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Quick Look: CoD: Modern Warfare Reflex Edition

We found out if the Wii can handle the power of Price's mustache.

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

Nov. 18 2009

Cast: Jeff, Ryan

Posted by: Vinny

215 Comments

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i feel bad for people who only have a Wii

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Edited By AzureSupernova

Ah, that must be the Cockney exclusive SAS Team... shame how there's never any West Midlanders featured... ever... I feel insulted =P I won't be getting this
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I wish they had tried some of the other control modes.

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@Oni said:

" Oh my god. I haven't seen graphics that bad since early-era PS2. Hell who am I kidding, even X Squad looked better than this. Jesus christ it looks fucking HIDEOUS. "

Either you don't remember what PS2 graphics were like, or you're just plain stupid.  Which is it?
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I have to say... It looks pretty good for a Wii game...

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Edited By ez123

1st QL game that has locked up?

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Edited By Karmann

not too horrible, if a bit late to the game, but IMO Black on PS2 looked better than this :-S

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Edited By JoelTGM

That multiplayer looked funny, watching a bunch of dudes trying to steer and aim with a wiimote lol

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That is like the worst aiming I've ever seen in my life.

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Edited By senrat

This version looks awful.

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Edited By gearhead

Spoiler Warning much?
Jeff just totally blew the end of the game for me by saying that Gaz gets killed.

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Edited By DrRandle

The re-flex is a lone-ly child who's wai-ting by the phoooooone
 
Kind of looks like Half-Life era graphics... That's.. Nngh. The Wii is way more capable than that, Activision, come on. That fire-fighter game looks better than this.

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Edited By GoronSurvivor

i think it's obvious that jeff should've adjusted his control set up to increase aiming sensitivity or something.. either that or he's just really terrible at using a Wii Remote for FPS, too much Xbox 360 i'd wager lol. 
 
In all seriousness though i've tried this game and didn't have nearly as much trouble as he did.
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@GoronSurvivor said:
" i think it's obvious that jeff should've adjusted his control set up to increase aiming sensitivity or something.. either that or he's just really terrible at using a Wii Remote for FPS, too much Xbox 360 i'd wager lol.  In all seriousness though i've tried this game and didn't have nearly as much trouble as he did. "
No wii fps controls are just janky as hell no matter how customizable they are, they will always be third rate and ghetto, just like those crap textures.
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Edited By Rasgueado

I guess... well alright. Looks like Call of Duty more or less. 
 
How are your wiiflexes?

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Edited By ArbitraryWater

I have to admit... it doesn't look awful, but unless you only own a wii there is no real reason for this game to exist, especially with MW2 out.

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@Milkman said:

" LOL @ fanboys saying that the Wii mote is a better way to play this game than dual analog sticks. "

Your statement is ludicrous. I'm not a big FPS fan, but dual analog sucks with FPS, but that's my opinion. I prefer keyboard and mouse for a FPS, but I do like the Wii remote and nunchuck over dual analog. Before you call people fanboys in a derogatory way, take a look in the mirror, you might be looking at a hateboy.
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@Gearhead said:
" Spoiler Warning much?
Jeff just totally blew the end of the game for me by saying that Gaz gets killed. "
The game is TWO YEARS OLD. To "spoilers" period is way past.
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I ran the CQC in 16secs

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Edited By cmac2099

May not be as good as the other versions, but hey, if I only had a wii I'd be happy just to finally have it.

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@Ravenlock said:
" @HandsomeDead said:

" Funny, the first time I criticise the the controls, you get condescending. I've played Metroid Prime 3, that game played like shit and this looks no different. "

 But Metroid Prime 3, The Conduit, CoD: World at War and Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 all control very, very well on the Wii.
The Conduit? Control very, very well?
Aha...
AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!
 
Oh man, that's rich. No it didn't.
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Edited By End_Boss

I guess this is good for the folks who own a Wii and want to try out COD4 without buying a whole new system, but... This just isn't the way this game should be played or presented. It's a blockbuster title that relies on its strong controls and impressive graphics to reel the player in. Unfortunately, at least as far as this genre is concerned, the Wii just can't offer either.

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@Knives said:

" @Oni said:

" Oh my god. I haven't seen graphics that bad since early-era PS2. Hell who am I kidding, even X Squad looked better than this. Jesus christ it looks fucking HIDEOUS. "

Either you don't remember what PS2 graphics were like, or you're just plain stupid.  Which is it?   
Yeah, he's exaggerating, but to be fair, Black on PS2 looked WAY better than this. I was playing it yesterday at a friends house on a standard definition TV "he's not much of a tech guy", and it looked quite good actually. way better than this anyway. 
  
http://www.giantbomb.com/black/61-8369/all-images/52-163144/s24251_ps2_16/51-857416/?offset=2     
 
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gt-video-black/9491
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Now I'm just starting to feel bad for the folks at Treyarch. Talk about a lose-lose situation.

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Modern Warfare on the Wii.
 
"Doesn't look as good"

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WiiFlex Edition

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Looks about as much as I expected. I already played this game a long time ago though.

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@XaiaX said:
" They show the nuke in the intro?  Huh.  I guess they figure you already know about that by now. "
The nuclear detonation was first shown in the E3 2007 trailer for Call of Duty 4, lol.
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lmao, looks to be a terrible port. I mean even for a wii game, it just looks so shoddy and the animations resemble that of the classic call of duty. Especially the running infact.
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It looks decent graphics wise.  I just can't imagine playing with the wii remote.

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@AzureSupernova said:
" Ah, that must be the Cockney exclusive SAS Team... shame how there's never any West Midlanders featured... ever... I feel insulted =P I won't be getting this "
Call Of Duty - Modern Warfare : Brummie Edition 
 
It's safe to say if that existed, this quick look would be even funnier, and probably more confusing for Jeff and Ryan...
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@Gearhead said:
" Spoiler Warning much?
Jeff just totally blew the end of the game for me by saying that Gaz gets killed. "
Bruce Willis was a ghost the whole time...
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GB's videos stutter constantly

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That second cursor feature could be fun and helpful :P

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Also, this looks atrocious

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You basically have to over-aim just to aim at something near the edges or off screen. Fail.

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eww

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It's probably better to play this game if you can just customize the camera to move faster when looking. But yes, without the pretty graphics, the atmosphere just isn't there.

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Looks a lot better than I thought it would. I'm glad that people who only own a Wii will have the opportunity to play it. It's one of my favorite games.

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@RhombusOfTerror said:
" @AzureSupernova said:
" Ah, that must be the Cockney exclusive SAS Team... shame how there's never any West Midlanders featured... ever... I feel insulted =P I won't be getting this "
Call Of Duty - Modern Warfare : Brummie Edition  It's safe to say if that existed, this quick look would be even funnier, and probably more confusing for Jeff and Ryan... "

Oh god I'd so buy that... the sheer comedy value would be tasty! Throw in some Scousers and a Jordie for good measure :D
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@cap123 said:
" cod4's maps were so much better than MW2's :( "
Like multiplayer?  No way.
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@Claude: *Claps* 
 
Also, I feel as if Jeff has no experience using the Wii controls for this game, and instead of realizing how rubbish he is, he assumes that the controls are bad and exaggerates it in this video.  
  
And while the graphics may not be as good as anything on the 360, they are still much better than most games on the Wii.  
 
All this comin' from a Sony fanboy, lol.
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@theLonelyOne said:
" @HandsomeDead said:
" Why would anybody choose to play this game? "
Controls. "
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha... hahahaha... ahaha... aha... ha.  That's fucking hilarious.
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@TheJollyRajah said:
" @Claude: *Claps*  Also, I feel as if Jeff has no experience using the Wii controls for this game, and instead of realizing how rubbish he is, he assumes that the controls are bad and exaggerates it in this video.    And while the graphics may not be as good as anything on the 360, they are still much better than most games on the Wii.   All this comin' from a Sony fanboy, lol. "
The Wii does feel awfully clunky when playing free motion FPS's though. It needs precise aiming but also uses a scroll effect for turning that nullifies the precision when turning is needed.
 
Also I almost fell asleep during this review >_>
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@Milkman said:
" @Ravenlock said:
" @HandsomeDead said:

" Funny, the first time I criticise the the controls, you get condescending. I've played Metroid Prime 3, that game played like shit and this looks no different. "

 But Metroid Prime 3, The Conduit, CoD: World at War and Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 all control very, very well on the Wii.
The Conduit? Control very, very well? Aha... AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!  Oh man, that's rich. No it didn't. "
I'm sorry, but you're a dumbass. Yeah... pretty much. 
 
I see your diatribe on these comments all the time. Fucking Wii troll hater and a genuine dumbass.
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Eh. Just save up for a PS3 or X360. Better yet upgrade your PC.

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@DannyJ said:
" @TheJollyRajah said:
" @Claude: *Claps*  Also, I feel as if Jeff has no experience using the Wii controls for this game, and instead of realizing how rubbish he is, he assumes that the controls are bad and exaggerates it in this video.    And while the graphics may not be as good as anything on the 360, they are still much better than most games on the Wii.   All this comin' from a Sony fanboy, lol. "
The Wii does feel awfully clunky when playing free motion FPS's though. It needs precise aiming but also uses a scroll effect for turning that nullifies the precision when turning is needed.  Also I almost fell asleep during this review >_> "
This was not a review and Jeff isn't very good at FPS games on the Wii. It was a Quick Look, plus, fresh at that. You can turn faster, but Jeff doesn't feel the need to tweak the controls. But to each their own, I'm more comfortable with a Wii remote or keyboard and mouse than a dual analog control scheme. That's just me.
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NOBODY makes the first jump.

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@Claude said:
I'm sorry, but you're a dumbass. Yeah... pretty much.   I see your diatribe on these comments all the time. Fucking Wii troll hater and a genuine dumbass. "
I don't "hate" the Wii. I have no possible reason for me to "hate" the Wii. I do hate the blind fanboyism of people who just defend things because it's on the Wii. The Conduit was not a good game. No matter what way you spin in it,  The Conduit is trash. If you want to defend The Conduit, then I'm not going to argue with you because if you have told yourself that it's a good game then there is no chance of changing your mind on anything. 
 
So, no, I don't hate the Wii. This port of Call of Duty 4 does not look good. It's playable but there is no reason for anyone to play this especially since you can probably get the superior Xbox 360 and PS3 versions for cheap by now. If you want to look at some positive comments I've made about the Wii then look at the A Boy and His Blob quick look, the Rabbids Go Home quick look or the New Super Mario Bros. quick look. 
 
What I don't understand is why you and the other Wii fanboys fill the need to argue with everyone who insults the Wii in some form. You don't work Nintendo, as far as I know, you're not on the pay roll. You don't need to stand hand and foot for them every chance you get.
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@Milkman said:
" LOL @ fanboys saying that the Wii mote is a better way to play this game than dual analog sticks. "
Maybe it would be if developers knew how to handle it correctly. :B