Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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  1. 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.
  2. FlagCaptured
    Jan 17, 2012
    2
    This could have been a very good game, with Modern Warfare 2 being a flawed but good game. The campaign is great, survival and Spec ops is again good, but can get boring after a while. My real problem is with the component that the game is essentially designed for - Multiplayer. There are so many issues that I won't be able to cover them all, even with a 5000 character limit, but I've hadThis could have been a very good game, with Modern Warfare 2 being a flawed but good game. The campaign is great, survival and Spec ops is again good, but can get boring after a while. My real problem is with the component that the game is essentially designed for - Multiplayer. There are so many issues that I won't be able to cover them all, even with a 5000 character limit, but I've had people spawn in front/behind me, spawnkilled an infinite number of times and had major issues with lag and hit detection. It's a real shame, since this could be a really good game but I'd instead recommend sticking to Modern Warfare 2 until the next game comes out, providing it isn't another copy/paste title like this is. And to be fair, I don't mind about it being more of the same, it's a formula that works to some extent, but they've got it all wrong in terms of weapon balance, map design... The list goes on. I don't think a single score would be entirely representative, so I'd give Spec-Ops mode a 7.5, Campaign an 8.5 and Multiplayer a 2. Providing it stays as it is and Infinity Ward refuse to patch it, as they've done with MW2...
    This is an updated review, and I have lowered the score to compensate for the distinct lack of promise for any fixes. It's like they just can't be bothered to fix online multiplayer at all, and people have noted that a great internet speed makes the game run much better. When I play a game online, I'd rather it be a test of skill rather than who can buy the fastest internet, but maybe that's just me.    … Expand
  3. smackmeister
    Jan 17, 2012
    10
    I finally got rid of my crappy Verizon DSL and went back to road runner. Since then, MW3 has played great. There's still some lobbies that I get in that drive me nuts, but I drop out and jump in a new game. Can't wait for the new maps to drop.
  4. TheKillerEon
    Jan 16, 2012
    4
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the newest and most likely final addition to the Modern Warfare franchise arrived not too long ago, but did it live up to the hype? And is it worth your $60? If you're a hardcore fan of the franchise, maybe. But if you come expecting lots of new and exciting stuff that will make sure you get your moneys worth you'll probably be left feeling unsatisfied.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the newest and most likely final addition to the Modern Warfare franchise arrived not too long ago, but did it live up to the hype? And is it worth your $60? If you're a hardcore fan of the franchise, maybe. But if you come expecting lots of new and exciting stuff that will make sure you get your moneys worth you'll probably be left feeling unsatisfied. Modern Warfare 3 might have a new coat of paint on it as opposed to MW2, but at its core it is borderline identical. The spawning system is still horrendous, despite how hard Infinity Ward and the other developers of them game have apparently been working to correct them. When I still played this title spawning next to enemies (and I literally mean one maybe two feet away) was a regularity in Free-For-All. It even made its way into team based game modes that could allow you to spawn right in the path of an enemy attack only to die seconds later. There are still overpowered weapons, annoying campers that refuse to leave their corner with a claymore by it,and immature children that shouldn't be even playing the game to begin with. Plus there's more killstreaks that are rather overpowered and MORE DEATHSTREAKS. Robert Bowling, you're a lying pr*ck. You said that Last Stand was no longer in the game, but Final Stand (instead of a pistol you get your primary weapon... freaking lovely...) still remains! As well as Martrydom and the brand new and ridiculous Dead Man's Hand. Another thing to note about this game is that they're still using fake guns and and the same reload animations for almost every one. For the fake guns, I mean the ones that aren't licensed. One of which is the L86 LSW (returning from MW2). That gun does not exist, it is actually the L85A2 which ironically is officially licensed in Battlefield 3. Same goes for the "Barrett .50 Cal". There is no such thing! The real Barrett weapon in the game is the M82A1, but I guess they still can't get the licensing even after 5 or so years. LAME.

    As for other aspects of the game, the few new ones there are, they aren't half bad. Some Proficiencies for guns were useful, but some of them were borderline pointless. I don't see why they even bothered to have a Proficiency named Kick to reduce recoil when almost all of the guns people use have next to no real recoil at all. One admittedly good addition was Spec Ops Survival. Survival is based off of the tried and truly fun wave based survival game mode that has been featured in countless games over the years. While it is fun, the co-op is less that enjoyable at times. I tried playing with other friends, close to around 10 matches in total, and around half of them died half way through because of faulty connections that killed the match for no good reason. Plus, when not host, it is truly felt. When I was playing with a friend that typically has a 4 Bar connection I felt like I had a 3 or 2 bar connection making killing enemies a bit more of a source of pain than fun.

    Another key topic for this new game is the direct usage of the new CoD ELITE service. This allows users to have new levels of playing, clans, contests for real prizes, and if you're a premium member (which has a costly fee) other things such as getting all map packs for "free" and available vastly earlier than non-premium users. Although I do have a bone to pick with Elite. While I am not a PS3 player, I must say I am truly miffed about Xbox 360 users still getting the map packs before PS3 players even when a lot of PS3 players likely bought their premium membership for the express purpose to be on even ground with the 360 users. Seriously Activision, you REALLY f*cked up there. One of the last things I'll discuss is the campaign. The campaign is arguably one of the best parts of MW3, being filled with plenty of large scale set pieces and a fairly good story. But like the multiplayer, I wasn't entirely satisfied. I more so played through it just to burn some free time rather than actually wanting to play through for the enjoyment of the story.

    All in all, compared to other shooters released this year, MW3 is a very sub-par game. It lacks significant new content, it's almost identical to the last two call of Duty iterations, and it's still frustrating to no end. And to those who are competent, you may find that it can be incredibly easy to win. So easy that winning becomes boring. That's right, Call of Duty managed to make winning BORING. *slow clap* Well done, Call of Duty. You achieved something which nothing should ever do. Rating 4/10    … Expand
  5. VictorRay
    Jan 16, 2012
    8
    The Call of Duty franchise has gone through steady improvements and updates since the release of Modern Warfare, and while it is formulaic, the Call of Duty formula is one that works, more or less. The campaign feels, as it has in past games, not much like 'real' warfare, with allies that move on without you through hordes of enemies with poor AI. Multiplayer is fun as ever.
  6. Gaston
    Jan 16, 2012
    1
    Which Modern Warfare was this, again? The more changes, the more stays the same. My review takes into account the value of the game for its price tag - if you have any of its predecessors, save yourself the money and play their prestige mode.
  7. ReviewsFTW
    Jan 16, 2012
    6
    Yet another Call of Duty is amongst us but this time it comes from two studios (Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games). I was rather surprised with how fun the campaign was with the different set pieces that occur and just how much goes on is really something worth having ago at. But this was the strongest point of the entire game, the Spec Ops was boring and has no replay value whatsoever,Yet another Call of Duty is amongst us but this time it comes from two studios (Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games). I was rather surprised with how fun the campaign was with the different set pieces that occur and just how much goes on is really something worth having ago at. But this was the strongest point of the entire game, the Spec Ops was boring and has no replay value whatsoever, the Spec Ops survival mode is fun but only for a few hours. I must say though there seems to be a little more variety to the Spec Ops missions. But graphically; it's the EXACT same, the gun skins are the same for guns that were in previous COD games, and the way the weapons feel they don't feel right. The multiplayer however has been tweaked a little; the adding of strike packages. The strike packages are killstreak rewards but more varied as you have up to a total of 3 to choose from:
    -Support
    -Assault
    -Specialist For support everytime you help your team out in some way you get a point to go towards your killstreak (this could be capturing a flag or defusing a bomb, killing people etc). The Assault is just like your standard COD games, when you get a kill that goes towards your killstreak reward but when you die it resets. Then there is the Specialist which is the same as Assault but this time when you get to 1 of your killstreak rewards you get a perk easy enough? When you die that gets reset just like the Assault strike package. These offer new ways to play but don't really work for me as everyone uses the support strike package because it doesn't reset when you die. In the way of game modes they've added 1 new game mode and kept the rest in which I though was very disappointing, I was expecting at least 3-4 different game modes the one game mode is called 'Kill Confirmed'. It works very similar to normal TDM but there's a twist; when you kill someone they drop a dogtag, run over to the dogtag to pick it up the first to a certain score wins. This mode just feels rushed and VERY similar to Crysis 2s' killstreak system.

    While the single player campaign is short but fun the rest of the game feels flat out boring, I would recommend getting the game when it comes down in price (if that will ever happen). Let's hope Treyarchs' game next year offers more that MW3.    … Expand
  8. AududonSlayer
    Jan 16, 2012
    4
    Campaign is pretty cool but the multiplayer which is what I spend most of my time playing is to glitchy and unrealistic compared to previous CoD versions. I believe Black Ops was the best of the bunch. I will not be paying for any add ons for this games as I have for all others. Getting pretty tired of all the Glitching, 10th prestige cheats, weapon upgrade cheats, unlimited prestigeCampaign is pretty cool but the multiplayer which is what I spend most of my time playing is to glitchy and unrealistic compared to previous CoD versions. I believe Black Ops was the best of the bunch. I will not be paying for any add ons for this games as I have for all others. Getting pretty tired of all the Glitching, 10th prestige cheats, weapon upgrade cheats, unlimited prestige token cheats and I could go on and on. I am seriously considering whether I will be buying the next installment.… Expand
  9. nukehugger
    Jan 15, 2012
    2
    I bought this game after being promised something new. It should be called Modern Whatever you A**holes will buy it. I played the campaign fun and basically the same, what did you expect. Survival is a boring ripoff of zombies with guns basically. Spec ops is less fun, easier, and shorter than in mw2. Multiplayer has lost all fun and probably deteriorated in innovation from mw2. The worstI bought this game after being promised something new. It should be called Modern Whatever you A**holes will buy it. I played the campaign fun and basically the same, what did you expect. Survival is a boring ripoff of zombies with guns basically. Spec ops is less fun, easier, and shorter than in mw2. Multiplayer has lost all fun and probably deteriorated in innovation from mw2. The worst thing is little kids playing it. It's a f***ing m game. When I buy it I expect a little kid here and there cause he has way too under bearing parents, but when I play every player except like 2 of them are like 5 years old. If you want a good shooter get bf3 not this regurgitated piece of crap that there gonna throw in our faces next year.… Expand
  10. Zyrocalt
    Jan 15, 2012
    3
    I remember MW2 a boring game,i could play like 2 matches but then it got boring,I didnt understand what everybody liked about it,And now the sequel is here And its exactly the same,I thaugt,right this is a sequel,maybe its better then mw2.But i was wrong,so wrong,i liked cod 4,Was a mediocer game.5/10 by me.and now,Call of duty is the most overrated game series of all time. I dont getI remember MW2 a boring game,i could play like 2 matches but then it got boring,I didnt understand what everybody liked about it,And now the sequel is here And its exactly the same,I thaugt,right this is a sequel,maybe its better then mw2.But i was wrong,so wrong,i liked cod 4,Was a mediocer game.5/10 by me.and now,Call of duty is the most overrated game series of all time. I dont get it,why does everybody like these kind of games?What happened to us gamers? Did something happen? its weird with kids growing up these days,They will be like when they are old
    -Remember when we were kids and played that call of duty game?
    They will never get nostalgic by cod games.
    Call of duty is so overrated..    … Expand
  11. Acees88
    Jan 14, 2012
    1
    I have played this game for a couple of weeks now, and this is my conclusion. This game is still a mess, Lets first start with the multiplayer part. I´ve been trying to forgive SOME of the problems this game has, since its a new game and all. But there are too much stuff in here that are so wrong and aren´t changed. First off, a game of this magnitude reallyI have played this game for a couple of weeks now, and this is my conclusion. This game is still a mess, Lets first start with the multiplayer part. I´ve been trying to forgive SOME of the problems this game has, since its a new game and all. But there are too much stuff in here that are so wrong and aren´t changed. First off, a game of this magnitude really should have not come out in this state- There are to much lag and latency in the game to let this just pass bye You get killed behind walls and other hard walls. On your end of the line your far behind the wall, BUT when you do look at the killcam feature in the game you can clearly see that you where far away frrom that wall that you thought you got behind to take cover.

    Thats just some of the problems, And they do still, after 2 years since mw 2, have problems with Over-powered guns. What I am most disappointed in is the both the developers did promise on E3 June 2011 that they were not going to include shotguns, second chance and other perks that player over the years have learnt to hate.

    Don´t get me wrong on this, the games singleplayer part is fantastic, like a really intense action movie. But that is just 6 hours of gameplay, Is the game really worth 60$ for 6 hours of entertainment?

    Based on my experiense with the game I would not recomment people to get this game, atleast not when its 60$, Its really not worth that much for the 6 hours singelplayer, and its certainly is not worth that kind of money for the multiplayer part.

    And one more thing, who would wanna pay for MW 2,5?    … Expand
  12. Tyr0n313
    Jan 14, 2012
    2
    I am writing this review on the multiplayer, not the campaign. Honestly, the campaign is a campaign, I dont think it needs a rating since ofcourse it's a wild ride, crazy scenes, and explosive events. But the multiplayer? I am a devotee of this game and MW2 and MW1. I love hardcore team deathmatch to get the realism of one shot one kill, or 2 shots and a kill. Loading up a person withI am writing this review on the multiplayer, not the campaign. Honestly, the campaign is a campaign, I dont think it needs a rating since ofcourse it's a wild ride, crazy scenes, and explosive events. But the multiplayer? I am a devotee of this game and MW2 and MW1. I love hardcore team deathmatch to get the realism of one shot one kill, or 2 shots and a kill. Loading up a person with bullets and they dont die is just not fun or realistic to me. So what about this hardcore mode and why did i rate it so bad? Compared to MW2, this one is just terrible. I'll start with the maps. EVERY ONE of the maps are close quarters, small, and clustered. Some can be a little larger, but with all the trash in them, they become close quarters. As a huge fan of sniping and allowing more distance, I am extremely disappointed. I dont mind a few close quarter maps, but on MW3, they are ALL close quarters. There is maybe one map that you can snipe on effectively. My fav map from the last game was Wasteland. I am so disappointed that they forgot all about the sniping in this game and settled only for close quarters. So there is strike number 1.
    So what else? How about the spawning. In the last game, it was possible to understand the maps, understand the general area a team was spawning so you could form a plan or hold down/attach one side of the map. The spawning is so general and random in this, you can think you have a corder of the map locked down, then they will spawn someone right behind you. Or they will spawn you right next to a group of enemies. I think this is a great way of spawning for Free For All, but NOT team based games. I cant count the amount of times that I got killed from behind in an area of the map where there is no way someone could have got behind me. They were spawned there. very very irritating. I really enjoyed being able to formulate a strategy in the last game, but it is impossible in this one with the random spawning and the clustered maps. I URGE THE DEVELOPERS to take a look at the stats. Compare the average person's life on this game to the last game. I bet it is drastically less because of the map size and close quarters spawning. It is just not fun. Again.... it would be perfect for free for all, but NOT FOR TEAM DEATHMATCH. So that is strike 2.
    And finally... while the other game had this issue too, im seeing it more in this one. Bullet lag. Several times a match I will die when i get into the clutch with someone else, even point blank. Clearly my weapon fires, I can see the my muzzle blast and hear my gun fire, yet im the only one to die. and it's point blank so theres no way to possibly miss. It just doesn't make sense to me how something like that can still be an issue. The only thing i can think of is they still have that bullet lag issue, where to me it appears that I shot either first or at the same time, but to the other guy, he shot first, or to the system he show and may have already killed me, but to me, I am still alive and can shoot, but my kill doesnt count. only my death. So that is strike 3. I sincerely regret purchasing Elite Premium. Their service has failed in so many ways already, from it's launch to it's lack of fulfilling promises. I can overlook the bullet lag as i did with the last one, but the random spawning and lack of variety in maps just kills me. I will try out BF3 (again, ive been a devoted MW fan), If BF3 appears to be better in these areas as I've read, I'll be a lifetime fan of them from then on. For shame on MW3, InfinityWard, Sledgehammer, and all the like. You lost a fan because you were narrow minded and all about the short game (pun intended). Next time try for some map variety and intelligent spawns that allow for gameplay strategies to occur. I used to be a big Ghost Recon fan, but thought after how good MWF has been doing, i dont see why I'd go back... but thanks to MW3. I eagerly await trying BF3 and Ghost Recon (when it comes out) for the variety that i love. So long MW3, you crapped on your fans for a narrow minded result . "You'll love our game, as long as you love what we love" sounds like "you buy a car in any color you want, as long as you want black". Lack of choice is a killer.    … Expand
  13. sjbn002
    Jan 13, 2012
    6
    I used to be a great fan of Modern warfare I think this game is bread with same and old graphics engine
    Infinity ward: please do something ,Graphics: 6 Innovation: 6 Fun: 6
  14. 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
  15. 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!
  16. letsgoiowa
    Jan 11, 2012
    5
    First of all, during my time with the game I was unbiased as possible and tried to see it from a critic's perspective.
    Does the game live up to the massive hype generated when the brand name is mentioned?
    Did the quality of the game cause the sales to be what they are? Disappointingly, no to both. This is simply a mediocre game that feels unfinished and rushed, and, as to avoid beating    First of all, during my time with the game I was unbiased as possible and tried to see it from a critic's perspective.
    Does the game live up to the massive hype generated when the brand name is mentioned?
    Did the quality of the game cause the sales to be what they are?
    Disappointingly, no to both.
    This is simply a mediocre game that feels unfinished and rushed, and, as to avoid beating around the bush, just not very fun.
    I am an optimist so I will start with the good first.
    -Survival! It is decent, but once you hit that wave you can never get past you realize you won't ever pass it, so it isn't fun anymore after you unlock everything.
    -Leveling up! You don't go 5 minutes without increasing your weapon level or getting promoted or completing some kind of challenge.
    -Customization! My classes are unique to me, and that is a great feeling.
    Now for what isn't the greatest.
    -Visuals. For a blockbuster title, it falls way short of expectations, especially considering the developers' nearly unlimited budget. It isn't necessarily that the graphics were sub-par (but were beginning to show their age), but that the color palate and the lighting was atrocious. I could barely see anything, even after adjusting brightness because of the monochromatic nature of the included maps. Every map has the exact same "ruined city" theme, and they all seem far to similar to get a new experience all the time. That leads me into the next topic, maps.
    -Maps. I have never played a game where the maps were this poorly made and dull since 2003. Not only are they too cramped for sniping, if that's your niche, they are also far too large for many CQB encounters, making shotguns and sniper rifles completely useless. Every building has a similar design to the next, and lack of effort is apparent. Each CoD had its own Nuketown, a community favorite map of some sort. Modern Warfare 3 lacks even that. Arkaden in particular was utterly terrible.
    -Campaign. Other games do it better. The AI is dumb as bricks and aren't any sort of fun to fight. The only redeeming feature of the campaign may be its length, but I didn't even feel the will to play it to the end because it just wasn't fun.
    -Sound. I have NEVER gotten a headache or gotten frustrated with sound in a game before, and to make matters worse, it was all directly imported from Modern Warfare 2 or was a generic noise only slightly tweaked. Sound effects were weak in general, and the guns all sounded like toys. Explosions were like firecrackers, which is even worse for a noise you will hear 24/7 in this game. -Recycled. At least I give credit to Treyarch for doing something different with their switch from World at War to Black Ops, giving the two games a different feel while the 3rd installment in the Modern Warfare series feels too much like the second, especially in multiplayer which is ridiculously broken.
    -Multiplayer. The weapon leveling system is pretty nice, but besides that it gives me deja vu of the days of MW2. Heck, sometimes people weren't sure which one I was playing! The mechanics of multiplayer are simple and the same as always, not really any notable new gametypes. As if it couldn't get any less of a downer than that, the spawning system is atrocious, and don't even get me started on weapon balance. I have a 5.7 K/D, and that was because I found I could exploit the weapon unbalances to the extreme to get that insane ratio, not because I am a good player. If you owned MW2 and loved it, never got bored of it I'd wait another month or so until the huge price drop then you will probably enjoy it. If you are new to CoD, I would stay away as it isn't worth the money right now.
    If you make your purchases only after a ton of research and are 100% sure you think it will be worth it, then it is in your best interest to avoid this altogether.
    This game felt like a low-budget project, and the lack of effort from the dev team was obvious. Overall, 5.1 out of 10.    … Expand
  17. SJMechEngr
    Jan 10, 2012
    8
    People are seriously complaining about the single player campaign being weak? I hadn't even realized there was a single player mode in this game.

    While it has many similarities to MW2, the new features are pretty nice. Having separate weapon and player XP scores is a nice change and the structure of weapons skills, perks, and attachments is a good improvement. The multiplayer maps got    People are seriously complaining about the single player campaign being weak? I hadn't even realized there was a single player mode in this game.

    While it has many similarities to MW2, the new features are pretty nice. Having separate weapon and player XP scores is a nice change and the structure of weapons skills, perks, and attachments is a good improvement.

    The multiplayer maps got stale quick. While they're all tolerable for the most part, I cannot wait for the map packs to start dropping.

    Having support and specialist killstreak rewards is also a good improvement, IMO. The fact that gettign objectives done in addition to kills count towards killstreaks is nice, too.

    Overall, this game is about what I was expecting. Multiplayer is fun and it is easy to sit down to play two quick matches and suddenly realize it's five hours later. There is a good variety of weapons and playing with different ones yields varying results, so there's probably something that all players can get used to using primarily. The promise of new maps is what is keeping me playing right now.

    The only thing that drives me nuts is the juggernaut killstreak reward. It's BS.    … Expand
  18. Sesshomurai
    Jan 10, 2012
    0
    Nothing new to see here. Move along....................................................................................................................................................................................................
  19. 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.
  20. Beastlymonster7
    Jan 9, 2012
    10
    My thoughts on how they run this game and banning: It's a good game and I was 8th prestige lv 67 tearing it up in multiplayer. Until I got banned for doing the prestige token glitch. I know it might be considered cheating in some peoples eyes but I only used it to get my 10 custom classes wich you didn't have to buy in blackops! Back to the matter at hand: I did get banned like I wasMy thoughts on how they run this game and banning: It's a good game and I was 8th prestige lv 67 tearing it up in multiplayer. Until I got banned for doing the prestige token glitch. I know it might be considered cheating in some peoples eyes but I only used it to get my 10 custom classes wich you didn't have to buy in blackops! Back to the matter at hand: I did get banned like I was saying but I also got deranked aswell I went from almost 9th prestige down to nothing or level 1 and 0 prestige! I lost all of my titles and embels that I had ganned and I also was stuck with 0 kills but 10000 deaths! I also was stuck after I got derancked with 0 wins but 1000 losses! I think this is way to horrible as a punishment for only using this glitch to get 10 custom classes! Not unlimited xp or unlocked everything, only to get 10 custom classes! Plus, if there banning me for doing this than everybody else that did is probably about to get screwed over aswell! About 50% of the people that I have ran into playing this game have done the glitch! 50% of the people that play this game! It might not be true but that is about what I have came up with for what I have seen so far. If they want to ban "about" 50% of the people that play this game, than thats there problem. Also, all the people that I have ran into that said they did this glitch have gone way overboard than me. Notice how I'm also saying GLITCH! Not a mod or a hack! I'm not boosting! Here's the definitions of a glitch: 1.A sudden, usually temporary malfunction or irregularity of equipment: "a computer glitch". 2.An unexpected setback in a plan; a hitch, a snag.

    Notice how in the second definition it sais clearly," An UNEXPECTED setback." This glitch was unexpected! It was looked over when they were making this game! It's not my fault that Infinity Ward was probably slacking off when they were creating this part and they looked over it. I took advantage of their mistake! I didn't even use it that much either! I only used it to get 10 custom classes. Not double xp or the hardened or veteran package. I also didn't unlock any gear either! I only used 5 prestige tokens. I knew that if I over did it than I would probably have a chance of getting banned by these retards! I also kept my mouth shut about it aswell. They also could have patched the glitch aswell if they are getting this worried about it but no! Just ban and derank about 50% of the game or everyone that did it! Completely just lost a customer and I hope you loose every single person that plays this game! I hope you get such a crappy rating as what MW2 got and it looks like it already happend! The good thing about Treyarch is that instead of baning people they actualy put some work into the game and patch glitches! Worry about the booster and hackers before you worry about this crap! I was playing Free-for-All about 5 days before I got banned and I caught these three booster sitting in the back of the map with their tactical insersions just killing each other! The third person was guarding the cheesy booster not letting anyone get to them except for me who killed them onse! They still aren't banned! But they ban me for doing a simple glitch that I didn't even use that much of! Get your priorities straight before you get a bad rating! OH that's right , you already got a bad rating idiots! I will play blackops (a completely better game) and not touch your game once ever again! I hope people are with me and for all the haters! You have never got banned and don't know what it feels like to loose all your work that you just tried hard to get only because you did something small! If you read this whole message than I congradulate you for doing this. I shure wouldn't read this whole thing but I felt like it needed to get out there!    … Expand
  21. Nero97
    Jan 9, 2012
    2
    I was never a big fan of FPS games, but i know which of them are good and which are bad. and this "game", is baaaaaaaaad. It's not just bad, it's terrible.
  22. dinoslayer6
    Jan 7, 2012
    7
    Single Player: 9
    I liked the single player, and the missions were good. I actually think this is my favorite single player in all the cod games. It is generally short. It takes 5 hours to complete.
    Spec Ops: 7 Zombies is better, and I see what they were trying to do with this, I didnt like it, its actually really boring. Multiplayer: 5 I believe this is the worst multiplayer in COD    Single Player: 9
    I liked the single player, and the missions were good. I actually think this is my favorite single player in all the cod games. It is generally short. It takes 5 hours to complete.
    Spec Ops: 7
    Zombies is better, and I see what they were trying to do with this, I didnt like it, its actually really boring. Multiplayer: 5
    I believe this is the worst multiplayer in COD history. fourzerotwo promised a lot of changes and it got me excited. So I was very disappointed when none of those promises were kept, with exception they noobtubes were nefred, which made me mad, because they werent even that annoying. If someone chooses to go like 30-1 with one man army noobtubes, so be it, why should the commentators on youtube really affect what happens. All of the mw2 commentators complained about this, when they did themselves. I did it and thought it was fun. The graphics were not very good. I liked the high quality detail of black ops. This game was an overall disappointment, I thought that this game was going to be awesome and the best, but its basically mw2.5, I mean, theres not really that big of a difference really, same engine, same guns, same attachments, same developer, one was less fun and not worth $60 and your time.    … Expand
  23. 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
  24. eddible
    Jan 6, 2012
    6
    I'm not entirely sure why so many people are rating this below 4. I agree that the game engine is very similar, the graphics are basically unchanged, and the sounds are reused - but this still a decent game! The plot was excellent, and I loved seeing what happened to all the characters we've all grown to love over the last couple of Modern Warfare games. The multiplayer is nothingI'm not entirely sure why so many people are rating this below 4. I agree that the game engine is very similar, the graphics are basically unchanged, and the sounds are reused - but this still a decent game! The plot was excellent, and I loved seeing what happened to all the characters we've all grown to love over the last couple of Modern Warfare games. The multiplayer is nothing drastically overhauled, but still great fun. It might be better if there were less 12 year olds acting like war heroes, but whatever. I can't offer more than a 6 though, simply because, like others have said, its TOO similar to be fresh enough for those high scores. Worth playing though!… Expand
  25. GamerReviews
    Jan 6, 2012
    5
    Being a call of duty player, and realizing all the hype behind this game, I thought modern warfare 3 would at least have SOMETHING that wasn't exactly the same as previous COD games. That can only be found in single player. The campaign is actually great fun, though the story and plot are weak. Obviously most people will buy this game for its multiplayer, where this game was a hugeBeing a call of duty player, and realizing all the hype behind this game, I thought modern warfare 3 would at least have SOMETHING that wasn't exactly the same as previous COD games. That can only be found in single player. The campaign is actually great fun, though the story and plot are weak. Obviously most people will buy this game for its multiplayer, where this game was a huge letdown. It's not the fact that this game is just like modern warfare 1 or 2 that makes it bad, but the fact that the we have been playing with the exact same gameplay for years. The franchise is getting stale, and I hope to see big changes in the next installment. Yes, the game is full of different game modes, and I would probably recommend this ONLY if this is your 1st COD game.… Expand
  26. KAS--Will
    Jan 6, 2012
    6
    In 100% honesty, between Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3, they both suck, and the earlier games in the franchise could do you better... FAR better. Modern Warfare 3 lacks "fun", IMO. Too many people are competitive, and for some reason camping is far more present in this installment than in the previous COD's. The Singleplayer, was the biggest disappointment. I prefer BattlefieldIn 100% honesty, between Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3, they both suck, and the earlier games in the franchise could do you better... FAR better. Modern Warfare 3 lacks "fun", IMO. Too many people are competitive, and for some reason camping is far more present in this installment than in the previous COD's. The Singleplayer, was the biggest disappointment. I prefer Battlefield 3's, solely because Battlefield 3 ripped of COD4, which was a decent story to unravel. MW3, you just kill Makarov, and for some reason, the developers wanted to kill off all the main characters on the way, which is lazy story telling IMO. But nobody plays this for the Singleplayer, and if you did/were going to get this for that (like I did); trust me, it's crap. The multiplayer will make you want a COD older than Black Ops, and the only good thing that keeps this game "average" IMO, is the Spec Ops Survival mode.… Expand
  27. KraniumKrusher
    Jan 6, 2012
    7
    I first want to say, giving this game anything under a 5 is purely hatred towards the game, and holds zero credibility. With that being said, the COD formula is tried and true. This has been the highest selling franchise in XBOX history, and for good reason. However, playing MW3 and MW2 is hard to differentiate. MW3 is the more balanced game, and may be the most balanced COD title toI first want to say, giving this game anything under a 5 is purely hatred towards the game, and holds zero credibility. With that being said, the COD formula is tried and true. This has been the highest selling franchise in XBOX history, and for good reason. However, playing MW3 and MW2 is hard to differentiate. MW3 is the more balanced game, and may be the most balanced COD title to date. The game has a bit more detail as far as graphics go. Less explosive damage is a welcome addition to MW3, as well as no commando. Nice weapon balance (apart from the Type 95, and the Striker). On a negative note, the maps are crap. They're the campiest maps ive ever played, and they are flat out boring aside from hardhat, village & dome. Lack of innovation, & poor map design drops my rating for this game to a 7. This franchise will slowly start to fade away if they stick with the trend of staying with the exact same formula.… Expand
  28. 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
  29. DiscoStarKiller
    Jan 5, 2012
    6
    As a person who has played every call of duty to date. I can say that MW3 isn't much different from the previous installments like MW2 and black ops. But it still a fun arcade style first person shooter. The campaign is short and the best mode is definetly the spec ops mode where you can play spec ops missions in a similar way as MW2 and the survival mode which is like the zombies modeAs a person who has played every call of duty to date. I can say that MW3 isn't much different from the previous installments like MW2 and black ops. But it still a fun arcade style first person shooter. The campaign is short and the best mode is definetly the spec ops mode where you can play spec ops missions in a similar way as MW2 and the survival mode which is like the zombies mode from black ops and world at war but with just regular enemies instead of zombies. The main problems I have with this game and the reason why I've scored it a 6 is because of the multiplayer which is ironically what is most hyped part of the call of duty franchise. The problem is that it is extremely frustrating at times because other people will simply stay at the spawn areas and kill you off quickly or take advantage of the various glitches that are present within the games maps and the people with the weakest connection always seem to have the advantage due to lag shooting. Overall I would say this is a decent package with a fun but short campaign and a fun spec ops mode you can play online, just don't expect any fair play in the competitive multiplayer side.… Expand
  30. Rkownage
    Jan 5, 2012
    3
    I gave this a 3, because I played the same game 5 years ago. All Modern Warfare 3 is is a money making machine that Mr. Kotick likes to milk for the quick buck. Way to take advantage of idiot gamers willing to pay $60 for this game. Thank god for Gamefly, I wouldn't pay $20 for this crapfest. Get some developers with talent next time.
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#13 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2011
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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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