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. Kailurisu
    Nov 10, 2011
    3
    I don't normally bother to review games, but after seeing Glen Schofields call to gamers to review the game, I figured, I would give him exactly what he wants/needs, but he won't like it. So here is the deal, I bought this game for the multiplayer, who didn't, it doesnt mean I won't play single player or anything else, just that my main goal is to enjoy multiplayer. CoD has offered a veryI don't normally bother to review games, but after seeing Glen Schofields call to gamers to review the game, I figured, I would give him exactly what he wants/needs, but he won't like it. So here is the deal, I bought this game for the multiplayer, who didn't, it doesnt mean I won't play single player or anything else, just that my main goal is to enjoy multiplayer. CoD has offered a very specific flavor of multiplayer that I have enjoyed, but this iteration actually felt off, not quite as good as MW2 or Black Ops. More importantly, the maps for multiplayer, are bland, mostly too hectic and feel ugly. I haven't found a single map that I have enjoyed greatly. That is not a good start. Even remade maps would have served better. The Single player so far is boring, disjointed, and already I feel disconnected from the characters I love, Soap and Price. They don't have the same flavor, and the (SPOILER) guy meant to protect the Russian president being shot by Makarov..... that felt rehashed and boring, I'm not sure I will even bother finishing single player. Survival has been enjoyable, but its just like another form of zombies, good but in the end nothing unique at all. In the end Ill play it, probably more then it would seemed based on my review, a little hypocritical I know. However, I already know now that BF3 for me has taken over the joy that I once held for the CoD series. It seems treating your stars like crap, forcing them to leave, and throwing random **** barely tested developers on a much loved series is just not a good idea. (No offense to Treyarch, they at least seemed to try and did ok)… Expand
  2. phillz91
    Nov 10, 2011
    4
    I enjoyed MW1 multiplayer a lot, MW2 wasn't quite as good due to the focus on killstreaks but was an good game none-the-less, but MW3 does not live up to the Modern Warfare name at all. I was very disappointed in Black Ops for many reasons, namely the amount of lag and the map design that promoted a camping mentality to do well and I'm sad to say this has carried over to MW3 somehow. MW2,I enjoyed MW1 multiplayer a lot, MW2 wasn't quite as good due to the focus on killstreaks but was an good game none-the-less, but MW3 does not live up to the Modern Warfare name at all. I was very disappointed in Black Ops for many reasons, namely the amount of lag and the map design that promoted a camping mentality to do well and I'm sad to say this has carried over to MW3 somehow. MW2, among it's faults, was a good, fast paced game that actually rewarded people that moved around the map, and not in the corner to corner sence. As a 'run and gunner' I pride myself on being able to rely on my reflexes and perception, not on the amount of patience it takes to sit in a corner waiting for someone to run past and I did well as a runner. In Black Ops and MW3 this was lost in the combination of corners, choke points and bad map design. I don't understand how a team with many staff that built MW1 and 2 could create a game so closely resembling Black Ops which is made by a different developer. Everything from bad spawn points to shotty map design to lag that shouldn't be there to bad hit detection and even the graphic design mirrors Black Ops so closely that you could be forgiven for not knowing there are two different developers.
    If they had taken the MW2 architecture and netcode system, added the new maps and weapons and all that jazz and left it, it would be a decent game, but at the moment the only saving grace is the fairly interesting spec ops.
    The fact that I still actively play MW2 but am already sick of this game and it's dodgey calls and decisions shows just how dissimilar they are even though they are direct sequels, then add on the hype about lack of camping spots and choke points that came from the developers themselves and it almost boils down to a blatant lie to the consumer in that regards (much like Black Ops and it's oh so many promised features that where never fleshed out).
    As a parting word, all I can say is the multiplayer is a hassle to get through not the fun experience it is meant to be and a practise in frustration and my private, offensive vocabulary every time I play a match.    … Expand
  3. CheekyKingers
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    Feels like a cut and paste job that lost its charm along the way. As each Call of Duty has been released my levels of disappointment slowly increase. There's no doubt in my mind that Cod 4 was a class, the others on the other hand. Meh. Modern Warfare 3's multiplayer has no charm in my view. The maps feel rushed and unpolished compared to classics such as Backlot, Crossfire and CrashFeels like a cut and paste job that lost its charm along the way. As each Call of Duty has been released my levels of disappointment slowly increase. There's no doubt in my mind that Cod 4 was a class, the others on the other hand. Meh. Modern Warfare 3's multiplayer has no charm in my view. The maps feel rushed and unpolished compared to classics such as Backlot, Crossfire and Crash (Cod4) and the game play still has the usual frustrating broken points that came with its predecessor. Hit-markers are still a massive issue. Shotguns in particular- I have, on many occasions, one shot kill someone to the body from a good 5-10 metres away. But then i've also had multiple times where someone has been point blanc in front of me and i've shot them in the face only to watch in amazement as they don't die. Don't get me wrong there are some occasional fun times to be had. But one game on MW3 leaves me more frustrated then I ever was in my whole time of playing Cod 4 or even Battlefield 3.… Expand
  4. Mentlegen324
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    Absolutely terrible game. CoD is ruined, each game is exactly the same as the previous one with just afew name changes. CoD used to be an amazing game, it's dead now.

    MW3 makes no improvements over the previous games, nothing is innovative or new. This game does not deserve the attention it gets - it is completely overhyped and not worth playing, people just think it's automatically good    Absolutely terrible game. CoD is ruined, each game is exactly the same as the previous one with just afew name changes. CoD used to be an amazing game, it's dead now.

    MW3 makes no improvements over the previous games, nothing is innovative or new. This game does not deserve the attention it gets - it is completely overhyped and not worth playing, people just think it's automatically good because it's Call of duty and refuse to see the truth.    … Expand
  5. kuwaitboy
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    the hit detection is the worst THE game engine IS LIKE PS2/XBOX ???
    the maps is is more like coby past and some modification from COD4
    the game freeze my ps3
    i wish i can vote 1-
  6. ShrineEx
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    Honestly thought I was playing MW2 untill a friend told me it was a copy of MS3. No thats not a joke I'm being serious. There is so little difference between games its insulting that this is a stand alone title and not DLC.
  7. 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
  8. Dead4Fred
    Nov 10, 2011
    2
    MW3 or should I say MW2 again? Let's face the facts here people, you're paying for an overpriced map pack.

    The same crappy game, running on the same crappy engine, with recycled buildings from COD 4. This game deserves nothing but a bad rating. 10 million dumbasses is all I have to say. Infinity Ward/Sledgehammer are lazy developers that are only interested with the sales of the game and    MW3 or should I say MW2 again? Let's face the facts here people, you're paying for an overpriced map pack.

    The same crappy game, running on the same crappy engine, with recycled buildings from COD 4. This game deserves nothing but a bad rating. 10 million dumbasses is all I have to say. Infinity Ward/Sledgehammer are lazy developers that are only interested with the sales of the game and making sure that the â    … Expand
  9. pgachamps
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. I hoped activision would have changed somethings about the game play or even created a new engine. This game is the same as the last 2 with updated graphics and reset multi-player rankings is all. I suggest you go and pick up black ops if you already do no own it. Black ops actually brought something new to the table, the guns actually have recoil on blacksCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. I hoped activision would have changed somethings about the game play or even created a new engine. This game is the same as the last 2 with updated graphics and reset multi-player rankings is all. I suggest you go and pick up black ops if you already do no own it. Black ops actually brought something new to the table, the guns actually have recoil on blacks ops, Overall this game is good for people who like to play the as me game as the last model,but for people like me who want something new i suggest you not buy it.… Expand
  10. ibostro
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    I have supported Modern Warfare through its iterations, but this one has really been a letdown. it felt very re-packaged. No new gameplay mechanics and the maps feel small. Also sprinting everywhere is getting old, its not realistic and it feels cheap. IF you make MW4 please, PLEASE don't hype it up and let us down. For the price vs what was delivered: 0/10
  11. bLankLOL
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    I don't understand why we keep paying for the same game... They should of stopped at cod4 and ended on a good note. I hope that people will learn their lesson this time around and not continue to buy they games anymore or at least till they decided to actually make a new game.
  12. BLk
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    Modern Warfare is in need of an overhaul, and with is third installment, it has never before been so apparent. Everything here is overly failure, lacks any attempt at novelty. Outdated graphics, stale gameplay, and a predictable story all come together for the most underwhelming iteration yet. I honestly feel like i'm playing an expansion pack.
  13. Atony
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    First let me say I am Very glad i rented this at redbox & did not buy it, it isnt worth it.I have spent about a good 10 hrs playing mw3 and it's really sad & pathetic how Activision cheesing millions of gamers out there. Bad maps, rehashed graphics, sounds & animations with small updates here and there. I am officially done with cod for a while. Don't believe all the fantasy hype. It's allFirst let me say I am Very glad i rented this at redbox & did not buy it, it isnt worth it.I have spent about a good 10 hrs playing mw3 and it's really sad & pathetic how Activision cheesing millions of gamers out there. Bad maps, rehashed graphics, sounds & animations with small updates here and there. I am officially done with cod for a while. Don't believe all the fantasy hype. It's all about $ to those websites/magazines & YouTube channels.… Expand
  14. Dusty_Bottoms
    Nov 10, 2011
    3
    Well I jumped right on the band wagon and bought this game without reading any user reviews I wish I had. Overall I am very disappointed. Maybe the developers felt if it ain't broke don't fix it, but I think they have ended up with a stale game, same stuff repeated. It is not a new MW game its a map pack for MW2 and no more. I am a PC player and I can't understand why the dedicated serversWell I jumped right on the band wagon and bought this game without reading any user reviews I wish I had. Overall I am very disappointed. Maybe the developers felt if it ain't broke don't fix it, but I think they have ended up with a stale game, same stuff repeated. It is not a new MW game its a map pack for MW2 and no more. I am a PC player and I can't understand why the dedicated servers are un-ranked. I'm in Ireland and don't have a great net connection but at least with dedicated servers I could find one with good ping but what's the point if you cant rank up on them, so I am forced to go the P2P option, which is, for me at least, a very inferior way of playing. You are at the mercy of lag, whom ever is the host has the advantage. Also with the p2p games it just feels like I am spending more time in game lobbies waiting for players to join than in game and when in game you get the always annoying mitigating host message. I'll stick with Black Ops for my COD kicks, enjoying BF3 at the mo and I'm looking forward to Skyrim tomorrow.… Expand
  15. misterbluefield
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    No innovation whatsoever except for a few maps and weapons/tweaks. While some may think this is an amazing game, its just the same game we've been playing for the past few years with a new number slapped onto it. Seriously, I regret getting this again. Just the fact that they release this game every year, I wouldn't be surprised if they announced another Call of Duty game in a month. ThisNo innovation whatsoever except for a few maps and weapons/tweaks. While some may think this is an amazing game, its just the same game we've been playing for the past few years with a new number slapped onto it. Seriously, I regret getting this again. Just the fact that they release this game every year, I wouldn't be surprised if they announced another Call of Duty game in a month. This game doesn't even deserve a score.… Expand
  16. Redzetarobot
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    As a responsible consumer I can not give this game any recognition. Year in and year out we are given the same regurgitated crap over and over and are expected to hand over our cash. What is confusing to me is how major game critics get away with giving this game positive reviews. Even worse than that, the next COD is already announced! They dont even give you enough time to get sick ofAs a responsible consumer I can not give this game any recognition. Year in and year out we are given the same regurgitated crap over and over and are expected to hand over our cash. What is confusing to me is how major game critics get away with giving this game positive reviews. Even worse than that, the next COD is already announced! They dont even give you enough time to get sick of the same old game youve been playing since 2005 before they throw out the next mainstream bs. If you want activision to take notice stay clear away from this mess!… Expand
  17. Dmdxm12
    Nov 12, 2011
    0
    Same thing as always, gets old, worth $30 max, instead of makin us wait in line buy a 60 dollar game, they should just have added a dlc for 15 for mw2, and camping has jumped to new extremes with this game.
  18. jius
    Nov 12, 2011
    3
    This is really just MW2.5 - an expensive expansion pack. If the Critics were truely playing the game rather than sitting with their pre-release copies in their COD t-shirts, baseball caps, MW underwear and whatever else gifts they were showered with as they were half playing half writing their review, then perhaps their scores would have been closer to the truth. User scores and reviewsThis is really just MW2.5 - an expensive expansion pack. If the Critics were truely playing the game rather than sitting with their pre-release copies in their COD t-shirts, baseball caps, MW underwear and whatever else gifts they were showered with as they were half playing half writing their review, then perhaps their scores would have been closer to the truth. User scores and reviews say it all just as it really is. Fanboys and non-fanboys alike cannot deny this is a poor uninspired un-innovative release. But IW is still laughing all the way to the bank. I hope they apologise with some sort of FREE update to add something innovative!!… Expand
  19. tovrocks
    Nov 12, 2011
    0
    Modern Warfare 3 has a short, boring campaign, with some scripted scenes which we already know from the previous games. There is nothing new in this game. No vehicles, no interesting new weapons, no innovative features, it has nearly the same graphic as the previous games. For such a high price you guess that you are making a good deal. Instead its a update of modern warfare 3 whichModern Warfare 3 has a short, boring campaign, with some scripted scenes which we already know from the previous games. There is nothing new in this game. No vehicles, no interesting new weapons, no innovative features, it has nearly the same graphic as the previous games. For such a high price you guess that you are making a good deal. Instead its a update of modern warfare 3 which includes a different title, a new menu and some changes like 2 or 3 new perks, thats all. Most of the maps are recycled from the previous games. It could have been a nice update for 10 bucks but instead it became an overpriced "game". When i played i felt no difference to modern warfare 2 which i played one week ago.… Expand
  20. Dimmerster
    Nov 13, 2011
    4
    This game is essentially MW2 touched up with a little hint of things we have seen, I am very disappointed with this game and hope that the next one will actually be original, though the FPS genre had a breakthrough with Bulletstorm, I think that to buck the trend a big boy in this schoolyard needs to innovate, but then again the franchise has no incentive, the majority of the populationThis game is essentially MW2 touched up with a little hint of things we have seen, I am very disappointed with this game and hope that the next one will actually be original, though the FPS genre had a breakthrough with Bulletstorm, I think that to buck the trend a big boy in this schoolyard needs to innovate, but then again the franchise has no incentive, the majority of the population of FPS gamers are mindless whores to the COD series, this disappoints me.… Expand
  21. Benti86
    Nov 13, 2011
    3
    I mean nothing personal against Call of Duty, personally I love the games, but as time has progressed I am really starting to remember why I truly enjoy a new Battlefield or Halo over this. Keyword, INNOVATION! CALL OF DUTY HAS LOST ALL CONCEPTS OF INNOVATION!!! Every year its the same game just from a different developer. Treyarch royally s****ed up zombies so they kinda went out theI mean nothing personal against Call of Duty, personally I love the games, but as time has progressed I am really starting to remember why I truly enjoy a new Battlefield or Halo over this. Keyword, INNOVATION! CALL OF DUTY HAS LOST ALL CONCEPTS OF INNOVATION!!! Every year its the same game just from a different developer. Treyarch royally s****ed up zombies so they kinda went out the window, seeing as though they always make steps backwards in Call of Duty games, good ideas on paper, but poor game play overall, and IF, I'm sorry but there are so many things that just exploded in this game that screamed to me. One explosives are no longer explosives! I'd feel better throwing a pillow than a grenade, one because they tend to bounce off of everything and two, The guy literally has to sit on it for it to kill him! Next thing is mobility, I like how they varied it up with the guns, but honestly? You run like a moron at maybe a half a foot per second if you use anything bigger than an assault rifle, which screams, "Shoot this idiot!!!" Campaign really lacked any strong moments that drew you in or any super BA ones, all of it was predictable and what about these fancy new game modes? In my eyes kill confirmed is dreadful unless its in team tac, you say it encourages teamwork, I say it encourages camping since kids just sit in the center of the map and camp dog tags! The game itself is structurally sound, but there is no way it should be hailed like this, I agree with the others this isn't MW3, this is MW2.5. I will still play it, but not as much as BF or Halo or Skyrim which brings me to another thing. I paid 50$ for CoD Elite and signed up the first day, so far the servers are still down, I don't have the Founder status yet and I don't know if I ever will get it and who knows what this means for the DLC schedule. Poor poor poor poor poor POOR planning on activisions part!… Expand
  22. AtreidesGhola
    Nov 13, 2011
    4
    I've been playing CoD since it first arrived on PCs, and have generally loved the series. However, at this point, the wear and tear on the engine and gameplay are really starting to become prominent. This is really just an expansion for MW2, despite the slight changes in killstreaks and the addition of two new (to Modern Warfare games only) game modes. I bought MW3, but this will be theI've been playing CoD since it first arrived on PCs, and have generally loved the series. However, at this point, the wear and tear on the engine and gameplay are really starting to become prominent. This is really just an expansion for MW2, despite the slight changes in killstreaks and the addition of two new (to Modern Warfare games only) game modes. I bought MW3, but this will be the last time I purchase a CoD game until the make some significant strides in improving the game engine and the gameplay itself.

    For those of you complaining that all of the bad reviews are by Battlefield fanboys, I'd like to point out that those of us who have been playing CoD since the beginning are really used to a more Battlefield type game. For example, CoD: United Offensive was almost identical to the type of gameplay you find in Battlefield. Even as recently as Word at War, BF and CoD were very similar, especially when playing Conquest/Domination or Rush/Search and Destroy/Demolition. The difference here is that DICE has continued to upgrade their engine and refine gameplay in a much more progressive manner than IW has done with CoD. Until Activision stops churning out a yearly rehashed sequel, I'm done with CoD.    … Expand
  23. Numba1Evfan
    Nov 13, 2011
    2
    i played MW3 on first day expecting it to be like the best multiplayer experience, but sadly they brought back the same crappy game play from cod 4 in, it contains so many bugs its not funny it took to grenades to kill somebody and i actually got a hit maker with a F'in KNIFE like cmon and somehow u can dodge a RPG in mid air by ducking, same with bullets. Not only did they have ani played MW3 on first day expecting it to be like the best multiplayer experience, but sadly they brought back the same crappy game play from cod 4 in, it contains so many bugs its not funny it took to grenades to kill somebody and i actually got a hit maker with a F'in KNIFE like cmon and somehow u can dodge a RPG in mid air by ducking, same with bullets. Not only did they have an overload of bugs but they pretty much have a random spawn system no there is no enemy side ally side like in MW2 now its more like guerrilla warfare, i really think the only good things of this game are campaign, dedicated servers , and the strongest thing survival which it a combination of zombies and horde i am definetly considering selling this a trading for battle field 3.… Expand
  24. Meatwad7000
    Nov 14, 2011
    0
    I think that this is a great map pack. Cant wait for the next map pack next year :D!
  25. sacroyalty
    Nov 16, 2011
    0
    Is this an add on to MW2?
    or is it true
    MW3 was my M = Money W = Wasted for a 3= third time.

    smh its not as bad as Thor or the new Transformers game... oh well i already sold this on Craigslist and bought BF3.
  26. Michy
    Nov 18, 2011
    0
    Exactly the same as the previous 2 Modern Warfare's save for a slightly different storyline, a few new guns and maps, and updated graphics. Story took 2 hours to beat, so the $60 (without tax) was not worth 2 hours of gameplay; worst way to spend money. Multiplayer was also disappointingly exactly the same as the previous CoD games. If they can't even come up with something unique, theyExactly the same as the previous 2 Modern Warfare's save for a slightly different storyline, a few new guns and maps, and updated graphics. Story took 2 hours to beat, so the $60 (without tax) was not worth 2 hours of gameplay; worst way to spend money. Multiplayer was also disappointingly exactly the same as the previous CoD games. If they can't even come up with something unique, they cannot get a decent rating from me. Highly disappointed with Infinity Ward.… Expand
  27. DethLegend
    Nov 20, 2011
    3
    I fell for the marketing ploy once again... Mind you, this low user score rating is no fluke. Yes, the single player campaign is decent although short, the multiplayer experience, which is the majority of its success, is exactly the same game they have released twice before. Yes, the gameplay is smooth and fluid, but it should be considering how old the engine is.
  28. Keevin93
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    Still unbalanced mess with all the perks and killstreaks... remove all of those and the leveling... tight and focused gameplay please... Visuals are really bland and reused from MW2 and the campaign is average at some points.
  29. Agoge
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    Are you kidding me!? Don't waste your money, played it before, seen it before. Activision's idea of putting "infinity ward" back together by taking a group developers and having them photocopy past work has fallen flat on its face.
  30. Ron-C
    Nov 18, 2011
    1
    This game is all about multiplayer to me and it flat out sucks!!!
    The real infinity war would have been embarrassed to put out a piece of garbage like this. I guess its all about money and not taking pride in the product you put out. The multiplayer maps are the worst out of all the series, they are a cluttered mess with no flow at all. Its nice to respawn an be shot immediately....I was    This game is all about multiplayer to me and it flat out sucks!!!
    The real infinity war would have been embarrassed to put out a piece of garbage like this. I guess its all about money and not taking pride in the product you put out. The multiplayer maps are the worst out of all the series, they are a cluttered mess with no flow at all. Its nice to respawn an be shot immediately....I was killed 7 times in a row without even taking step forward on one map. Graphics, guns and kill streaks....seen it all before. This game is just a huge disappointment to me.    … Expand
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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

Critic Reviews

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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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