One of the best games ever.
The good: Amazing campaign although short - outstanding graphics - sharp sound - fun, amazing, addicting and deep multiplayer - good plot - awesome gameplay.
The bad: short campaign.
Unlike the previous call of duty games which were set only in the WWII setting. This game is set during modern times, Where you play as either S.A.S. or U.S.M.C.
The plot is very simple yet very good at the same time.
It turns out terrorists (big surprise) have gotten a hold of some nukes to blow up America.
And in a twist the Russians actually help you to get rid of the terrorists.
You start the game as S.A.S. (british) and you go through the basic training called F.N.G.. Now FNG is basically to see how fast you can complete a scenerio in where this one is set in a ship that you have to clear the enemies has fast as you can.
FNG actually quite a bit replay value on its own since there is a online leader board for the fastest times.
After you finish FNG you head out for your first mission which is on a ship where the terrorists have some sort of nuclear equipment on board and you have to get it and make your way back to the chopper.
The campaign is just filled with action, there is almost never a dull moment in it. Large firefights that are deadly choppers overhead enemies with RPG's looking to totally destroy you.
im saying that you will probably not find a game that is short as this with this much action.
The missions vary quite a bit.. For instance, there is a flashback mission near the middle of the campaign. Where you go back 15 years and remember a mission that was assigned to you and in that mission your objective was to kill the terrorist that in the present day is the one of the leader trying to blow up America.
And the mission before that (which is also flashback) you are playing the role as a sniper in a ghillie suit, and althrough out that missions you can decide to to either kill enemies quietly or just leave them alone, or just all out run n' gun... sorta.
The campaign is linear but not nearly as linear as previous games which only gave you one path to the objective. There is only one path to each objective in this game but there are also very many flanks that you can use against the enemies.
The AI is not exactly smart nor dumb. On the easiest setting the enemies are not dumb just plain easy to kill and they miss a lot more shots..
Now on veteran, the enemies are somewhat smart in the sense that they use more cover and are more accurate.
After you beat the campaign you unlock arcade modes.. Which is like it sounds. In arcade mode you can play the campaign as usual, but you get points for kills and combos, and at the end of the mission your score is tallied and put on the online leaderboard.
Most of the missions are in the middle east but some are in europe and the first one being in the bering strait.
One mission you are actually in a enemies outfit but that does last long since they figure it out when you guys fire at the enemies.
The campaign as said before is short. Gaming vets could easily beat it in less than six hours. But on a harder difficulty it will take around 10-12 hours since you will die a lot more.
The multiplayer can be played through system link, split screen ( up to 4 players) and online (up to 16 players).
The multiplayer is no doubt the best multiplayer ever. Even better than halo and im a huge halo fan.
The multiplayer is very deep. Allowing you to rank up your character until you reach max level 55. But even when you reach level 55 its not over you can set yourself back to level 1. Yes i know it sounds dumb losing all your stats and weapons that you have unlocked.
Even though you will be level 1 you will have a special emblem next to you gamertag meaning that you were already level 55 but have the guts to go back and get level 55 again.
You can level up to level 55 a total of ten times. But even then the multiplayer still offers lots of stuff to bring you back.
The amount you level up after each round depends on how many kills assists and your total score at the end of each round.
For instance deathmatch game mode give you only 5 ExP points per kill but there are lots of enemies to kill, and if you do good in the match then you will get bonus points after the match.
And team death match gives you 10 EXP points per kill but team deathmatch rounds last longer than deathmatch so you can get more Exp points per round.
There are also challenges for almost every weapon and unlockables for each weapon. The challenge may be "get 100 kills with this weapon to get a certain amount of exp and unlock a red dot scope".
There are also challenges that just include various gameplay features. Like place in the top three in deathmatch game mode 5 times.. Or destroy a chopper taht a enemy has called in.
Speaking of choppers. After you get a 3 kill streak you can get a UAV radar scan. That during team game modes will show the positions of the enemies on your radar for 30 seconds. But in deathmatch it wil only show you the positions.
Get a 5 killstreak and you can bring up the map and call in a airstike against your enemies.
Get two more kills with out dying for a 7 kill streak and you can call in a chopper for help in killing enemies. The chopper doesn last forever though, it can get shot down by an enemy RPG or it will fly away after a certain amount of time.
The weapons are of course modern. LIke the M-16 the M-4 (whicih seems to be the most popular), the ak-47 (this game would be lost without it)
and many more guns.
Most of the guns you unlock are the best ones. Like the always deadly M-80 50. sniper rifle, or the 50. desert eagle.
There are about ten weapons you can unlock. And you can also unlcok gold weapons. By completing each weapon classes challenges you can unlcok a gold weapons from the class (the classes being SMG's, assault rifles, sniper rifles, shotguns and LMG's).
You might think that there cannot be more to put in the multiplayer by now but you are wrong.
There are things called perks... Sounds odd yes, but they set this game apart from any other.
Perks are sorta like special powers but not as big.
There are 3 perk kinds (you can have all three kinds at once) #1 being involved with explosives. The explosives one you can choose between having a RPG, C4, claymores (which have to be unlocked) and some other ones taht have to be unlocked.
Perk set 2 is not exactly a catagory like perk set 1. Perk set 2 is more to help
you have a slight advantage over the enemy. With perks like overkill which allows you to carry two primary weapons but no pistol. Or stopping power which increases your bullet damage to other players. Or maybe you woul like to kill your enemy with a last stand? Last stand allows you to pull out your pistol "after" you have died and try to kill you enemy before he/she realizes you are actually still alive, but you cant move while in last stand and if nobody finishes you off after a while you can either just kill yourself or you wil ljust die.
Perk set 3 probably has one of the best perks. That being martyrdom, after you are killed you will drop a live grenade and an ususpecting enemy may walk over to your body looking for ammo or just wanting to t-bag you. That person will be in for a surprise that will put a smile on your face.
There are some game modes. The most obvious being deathmatch and team deathmatch. But there is also headquarters where each team has to try and take over a certain area and hold for as long as they can, but while your team is holding it and you die, you stay dead till the eny destroys the HQ or the reinforcments clock reaches zero.
Search and destroy being one of the most popular game modes involves one team defending and one trying to destroy objectives. But each person on both sides only has one life per round, so you would have to be careful and not just run n' gun.
And there is also domination, which is there are 3 flags across the map and each team has to try and hold as many as possible as long as possible in order to win.
The most obvious game mode missing here is capture the flag. Now why they didnt put in i have no idea but stil lit would have been nice with some good ol capture the flag.
There is also an old school mode and hardcore mode. old school mode is based after old FPS multiplayer games. You start with one weapon and you have to pick up the perks and weapons up off the ground.
Hardcore mode goes like this. Weapons do lots more damage, there is no radar and some of other stuff making harder that usual.
The sound is top-notch i have honestly heard very few game better than this. The guns sound very good and almost real. The acting is very good and could be some of the best acting I have ever heard in a game like this.
The graphics.. wow. be sitting down when you see them. They are THAT good.
The game runs at an amazing 60 fps (frames per second) very few game before have been able to achieve that. The only time there is lag is online if you or another player has a very bad connection.
The game is not without its problems though. I have noticed that players online sometimes try to wall glitch and sometimes they are successful bit most of the time someone kills them before they can do anything. it is not a big problem but i thought it was worth mentioning.
Overall the campaign may be short but it is epic. The multiplayer makes up for any problems the game may have.
So simply put.. This game is worth it, heck i would pay twice the amount i did pay for the game. It is THAT good.
