Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8685 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 5,478 out of 8685
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  1. StealthyShroom
    Nov 11, 2011
    10
    Awesome as expected from IW. The new engine is so smooth and dynamic, Spec ops is great, and online is still the best around. Call of Duty wins again!
  2. Alberto_Ferras
    Nov 11, 2011
    9
    It is the best COD game I've played I really liked the changes they did to the multiplayer is what I like best, the campaign seemed to me epic, vertical, above all entertaining. I did not expect anything from this call of duty but has left me with mouth open and confident hope to play all year greetings.
  3. JimJin
    Nov 11, 2011
    10
    MW3 is what every CoD fan should want. A polished version of the great game we all love. I'm surprised how many negative user reviews they are? How many of the bad reviews were written by disappointed BF3 players???? There's no such thing as a CoD killer.........
  4. Alli893
    Nov 13, 2011
    10
    Haters gonna hate. But I love it. Multiplayer system of perks and streaks different from Black Ops. No more money system, but you unlock points to unlock weapon attachments and streak. Also, different types of streaks (assault vs support) conform to how you play.
  5. 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.
  6. yellasdf
    Nov 14, 2011
    10
    I don't see why there is so much negativity around this game. It wasn't bad at all, infact it was great. Why anyone would expect it to be different than Modern Warfare 2 is beyond me, considering they take place within a day from each other. Either way the gameplay is fun and it's an overall well made game.
  7. crazysammons
    Nov 16, 2011
    7
    So....... Modern Warfare 3 it's finally upon us, is it good? Yes I think it rounds off the story pretty well, and the MP is much better than the others. Only problem I have with these games is they lose there appeal quickly cause its far to much of the same, car wait for my copy of skyrim
  8. UberSoldat360
    Nov 16, 2011
    9
    There are a few reasons I think COD 4 modern warfare,MW2 & MW3 should get less than great player reviews.First off I think IW on there worst day kill Treyarch on there best day when it comes to putting together a COD.That being said I have bought every COD game and I'm always blown away with the IW release but I'm also disappointed when I can start to finish the game in 7-8 hours.But thereThere are a few reasons I think COD 4 modern warfare,MW2 & MW3 should get less than great player reviews.First off I think IW on there worst day kill Treyarch on there best day when it comes to putting together a COD.That being said I have bought every COD game and I'm always blown away with the IW release but I'm also disappointed when I can start to finish the game in 7-8 hours.But there is multiplayer and DLC,but have you played online with those ANIMALS?My god its brutal and how come a level 1 player is thrown into a meat grinder with level 50-60?You have to level up to get better loadouts don't you think you should at least have the option to play with other players in the same level?And why are all the DLC multiplayer?Why not make campaign DLC available?And for all the COD haters who say Battlefield is a better game you could NOT be more wrong.Did you all play BF3?It was a total ripoff of cod4 mw mw2 and black ops combined.If mw3 was a longer campaign and offered campaign DLC I would score it a 10.… Expand
  9. twistedownz
    Nov 16, 2011
    10
    good game just wish they changed things but doesnt deserve a 3.2 deff deserves at least a 7. People are way too harsh on this game. They kept good things and not every game is perfect like skyrim
  10. coffinlock
    Nov 17, 2011
    10
    I give it a 10. Common its Call Of Duty...Its the best game you ever played. The reason these scores are so low is because people who enjoy it don't want to put the controller down long enough to review it. It's tough to argue the sheer amount of people playing the game!
  11. ResidualQuasar
    Nov 17, 2011
    9
    Don't be fooled by the negative reviews; there is absolutely nothing wrong with this game besides the hordes of people that spend their lives playing multiplayer, making it impossible for casual players like me to do well and have fun online. The campaign is a blast, and is literally the best since MW1. I thought MW2 was complete garbage, but I really like MW3; it reminds me why I likedDon't be fooled by the negative reviews; there is absolutely nothing wrong with this game besides the hordes of people that spend their lives playing multiplayer, making it impossible for casual players like me to do well and have fun online. The campaign is a blast, and is literally the best since MW1. I thought MW2 was complete garbage, but I really like MW3; it reminds me why I liked MW1 so much. The guns feel and sound more powerful, the graphics are fine for what it is, and the story is better than any of the others. Just because it is familiar does not mean that it is bad. MW3 is my favorite COD yet, and since I don't play COD excessively, I don't mind the similarities at all.… Expand
  12. Nexis
    Nov 18, 2011
    9
    I really don't understand all the hate. Its is clear that Metacritic needs to lock user reviews on triple A titles. Most users can no longer be trusted to give a fair and unbiased view. (PROS) Fast paced with smooth frame rates and balls to the wall fun. Graphics are not super realistic but are smooth and nice to look at. Lots of progression and customisation. Can now choose your own killI really don't understand all the hate. Its is clear that Metacritic needs to lock user reviews on triple A titles. Most users can no longer be trusted to give a fair and unbiased view. (PROS) Fast paced with smooth frame rates and balls to the wall fun. Graphics are not super realistic but are smooth and nice to look at. Lots of progression and customisation. Can now choose your own kill streak style. Just a very smooth flowing game.

    (CONS) Quick scoping is annoying and should be removed from the game. Host migration can sometimes be a pain and see you kicked out of games.

    MW3 becomes more polished with each iteration and this is no exception. . Even if you hate MW3 as you didn't think it brought anything new to the table there is no way it deserves the unfair score and super harsh criticism. Mark MW3 on its merits and you will see it for what it is. A very highly polished game. IMO the highest polished FPS to date.    … Expand
  13. Stupiddude3456
    Nov 20, 2011
    10
    I personally think this game is GREAT. I love how fun the campaign is , I also love how fun the online play is with new game modes like Kill Confirmed. Do not listen to what other people say, if you are a true Call of Duty fan , you would like this game.
  14. m0ax
    Nov 20, 2011
    10
    This game may have one or two flaws, but that doesn't mean it should get a zero. Hell, it shouldn't get anything below an eight. This is one of the best games people will ever play, but they don't like the way a certain gun sounds when it is fired, so they give it a two. I am disappointed at how little my generation cares. Oh, yeah, the games great by the way.
  15. redbirdrebirth
    Nov 20, 2011
    10
    I'm giving this a 10 quite simply because I don't very much like Battlefield fan-boy bombing. It's stupid. Where do they get off totally shredding a user score for a game for absolutely no reason.
  16. Tdelahousaye
    Nov 21, 2011
    8
    What happens in most new COD releases is that the excitement of the limited cool new features (in this case survival mode spec ops and...i guess elite) seem to wear off after the first week and then I'm just back to playing COD the same way I have since the release of COD4: Modern Warfare. COD seems to have fallen into the Madden franchise habit of making each new release seem littleWhat happens in most new COD releases is that the excitement of the limited cool new features (in this case survival mode spec ops and...i guess elite) seem to wear off after the first week and then I'm just back to playing COD the same way I have since the release of COD4: Modern Warfare. COD seems to have fallen into the Madden franchise habit of making each new release seem little more than an expansion pack for COD4. It's unrealistic to ask each release to be as game changing as COD4 but eventually a huge gameplay change needs to take place before I can give a new COD game more than an 8. In closing: The graphics are great, the campaign is fun but short and the multi-player is addicting as always but same old same old.… Expand
  17. jkbpttrsn
    Nov 21, 2011
    10
    It is pathetic what so many nerdy fanboys choose to do just because they didn't like the game. MW3 is far from being the the best COD, and this comes from a real COD fan and player. The game isn't a 10, but just because people want cr@p all over the rating system, why should it by putting a rating it doesn't deserve? So far this year i've played many sequels: saints row 3, assassins creed,It is pathetic what so many nerdy fanboys choose to do just because they didn't like the game. MW3 is far from being the the best COD, and this comes from a real COD fan and player. The game isn't a 10, but just because people want cr@p all over the rating system, why should it by putting a rating it doesn't deserve? So far this year i've played many sequels: saints row 3, assassins creed, Uncharted 3 and many more and i would love for somebody to tell what major differences those games have from their predecessors? Hell, the only difference between Uncharted 2 and 3 were a couple guns and the ability to customize their characters! and guess what? i didn't care! i didn't go on here and give the game a 1 just because of that! This just proves that rating systems from average users are BS and it makes me questions every other rating on here from users! are they legit or are they from a bunch of pissed off 12 year olds? this game isn't a 10, but it's farther from a 1! or a 3.2! i give this game 8.0. While it looks similar, the gameplay is far from the same. The support classes which help team members are good for players who want to help their team out and don't care about K/D, something that wasn't available in previous CODs. And the fact that taking over bases and going for the objectives helps towards your pointstreak helps a lot in making the game more objective based. But i guess that first thousand reviewers who chose to review in the first several hours of the release date wouldn't have know that. What if people would have done that for fanboy games like BF or Halo? omg, we would have a bunch of pissed of cry babies. I thought the single player would have sucked, but even though it was short, i've played through it 3 times (one time on veteran) and am planning on going a fourth time to find all the intel and get all the trophies. It's sad when you see the rating system so messed up. Only 252 people gave it an average review? in my opinion all the negative comments should be in the yellow review area! at least then the reviews would be more legit! What's sad is that the negative comments backfired on all the fanboys. If the reviews would have been around a 6.0 or a 7.0 then people would have taken the reviews seriously and decided not to buy it, but every person i know that read the reviews here laughed all the no life losers who had nothing better to do that give the review a 1. There are no games that have sequels that are truly reinvented and the ones that do are usually terrible *cough* Call of Juarez *cough*. And yes even battlefield 3 had literately no differences! it's just prettier and has jets! please tell me any other differences? the snipers work the same! the game modes are the same! yes it has a lot of guns, but it's obvious that most are some are better than others and all you see is that same guns online! and this is coming from somebody who plays BF3 and likes it more than COD! but just because i like BF3 better than COD it sure as hell doesn't mean i give the game a terrible review! I gave myself a couple weeks before reviewing, so i'm sure that my review is probably more legit than the bunch of 1's and 10's that put on here every 5 minutes. I wan't all the fanboys who say that MW3 is the same as COD4 and look at the differences between saints row 2 and 3 and uncharted 2 and 3 (both games that are reviewed highly both critically and with users) and find a major difference? something totally recreates the game and make it so much more reinvented? then i want you to think about BF3 and BFBC2 and tell me major differences that reinvent them? and not just prettier graphics and jets! i want to see if you can find any! and if you do and you think i'm full of cr@p email me and let's see how good of an argument you have: jakobpeter16@yahoo.com (that's a fake account i have for random things i do) I hope all you little kids that reviewed the game so low to look and say whether or not it realley is a 3.2 and whether or not you guys made the same mistake on every other sequel you ever reviewed?… Expand
  18. THX1968
    Nov 23, 2011
    10
    MW3 rocks. Simple as that. Giving this game a rating of zero is totally unfair and ridiculous. The multiplayer is as fast and furious as it ever has been. I keep reading about lack of innovation, but there isn't any suggestions, just a lot of **** Not liking a game is one thing, especially if you're tired of the basic gameplay, but you can't ignore the extraordinarily high quality ofMW3 rocks. Simple as that. Giving this game a rating of zero is totally unfair and ridiculous. The multiplayer is as fast and furious as it ever has been. I keep reading about lack of innovation, but there isn't any suggestions, just a lot of **** Not liking a game is one thing, especially if you're tired of the basic gameplay, but you can't ignore the extraordinarily high quality of this game! I suspect by the terrible grammar and plethora of incomplete sentences that most of these reviews were written by semi-illiterate 14 year old punks. The majority of reviews are strangely hateful. I got exactly what I wanted. I don't need a bunch of gimmicky "innovations". When Black Ops 2 comes out, I hope it plays exactly the same way. As for MW3, if you liked any of the previous games or found them addicting to the point of obsession, this is no different.… Expand
  19. caboose237
    Dec 20, 2011
    2
    terrible, just terrible, the campaign was the only moderately fun part. the multiplayer system rewards campers and hackers and such, if your tactical you get shat on. and then there's the 8 year olds in lobbies who try to troll you and intimidate you and the hardcore cod gamers who take it far to seriously in game chat. and the never ending messages of "hosting free sniper lobbies" I DONTterrible, just terrible, the campaign was the only moderately fun part. the multiplayer system rewards campers and hackers and such, if your tactical you get shat on. and then there's the 8 year olds in lobbies who try to troll you and intimidate you and the hardcore cod gamers who take it far to seriously in game chat. and the never ending messages of "hosting free sniper lobbies" I DONT CARE". I'l take battlefield3 and skyrim, and be on my my.… Expand
  20. ssdasreich
    Nov 9, 2011
    10
    Crysis, Battlefield and Medal Of Honor..... even with multiple games across 3 franchises, EA cant get any closer to even touching Activision and the Call Of Duty franchise.

    Story continuation, New multiplayer options, kickass "OMFG!" movie-like moments.... in my book that's more "new stuff" than is offered by most of the EA franchise games. Speaking of Activision ripping off people,    Crysis, Battlefield and Medal Of Honor..... even with multiple games across 3 franchises, EA cant get any closer to even touching Activision and the Call Of Duty franchise.

    Story continuation, New multiplayer options, kickass "OMFG!" movie-like moments.... in my book that's more "new stuff" than is offered by most of the EA franchise games. Speaking of Activision ripping off people, NOBODY rips off people better than EA especially with its annual sports franchises. I mean c'mon... is the gameplay REALLY different in subsequent FIFA or MADDEN or NFS releases? (The latest NFS, Yes... but look at the earlier 6 - 7 iterations)

    It's sad to see so many EA fanboys trolling COD reviews. A Zero? on a scale of 0 - 10??? Seriously??? gimme a break!    … Expand
  21. capiti
    Nov 10, 2011
    10
    10 it is!

    great game. These little kids have nothing better to do. come on! 1.5 for this game? Not even E.T. from atari got a score lie this I bet!

    Grow up bf3 fan boys!
  22. Flowerday11
    Nov 10, 2011
    7
    well i am shocked at the COD haters coming out in such force to slag a game to death. come on people, grow up. no game warrants a 0/10 score, especially not MW3. Ok, it's the same as the rest with no breakthroughs or innovation, but hey, that's the COD series to a tee. You know what you are buying and that's why people buy it, it's not for hardcore gamers and it's an easy game to pick upwell i am shocked at the COD haters coming out in such force to slag a game to death. come on people, grow up. no game warrants a 0/10 score, especially not MW3. Ok, it's the same as the rest with no breakthroughs or innovation, but hey, that's the COD series to a tee. You know what you are buying and that's why people buy it, it's not for hardcore gamers and it's an easy game to pick up and play when you don't have a lot of free time. Overall it is just like MW and MW2 but they had great multi-player and that's why people buy this game. think metacritic needs to put a stop to this bashing… Expand
  23. vcca15
    Nov 10, 2011
    10
    Seriously you kids are giving it a 0 --thats complete blasphemy - i dont care if u hate IW or COD because you think its cool to be different or be the outcast, i get on this site to read reviews to help decide if a game is worth buying, you guys are ruining the integrety of the site, a 0 --GTFOH dont even review we arent all 10 yr olds tryna act like this is the worst game ever justSeriously you kids are giving it a 0 --thats complete blasphemy - i dont care if u hate IW or COD because you think its cool to be different or be the outcast, i get on this site to read reviews to help decide if a game is worth buying, you guys are ruining the integrety of the site, a 0 --GTFOH dont even review we arent all 10 yr olds tryna act like this is the worst game ever just because ea took shots a COD u think your doing them justice and your cool--even almighty EA shut their mouth and backtracked their words closer to release date becuase they knew that this game was gonna crush ---i have NF3 and MW3 both great games ..but MW3>BF3 ---if u liked the previous COD thhis is a revameped better version-- i loved MW2 and i love the new one --everyone says its the same game jus improved, yeah duh its a sequal i wouldnt have like a completely diff game as a sequal to my fav game ever (mw2) --now i have a new improved SEQUAL that is MW3 and its awesome 0------KDR=2 !!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  24. Theninja
    Nov 10, 2011
    10
    first off i just want to say to all the BF fanboys that gave this game >5 its ok we all know that MW3's campaign is the **** dont get me wrong i like BF i have played it before i have owned 4 of them and lets just saw that BF is good but so is COD so shut the **** up and stop giving it bad reviews because EA is horrible at costumer support. now on the the real review the game is awesome,first off i just want to say to all the BF fanboys that gave this game >5 its ok we all know that MW3's campaign is the **** dont get me wrong i like BF i have played it before i have owned 4 of them and lets just saw that BF is good but so is COD so shut the **** up and stop giving it bad reviews because EA is horrible at costumer support. now on the the real review the game is awesome, campaign was ****ing sick really good way to end the MW series(?) and MP is great i love every map except for seatown haha and spec ops is awesome also survival is sick and fun even to play with yourself… Expand
  25. Lonewanderer23
    Nov 8, 2011
    0
    This game not only shows how much it sucks(which it really does), but it also really displays how much FPS games are beginning to suck. Call of Duty is already becoming a throwaway series that Activision always seems to eliminate once there is enough money made. This game has its moments but the singleplayer wasn't as mindblowing as Call of Duty 4's campaign. Also, I would like to noteThis game not only shows how much it sucks(which it really does), but it also really displays how much FPS games are beginning to suck. Call of Duty is already becoming a throwaway series that Activision always seems to eliminate once there is enough money made. This game has its moments but the singleplayer wasn't as mindblowing as Call of Duty 4's campaign. Also, I would like to note that they never changed their engine. Bad move. The graphics still look like how it was 2 years ago, or better yet 4 years ago. Yes, this game has horrible graphics and it is as if the game is an expansion to MW2. Sadly, the whole COD franchise is already becoming a series of repetitive map packs with a different campaign. The multiplayer also seems to have ripped off the idea of dogtags from previous Battlefield games. What's wrong, InfinityWard? Are your games all of the sudden losing its touch to the point where you need to copy from a bigger stronger franchise? This game is lucky to receive a 0 from me because I refuse to give it anything higher. The reason for this is because of how not only did this game disappoint me, but the whole damned franchise too. R.I.P. Call of Duty....… Expand
  26. RapidFireReaper
    Nov 9, 2011
    1
    I have played all previous Moder warfare titles including black ops and world at war (in between cod4 and modern warfare 2). I knew from that start the multiplayer looked the same but to my surprise they changed almost nothing. Even the sound effects are the same! are you kidding me!? Still running the quake III engine from 1999! All the texture models are the same expect shiner. However iI have played all previous Moder warfare titles including black ops and world at war (in between cod4 and modern warfare 2). I knew from that start the multiplayer looked the same but to my surprise they changed almost nothing. Even the sound effects are the same! are you kidding me!? Still running the quake III engine from 1999! All the texture models are the same expect shiner. However i dident fret i figured the campian is always epic right! NO! They basically held my hand down a straight path and then spoon fed me explosions. Sadly disappointed. If your a fan id wait for the bargain bin… Expand
  27. bluetoon
    Nov 9, 2011
    0
    I went in expecting very little and was still disappointed. Added nothing to the pre-existing formula so this gets a 0 for being a carbon copy of Modern Warfare 2, yet still asks you for $70.
  28. RexRaptor
    Nov 9, 2011
    0
    This game is not worth a single penny. Why do people buy this crap every single year? Wake up people, Activision is ripping you off. They say they work two years on this "masterpiece", but isn't it very clear they don't spend more than 6 months?

    This is just another generic first person shooter. There already way too many of them, and these guys are not helping. This game is not worth    This game is not worth a single penny. Why do people buy this crap every single year? Wake up people, Activision is ripping you off. They say they work two years on this "masterpiece", but isn't it very clear they don't spend more than 6 months?

    This is just another generic first person shooter. There already way too many of them, and these guys are not helping. This game is not worth your time or money. Buy Call of Duty 4 for 10 bucks instead, it's the same thing. Oh, and be sure to buy it used - Activision don't deserve your precious money.    … Expand
  29. dubby93
    Nov 10, 2011
    10
    Started playing MW3 on release day, and to put it simply: The Best just got Better! The campaign was amazing and ended an awesome story. Multiplayer was excellent with new modes, maps and guns. The survival mode in spec-ops was another highlight. In conclusion MW3 was one of the best games I ever played.
  30. pepodmc
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    como puede ser que un juego con estos graficos sean un juego de 2011?

    me parece muy mal que no usen un nuevo motor grafico, que no hayan querido innovar en nada, y encima la campaña es cortisima, muy mal, muy mal.....
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#13 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2011
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#1 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2011
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#13 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2011

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 81 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 79 out of 81
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 81
  3. Negative: 0 out of 81
  1. Gamer Limit
    Jan 11, 2012
    85
    Ultimately, Modern Warfare 3 feels similar to it's brethren, but that doesn't mean it isn't a great game. The single player element is still exciting, and multiplayer has more options than ever – if you're a fan of Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 3 is a no brainer.
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  2. Game Over Online
    Dec 28, 2011
    84
    Modern Warfare 3, while still an excellent thrill ride in its own right, feels far too similar to MW2 or even Black Ops for my taste.
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  3. Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
    Dec 12, 2011
    88
    I never expected Modern Warfare 3 to go toe-to-toe with EA's juggernaut this year, but it came out of the gates with a tour de force campaign and co-op mode. It loses points with a perhaps too-familiar multiplayer that caters to the juvenile on Xbox Live; though don't be mistaken, Modern Warfare 3 is one hell of a shooter and a highlight for a series that just won't die – no matter how much we wish it bloody would, at times.
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