Quick Look: CoD: Modern Warfare Reflex Edition

Well, there's the platform war I expected to see in the comment section. Hi everybody!
 
If nobody has said it yet, yes, CoD: World at War did also have pretty much the full multiplayer, so they're probably pretty comparable experiences, just differentiated by what your tastes are. I really enjoyed WaW on the Wii - having played it on PC, Wii and 360, my preferences would go in that order - I'd rather play it with a mouse than anything, but I'd take a Wiimote over the dual analog sticks.
 
I feel like I played enough MW on PC to not need to rehash it, but for anybody who missed out (but who are those people?), this is probably at least worth a rental to see if you like the controls.

" Call of Duder "

" I think it's great that the wii finally gets COD4, but why so late? Why did it take Activision 2 years to do a port? (or was it 3 years?) Also, why didn't they do MW2 as well? Sigh...proof why the Wii doesn't do well... they get ports so late that Wii owners buy other Consoles!  Also, why did they use the same intro as the one on the PS3, PC and Xbox versions? It's like advertising GREAT graphics when you really get a guy in a ghille suit that looks like a walking shit ... "

" @PhartManButt said:

" I think it's great that the wii finally gets COD4, but why so late? Why did it take Activision 2 years to do a port? (or was it 3 years?) Also, why didn't they do MW2 as well? Sigh...proof why the Wii doesn't do well... they get ports so late that Wii owners buy other Consoles!  Also, why did they use the same intro as the one on the PS3, PC and Xbox versions? It's like advertising GREAT graphics when you really get a guy in a ghille suit that looks like a walking shit ... "

The Wii... doesn't do well?  I'm sorry, what? "

any classic controller support?

Why would anybody choose to play this game?

" I wonder if the Wii MotionPlus could possibly help with FPS controls. I'm not sure how, but they could figure it out. Because as it stands, they're just frustrating approximations of more precise control schemes.  "

I like how hilariously out of whack gamers' perception of the Wii's accuracy or popularity is. Good laughs all the time.

" Why would anybody choose to play this game? "

" @Oni said:

" @qlum said:

" @Erik: 
at least better controls than the ps3/360 version  "

Haha really? The impression you got from that video was "hey these controls look smoother and more accurate than the regular ones!"? I mean I know there's a learning curve involved but even so, you're never going to get the precision out of a Wiimote that's comparable to mouse or controllers. "

Jeff didn't bother trying the other control options, so this video isn't a very good representation. With the advanced settings you'll get more precision than you can ever get with an analog stick.   Also, you can enable leaning with the nunchuk, which works pretty well. It's better than having the feature totally cut out anyway. "

Using all the muscles in your fingers, wrist and arm while resting on a surface provides better motor control than just the muscles in your arm and wrist while supporting the weight of your arm, or a joypad using only your thumb. This is why a mouse is still more precise than the Wiimote. People get hung up on the whole "it shoots where I point, so it must be more precise" thing. Wiimote may offer more immersion, but mouse affords more precise control.

" @theLonelyOne: the controls were way tighter in the origional "

" @HandsomeDead said:

" Why would anybody choose to play this game? "

Controls. "

aw naw dawg!  why would you use low sensitivity?

Ummm....yeah. This does look rough.

" @theLonelyOne said:

" @HandsomeDead said:

" Why would anybody choose to play this game? "

Controls. "

Why would anybody choose to play an FPS with the Wii controls? "

lol oh Treyarch, always funny stuff when taking the success of someone else and making money off it. 
 
The best example of wii controls still is wiisports, and that says a lot about whether the system's controls are a gimmick or not in my mind.

" @HandsomeDead said:

" @theLonelyOne said:

" @HandsomeDead said:

" Why would anybody choose to play this game? "

Controls. "

Why would anybody choose to play an FPS with the Wii controls? "

Because wii controls are faster and more precise than dual analog and give more realistic feedback than a mouse? "

" lol oh Treyarch, always funny stuff when taking the success of someone else and making money off it.

HAHAHA A to jump

It looks like it plays about as realistic as Virtua Cop with the added bonus of not being able to turn around as fast or as accurately as you'd get from a mouse or dual joystick game. " 

I don't get why you guys say it looks kinda crappy? It's being played on a wii, not a 360, there are some graphical limitations. Nobody is gonna buy this expecting to see the graphical fidelity of the PS3/360 versions.

Why is this game on the Wii? Games that attempt any kind of realism with graphics should be kept off of the system. If one wants it that bad, buy another system.

" They show the nuke in the intro?  Huh.  I guess they figure you already know about that by now. "

" @HandsomeDead said:

It looks like it plays about as realistic as Virtua Cop with the added bonus of not being able to turn around as fast or as accurately as you'd get from a mouse or dual joystick game. " 

Funny, I have no problems turning around fast. If you see this video again they chose on of the less sensitive options, which include slow turning. Fast turning is disorienting for people not used to play games with their wrist, so the newbie setting have slow turning. "

" @theLonelyOne said:

" @HandsomeDead said:

It looks like it plays about as realistic as Virtua Cop with the added bonus of not being able to turn around as fast or as accurately as you'd get from a mouse or dual joystick game. " 

Funny, I have no problems turning around fast. If you see this video again they chose on of the less sensitive options, which include slow turning. Fast turning is disorienting for people not used to play games with their wrist, so the newbie setting have slow turning. "

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. "

" @HandsomeDead said:

" @theLonelyOne said:

" @HandsomeDead said:

It looks like it plays about as realistic as Virtua Cop with the added bonus of not being able to turn around as fast or as accurately as you'd get from a mouse or dual joystick game. " 

Funny, I have no problems turning around fast. If you see this video again they chose on of the less sensitive options, which include slow turning. Fast turning is disorienting for people not used to play games with their wrist, so the newbie setting have slow turning. "

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. "

Wii FPS controls have evolved since MP3 you know? And condescending? What I said is a fact, more advanced settings are faster. Less advanced settings for inexperienced players are slower. Watch this quick look again and look at the controls options they had... and that just the beginning of customization. "

Jeff will never learn to adjust the dead zone for these games

Evolved to the level of what, The Conduit? You could customize that game a million ways too and it didn't get any better. "

" @HandsomeDead said:

Evolved to the level of what, The Conduit? You could customize that game a million ways too and it didn't get any better. "

"I have played Mp3" and now TCon too. Ok guy, whatever. Portugal-Bosnia is on. Im logging off. "

These Wii FPS quick looks always irk me.  I've never had any problem with Wii FPS controls after a small amount of sensitivity changes.
 
These quick looks always make the game look so horrid, it almost looks like they're aiming that way on purpose.

" @theLonelyOne said:

" @HandsomeDead said:

Evolved to the level of what, The Conduit? You could customize that game a million ways too and it didn't get any better. "

"I have played Mp3" and now TCon too. Ok guy, whatever. Portugal-Bosnia is on. Im logging off. "

Do I have to clarify my entire gaming history before I can make a point? Logging off because you got suckered into acting like recent Wii FPS titles have been GOTY contenders really doesn't help your point. "

" 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. "

this just made me want to play CoD4 on my xbox

Live demo folks! lol

Don't let friends knife friends.

Abolutely awful. Just goes to show what happens when you try to make serious games for the machine that only plays "Party" games.
 
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Castrated Edition.

This game feels like it's lost it's greatness coming to the Wii. I guess people who didn't play it before won't notice but they should still play it on a different platform.

This game needs to not be on the Wii. For, like, several reasons.

New Call of Duty Bros: Modern Warfare Wii

" This game needs to not be on the Wii. For, like, several reasons. "

You should have an FPS counter in the quick look so we can see more how things affect framerate. :)

"Hey guys... I'll give you like eight bucks if you take me back to the car." 
 
Yeah, Call of Duty 4 on the Wii with a major graphical hit. The helicopter stuttering was probably the low point of it.

Yeah, looks lame. Whatever...
 
I'm more struck by the thought that Ryan really needs to re-grow his Price-style chops.

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