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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a video game that consists of 14 releases| Platform | User Reviews | Avg. Score |
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| Xbox 360 | 78 reviews |
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| PlayStation 3 | 32 reviews |
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| PC | 22 reviews |
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How Well Do They Transition To Modern Day? Pretty Damn Well!
Tired of seeing the same old places and same old things from the beaches of Normandy circa 1942? Well Infinity Ward is right there with you. Feeling that their popular World War II franchise is turning a bit stale, they thought they might take a new approach to that oh so tired out series. Ripped straight from the day's headlines, Call of Duty 4: Modern warfare puts you right in the thick of battle as it is today, not as it was 60 some odd years ago. It is arguably the best representation of a modern day war zone that you can play on a console today. The game has dramatic lighting for a truly realistic feel. The audios and visuals poured through this title are awe-inspiring and make you hard pressed to think of a game that delivers them better. Rolled up with excellent gameplay mechanics and implementation, Call of Duty 4 puts you as close as you can possibly get, or want to get, to the real action. 
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Call of Duty is one of the best games available on the 360.
Infinity Ward has finished with the World War II era and has finally
embraced a modern twist. The game brings the superb gameplay of past
Call of Duty games and throws in a crazy blend of more technologically
advanced weaponry and a new refined story to match-- and it works
extremely well.
Call of Duty 4 has one of the most interesting singe-player campaigns in a FPS. The single-player will put you in the shoes of a British S.A.S soldier and a American Marine, each with their own story where shocking events will arise along with some seriously jaw-dropping moments. The campaign will leave you out of breadth from the very start to the very end--no matter how short it may be. The campaign is frustratingly short for such an excellent story, most gamers accustomed to FPS will be able to compete the campaign in around five hours on the easier difficulty. Needless to say, the action and gameplay make the short campaign a very enjoyable experience. The gameplay in Call of Duty 4 is very much like previous Call of Duty games. You have a compass at the bottom left of the screen with objectives marked and you must make your way to these objectives with your AI controlled comrades. Something Call of Duty 4 does very well is your interactivity with your team, each man has their own personality and will offer tactical information on enemy positions and help you in completing your objectives. Your objectives will take you deep into enemy territory in the Middle-East repelling rebel ambushes and to the cold of Russia partaking in Special Ops missions. Even though the campaign is painstakingly short, you'll not want the experience to end there. However the excellent multiplayer certainly makes up for the lack of singleplayer action. Up to 18 players can get into a match on one of 16 equally different maps varying for a more sniper-friendly landscape to wild grenade pounding and manic shooting maps. There are also six game maps to choose from. There is the familiar team death match and free-for-all deathmatch, also the more objective orientated maps like headquarters. Call of Duty 4 also gives players the choice to tackle more hardcore modes like disabling the HUD but making weapons more powerful-- if you dare to try these modes. The multiplayer adds more tactical abilities for the skilled players among you. For three kills you will be granted UAV support which will highlight all enemy position on your HUD, for 5 kills you will receive an airstrike on any position on the map, and finally if you reach a seven kill streak without dying you will receive helicopter support for a period of time. This helicopter is AI controlled but will circle the map shooting down any enemies it comes into contact with, though enemies can shoot it down but it will take a fair beating before it does. All these add a little more variety to online play and gives you some rewards for owning the battlefield. Playing the multiplayer does not go without rewards. Every time you get a kill, capture an objective, call in air support and completing challenges gives you experience which will help you to rise up the military ranks in multiplayer. Ranking up will unlock various weapons and challenges to complete which will help you gain a lot of XP points to go toward ranking up. The class feature on Call of Duty 4 is also very interesting. Each class has their own pros and cons, much like the classes in Call of Duty 3. However Infinity Ward have evolved this and added perks to these classes which offer some variety to them. As you rank up you will have the ability to create your own class. This allows you to pick your primary weapon, your sidearm, weapon attachments, what grenades you carry and 3 perks. The perks are split into 3 categories to which you can choose and you can unlock more perks as you rank higher. This system gives some variety to the game as no player rarely has the exact same character and offers a wide variety to create a class which suits your style of play. The perks system is very customisable. Perk number 1 is orientated around explosives, letting you choose from RPGs, claymores and even more frag or flashbang grenades. The other perks are more miscellaneous, but never-the-less important. They include cool things like increased ammunition, the ability to hold your breadth longer when sniping and dropping a live grenades as you die. The different perks vary for what ever tactics you choose to opt for but is great fun mixing and matching between each perk. Not only does Call of Duty 4 have an exciting singleplayer and multiplayer, but it also has top class graphics. Levels are beautifully rendered, especially those in the Middle-East and effects such as explosions and smoke are superbly crafted to near perfection. Even the multiplayer maps are stunning and full of life-- or what was left of it. The sound value of Call of Duty 4 is also top-notch. Guns sound crisp and realistically terrifying, explosions are also equally scary and you really feel like you're in the middle of a battle, fighting for your life. The voice acting is great too from the humorous banter of your squad in the cutscenes to the serious cries of communication during gameplay. Call of Duty 4 is an excellent FPS with a superb, but speedy singleplayer campaign, however the multiplayer is where the heart of the game is. It offers plenty of choice and is a lot of fun to play from exciting modes and maps which will keep you entertained for a very long time to come.
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Great and Addictive Multiplayer
The Call of Duty series has been innovative in the over-played genre and the team behind Call of Duty and Call of Duty 2 has finally learned that the WWII FPS genre is over played and the FPS needed a new spin. So Infinity ward has developed one of the best FPS in recent memory. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and as the subtitle suggests this is not another WWII game is takes place in modern time.
Now let's talk about the story. The story in CoD4: MW is all fiction but takes bits and pieces from real world events. You play as two people, one in the British SAS, and another in the Us Marines. You start as a SAS member going through training to get used to the controls and such. Your first real mission is on a ship where highly explosive materials are said to be, and you are sent in there to retrieve them. As soon as you find the materials you find out two MiGS are near the ship and you have to get off as soon as possible so you just grab what you can. This part is most likely the best pat in the game, because soon after you find out that MiGS are on you tail they attack on the ship and you are on a mad rush out of the ship before it sinks. You camera is tilted for added effect and water is rushing in from everywhere and pipes bursting. At the end of the mission you make a leap of faith on to you heli-copter as your captain, Captain Price, save you as you are about to fall. When you are playing as the Marines you are in the Middle East and find out that a key political figure has been assassinated by Khaled Al-Asad, the mastermind you have to stop. Later in to the story you find the SAS and Marines are getting closer and closer together and evetually working together. The marine to play as eventually get killed and from then on out you only play as Soap McTavish,SAS, and last kill of the game is made buy to in a dazed state with a pistol throwen to you but a fellow solider. You as Soap are the only know survior but and Call of Duty fans know Captain Price always come back. All in all the single player is short but good experince with a little bit of replay value with the unlockable arcarde mode where you play the whole story ove again and get points for kills. There are also "cheats" for getting enemy intel but nothing to spetactual, until you find all of them and unlock infinite ammo. The single player is just the start of it. The online is where CoD4 shines. The weapons are the best in a game yet, and yes they are just normal weapons but that's what makes them great. Also there is like powerups called perks which you unlock, along with guns and chalenges, by leveling up and XP. The Call of Duty franchise has came a long way since call of duty and this if for the good.
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An epic singleplayer experience and an awesome multiplayer part.
Call of Duty 4 is definitely an epic game. Epic Single-player, epic multi-player, epic graphics, epic voice acting and so on.
Its not just a normal casual shooter, it stands out in its own way and it really feels good to sit down and play it. The only thing thats sad is that the Single-player is really short, maybe 4-5 hours for a normal first person shooter gamer, but you want to play it over again, just to see the awesome thing happening again. Now into more detail: Graphics: In graphics, this game looks good even on 640 x 420 and on the highest quality in all, its like a movie with real actors, and you're one of them. Every single thing in this game is textured in such a great way, that it looks like the developers have used 1 week on each item if not more. Every character are having the best looks that just put's them out and you remember them. For example, the character called Captain Price, I will for sure remember him for the next couple of years, because his look and voice acting is just so solid, and his movements are so well animated too, and because of all these things combined together, it just makes this game so good to looks at! Sound: Sounds, sounds, sounds, they are awesome. Each weapon, character and action have their own voices, or sounds (There is over 30 weapons and over 25 different characters) Imagine you have to import all of them voices and sounds in to a game and they have to be top notch quality. These guys/girls did an awesome job in this and just the sounds and graphics combined, you want to buy the game. Well, I would. Gameplay: The gameplay in this game is epic, EPIC I tell you! Even though you complete the game once, you want to complete it again, and again, and again. Then when you've completed it several times, there is the EPIC multi-player. Unlike the other Call of Duty games, that had a horrible multi-player, in this game, the multi-player is as good as the single-player, if not better because at day 1 they had 2 teams, a single-player development and a multi-player development team. The other Call of Duty games they had one development team to do it all, so now, its quality work! Its like Battlefield 2. You start at level one, and each thing you do gives you experience, from killing players to planting the bomb. Then you gain levels and each 2 level you should advance in rank. Like Private and Corporal, then you should get new weapons and stuff. And when you for example kill 100 players with an M4A1, also known as colt, you get a new camouflage to your weapons to make it looks cooler. You also gain new equipment to your weapons and things like that. You also unlock perks. Now, perks are like super powers. Some may do so you can sprint for a longer period of time or, you might even get one so you can hold 4 special granades instead of one. You can have 3 on you at once and you can change in the create class menu. The create class is where you add weapons, camouflage and perks to your different classes that you have created yourself. And as you may see, the multi-player have lots and lots of stuff to unlock, and the good thing is that a level 1 game easily kill a level 55, (Which is the highest level) because the level 55 is not better than him because of all the stuff he have. He just have more things to juggle his character with. Storyline: At first the storyline may seem confusing, but as you play, you get more information about the main storyline and it becomes more intense. This game is actually the most evil one to date, because instead of the second world war, you have modern war. In Iraq and stuff. But this storyline is about nuclear weapons and how the military will cope with that and its just so intense and you really get into the game. Then at the end of the storyline, all the loose ends get together and you just sit and watch the final cutscene with your mouth open thinking: "Wow!" So overall this a really good game that anyone could enjoy if they are in to first person shooters. Graphics: 4.5 Gameplay: 4.5 Sound: 5 Overall: 4.5 -Orakk
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It's an amazing game that is worth your time and money.
CoD4 is by
far the best shooter on the Xbox 360, and it achieves this high mark by
delivering the most amazing action sequences a game of its type has yet to reproduce.
I was also very surprised that the guns in the game are incredibly well realized. Not only are you toying with the most powerful hardware available military wise, but the sound, the feel, the minor rumble difference when firing a suppressed gun from a AK 47, to a MP5, to a helicopter minigun, it's all very believable and makes up for some memorable tight fire fights. And this all comes to full effect in the multy-player mode, where there are over a dozen modes and maps to play around with, and millions of players that are mighty good at the game by now. It's ranking system is like what you may have seen in games like Battlefield 2, where your actions determine what your rewards will be, if you use an ak 47 for long periods of time and get those oh-so satisfying kills, you un-lock scopes, silencers, grenade barrel for that weapon... and that's just some examples, because you can also customize your character with perks, witch is like giving special abilities to your online soldier, you can have it drop a grenade when you die, to pull out your pistol when you die, you can have deeper bullet penetration when fighting people that stay behind walls and some more, sneaky ones, like the one that makes you invisible on the enemies radar. It's all very robust and very polished; chances are that you will fall in love with what the multy-player has to offer and be able to play it for months on end. All in all, I could spend hours writing about why this is such an amazing game, but in truth, your experience is what matters, go ahead, buy it. It's a game that only gets better the more you play it. It just keeps on giving
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 Sign up for duty.
Change is always risky business. It can bring in a much needed breath of fresh air to an established franchise, or it can damage a long-time fan favourite beyond recognition.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat is definitely a step in the right direction, and manages to both make the series feel fresh while still retaining the elements that made the previous instalments so popular. The big change Infinity Ward (Call of Duty 1 & 2) made is the changing to a modern setting. No longer is the series set in the played out WWII. No more storming the beach of Normandy or tearing down Berlin. No more firing single shots with inaccurate rifles. In exchange we get high-tech weapons with a great feel to them, new locations and a nuke. But although there is a cosmetic change and new gadgets, CoD 4 still retains its biggest trademark; a powerful, action-packed experience filled to the brim with well-scripted events. And that’s not a bad thing. The story does a pretty good job of engaging the player. Much of this comes from the fact that the game never lets the tension slow down one second to let you take a breath. It’s a powerful experience from start to finish, even if you don’t find the story particularly engaging, there is no denying the quality work that has been laid here by Infinity Ward. You are placed in the shoes of both a US and British soldier, in the fight against a terrorist leader bent on causing all out war with the west. It’s pretty simple, but well executed and scripted events throughout the campaign make it far more interesting than on paper. It also never feels like the characters take easily on the events going on around them. It is definitely a gritty story, and from time to time you will find yourself leaning forward, trying to soak it all in. Although the story is focused on the Middle-East, you also get to clean out Russian houses in the night, sink a boat in the Atlantic and level a village with a helicopter. It’s a pretty diverse experience, although a short lived one. The whole thing clocks in at about 5-7 hours, depending on skill and difficulty. It makes the campaign far from repetitive, but also makes you wish there actually was something to repeat. The story in this game, although perfectly fine, is nothing compared to the graphics the game sports. The models of characters, textures of foliage and the animations are all of high quality. When the commander stands up besides you in the ghillie-suit without you even knowing he was there, you cannot help but be in awe each time. Bombs, shots and explosions all have a proper bang to them, and seem to do some real damage to the world, and are very satisfying to use. Even more impressive is the fact that even in big battles, with tons of bullets and grenades flying everywhere, the framerate doesn’t dip. With short loadtimes only existing at the start of the level, this is even more impressive. You could say that due to the limitations in exploration, there is less high-def textures to draw in, but it is still one of the best looking games on the 360. Something that the series always has had is big battles, but still confining you to a linear path through the level. This still stands true here. Although a few levels give you multiple objects in a slightly larger field, the majority of the game will lead you through a limited path with just enough wiggle room to not feel too constricted. If the linear nature of the series has plagued you before, nothing here will change that feeling, although it feels much grander in size compared to previous instalments. Nowhere in the game is the boundaries of your surroundings more clear then in a stealth-run through Chernobyl in the 1980’s. Here you must follow your commanders’ orders without hesitation. There’s a tiny to non-existing possibility to improvise through the level, but the intensity of that level still makes it enjoyable, as is the case with most of the rest of the game. It is clear Infinity Ward has no intention of revolutionising the genre, but rather perfect what works, which they do an excellent job of here. After completing the campaign you unlock “arcade mode”. This works in the same way as Halo 3’s meta-game in that you get points for completing levels quickly and effective. You get points for kills (more points for difficult shots), multipliers both for difficulty and avoiding using up the limited number of extra lives. Higshscores are posted on leaderboards, and helps make this a fun addition. This mode works well in CoD 4’s design, due to its short levels and focused gameplay, although this is a mere diversion compared to the brilliant multiplayer that follows. The multiplayer portion is very well crafted. It’s full of depth, but the first time you start playing, your options are very limited. You can choose deathmatch, team deathmatch and that’s about it. You get a limited choice of classes, but what you get will do just fine. But very quickly, your xp bar fills up from basically anything you do, such as kills, wins and supports. Each level does a fine job of giving you more and more options, and after few hours of play, all gametypes, classes and the enjoyable create-a-class is unlocked. And there are tons of gametypes. Sabotage, king of the hill variations and some other quirky modes make for a diverse list. And although there are so many options, players are never a problem to find. But of all you unlock, create-a-class is definitely a big part in the entertainment here. Here you get to build your own fighter, except his appearance. One of the defining parts of this is the perks-system. Perks, three per character, are basically abilities, much like spells in RPG’s, and let’s you tweak your character to fit your playstyle. One perk, called Last Stand, let’s you pull of some shots with your sidearm before you bleed out. This can get you a revenge kill for double the experience, and can be extremely satisfying. Others include dropping a live grenade when killed, double firerate and giving you a RPG for shooting down helicopters. The many perks are fun to play around with, and unlock on a regular basis. The interesting part is that the high-level perks never feel like being too powerful, just gives you wider range of options to tweak. This makes for pretty balanced playfield between beginners and long time players to kill each other on, and you will do a lot of that. If you manage to kill multiple foes in a row, support comes into play. Kill 3 people in a row, and you get radar which scans the entire map for enemy positions, 5 kills lets you target an area for an airstrike. Get 7 kills, and a helicopter swoops around the map for a while, gunning down enemies in the open. The supports make for exiting gameplay, and can turn the tide of a battle if used properly, but never feel unbalanced. The helicopter can be shot down, a perk keeps you off the radar and the airstrike is very area-specific. There are a good variety of maps, continuous unlocks and challenges to complete, which keep the multiplayer staying fresh even after weeks of play. Soundwise, CoD 4 is no slacker either. Weapons sound appropriately vicious, your squadmates sounds just right to be believable, and the music kicks in when it’s supposed to. The scripted events are already well choreographed, and with the fittingly pompous music adding to the experience, this is definitely a game that benefits from a good surround system. In a year that has included such behemoths as The Orange Box, Halo 3 and Bioshock, making a first person shooter that not only matches these great games, but also stands out is no easy feat. Call of Duty 4 manages to stand proudly with these giants, and is well worth your money and time With a exciting, although short lived campaign, leaderboards for score-junkies and an incredible multiplayer component, this is truly a shooter you owe to yourself to buy, and is definitely stands as one of 2007’s finest.
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Review
Past Call of Duty games were set in World War 2 and often reacted the invasion of Normandy or the liberation of Europe. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare leaves the World War 2 era and blasts to modern times. Call of Duty 4 is a modern day first person shooter set in the middle east and Russia. Its currently the fourth installment of the Call of Duty series and lives up to the name brand. This game was in development for two years before its release date on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC.
Story Line:
The story line in this game is fictional but one would not recognize this if he was not in tune with modern news. This story line revolves around the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom. A civil war has been torn in Russia by Russian ultra nationalists and they have used there power to stage a coup in the middle east. This story line is told in two perspectives but both relate to the main objective. The player will have the ability to play as a United States Marine and a British SAS.
During the campaign you will overlap between the two characters you play. An example of this is the first level you play as a British SAS soldier and then the next level you will continue the storyline of a United States Marine. Infinity Ward did an amazing job with the transition of these two storyline into one. During game play the player will feel entangled in its storyline and unable to stop playing. To complete the campaigns in Call of Duty 4 one must follow a set of objectives and complete them. Upon doing so you will unlock other objectives and complete the map. A great feature in this storyline is the fact that the player will feel like they are in one big world, and not separate maps. Infinity Ward did an amazing job with this.
Give or take this storyline will take around 8-10 hours to complete, depending on the gamer. Although the story line is short its packed with a ridiculous amount of game play and fun. Not once during the Campaign did I feel the need to stop playing because I was bored. You will constantly be doing something and its great story line will overshadow its length.
Multiplayer:
The main reason why most people bought this game was to play its extremely immersible multilayer. Whether it be on Xbox Live, PC, or Playstation Network, the Online portion of this game is really what its all about. Online Multilayer on Call of Duty 4 offers various game modes, such as deathmatch, team deathmatch, and other amazing modes. To win the team, or the player, must rank up the most points for them selves. They may also have a set of objectives to complete before winning the game. To assist there win players can call upon UAV, a Helicopter, or even an Air Strike. To obtain these useful assets the player must get a certain number of kills without dieing.
Call of Duty 4 also offers customizable weapons and special abilities for each class. If the player wants to be an assault class he can pick his weapon, the color of it, and even attachments on it. The game also offers abilities called perks. Perks are special abilities one will have to help him get more kills. An example of a perk is steady aim, or even one to allow your bullets to do more damage. The player must unlock all these perks, weapons, and other customizable features to use them.
The ranking system on multilayer is extremely simple. Even if you win or loose a match you will get experience points to help you go to your next level. After each match you will win a set number of points that will be added on to your total. Once your total reaches a certain number you will rank up. You first start off as a NCM, that means a non officer. After a lot of game play you will reach the officer ranks. To add more game play Infinity Ward also added prestiige. Instead of capping the leveling at level 55 they now allow you to start all over again on level 1. The only difference is that you now start on Prestige rank 1. You can continue going to 55 then going to a new rank of prestige. This adds to the game play. A player does not have to go prestige, He or She can choose to stay 55.
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Target Acquired.
Activision released their fourth installment to the Call Of Duty games, titled Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The game was very in-depth, with a high amount of detail put into every aspect of the game. From popping car's tires, to shooting through materials such as wood and sheet metal, this game is the closest thing yet to actually being in service.
Unlike the other Call Of Duty games, this title takes place in present day, with all of the current weapons and tactics used now. The gameplay is very similar to the other Call Of Duty titles; It's very smooth and seems natural when you shoot. A new addition to the game is bullet penetration. As mentioned before, now, instead of hiding behind a thin sheet of plywood and coming out unharmed, opponents can now fire their weapons through the obstacle. Don't worry though, you can still easily find places to get cover, just watch what you consider "cover". The graphics are average of a next-gen game. I was running my settings maxed out at a resolution of 1600x1200 and it ran with an average of 31 frames per second. The story mode is short (I finished it in one night on a difficulty of recruit) but there are four levels of difficulty, so, take your time. In the story, you are switching between S.A.S. missions and tasks from the U.S. Marine Corps. The story is well written; it is a lot like an episode of 24. Like the HALO series, Activision added enemy Intel, a lot like the skulls that we've spent ever so much time trying to find… There is also online play, with many things that make it different from other games of its kind. For one, the maps are huge and realistic, and span from the bombed streets of the Middle East, to small, overgrown farming villages of Russia. Along with massive selections of weapons and maps, Call of Duty 4 also offers a new option of Create a Class, where you customize your weapons and attachments that fit your needs. Along with create a class, even more customizable options are included, called perks. For example, when killed, a perk is that you drop a live grenade, that (hopefully) blows you opponent to smithereens. There are three slots for you to put perks, and each slot has several choices. The ranking system is a lot like Rainbow 6: Vegas. Wherein every kill (or assist) gives you a certain amount of points, witch brings your overall ranking up. The higher the rank, the more weapons, perks, and attachments you unlock. Overall, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is very different from its successors, with an in depth storyline and full customization of your character.
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Simply Amazing!!
Call of Duty 4 is simply one of the best first person shooters ever made. The graphics are amazing and the story is very compelleing, although the campaign could have been a little longer. The real strength of this game is the online multiplayer. What sets Call of Duty 4 apart from other online multiplayer shooters is the points sytem. The instant gratification of seeing points scored every time you get a kill is what makes this game completely addictive. The multiplayer portion of the game also uses perks to allow you to customize the set-up of your character. You are rewarded for using perks and completing other game achievements with bonus points toward your ranking. There are several multiplayer game types to keep you satisfied. Call of Duty 4 is a great game that I would reccomend to anyone.
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Great SP and MP, in this step to modern warfare! :)
As we all know british developer infinity ward managed to create something which was able to combat with EA's WWII title, Medal of Honour. For 3 games we have been travelling through the same old recycled battles of WII: D-Day, Moscow etc. And it became tediously dull and boring for most of us. That was until Call of Duty 4 came along.
I.F. (Infinity Ward) released a BETA of the games MP to Xbox 360 to certain gamertags, however the BETA was leaked onto a massive scale and everyone began playing it. This was probably a good thing for I.F. for it gave them a chance to show almost every gamer in the world what the games MP would be like. I doubt it would be as popular if most of XBL ( Xbox Live )hadn't played the BETA. The graphics of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare are simply stunning to look at, with a strong framerate of around 60-70 FPS (Frames Per Second) it makes the game feel as well as look the part of a true battleground. Since CoD4 has such a strong framerate you may come back to such games as Rainbow Six Vegas and think, "Wow, why is the FPS so low?!" Some people however may aruge that CoD4 looks slightly cartoonyish... I think this is because they have played such games as Crysis on full spec. The I.W. 3 Engine does a truly remarkable job of presenting the game in huge graphical detail in both SP and MP. The sound of Call of Duty 4 is at the same level as the graphics, you can tell that I.W. spent alot of money on getting all the sounds for the guns just right. Also the voice acting in the SP is outstanding, making you feel for the characters throughout the storyline until the end. I played Call of Duty 4 on a 5.1 surround sound system and too say the least, I am blown away! The storyline of Call of Duty 4 is short but great too play. I played the game first time on Veteran difficulty and too say the least, I felt like chucking my 360 out of the window it was so difficult :) You play as 2 sides, The United States Marine Corp and the British S.A.S. Throughout the SP you will switch between the two sides but most of the story is based around the S.A.S. operative Soap. Overall the storyline could've been a bit longer on the less harder difficulties but switch it up to Veteran or Hardened difficulty and the game will last you a lot longer. The MP of Call of Duty 4 is very addicting and immersive. With the addition of the leveling system which was featured in Rainbow Six Vegas and Perks, players will always be competing for the highest rank. And too make sure the MP lasts you for a long time, I.F. have stuck in the "Prestige Mode" feature. When you have hit level 55 (Top Level) you have the choice of going through Prestige Mode. Prestige Mode wil set your level back to 1 and all your equipment and perks etc. will be gone. Now, there is a rumor surrounding the 10 times you must go around prestige mode, when you hit level 55 you would expect to unlock everything right? Wrong. There are 2 perks which are still unlockable, the rumor is once you have completed every challenge and gone round 10 times in Prestige you will unlock these perks. Overall Call of Duty 4 has set the bar for Online FPS games, and it is a definate purcahse for people who have access to XBL.
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Everything new is old again...
The Call of Duty series has been both at the top of the FPS pile, as well as near the bottom. Several console iterations of the popular WWII shooter have been sub-par to say the least, but console owners finally got a true port of the fantastic Call of Duty 2 back in 2005. The Infinity Ward developed game was then succeeded in 2006 by the dismal Call of Duty 3, this time developed by Treyarch. The poor quality of the game coupled with the saturation of WWII based games on the market was spelling disaster for the Call of Duty series, so despite Infinity Ward being at the helm once again for the 4th installment, I think it's safe to assume that some, including myself, weren't too excited for another sub-par WWII FPS effort.
However, the geniuses at Infinity Ward have developed, much like the military itself, and advanced to deal with the changing consumer audience, and have made Call of Duty 4 about modern combat. The story in-game here isn't the re-telling of any historic event, nor is it truly about current issues, but is in fact an act of fiction, while still maintaining a feel like such a story was plausible and all too eerily possible in this day and age. In Call of Duty 4, you'll play as a couple of soldiers (and at least a couple more) in this modern age of combat. As British SAS member "Soap" McTavish, you'll be aiding Russian Loyalists against Radicals trying to seize nuclear weapons to aid their allies in the middle east, and that's where the other soldier you play as, US Marine, Paul Jackson, comes in, as a coup has occurred and hostile Opfor insurgents are taking control of the middle east, threatening hostility on the west for past grievances. There are more than a few twists in the games short, but explosive campaign, and though it could've used a few more missions to extend the experience, the story here is fantastic. The presentation behind this story is equally impressive. The scale and environments displayed in Call of Duty has always been impressive, and the character models and animations here are on par with the rest of the graphical design. Weapons look equally detailed and look nearly photo-realistic when being fired and reloaded, and explosions and gunfire is impactful and impressive looking.  This is accompanied by a soundtrack reminiscent of other Call of Duty efforts, but with a contemporary twang every now and then that really puts one into the mood that, "hey, this is still a war game like usual, but apparently, war has changed". Sound effects are spot on and make you feel right on the battlefield, and what voice acting is there, is fantastic and fits the rest of the stellar presentation. Finally, gameplay. This is a Call of Duty game, and is therefore, has some of the most solid shooting in any FPS, but like other Infinity Ward games, also throws in a multitude of varying objectives and means to complete those objectives so you're really not feeling like you're doing the same thing throughout the game's short campaign, as you'll snipe, call in for air support, and even man the guns of an airship at one point or another. It's an FPS, but it's one of the most balanced out FPS's to date, with the right amount of immersion, action, story, and varying objectives to keep the audience riveted. And this doesn't even tough on... Multiplayer. Perhaps the games most surprising and addictive aspect is it's highly competitive multiplayer. Although all the standard FPS modes are here, the solidity of the game shines through to the multiplayer, and unique aspects like the ability to create your own class, customize weapons, and calling in for support during the game's several modes makes it a truly unique experience that sets itself apart while still providing a huge amount of replay value to the game. With a briskly paced campaign and endless replay value entailed in its multiplayer, Call of Duty 4 is a game that is easily recommendable to anybody. Though the 5th installment is looking to be a return to mediocrity, one can only hope the next Infinity Ward offering will be as good, if not better than this.
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A great experience not to be missed...
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a First Person Shooter created by Infinity
Ward. After a boat load of FPS' s set during the WWII timeframe, COD4 breaks the
mold and places you within various environments (mainly urban) during modern
times. This is a HUGE change as it gives the game a unique fresh feeling.
Personally, FPS' are not my forte, however, after playing this game my feelings
for the genre began to change.
Somebody who is not a fan of FPS' can complete the single player campaign on normal in a little over six hours. It will seem shorter than that due to the fact that the game is so faced paced and well stylized that you become totally immersed in the ordeal. Graphically, the game is stunning and can be arguably called the best visual experience on a console yet. Most models within the game represent their real world counterparts very well. The physics engine is very good as smoke, explosions, dust, gravity, etc. all behave as if you're in a real world war zone. The only hitch I have with the game (noticed during the sniper mission) is that the grass doesn't perform how you'd expect. I would've loved to see it sway in the wind and flow as if it had life to it, but it just stands still. This isn't a big issue and doesn't take away from the overall experience at all, however, it was a deflating moment for me personally. On a brief tangent, all I have to say is that I loved the sniper mission. I was completely immersed in the situation especially when I entered the open field. The fast paced action until the moment you're rescued is top notch and definitely one of the high points during the single player campaign. The sound effects and voice acting are great. The voice actors do a wonderful job and perform as if you're watching a five star war flick...very believe able. The AI will flank your position throw grenades you threw at them and generally put a good fight throughout the campaign and helps contribute to the long lasting impression of the game. The game's online modes flourishes and makes for one of the best multiplayer experiences to date. You can request your friends to join your party, which is not too common on many PSN games (unfortunately) and take on the world through the traditional game modes such as: Capture the Flag, Death Match and Team Death Match. You rank up after receiving experience points, which is key to your success within the game. Once you rank up you can unlock better weapons and upgrade the various classes, which in the long run will give you better tools to destroy your foes and claim domination over all!!! If you're a fan of First Person Shooters or titles with great gameplay, Call of Duty 4 is a title definitely worth checking out.
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WOW!
This game blew me away! I love this game. It is a great shooter and Infinity Ward did an amazing job. First off, the graphics are amazing and the gameplay mechanics don't fault either. The only problem with this masterpiece is the fact that the single-player campaign is way too short. But this is made up for in the near-perfect online play. Plain and simple but this game. 5 out of 5
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COD4 takes a step away from the WW2 setting, and does it well.
It has taken a couple of iterations by Infinity Ward and Treyarch; but this time Infinity Ward finally got the hit. After several weeks of the Beta back in August and September, Call of Duty 4 has finally come, and for the most part, has stayed in many consoles. The ever-so popular World War II franchise has shifted away from that setting, into a Modern setting. It proves to be a fresh, new, and exciting setting to play in. A good, yet short, single player prepares you for the oh-so addicting and fantastic multiplayer experience, that continues to bring gamers back to the game.
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The very definition of a FPS
The Call of Duty series finally
moves beyond WWII and its the best move they could have made. Infinity
Ward has crafted the best first-person shooter I have ever played on
any platform.
Presentation: Graphics are beautiful and at a silky smooth frame rate. The sounds of the battlefield are clear and intense. You truly feel your in the front lines. Gameplay: It is simply done right. The gunfights are just right with some very fun side missions such as playing as a sniper in a ghillie suit. The environment is design well with clear objectives. Enemy A.I. will push your limits at times especially at Veteran. Personally, I still finishing up Veteran and this is where I found the single flaw in the game in my opinion. As many who has played previous games in the series that enemies will respawn continually until you've progressed beyond a certain point. For the most part this isn't a problem even on Hardened but on Veteran some of the game's pacing can frustrate you beyond belief. Multiplayer: Best online shooter available. Sorry Halo, I've moved on. Replay: High A must-play game for any PS3 or 360 owner. About as perfect as it gets
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COD 4: Modern War conquers all
World War II has been a standard setting for FPS games for some time now. Call of Duty got started in the WWII setting while the sequel was the same. Both games managed to differentiate themselves from the crowd of still growing WWII games by including some of the most finely tuned gameplay in any shooter. Call of Duty 4 continues that tradition of excellent gameplay, and in this version, it has been tweaked and polished to perfection along with the new setting it all takes place in. It comes togerther to make one of the most addictive and amazing games of the console generation so far.
COD 4's story continues the tradition of being played from the prespectives of multiple soldiers. Most of the game is played as a British SAS officer, along with other parts as a US marine. Both sides start out with different battles and enemies but in the end come together to fight the main antagonist. While the developers of COD 4 stated that they tried to keep modern politics out of their game, the places you go to fight do have relevance in today's political world. As the SAS officer, you go through Russia hunting terrorists with nukes, and the US marine fights terrorists in an anonymous Middle Eastern country with nukes. This does reflect fears very present in today's world. This modern day aspect of the game makes it more believable and adds to COD 4's strength as a whole. The gameplay in COD 4, as mentioned above, is perfect. All parts of the game from sprinting to aiming to doing all other activities in the game feels incredibly natural. It is actually possible to forget your holding a controller while playing this game. The weapons, also modern, are very accurately designed and have appropriate devastating sound effects. Gun shots in this game make you feel like you're doing something bad to the person on the business end of the gun. The weapon variety is also nice, with plenty of M4 Carbines, AK-47s, shotguns, sniper rifles, Javelin Missle Launchers and Uzis to name a few. There is also an amazing sequence where you control the gunner's seat in an AC130 gunship. The mission types range from stealth to assassinations to get somewhere and kill every enemy you see. Another thing that keeps players, even in 2008, playing COD 4 is the multiplayer. I myself am not a multiplayer type of gamer, but COD 4 has many fun unlockable guns, game modes and perks to enhance your character, to make it worth a try. The perks are not quite at Role-Playing levels, but it does encourage experimentation and the modes are fun to play with friends. Multiplayer gamers will love it and more single player type gamers should give it a try. The last part that brings COD 4 above other FPS games is the graphics. Everything from smoke to blood to destruction to the textures on the character's uniform are rendered amazingly in HD. The graphics are to the point where you can almost imagine feeling the objects in the game because they are modeled and textured so well. Very few games can do that well with graphics, and COD 4 is one of them. It is a truly beautiful game. COD 4 is a rare balance of game with story and single player with multiplayer that makes it one of the best games of 2007 and of this console generation. The single player is shorter than normal, but it replays very well and the multiplayer will keep people coming back. Even single player gamers like myself think the multiplayer is well done. It doesn't matter whether you borrow it from someone, rent it, or buy it, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a game that should be played and enjoyed not just by people who like FPS games or war games, but by gamers in general. This is a landmark game for this generation. - 5 stars
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A must buy for FPS fans.
Call of Duty 4 is one of the best games I've played this year. I've
been a Call of Duty player since the first one was released on the PC.
This installment is by far the best one I've played. Both the campaign
and Multiplayer are superb.
The campaign is very, very short. It only took me about 5 hours to beat the game on the first day I got it. Although the campaign is short, it's so much fun I just couldn't put it down. You'll find yourself playing for hours on end because you just won't get bored of it. Once you finish it you can always try for a harder difficulty and It really makes you play differently, especially on veteran. Although this does make the game a little more frustrating. The Arcade mode is a spin on the campaign as well that adds some re-playability. The multiplayer is great as well. I've put over 22 hours into it so far. The ranks make you feel like your accomplishing something in every game while still having a lot of fun. It feels similar to being addicted to an RPG. You just want to keep playing because every second not playing is a second wasted. If you don't have Xbox live then you're probably better off just renting this one. The single player is good enough to have you coming back but it's just too short to make you want to buy it. On the other hand if you have live it could easily be the best multiplayer you've played all year. Making it a must buy. Regardless this is a game you wont want to pass up if your a fan of shooters.
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Infinity Ward returns to the franchise they created and brings it into
the present with its best entry yet. The gameplay is a little tweaked
and improved, but it isn't any leap forward there that makes it easily
my favorite in the series, it's all about the presentation. Previous
games were more or less historically based since they took place during
World War II, so there was little room for them to surprise you in any
meaningful way. But this one has its own storyline, one that manages to
be more interesting and emotionally affecting than I've ever expected a
war shooter to be. There are plot twists and tense cinematic moments,
including a sequence at the end of the first act that left me feeling
completely drained and in awe. They do a lot more to mix up your
objectives, and while there's still plenty of the same sort of huge
battles the series is known for, there are also some very fun quieter
moments, like playing as a sniper on a covert mission in a flashback
level.
Part of why it was so successful is it looks and sounds so good. I'm not obsessed with graphics, but I disagree with anyone who says they're not important. I can enjoy a game with bad graphics just fine if it's fun, but if it looks amazing, there's simply more they can do with it. The parts of Call of Duty 4 I love best simply couldn't be pulled off in the first game's engine. You still see some tired video game stuff like glowing outlines of where to place your explosives, but in general it's an extremely immersive and fun shooter. The gunplay isn't really much better than the field's, but it feels solid and works just fine. Your abilities are a little expanded, with a nice knife melee attack, quick access to multiple grenade types, and even the use of air support in some levels. I haven't played too much multiplayer, but it seems pretty cool, and I like the idea of leveling up as you keep playing. It's a little disappointing to learn that Treyarch is taking the fifth game back to World War II, but we'll see how that turns out.
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COD the New cocaine . . .
Best FPS I have ever played. The elements from previous other popular Online FPS games make this one fun for new and old users. A variety of weapons lets decide how bad you wanna smack 'em and the point system is pretty easy to excel in. The only gripes with the actual game is that it is way to short, and could use less cinema. As for the online game, it could also require some fine tuning here and there, ( Im looking at you random 'nade, and no beneficial mute feature ) all of which im sure will come in due time. Overall this is well worth the Price and Time wasted.
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warefare Review
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is the 4th instalment in the massively
popular Call of Duty Series from Infinity Ward, the game takes place
unlike the previous 3 in modern day which takes a drastic change from
the WW2 era. Modern Warfare has you play through the single player
campaign from 2 different perspectives, for the majority of the
campaign you play as Sergeant "Soap" MacTavish from the 22nd SAS
Regiment and for a segment of the game you take on the roll of Sergeant
Paul Jackson who is part of the USMC 1st Force Recon who are deployed
to the Middle East.
The story begins with you playing as "Soap" you are in a SAS training facility and you're instructed by Gaz a individual you see a lot of throughout the campaign Gaz instructs you through the basic tutorial and sends you off to Captain Price to perform the CQB test. After the test you are thrown straight in to the start of what is a short yet exhilarating single player campaign. The prologue begins with you infiltrating a Cargo Ship in the Bering Sea to secure a Russian Nuclear device destined for the middle east once you fighting your way through all the personnel on board you reach the nuclear device but before you have time to secure the device and transport it off the Ship the cargo ship is struck by missiles from hostile jet fighters you are forced quickly grab the manifest and escape the sinking ship. This is only the start of what is an Exciting, Enthralling and Unpredictable single player campaign. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has one of the best single player campaigns in a long time never has a game been so cinematic and outstanding from the rest and yet this is smallest reason why it's such a great game. Modern Warfare's strongest and greatest feature is its multiplayer. Modern Warfare has a wide variety of game modes including frantic frag fests like Headquarters or game modes which require more skill to succeed in such as Search and Destroy. In multiplayer you start out at level 1 with only a few select weapons and perks available to you. The perk system is a great addition to Modern Warfare as it allows you to design a class which suits you best after a few hours of playing online you will already have found a Weapon and set of perks that suit you best and you wouldn't dream of going back to the normal class set-ups that you start off with. As you progress through the ranks you unlock new weapons and perks the game becomes much more enjoyable as you have better weapons and perks at your disposal and you can really start to get into a groove with your favourite weapons. The levels are capped at 55 but once you reach 55 you have a choice of Prestige mode prestige mode is where you reset your rank to 1 and you are able to gain XP again you can do this up to ten times and effectively rise 605 ranks. A great feature of CoD4s multiplayer is the Kill Streak Bonus's if you are good enough to get 3 kills without dying you can call in UAV radar which allows you to find any of your enemies on the map unless they are using the UAV jammer perk. If you progress to 5 kills you can call in an airstrike on the area of your choice and if you manage to catch 2 people with the airstrike and reach 7 kills without dying you can call in a helicopter which will circle the map and take out enemies for you. There are 16 maps in total available ranging from fairly large maps such as Pipeline and overgrown to incredibly small maps such as Shipment and Showdown the current maps on offer are all fairly well designed with only a few that need some necessary changes. In spring we will see the release of new MP maps over Xbox Live and PSN which will further add to the amazing experience that is Call of Duty 4 multiplayer. Modern Warfare takes a drastic change from the previous games in its series and improves on the vastly with outstanding visuals, Enthralling single player and truly amazing multiplayer. If the campaign lasted longer and a few overpowered weapons in multiplayer were balanced out then CoD4 would be a perfect game but still CoD4 is one of the greatest FPSs of all time and should be on the shelf of every gamer.
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The Fourth Look at Warfare
Synopsis: Despite it's short but sweet single-player campaign, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a stellar first person shooter, which has a magnificent multi-player component which more than makes up for with the rest of it's content. Introduction Infinity Ward finally worked out that it's time to move away from the World War II setting, with Call of Duty 1 and 2, and move onto something a little different, with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. By replacing Germany with the Middle East, and moving Russians over to the opposition, with the obvious introduction of modern weaponry and such, Call of Duty 4 doesn't drive too far from it's predecessors, and for all the right reasons. But this game is much more than a change from the past. It's a fantastic multi-player shooter with a short but sweet single-player compo |