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. whitefox3060
    Jan 4, 2012
    0
    I expected this to happen look at Activision's past history and quality of games. For example the Tony Hawk and guitar hero series these game were just pumped out by Activision year after year untill we stopped buying them then they just move on to the next game. Sadly the same thing IS going to happen to the Call of duty franchise in a few years time we will all be looking back on it asI expected this to happen look at Activision's past history and quality of games. For example the Tony Hawk and guitar hero series these game were just pumped out by Activision year after year untill we stopped buying them then they just move on to the next game. Sadly the same thing IS going to happen to the Call of duty franchise in a few years time we will all be looking back on it as another one of Activisions dead series. And they wont care they will just move on to the next game. And we are the foolish people supporting the game aslong as we still buy there games they will still keep COPYING AND PASTING the same thing over and over again. I mean have we seen much change since COD 4 to MW3. The only thing i can note is a slight Change in graphics different gun's and different maps, THATS IT. OH and how its become more and more unbalanced, and how have we not noticed what Activion really stands for its in there name. ACTIVISION= A llways C heat T he I nnovation VISION. Do i need to say much more? The only people i feel sorry for is the studios TREYARCH and INFINTY WARD'S credit, Now for the real question how do we solve wasting our money every year on the same game? Its simple really DONT BUY THE GAME. But saying all of this dont turn down BLIZZARD games at all ever, they are one the greatest studios of all time and they have HIGH PRODUCTION VALUE'S. But for all who read this review If your sick of this game there are plenty of other games out there and studios that need supporting. Now dont get me wrong im not a hater or a troll but im trying to get the point out that COD isnt the only game out there and the more people that support it the longer Activision will keep pumping them out. Also dont aim all of your negative energy to Activision they arent all bad, aim it at ROBERT KOTICK THE EXPLOIT MAN A.K.A CEO of Activision. If he continues like this he will be the downfall of Activision, think of it this way every copy of COD you buy just add fuel to the fire of Kotick's Greed. Lest we not forget Kotick's very own words. "WE MUST EXPLOIT GAMERS" (more or less). A HEARTFELT REVIEW FROM WHITEFOX : )… Expand
  2. kroleus
    Jan 4, 2012
    0
    It's a complete repeat of M.W.2 the campaign is the same (but it kills off the best character close to the end.) Multi-player is awful. Whenever i play with my friends we just yell at each other the whole time. Games are supposed to bring people together not tear them apart, imbalanced game-play is unacceptable.
  3. Angelic_Dj
    Jan 5, 2012
    0
    This game would be fun if it was 1999 and the internet was 1000 times better. Actually no, that wouldn't change anything. If this was MW2 it would have CRASHED AND BURNED and there would be no MW3.
  4. dirge80
    Jan 5, 2012
    0
    Terrible! I can't believe they would push something so bad, so lacking to the consumer. It's MW2.5, for sure. The spawn points suck-nothing like being killed, then respawning right next to the guy that killed you. And how many bullets does it take to take down another player in multiplayer? Too many. I've put a good 4-5 rounds into a player, only to be shot down my less bullets.... this isTerrible! I can't believe they would push something so bad, so lacking to the consumer. It's MW2.5, for sure. The spawn points suck-nothing like being killed, then respawning right next to the guy that killed you. And how many bullets does it take to take down another player in multiplayer? Too many. I've put a good 4-5 rounds into a player, only to be shot down my less bullets.... this is a joke. There is nothing new, innovative or exciting about this load of garbage they have made. I'm done.… Expand
  5. h8ersmakmefamus
    Jan 7, 2012
    0
    I'm honestly wondering WTF did i just buy. What were they thinking??? Shotguns as a primary and semi-auto nub tubes. This is not a modern warfare game this is a black ops mw2 knockoff. I just want to thank you for ruining modern warfare!! I can't believe we waited this long for this!! I'd rather play black ops and i hate that game. So why don't u just come up with DLC for MW2 becauseI'm honestly wondering WTF did i just buy. What were they thinking??? Shotguns as a primary and semi-auto nub tubes. This is not a modern warfare game this is a black ops mw2 knockoff. I just want to thank you for ruining modern warfare!! I can't believe we waited this long for this!! I'd rather play black ops and i hate that game. So why don't u just come up with DLC for MW2 because that's what I'll be playing! I wont even sell the game ill just trash it. MW2 worked why didn't u just keep that> honestly someone needs to be fired!! Not the worst game ever though but a wast of money and time and effort.… Expand
  6. brody1761
    Jan 9, 2012
    0
    This game is by far the worst game that Call of Duty has created. Infinity Ward should be ashamed by how this game came out. Game play has not changed since CoD 4 and the campaign did not live up to expectations in the slightest. In my opinion Infinity Ward should take every copy of this game to a skeeter shooting range and take a few hours to put a shotgun shell into every copy.
  7. Sesshomurai
    Jan 10, 2012
    0
    Nothing new to see here. Move along....................................................................................................................................................................................................
  8. Killpilla
    Jan 12, 2012
    0
    Sorry to post again but I wanna know how much the critics were paid to give this suck a high review, did you guys see this? Yeah, I'm calling you guys out. Glen Schofield referred to user reviews as suspicious, the only thing suspicious is the critic reviews!
  9. DaKoosh
    Jan 12, 2012
    0
    Tonight there was huge patch rumored for MW3. The spawns have been completely fixed to a true Black Ops style system; damage on the Type 95, Striker and all dual wielded weapons has been cut in half; extended mags on all guns only adds more bullets to the clip not more bullets per shot; shotguns have a max effective range of 15 feet with range on, 10 feet without; assassin doesn't hide youTonight there was huge patch rumored for MW3. The spawns have been completely fixed to a true Black Ops style system; damage on the Type 95, Striker and all dual wielded weapons has been cut in half; extended mags on all guns only adds more bullets to the clip not more bullets per shot; shotguns have a max effective range of 15 feet with range on, 10 feet without; assassin doesn't hide you from UAVs any longer; flash grenades now last 2.5 seconds instead of the standard 4.4 seconds; with blast shield pro flash grenades are negated; sniper rifles have increased sway added so quickscoping is out, but bullet damage from the waist up is always a 1 shot kill; if you shoot an enemy prior to them knifing you, the gun will always win the fight from here on out; second chance has been removed from the game as well as dead man's hand; lag compensation has been removed completely as it has shown not to work at all; you can no longer shoot through objects at all without first equipping the Impact proficiency; and the entire game has been moved to dedicated servers as this is the best and most fair way to play. This patch hasn't been scheduled for release and never will be.

    If you can't tell, there are plenty of things which could be fixed with this game as far as the multiplayer gameplay is concerned, but to date have yet to be addressed. The patches which have been released have done nothing to improve overall playability (if they were even patches at all, most people can't even see or feel a difference). I've stopped playing this all-together and am sorely upset that I spent over $100 on the weakest, most overhyped game in COD history. Please don't make the same mistake millions have made. Save your money.    … Expand
  10. danielsmith46
    Jan 17, 2012
    0
    if you are choosing this game over battlefield 3, you are an idiot. the CoD series hasn't changed in a few years, this is no different. if you like paying $60 a year just to keep playing same game, you're probably in a fraternity or your parents buy all your video games and don't check sites like metacritic before you buy things. be smart, buy a real game.
  11. jknisely
    Jan 17, 2012
    0
    I'm a fan of fps but this game I found to be the same as mw2 witch would be fine but mw2 sucked as well the game was just boring or some thing I've already played ill stick too battlefield
  12. Dashie487
    Jan 17, 2012
    0
    This is the WORST copy paste of the millennium, avoid it in all ways, I've to say it's worse than Modern Warfare 2, fortunately I tried it before purchasing it, campaign is short and useless, if compared with MW2 campaign, multiplayer is the best epic fail ever, it's the same as MW2, but here killstreak system is BROKEN, everyone can makes their own overpowered class, some ammos are theThis is the WORST copy paste of the millennium, avoid it in all ways, I've to say it's worse than Modern Warfare 2, fortunately I tried it before purchasing it, campaign is short and useless, if compared with MW2 campaign, multiplayer is the best epic fail ever, it's the same as MW2, but here killstreak system is BROKEN, everyone can makes their own overpowered class, some ammos are the same, maps are really weird and weapons too, just avoid this and download MW2 alterIWnet for PC… Expand
  13. sloaxy
    Jan 17, 2012
    0
    I made an account just to voice my opinion on how bad this game is. And it is that MW3 is what kills COD. This game is truly the worst thing I have ever played in a long time. Stick to game developers that don't rehash the same ole same ole to turn a profit. Do not buy.
  14. Solid_Gally
    Jan 19, 2012
    0
    I do have to say that in general; I have grown to dislike the Call Of Duty franchise. I was a big fan of COD4 and liked MW2 at the time, but the series's knack for regurgitating the same formula on me every year made me start to move away and play better things (Battlefield?).
    I have no time at all for the Treyarch entries and never have done but I've always been curious about what the    I do have to say that in general; I have grown to dislike the Call Of Duty franchise. I was a big fan of COD4 and liked MW2 at the time, but the series's knack for regurgitating the same formula on me every year made me start to move away and play better things (Battlefield?).
    I have no time at all for the Treyarch entries and never have done but I've always been curious about what the next Modern Warfare game would be like (although I expected virtually nothing new at all).
    I expected to hate it, then somebody bought it for me as a Christmas present. I just finished the campaign and I have to say that even though it still feels like Call Of Duty 4 (in every single way), I was somewhat satisfied with it. I enjoyed how the story continued from the previous games and it helped me kill a few hours.

    However I have to say that the multiplayer is exactly what I expected and worse; a montage of complete chaos; requiring virtually zero skill, poor (and repetitive) voiceovers, yet more messy killstreak (or 'pointstreak') rewards and pathetically dated animation (try and watch another player sprint, without laughing out loud). In general it feels like the multiplayer experience has gone backwards since COD4, if anything.

    Activision need to learn that improving on a game's multiplayer does not just mean adding extra things to the previous year's game. It requires new modes, new features, new challenges, new possibilities and in this case; a completely new engine (how they are still getting away with using the COD4 engine is beyond me).

    On the whole, there is SOMETHING enjoyable about MW3. Is it worth the hype that gaming publications have given it?
    -No.

    Is it worth the ridiculously high scores that gaming publications have given it?
    -Absolutely not.

    Is it worth a user score on 3.2 here on Metacritic?
    -Perhaps.

    Does this franchise need to be rebuilt from scratch?
    -Absolutely.

    I'm giving this a 5.0 because the campaign was indeed fun for me, but if not for that then I would be giving this a 0. It's nothing more than an expansion pack and I would have indeed been hugely disappointed if I had invested £40 in this game, just to find out that I had received an expansion pack for a very old game (CO4). Activision and their subsidiaries need to hear the message and hear it clear; 'START CREATING VIDEO GAMES AGAIN AND STOP COPYING AND PASTING THE PREVIOUS GAME EACH AND EVERY YEAR. IMPRESS US AGAIN, LIKE YOU DID WITH CALL OF DUTY 4. SHOW US THAT YOU CAN STILL PRODUCE A FRESH AND ORIGINAL TITLE'.

    That is all.
    5.0.    … Expand
  15. llg
    Jan 19, 2012
    0
    This game was over hyped. There is very little change once again from the last installment. The weapons don't make since in their stats, and yet again a fully automatic weapon is the most accurate from a distance when pitted against an assault rifle with 3 shot burst or single shot; it wins every time. Prestige mode is once again pointless and a waste of time, it still proves that if youThis game was over hyped. There is very little change once again from the last installment. The weapons don't make since in their stats, and yet again a fully automatic weapon is the most accurate from a distance when pitted against an assault rifle with 3 shot burst or single shot; it wins every time. Prestige mode is once again pointless and a waste of time, it still proves that if you go prestige you have no life outside this game. There are no perks to going prestige at all except pointless titles and emblems. Graphics didn't change much, and for some reason I constantly lose connection to host or the game lags way more than any other game of its genre. Lastly, you don't need any skill to level up in this game the creators actually made it easier to level up than any other MW titles, and I thought it couldn't get any easier. This game is just disappointing and is not worth sixty dollars at all.… Expand
  16. AdofTheKirk
    Mar 7, 2012
    0
    MW 2.1, pretty much sums up this game. Spec ops feels unimportant, and survival is an obvious tac on. The multiplay has seen little to no change, other than new weopons/ killstreeks and some custimization options. It also seems as if the ENTIRE mapmaking team decided on one ***ing theme: Lets put some buildings in a flat area. Seriously? All the money in the world and we get this pileMW 2.1, pretty much sums up this game. Spec ops feels unimportant, and survival is an obvious tac on. The multiplay has seen little to no change, other than new weopons/ killstreeks and some custimization options. It also seems as if the ENTIRE mapmaking team decided on one ***ing theme: Lets put some buildings in a flat area. Seriously? All the money in the world and we get this pile of ****. Thanks for taking the population of gamers away from qualitly games like GOW3, and Battlefield.… Expand
  17. Jake88
    Jan 23, 2012
    0
    Greatly disappointed! I'm glad I didn't pre-order, saved $60. I agree with what everybody else has said about MW3 being a copy/paste of MW2. Compared to the last COD game, Black Ops, the guns look a lot worse and the kill-streak system is terrible. I also think that the currency system is a better idea for people who don't religiously play COD, you could just buy the attachments that youGreatly disappointed! I'm glad I didn't pre-order, saved $60. I agree with what everybody else has said about MW3 being a copy/paste of MW2. Compared to the last COD game, Black Ops, the guns look a lot worse and the kill-streak system is terrible. I also think that the currency system is a better idea for people who don't religiously play COD, you could just buy the attachments that you wanted instead of playing for hours to unlock one thing at a time. It's my opinion that Activision knew they would get easy money so they cake walked through the game. I'm staying loyal to Black Ops until the next installment.… Expand
  18. CodIsBad
    Jan 26, 2012
    0
    The campaign is so predictable and don't get me started about the multiplayer. OP guns, and everybody runs around with a f****** mp7 and type 95. The game sucks nothing more that I can say don't waste your money
  19. buceohalus92
    Jan 30, 2012
    0
    LIke playing a game that requires no skill and is structured around getting people to blindly run into each other in close quarters as possible with overpowered weapons? Get MW3.
  20. ShamDeluxe
    Feb 1, 2012
    0
    I have no idea how critics gave this game a favorable rating. This is my 3rd CoD game and it is by far and away the worst. I am speaking mainly about multiplayer since that is what 99% of people play exclusively. My main gripe is the effect of lag on the competitive balance. Unless you are the host of a match or have a legit four bar connection, multiplayer is unplayable. CoD'sI have no idea how critics gave this game a favorable rating. This is my 3rd CoD game and it is by far and away the worst. I am speaking mainly about multiplayer since that is what 99% of people play exclusively. My main gripe is the effect of lag on the competitive balance. Unless you are the host of a match or have a legit four bar connection, multiplayer is unplayable. CoD's connection test is unreliable. They will show you with a four bar connection even though you are clearly a half second behind everyone else. The graphics are worse than previous releases. The color is inaccurate. I know it has been states before, but the game is basically a rehash of CoD:MW2 - but worse. Imagine if Madden 12 came out and it was basically a more terrible version of Madden 10...thats what MW3 is.… Expand
  21. Balrog
    Feb 1, 2012
    0
    MW3: A Trifecta of Disappointment
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  22. ghostzz24
    Feb 1, 2012
    0
    sucks..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
  23. NaCI
    Feb 2, 2012
    0
    Piece of **** game, so many bugs and hackers, SP sucks dick. Everything is the same from mw2, maybe 2 more guns, recycled everything just moved it around. Overall its terrible. Get bf3
  24. Psyco6
    Feb 24, 2012
    0
    it's a call of duty game. they're the same every time they come out. Anyone who says "It's so different for the last game that just came out last year" come on people
  25. superecnate
    Feb 6, 2012
    0
    To the people who say "If it ain't broken, don't fix it", that saying doesn't apply to something you spend $60 on. Sure it added all those new weapons and stuff. Here is the absolute best reason not to buy it:
    Watch a gameplay video. Is the first thought "WTF? Why am I watching a MW2 video?" because that was mine.
    Also, seriously, $60 for some new weapons, maps, SP campaign, etc.? For that    To the people who say "If it ain't broken, don't fix it", that saying doesn't apply to something you spend $60 on. Sure it added all those new weapons and stuff. Here is the absolute best reason not to buy it:
    Watch a gameplay video. Is the first thought "WTF? Why am I watching a MW2 video?" because that was mine.
    Also, seriously, $60 for some new weapons, maps, SP campaign, etc.? For that much you can buy
    3-6 new good games by small developers. I might buy this if it was $15 max, and only because my freinds are on it.
    Also, seriously, what will happen to this game in 2 yrs? 1? The multiplayer will dry up, and along with it any reason at all to play this game. Just go back to MW2.    … Expand
  26. davogovernor
    Feb 7, 2012
    0
    this game should not exist that is my review however you need 150 characters, stop releasing the same game every dam year, if you want to realise another COD game keep it in development for more then 2 years and revolutionise the seres
  27. Green_Beret_D18
    Feb 11, 2012
    0
    There's many Call of Duty games that were great, this is the exact opposite of greatness in every way.
    Firstly:The graphics have not improved at all, they are the exact same or worse than Modern Warfare 2, there were little or no changes to the graphics.
    Secondly:Gameplay, the game play is just absolutely -terrible-, I think I should point out that a person can 360 no scope with a bolt    There's many Call of Duty games that were great, this is the exact opposite of greatness in every way.
    Firstly:The graphics have not improved at all, they are the exact same or worse than Modern Warfare 2, there were little or no changes to the graphics.
    Secondly:Gameplay, the game play is just absolutely -terrible-, I think I should point out that a person can 360 no scope with a bolt action rifle can get a head shot with no problem.That is terrible.Just plain out terrible.And again, another example of what can happen during multiplayer gameplay, a person with a riot shield, can just aim at a helicopter and have -ALL- of the bullets that were shot by the helicopter, reflect back into the helicopter, I want to point out that RlCb30 ((What a real riot shield is made of)) would've broken by the 3rd shot, due to helicopters shooting high caliber bullets, the shield would just break into pieces and your corpse would be torn apart.
    Take it from me, this game is the absolute definition of terrible.
    Also the campaing is just watered down from Modern Warfare 2.    … Expand
  28. IlikeCod
    Feb 13, 2012
    0
    This game is just terrible. It's basically a DLC for MW2 that costs $60. The guns are terrible, the maps suck, the spawns don't make sense and every gun has Instakill built in. Everyone camps for killstreaks and no one plays the objective, it's sad to see what has happened to the call of duty franchise. Hopefully, Treyarch can improve these problems in Black Ops 2.
  29. Windwalker88
    Feb 14, 2012
    0
    There is too much wrong with this game to give it a good grade. The radar is inaccurate, the gun stats within the game are inaccurate, many promises made by Robert Bowling are not kept. For example the last stand feature. The guns are totally unbalanced. There are only a couple of guns worth using in the game if you want to play competitively. The peripheral vision in this game isThere is too much wrong with this game to give it a good grade. The radar is inaccurate, the gun stats within the game are inaccurate, many promises made by Robert Bowling are not kept. For example the last stand feature. The guns are totally unbalanced. There are only a couple of guns worth using in the game if you want to play competitively. The peripheral vision in this game is non existent. For some reason everyone runs much faster and stiffer which leads to choppy almost lag like movement that you have to aim at when trying to shoot your opponent I used to hate modern warfare 2 because of the same reasons but i recently went back and played modern warfare 2 and it actually plays better. Overall this game is extremely bad and in my opinion it has ruined the franchise. I have decided to never by another call of duty. The critics need to play the game under regular average player conditions to give more accurate reviews because i cannot understand why they graded this game so absurdly high. Its so sad really since the first modern warfare was so balanced and solid. it was so near to perfection that everyone just kept buying the sequels. But guess what? This isn't call of duty 4. This is a cluster **** of **** I guess i will just stick to halo...… Expand
  30. Magic
    Feb 19, 2012
    0
    I cannot see much changes in this and MW2. Graphics: The same. Storyline: Shoot shoot kill, in other words, The Same. Multiplayer: The same. This is literally a DLC, or an expansion pack or something for MW2.
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#13 Best 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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