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Overwhelming dislike- based on 255 Ratings

  • Summary: A sequel to the $1 billion-grossing shooter Modern Warfare 2 is in development at Infinity Ward.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 9
  2. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. Nov 24, 2011
    78
    N-Space did the best possible job porting Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to Nintendo DS. The game is fun, it's got a good number of missions and the online multiplayer works good. You can also use classic controls instead of the awkward stylus ones.
  2. Not without its flaws but an impressive shooter given the limitations of the hardware.
  3. Nov 25, 2011
    70
    It's not as extravagant, thrilling, or exciting as the main series it's based on, however frame rate and control issues aside, this is a good option for those who want a similar experience on the go.
  4. Jan 14, 2012
    40
    N-Space's reach exceeds DS's grasp. Give this nonsense a miss and wait for their excellent Heroes of Ruin on 3DS instead. [Christmas 2011, p.68]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 32
  3. Negative: 25 out of 32
  1. The best game I've ever played for the Nintendo DS! Forget these haters writing reviews. One of these guys is complaining about the PS3 version, which is a completely different game altogether. The other guy is obviously is just one of those guys who hates anything that isn't Battlefield. Forget the console version of MW3. You ain't %^&$ unless you're defending Baltimore. Expand
  2. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Badass multiplayer experience, but its single player is flawed. MW3: Defiance based its campaign parallel to the main games where you control British S.F.S.G and American National Guards to fight back against the invading Russian Army. Jumping into action across the U.S from Alaska to Maryland gives various environments and with over 30 weapons to choose from. Giving it a first-person view, it has a decent 3D/2D environment giving you a good sense of being in an open world. The graphics are very slick and decent in a 3D world but pixels are visible if closely looked at giving it a slightly distorted view. A choice of over 30 weapons is impressive, but returning weapons from the 20th century is weird enough to bring it in a modern time world. Varieties of SMG, LMG, assault rifles, sniper rifles, rocket launchers, pistols with attachments of silencers, grenade launchers, and scopes makes the weapons look great and lethal. Characters were reused by previous DS games such as CODMW: Mobilized and COD Black Ops, but there are new additions of characters in snow uniforms too. AI is not too impressive, but that does not mean that they will not mow you down with gunfire, lob grenades, or take cover. Whenever they die, they give out their deathcry but their comrades will care less about it unless they hear unsilenced gunfire or explosions. A slow-motion effect of breaching with a charge, plenty of destructible objects, and using an RC-XD are all great things that contribute to the game. There are some nice music such as rock and tons of dialogue from your fellow soldiers, but some of the sounds from the guns can make you feel like you are shooting a BB gun that can kill people. Depending on how good your DS is, there are mysterious squeaking sounds that can occur whenever there is too much things going on at once. It can go up to 30-45fps but there are moments when it drops to 25fps. There is a glitch where you die from one hit if there are too many foes spawned. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3: Defiance has THE GREATEST MULTIPLAYER than any other DS games I had ever seen. With up to 6 players (multi-cartridge) in local or Wi-Fi, start dominating the battlefield in 6 game modes and kill to rank up, unlock perks, and more weapons. With 14 maps to choose from and the ability to create your own class with primary and secondary weapons, grenade types (frag and flash), titles, and 2 perks. There are 2 types of controls for people to choose but stylus control is recommended to choose from for precision aiming which may take a few hours to practice. It was expected to have survival mode, arcade mode, and killhouse but there isnâ Expand
  3. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. how can this game hve call of duty written on the cover......seriously.......i played a few levels on my friends game and guess what i wanted to do the on the first level quit....first off the game is horrible that the game has no downlpad play.....theres wi fi but not as mny people ever play on that......this basicly explains why i hate the campaign mode......your team sucks is a first......i mean seriously these guys are so bad they have problems even coming close to hitting a target......these guys might as well be used as human shields.....in this one helicopter level your partner randomly sapzzes out and just aims his machine gun at the water and shoots the water for the whole level.......while your prtners doing that your being targeted by a million enemys who have rifals who decide to constantly shoot at you.....another reason i hate this game is because of what happens when you hate your team and want to ditch them.....when you ditch your team and a sign comes up that says your leaving th mission area you light want to go back to your partner.....if you dont and you bump into an enemy then you die in one shot and trust me cpus wont miss at all.....third reason i hate this game is lack of a few important controls.....they dont have a jump button and you can only cross over something if your team tells you to......another bad reason........the poor poor graphics and the fact that the cpus suck miserably......last reason i hate this game is how half of the time your either in the air protecting and shooti ng little dots....or your running from an enemy as a little dot.....there isnt as much of the call of duty shoot out.....overall i dont even recomend renting this game......take away the call of duty nme on the box you get worthless junk you dont want to waste 30 bucks on....... Expand
  4. This game fails before you even play.. First of all the genre of FPS can not be pulled off very well on a handheld console, Especially with the graphical limitations of the DS. Don't get me wrong i do not mind the Call of Duty franchise infact i have and own all the CoD games (even the PC based ones) and i have to say playing this made me feel dirty. The gameplay is weak and bland, No story interest or replay value at all. Expand

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