn't deliver, I'd be sued. Complete all this new balancing with bringing marathon back and i'd give it a 10.… Expand
  11. doomachu
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    I remember a day when games came out with expansion packs that only cost a fraction of the base game's price. Now, thanks to Call of Duty they are able to pass expansion packs off as sequels and charge full price. MW3 should change it's title to MW1.3 since it's nothing but the same recycled content we paid for in 2007 when Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was released.
  12. cheater21
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    If you're reading this, you're like me. You understand what so many people can not. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, is the same old **** I'm not here to tell you about how much better Battlefield 3 is (it is) than MW3, but, take my advice as a warning. If you buy this, Skynet wins. Listen, We've all played CoD before. Be it, 4, MW2, Black Ops, what ever one, we've played them. If you haveIf you're reading this, you're like me. You understand what so many people can not. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, is the same old **** I'm not here to tell you about how much better Battlefield 3 is (it is) than MW3, but, take my advice as a warning. If you buy this, Skynet wins. Listen, We've all played CoD before. Be it, 4, MW2, Black Ops, what ever one, we've played them. If you have ever spent $60 on one of these games, you will understand a few things. The singleplayer, is a short, albeit well done, action thrillride on steroide while having a herpes flare up. Its angry, its mean, it's "America." Besides all of the Achievements/trophies, the game has little replay value. Survival, although it may be fun at first, is the same "Horde" game mode, we've been playing since Gears of War 2. I swear to God, every game has it. Gears of War 2, 3, Uncharted 2, 3, Halo Reach Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Onslaught DLC), Left 4 Dead, 2, Counter Strike (Mods),Call of Duty: 4 (PC), World at War, Black Ops, THE LIST GOES ON. So, "Survival" mode, not getting any points for Creativity or Originality. Now, the Multiplayer, OH the multiplayer. I myself have played more Call of Duty multiplayer that any one person would need to. I have experience in this game, and other FPS's and I can honestly say, that this game has the same terrible mechanics, spawns, weapons and problems as all other call of duty games. Lastly, CoD Elite is behind the times. Bungie.net, Battlelog.battlefield.com, and other stat tracking services do the same or better things as Elite, but for free. All in all, if you've never played a CoD before, you might want to consider it, because there is some fun to be had. Everyone else, you're a fool if you buy this.… Expand
  13. Crueltysheir
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    It gets a 1 for Spec Ops only.

    Money grabbing fools learn to look after your customers not fob them off. Same old crap diffrent year.
    The worst sound effects in any shooter seriously doom had better sounds.

    If this is your very first COD game go ahead and enjoy it if it is not dont waste your money on this console ****
  14. sirryuu
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    Did they even try? they just added new maps , mw2 was good but come on don't make me pay 60 for the same-thing all over again.
    they just should of put out a new map pack.
  15. Thiko
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    This game is always the same no change, Activion mocks us. For this price the game is completely useless. in 2011 he could get out a better game, but not he prefers to release a game every month!
  16. RobertKotick
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    I don't usually do this but, MW3 had suspiciously low work put into it, so I had to come give it a score worthy of the time and effort put into the game.
  17. Minute14
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    same old same old... it it seems like its just a $60 map pack... Game play is the same as before, just expected MUCH MUCH more. The idea of rehashing and doing the same thing as the three prior titles is disappointing. With all the hype and promotion around it, perhaps they could have spent less on marketing and more on development... JMHO
  18. Gillen
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    I was looking forward to this so much, and it was greatly disappointing. The single player, although predictable, is good. There are lots of explosions and stuff going on all around, but its still the same old thing. go here, breech this and run into this alley. The worst part is that its just a re skin of MW2. If I wanted to play MW2 I would play MW2. Even the multiplayer menu isI was looking forward to this so much, and it was greatly disappointing. The single player, although predictable, is good. There are lots of explosions and stuff going on all around, but its still the same old thing. go here, breech this and run into this alley. The worst part is that its just a re skin of MW2. If I wanted to play MW2 I would play MW2. Even the multiplayer menu is the same. People camp harder in these small bland maps, the aiming sucks and most of all, there are no changes from MW2. The kill streaks are different, but not better. They are just different. I find my self getting bored of the repetitiveness of the game in about 5 min. Spawn, get s pawn killed. Respawn and go find the guy who spawn killed you in a corner, kill him and die again. Repeat. I know its a continuation of the story and they can not create a whole new setting and all, but it really feels like they didn't even try. And now i hear that there will be at least 9 DLC map packs, this only goes to show that they only care about our money and not our gaming experience.… Expand
  19. ChaosWitch
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    What's changed from COD2? Ridiculously shorter and shorter over-scripted single-player campaigns, more and more expensive map packs, more and more money spent in marketing and ZERO in new ideas, more and more 12 years old morons playing online, more and more "yankee save the world!! U-S-A! U-S-A!!!11!1"
    COD is s**t.
  20. JMac1237
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    The game is the same game it has been since 4. I mean don't' get me wrong- I will continue to play with my friends and have fun, but I am so pissed that the developers don't respect the consumers enough to add new features...this game should have been a DLC for MW2.
  21. IamBuckness
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    As a huge MW fan i cant help but say im extremely disappointed. its kind of like a bad dream that you cant wake up from while playing this game. the campaign mode was obviously not going to be that surprising because it was the end of the arc so it was what i expected it to be. the real down fall is the multiplayer.so let me just make a list of why this game is just as bad or worse thenAs a huge MW fan i cant help but say im extremely disappointed. its kind of like a bad dream that you cant wake up from while playing this game. the campaign mode was obviously not going to be that surprising because it was the end of the arc so it was what i expected it to be. the real down fall is the multiplayer.so let me just make a list of why this game is just as bad or worse then black ops which is surprising to me because i expect the **** from Treyarc but not from IW or Sledgehammer. i bought both BF3 and MW3 and let me say as of right now BF is dumping on this game and im not even a Battlefield fan which is sad in my eyes.

    1.Old Game New Polish
    they advertised this game like it was the greatest thing to happen to the cod series and let me say its really not. it made world at war and black ops both look decent.(which we all know they were terrible). Graphics are the same as the last 2 MWs and aren't that much better in HD or PC versions which was really disappointing at least BF Upped their game.

    2.ITS CALLED DEDICATED SERVERS.
    You would think with all the complaints they probably got about the fact that this game has always had problems lagging and host being an issue of abuse that they would fix it. Again it didn't happen in fact its a little worse. In my eyes there is nothing worse then shooting at someone and you die instantly only to watch the kill cam and see that he was looking at you a whole 1.5 seconds before he appeared on your screen. that's very irritating because i hate having my kill streak stopped short because of lag and hosting issues not to mention we are all sick of getting a loss on our record because some kid rage quits and turns his Xbox off taking everyone back to their own lobbies and everyone getting a loss because of one person.

    3.Small Maps and Flawed Spawn System
    OK im a fan of balanced maps and not having maps so big that a sniper can pick you off from extremely far away before you even know what hit you. but if your going to have these kind of small maps then there needs to be a fix in the spawn system. it is impossible to keep a streak because of the random spawn points in not just TDM or Kill Conformed but in all of the game types across the board. how is it that every time i engage in battle with one person no where near there initial spawn point does a kid pop up next to me and pick me off that is just annoying and unpleasant and hopefully will be patched SOON!!!

    4. MODDERS AND HACKERS
    I know im not the only one who loves leader boards and i know im not the only one to complain on how a billion dollar company cant manage such a small thing. you cant make leader boards and put out there how awesome it is or what a feat it would be to be on them if they are filled with kids who don't leave their basements and just mod and hack all day making the game for the rest of us a little bit less enjoyable stop being lazy and use some of our hard earned money that we put in your pocket and swing a banhammer please and thank you.

    5.Kill Streaks
    I don't know about you but there was nothing more satisfying to me then dropping a nuke after avoiding death for 25 kills(not camping) or how you could drop a predator missile, harrier strike, and then call in your pave low or ac130 and cause havoc for a pretty decent period of time. all that has been wiped away it seems in the blink of an eye with a care package being the best kill streak you can get. this is also dumb because if you use it you cant collect any of the care packages so its pretty much for your team mates and it can be shot down with one stinger before it drops anything so what a waste. the M.O.A.B. after 25 kills is OK but its not a game changer because ive still won games while being on the losing end of it so how is that an accomplishment if people can still destroy you when its activated? also i can tell the ac130 time has been reduced which is not cool. all in all i don't get excited anymore when i get any type of kill streak which is suppose to be the most exciting part of the game.

    6.Weapons
    The weapons in this game are ridiculously unbalanced. i know i know the higher you get the better the weapons but i remember when even the low level weapons gave you a little bit of a fighting chance but now its an uphill climb until you get the type 95(pretty much the famas) and that gun is better then most if not all the guns you unlock after that. the noob tube has been nerfed a lot which is OK but it still makes it so everyone either camps in a corner with the new overpowered 50 cal sniper or runs around with the type 95 there is no variety with the weapons anymore and its sad.

    So all in all the game is what you can expect from the broken sequels of the original cod. Hopefully the developers will realize that we spend our hard earned money to pay for these games and the least they can do is give us a game that feels like an actual game and not like DLC or a polished terd.    … Expand
  22. SpacedDuck
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    You begged more people to review this game so here I am. Except I'm one of the people massively disappointed with this game. If I wanted to play Modern Warfare 2 I would have dusted off my copy of that game and played it. Instead I purchased MW3 to find it almost 99% unchanged from previous games. I get sniped from across maps through walls and then spawn to get killed again, most people IYou begged more people to review this game so here I am. Except I'm one of the people massively disappointed with this game. If I wanted to play Modern Warfare 2 I would have dusted off my copy of that game and played it. Instead I purchased MW3 to find it almost 99% unchanged from previous games. I get sniped from across maps through walls and then spawn to get killed again, most people I play with have a tough time even breaking even with K/D ratios so this game is just a gigantic unbalanced joke. It's one of the few games I would return if I could but due to stupid gaming rules I can't return an opened game. Battlefield 3 despite it's brief server issues is a much much better playing game. I'm not a fanboy of either series. Up until Black Ops I was a huge fan of the Call of Duty series and then you guys just got lazy. Truly hope your heads spin from all the negative press on this game, you don't deserve any of the good reviews from major sites and they're truly biased. Activision can't buy off every fan but clearly can with review sites.… Expand
  23. huevoyglobo
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    ¿89 de 100? Es una copia de MW 2 y, apurando un poco, MW1. Como mucho se merece un aprobado. Juego al COD desde los inicios y soy seguidor de la serie, pero no puedo darle más de un 1 porque me esperaba algo más por los 70 euros que hemos pagado. Igual a cambio de 30 euros le hubiese dado dicho 5, pero vamos, esto es un pitorreo. Solo hay que jugar¿89 de 100? Es una copia de MW 2 y, apurando un poco, MW1. Como mucho se merece un aprobado. Juego al COD desde los inicios y soy seguidor de la serie, pero no puedo darle más de un 1 porque me esperaba algo más por los 70 euros que hemos pagado. Igual a cambio de 30 euros le hubiese dado dicho 5, pero vamos, esto es un pitorreo. Solo hay que jugar un rato al multijugador para ver cómo se repiten objetos y edificios de entregas anteriores sin rubor y sin apenas mejora. ¿Ah sí? Pues no se merecen más nota por mi parte.… Expand
  24. hasoo1
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    Wow never did i think the day would come when the people turn againts cod about **** time if you ask me why should we fork out full retail price for the same **** over and over, no new graphics engine, stupid single player more like a hollywood movie. pathetic multiplayer full of 12 year old kids same old same old. after looking at what dice did with bf3 this feels like a copy and pasteWow never did i think the day would come when the people turn againts cod about **** time if you ask me why should we fork out full retail price for the same **** over and over, no new graphics engine, stupid single player more like a hollywood movie. pathetic multiplayer full of 12 year old kids same old same old. after looking at what dice did with bf3 this feels like a copy and paste job 2 developers 2 years and we get a expasion pack… Expand
  25. Jaredizle
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    I am not going to say much, because whatever i say i will just be accused of being a bf3 fanboy.. I have all the COD games, and i even still have my MW2 LE xbox console that i use to this day. MW3 was the only time i didn't pre-order. A buddy of mine actually did and we played it a couple of times. Nothing really stood out as being new, or refreashing. MW2 was a huge step over MW. ThisI am not going to say much, because whatever i say i will just be accused of being a bf3 fanboy.. I have all the COD games, and i even still have my MW2 LE xbox console that i use to this day. MW3 was the only time i didn't pre-order. A buddy of mine actually did and we played it a couple of times. Nothing really stood out as being new, or refreashing. MW2 was a huge step over MW. This game truely feels like a giant map pack with a cheap story line thrown in just to call it a game. ALL this to get that christmas paycheck.. You won't find me on MW3 or even any of the past COD games. I have found my new home on Gears of war. I am tired of the money grubbing devs such as IW and EA.. The game will eventually suffer at the greedy hands of the developers. COD is a great game along with other FPS games... It's just sad to see this game being so focused on making money vs making the game actually good.… Expand
  26. GAMERDUDELEET
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    This game is MW2... this should have been sold as DLC for $15 for MW2. I can't believe that gamers let game companies get away with this crap. Heed my warnings, don't buy this.
  27. Faceless_Angel
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    Several issues still plague this series. Lag due to lack of dedicated servers basically makes CoD unplayable (Confirmed btw). Once again the game will be based on who has the best connection and everyone will use the same gun until it's nerfed by the dev team. Activision is taking all your money for CoD Elite and not giving you anything for it you wouldn't pay for it anyways.Several issues still plague this series. Lag due to lack of dedicated servers basically makes CoD unplayable (Confirmed btw). Once again the game will be based on who has the best connection and everyone will use the same gun until it's nerfed by the dev team. Activision is taking all your money for CoD Elite and not giving you anything for it you wouldn't pay for it anyways. Stat-tracking? Battlelog is free, clans? Battlelog is free, Facebook style communication? Again Battlelog is free. CoD sells more copies than Battlefield so why can't Activision use that money to fix their broken game. Any other game that is using an engine that is 5 years old would be blasted by reviewers. Until you fix these issues, I won't be playing another CoD!… Expand
  28. publo
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    I was a cod fan, played every single game of cod and mw3 too, but never again, this is a constant deja-vu, and the overpriced dlcs......... is very sad to see how activition kills his franchyses, tony hawk, guitar hero and now COD (R.I.P)
    Don't waste your money in a 60 dollars DLC
  29. TomEire
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    Call of Cash-Cow- Modern Rip-off 3 is out, and I must say I was looking forward to playing this game, however after the fiasco with the last 2 COD games, at launch, I decided not to pre-order this time around. I rented the game for a week and that in itself was a waste of money, I should have only rented it for a single night, because thats about how long it took me to become bored withCall of Cash-Cow- Modern Rip-off 3 is out, and I must say I was looking forward to playing this game, however after the fiasco with the last 2 COD games, at launch, I decided not to pre-order this time around. I rented the game for a week and that in itself was a waste of money, I should have only rented it for a single night, because thats about how long it took me to become bored with this same old, same old.

    If you have played any COD game, you will know exactly what to expect with MW3 (if it ain't broke don't fix it), and some might think thats a good thing, but it isn't. If you're like me and have put countless hours into COD, you're probably looking for some cool new stuff for MP, some innovative game mode or KSR or something....ANYTHING, but no, basically nothing has changed since the last instalment.

    If you have been living in a cave and never played a COD game, then you'll probably enjoy MW3, however if you have played COD before, I can almost guarantee, that the novelty of a few new KSR and guns will ware off pretty quick.

    Multi-player lags constantly. Map design is terrible. The guns sound like someone threw a box of cutlery down some stairs, (peeew pheeew rattle rattle pheew) COD Elite, cost the same as the full game, and doesn't work.
    Hit detection is so bad its actually funny.
    Bullets can turn corners apparently.
    Health seems to be 75% of what it was in every other COD game.
    Shotguns are a two shot kill from point blank range.

    IW's answer to zombies, is survival mode, and its not a patch on zombies.

    I honestly wanted this to be a great game. COD4 was excellent, MW2 was frustrating at best, so I was hoping they would have learned something from that and make MW3 as close to COD4 as possible with improved graphics and a different engine. Nope

    I didn't think COD could get any worse than BlackOp's, and sadly I was wrong.

    If you have played COD before, then this game is not even worth renting, If you have never played COD before, rent it, you might enjoy it for a few hours.    … Expand
  30. Jesse80milligan
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    No zombies ... The only thing that was better then battlefield you took away
    This game is a joke . The multiplayer maps are to maze like I played it for 1 hour before I put bf3 back in .
Page:

Awards & Rankings

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

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
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.
    Read full review
  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.
    Read full review
  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.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »