Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a video game that consists of 15 releases-
Quick Look: CoD: Modern Warfare Reflex Edition
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare ditches the World War II motif of the past Call of Duty games to tell a story set in contemporary times, and backs it up with a solid, feature-rich multiplayer mode.
Call of Duty 4 is a first person shooter that takes the action into modern times, a major change for the series. It includes an intense single player campaign and a deep multiplayer experience that allows players to level up and unlock weapons, as well as other things. It was developed by Infinity Ward and released for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC, and a Wii version is expected to released in November.Plot
In Call of Duty 4, the player assumes the role of two characters in the fictional war that takes place in the game. Sgt. John "Soap" MacTavish, a member of the British S.A.S and Sgt. Paul Jackson, a member of the USMC. Though missions for both characters take place in different locations they are both fighting toward the same goal; To stop the terrorist forces of Khaled Al-Asad and Imran Zakhaev from using a nuclear weapon they have obtained.
The game starts off with the player taking control of “Soap” as the newest member of Captain Price's S.A.S team and puts them through some training exercises. This allows players to grasp the basics of the game and also recommends a difficulty option for the player based on how well they perform. It should be noted players don’t have to use the option recommended if they wish to use an easier or more difficult setting.
The first mission has the S.A.S team boarding a Russian merchant ship in the Bering Sea where they must determine whether a piece of cargo on board is in fact a nuclear device or not. Upon entering the vessel and killing the well armed crew they confirm there is a nuclear device on board, obtaining the manifest to further their investigation. But almost immediately upon verifying the deadly cargo, the ship is attacked by MiG fighter jets after and the team must then escape the rapidly sinking vessel.
Having looked over the cargo manifest it is revealed that a Middle Eastern rebel faction and a Russian Ultranationalist faction are working together. The leader of the Ultranationalists, Imran Zakhaev, wishes to return Russia back into the Soviet Union and rebels against the current government. In the process he manages to take control over a Russian nuclear weapons stockpile which is the main concern of the game.
Zakhaev funds a rebel group in an unnamed Middle Eastern country so international attention is drawn away from his actions in Russia. It’s in this country we see Al-Asad execute the current president, Al-Fulani, on live television. Britain and America have been monitoring the situation in Russia through information sent by an informant, Nikolai, within the ultra nationalist forces. However, Nikolai's cover is compromised and the S.A.S is deployed in a search and rescue mission to extract him.
It is assumed that while this is taking place America begins its invasion of the unnamed Middle Eastern country to deal with Al-Asad and his forces. The player now assumes control of Jackson as a member of a USMC squad under the command of Lt. Vasquez . They are tasked to search the country's capital city for Al-Asad, but fail to find him when they take control of a television stations broadcasting the rebel leader’s propaganda.
As the game progresses the USMC begin to push back Al-Asads forces further into the capital and the player is a part of the final assault on what remains of the rebel forces. However the S.A.S warns the American forces that one of the Russian nuclear devices is within th e city and a team is sent to disarm the bomb. The American forces issue the order to evacuate the city but during departure a Cobra Gunship is shot down and Jackson's squad is sent in to rescue the survivors before they are overwhelmed.
Unfortunately, the team sent to disarm the nuclear bomb fails and as the player's squad is being airlifted to safety they are caught in the nuclear blast causing their helicopter to crash. In a dramatic scene the player can control Jackson and crawl out of the wreckage and stare at the mushroom cloud created by the explosion before finally dying of his injuries or radiation poisoning. This concludes Sgt. Paul Jackson’s portion of the game.
The game continues with the player regaining control of “Soap”, and the S.A.S pursuing Al-Asad into Azerbaijan where they finally capture him. During interrogation, Al-Asads phone rings and Price answers, discovering in doing so that it was Zakhaev who supplied the bomb. Price executes Al-Asad and the players assumes control of a younger, then-Lieutenant Price, 15 years in the past where he was involved in a mission to assassinate Imran Zakhaev soon after the Chernobyl disaster. It’s revealed that Zakhaev started the formation of his ultranationalist group at around this time by profiting in the sale of arms easily obtained due to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Assuming control of Price, the player is joined by Captain MacMillan,who as senior officer of the 2-man sniper team provides guidance and support to the player. After sneaking around the remains of the city after the Chernobyl disaster the player must shoot Zakhaev using a sniper rifle as he takes part in an arms deal. Price's shot fails to kill him but does hit him in the arm, the massive .50 caliber round causing him to loose the limb. Macmillan assures the player that "the blood loss will do the rest". The game then fast forwards to the present day where the S.A.S must defend their position from an attack by Ultranationalist forces. Making their way to the evacuation point they are airlifted to safety by a USMC squad under command of Staff Sgt. Griggs who previously served alongside Sgt. Paul Jackson in the
Middle East.
By now the S.A.S, USMC and Russian Military have begun to work together to try and capture Victor Zakhaev, hoping they can learn the whereabouts of his father, Imran Zakhaev. When they corner Victor,however, he pulls out a gun and commits suicide before they can extract any information out of him.
Zakhaev blames the West for the death of his son and plans to launch a nuclear strike on the Eastern Coast of the USA using missiles from the Russian base his forces had seized earlier. The S.A.S and USMC join forces to infiltrate and take control of the facility after the Russian regulars fail to breach Zakhaev's defenses. However, before they can secure the base, Zakhaev manages to launch two missiles with nuclear warheads and it becomes a race against time to reach the underground control room and deactivate them before another nuclear disaster occurs.
The joint forces are successful in disabling the missiles before they reach their targets but are soon surrounded by Ultranationalist forces and must make their escape using captured jeeps. This results in a fast paced and dramatic ending to the game as the special operatives squads are pursued by numerous truck-borne Ultranationalist infantry and a Mi-24D Hind gunship. The helicopter dramatically destroys a highway bridge as the team tries to cross it, and a gunfight breaks out between Zakhaev’s arriving troops and the remaining members of the special ops squads.
In a scripted cinematic the player witnesses Griggs being shot as he tries to pull “Soap” to safety, followed quickly by Zakhaev himself arriving and executing Gaz as well as other members of the team. Just as it seems “Soap” is next to be killed the Ultranationalist troops are distracted by the destruction of their gunship by Russian regulars, creating an opportunity for a wounded Captain Price to slide his pistol across to “Soap,” allowing the player to shoot Zakhaev and his bodyguards.
The Russian military arrives on the scene and begins to try and resuscitate Captain Price as they airlift “Soap” from the scene. The fate of Captain Price is left open and in a news report the events of the game seem to have been conducted in secret, covered up, or in other ways not made open to the public.
There is an extra level, appropriately named "Epilogue," in which the player (it is unknown who the player controls) and a team secure a VIP onboard a plane in flight. One of the achievements, "Mile High Club," involves completing this mission on Veteran difficulty.Infinity Ward's 2009 Modern Warfare 2 is likely to continue the storyline followed in MW.
Multiplayer Gameplay
Like previous games in the series, Call of Duty 4 also has a multiplayer side, with different adversarial and objective-based modes that range from simple team deathmatch to games where one team must plant a bomb while the other defends the bombing positions. The players in COD4's multiplayer are class-based, and players quickly earn the ability to customize their own class. Aside from choosing a weapons loadout, each class also has three "perks," which are unique abilities that fall into three different lists to help keep them balanced. Perks include the ability to hold more ammunition, faster reload times, the ability to drop a live grenade whenever you die ("martyrdom"), and so on. Players earn in-game support attacks for getting kill streaks, allowing them to turn on radar to see enemy movements, or call in air strikes or chopper support to eliminate enemies.
In April 2008, a downloadable pack of 4 maps was released for the PS3 and 360 versions at a price of $10. The maps included are: Creek, Broadcast, Chinatown, and a bonus map named Killhouse. Killhouse is mostly comparable to Shipment; the map can only be played on the modes Team Tactical and Cage Match. As a testament to the game's following, over one million people purchased the add-on on the Xbox 360 in the first nine days after its release. The PC version of the game received the map pack for free upon the release of the v1.6 patch in June 2008.
Another interesting element to the game is challenges. To help boost your XP and get to the highest rank, Infinity Ward has put challenges in. Each challenge will give you some experience points ranging from 50 to 1000. For most challenges you have to get a certain amount of kills or headshots with a gun. Other challenges consist of calling in 30 air strikes or survive for an entire match. When you rank up you unlock more challenges making it easier to get to the next rank. Some challenges have I II III next to them signifying what stage of the challenge you're on. The more advanced a challenge stage is, the harder it is to complete it and/or the more time consuming it is.
Multiplayer Game Modes
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare features 13 different game modes.On the consoles these are:
Team Deathmatch
6-vs-6 Straight up team deathmatch. Use teamwork to eliminate enemy players and reach the score limit of 750 points by earning 10 points per kill.Mercenary Team Deathmatch
6-vs-6 Team deathmatch with random teams. No parties allowed. Use teamwork to kill enemy players and reach the score limit of 750 points by earning 10 points per kill.Free-For-All
4-8 Player Straight up slayer. Every man for himself, kill everyone. Score limit of 125 points with 5 points for a kill.Domination
Up to 16 players trying to capture and hold 3 different flag locations placed around the map. Ground War
9-vs-9 Big team games. Team Deathmatch & domination. Score limit is 1000 in Team Deathmatch with 10 point kills. Score limit is the same in Ground war domination as it is in regular domination.Sabotage
6-vs-6 A neutral bomb is placed in the middle of the map and teams attempt to take the bomb and destroy the enemy's objective. The bomb carrier can be seen by all players. To win a team must plant the bomb at the enemy's objective and prevent the opposing team from defusing the bomb. If you die, the respawn time is seven seconds per respawn. This enables the other team to get a better chance of planting the bomb at the objective and holding it.Headquarters
6-vs-6 A neutral base is marked to capture in the level. Each team fights to capture and hold the headquarters. You earn points by holding the headquarters but the team that holds the headquarters does not respawn if they are killed whilst holding the HQ. All players on the holding team will respawn once the HQ is destroyed by the enemy or after 60 seconds when the HQ is moved. Score limit of 250, 5 points are earned every 5 seconds a team holds the HQ.Search & Destroy
6-vs-6 The attacking team must plant a bomb at one of 2 bomb plant sites to win the defending team must either kill every member of the attacking team before they plant the bomb or they must defuse the bomb once it has been planted. For the attacking team to win they must either kill every member of the defending team or plant the bomb and prevent the defending team from defusing it before it detonates. The first team to win 4 rounds wins the match. teams swap sides after 3 rounds.
Team Tactical
3-vs-3 Smaller team games. Team Deathmatch, Domination, Sabotage, Headquarters and Search & Destroy.Hardcore Team Deathmatch
6-vs-6 Same as team Deathmatch but with limited HUD, Increased bullet damage and friendly fire is on. Score limit of 750 with 10 points for a kill. A player will lose 10 points for a team kill but this does not decrease the teams total. Respawn times are subject to how long you lived and how many enemies you killed. If you kill no-one and last two seconds, you will most likely have a longer respawn time than somebody who lived longer and had more kills. If you kill your teammate, you will have to wait longer to respawn than normal.Hardcore Search & Destroy
6-vs-6 Same as Search & Destroy but with limited HUD, increased bullet damaged and friendly fire is on. The first team to win 4 rounds wins the match. Teams swap sides after 3 rounds. Players lose 50 points for a team kill. Once you die, you don't respawn until the next round, even if you are killed by friendly fire.Old School Free-For-All
4-8 Player Straight up Deathmatch. Every man for himself, kill everyone. No classes, weapons are pick ups, health increased, no health regeneration and jumps are higher. Score limit of 125 points with 5 points for a kill. 
Backlot Cage Match
1-vs-1 Deathmatch. 10 points for a kill with a score limit of 100.
Hardcore HQ
Hardcore HQ requires a lot more than just spamming the HQ position with grenades and running in guns blazing. Hardcore HQ encourages more tactical gameplay and communication to win with increased damage, no HUD elements, and friendly fire on.On February 26th 2009 the Hardcore Headquarters playlist was added, this is the only one of the 7 playlists announced by Robert Bowling the Director of Communications/Community Manager for Infinity Ward to be released so far. With MW2 getting ever closer it is unlikely that we'll ever see the other 6 playlists put into action. They are listed below.
Bare-bones Team Deathmatch
No more excuses. No more blaming Martyrdom or Juggernaut for your lack of skills and kills. Bare Bones Team Deathmatch eliminates the excuses and takes it back to basics with standard Team Deathmatch with no perks, no kill streak rewards. Just you, your skill, and your weapons.Multi-bomb Search and Destroy
Multi-bomb Search and Destroy starts every member of the attacking team with a bomb. So everyone has the opportunity to plant if they’re good enough.Hardcore Free-For-All
Even faster paced Free For All's, where every bullet counts and playing smart is key for a solid k/d ratio. Standard Free for All rules, with Hardcore mode enabled for extra damage, no HUD, and no health re-generation.Hardcore Ricochet
This is the No Teamkilling playlist. Any damage a teamkiller attempts to do to their team mates is reflected onto themselves only. This playlist will include the variant for Hardcore Team deathmatch, Hardcore Search and Destroy, and Hardcore HQ.Sudden Death Sabotage
Same as Sabotage with no respawns.Second Chance Search and Destroy
Same as search and destroy but each player gets 1 respawn.Available Weapons, Equipment, And Attachments
The following is a list of the available weapons in the game:Assault Rifles
Sub Machine Guns
Light Machine Guns
Shotguns
Sniper Rifles
Handguns
Equipment
- Frag Grenade
- Flashbang Grenade
- Stun Grenade
- Smoke Grenade
- Knife
- Weapon Camouflage
- RPG
- Claymore
Attachments
Perks
There are a total of 22 perks available for use once they have been unlocked in Multiplayer. The 22 perks are split into 3 different groups. You can only use 1 perk from each group and if you choose to use a Grenade Launcher or Grip attachment on your weapon you will not be able to choose a perk from section 1.Section 1 Perks
- C4 x2 (Gives you the use of 2 explosive packages that can be detonated remotely.)
Carry twice as much ammunition. - Special grenades x3 (Gives you 3 special grenades in your inventory instead of 1. This perk cannot be selected if you are using smoke grenades as your special grenade.)
- RPG x2 (Gives you a rocket launcher and Two rocket propelled grenades.)
- Claymore x2 (Gives you two trip detonated mines.)
- Frag x3 (Gives you 3 grenades in your inventory instead of 1.)
- Bandolier (Gives you up to 3x more ammo.)
- Bomb Squad (Allows you to spot enemy explosive devices by placing a visible skull above them.)
Section 2 Perks
- Stopping Power (Increases weapon damage to 140%.)
- Juggernaut (Takes 75 % of the damage that is dealt by explosives or bullets.)
Increase bullet damage. - Sleight of Hand (Half's reload time.)
- Double Tap (Increases rate of weapon fire to 135%.)
- Overkill (Allows you to carry two primary weapons instead of a primary and a pistol.)
- UAV Jammer (Stops you from becoming visible on the enemy's radar when they call in UAV.)
- Sonic Boom (Increases damage dealt by explosives to 125%. This applies to all explosives such as C4 and the grenade launcher.)
Section 3 Perks
- Extreme Conditioning (Doubles the amount of time you can sprint for.)
- Steady Aim (Makes hip fire 35% more accurate.)
- Last Stand (Allows you to drop to the floor and pull out a pistol before you die. If you are using overkill and last stand it defaults to the M9 when you go into last stand.)
- Martyrdom (Allows you to drop a grenade with a 2.5 second fuse once you die.)
Drop a grenade when you die. - Deep Impact (Increases your ability to shoot through walls and surfaces.)
- Iron Lungs (Doubles the amount of time you can spend holding your breath whilst using a sniper rifle.)
- Dead Silence (Decreases the amount of noise you make whilst moving.)
- Eavesdrop (Allows you to overhear the enemy's voice chat within a 30 meter radius.)
Ranks
There are 55 ranks in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare to progress through the ranks you must earn XP. You earn XP by getting kills, capturing objectives, Completing challenges and pretty much anything you do in MP will earn you XP. You start off at rank 1 with only a few weapons available to you and you do not have some perks that you will obtain as you progress through the ranks. Every three ranks the rank changes (The ranks in between these have numbers, e.g. Private I, Private II, etc.)- Level 1: Private
- Level 4: Lance Corporal
- Level 7: Corporal
- Level 10: Sergeant
- Level 13: Staff Sergeant
- Level 16: Gunnery Sergeant
- Level 19: Master Sergeant
- Level 22: Master Gunnery Sergeant
- Level 25: 2nd Lieutenant
- Level 28: 1st Lieutenant
- Level 31: Captain
- Level 34: Major
- Level 37: Lieutenant Colonel
- Level 40: Colonel
- Level 43: Brigadier General
- Level 46: Major General
- Level 49: Lieutenant General
- Level 52: General
- Level 55: Commander
Prestige Mode
- Prestige mode is only included in the PS3 & 360 versions of the game. It is unlocked when a player reaches a total of 125490 XP.
- You do not lose your place on any leaderboards if you enter prestige mode, you also do not have to re-unlock playlists you have unlocked previously.
- Prestige mode allows a player to reset their rank and lose all their perks, weapons and camouflages they have unlocked whilst reaching level 55.
- The only thing that prestige gives you is a new symbol next to your GamerTag or PSN ID each time you enter it.
- You can enter prestige mode a total of 10 times.
- There have been several rumors that reaching 10th prestige level 55 allows you to use 2 gun attachments at once, these rumors are not true, the same goes for reaching 10th prestige Level 55 and completing every single challenge in the game. The only thing you get is the gold cross symbol next to your Gamertag or PSN ID.
Multiplayer Maps
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare originally shipped with 16 multiplayer maps. A few months after the games release Infinity Ward made another 4 maps available for download on the PSN and XBLM known as the Variety Map Pack. The maps included in the map pack are Broadcast, Chinatown, Creek and Killhouse.
- Ambush - Chaotic map filled with busted up vehicles. Watch out for grenades!
- Backlot - Smallish desert town map with some interesting range aspects to consider.
- Bloc - A sniping map with two opposing buildings on either side of the map. Keep your head down on this map.
- Bog - Difficult, dark map that has spots of foliage and uneven ground. Class choice to counter the other team is advised.
- Broadcast - Part of the Variety Pack. A TV station that has been shot to pieces. Has a large indoor area including parts seen in the campaign.
- Chinatown - A Variety pack reskin of Carentan from Call of Duty 2, it's a sniping haven but also accommodates campers and those who prefer grenades.
- Crash - One of the favorites, Crash is a very well designed medium sized map that caters to numerous play styles over any mode.
- Creek - A dried up riverbed with plenty bushes and caves to hide in.
- Crossfire - What initially appears to be just a long sniper's alley turns out to be superb for intense close range confrontations.
- Countdown - A huge open map, ideal for snipers.
- District - A long alley along the top and side of the map are largely useless, as the best action takes place amongst the market stalls in the two central areas.
- Downpour - Sloping map set on a Russian farm. Very dangerous to stay in one place for too long.
- Killhouse - The smallest map in the Variety pack, familiar from the training ground in the single player. Intense short range indoor firefights.
- Overgrown - The favorite map for sniping as it is an enormous size and covered in shrubbery. Considered one of the best maps, but those favoring short-medium range classes may suffer.
- Pipeline - Plenty of sniper spots to be found surrounding these two large warehouses beside a derelict railway line. Countdown
- Shipment - Smallest map in the game and an utter joke with more than four players. Can make for some insane battles, especially with Hardcore mode turned on. The map is so small that players often get killed as soon as they spawn, and can even get killed by the same airstrike 3 times in a row.
- Showdown - Ideal for campers, a small, self contained map with lots of corners to hide around.
- Strike - Big town area that has something for everyone. Tightly designed, air strikes can be devastating.
- Vacant - Big warehouse with a lot of narrow corridors that makes for some difficult tactical choices.
- Wet Work - Long ship caught in a storm. Sniper spots at either side, but it's difficult to get a good line of sight in amongst the containers.
System Requirements
As written on the back cover of the box (please note only the minimum requirements are given)Minimum System Requirements:
Software Requirements:
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP / Vista (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported).
- Microsoft DirectX 9.0c (included).
- 3D Hardware accelerator card required - 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 128MB hardware accelerator video card and the latest drivers.
- 100% Windows XP/Vista compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers.
- 6x DVD-ROM Drive.
Hardware Requirements:
- CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.4Ghz / AMD 64 2800 / Intel and AMD 1.8Ghz dual core processor or better supported.
- RAM: 512MB (Windows XP), 768MB (Vista).
- GPU (Video card): Nvidia GeForce 6600 or better or ATI Radeon 9800 Pro or better.
- Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card.
- HDD: 8GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 600MB for Windows XP/Vista swap file).
Multiplayer Requirements:
- Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported.
- Internet play requires broadband connection and latest drivers.
- LAN play requires network interface card and latest drivers.
Latest patch
The latest patch for the PC version is patch 1.7 that was released on June 30th 2008. The patch is 37.24MB in size but please note that one must already have patch 1.6 installed prior to installing patch 1.7 since patch 1.6 is the map pack and is 162MB in size. All patches are available through the Infinity Ward website.Xbox 360 Installation
Installing the Xbox 360 version of the game to the hard drive requires 6.5GB of free space.
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Nov. 5, 2007
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COD4, COD4: MW, Modern Warfare |
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OFLC: MA15+
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CERO: 18+
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ESRB: M
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PEGI: 16+
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BBFC: 15
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