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Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critics What's this?

User Score

Overwhelming dislike- based on 416 Ratings

  • Summary: Engage enemy forces in New York, Paris, Berlin and other attack sites across the globe. The world stands on the brink, and Makarov is intent on bringing civilization to its knees. In this darkest hour, are you willing to do what is necessary?
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. Jan 21, 2012
    88
    MW3 is the definitive version of the franchise on the Wii and one of the best FPS ever made for the console.
  2. Dec 2, 2011
    85
    We dare to say that Modern Warfare 3 is the best FPS for the Wii, with few competitors. Although we prefer the campaign of Black Ops, this iteration improves a lot in the online mode, which is hands down the best in the platform.
  3. Nov 25, 2011
    71
    A port that doesn't have the same dedication than past Treyarch's games for Wii, but which is still a good option to enjoy Modern Warfare 3 if you haven't any other console.
  4. Nov 14, 2011
    45
    Visuals aren't everything, but when the graphics make it hard to pick out targets or they make the game perform poorly when it was designed to run super-silky, they become problematic. Imagine a Michael Bay movie without the explosions? It wouldn't be exciting, and neither are the major moments in the MW3 Wii campaign.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 74
  2. Negative: 41 out of 74
  1. MW3 for the Wii is actually a great game to play and have fun at the same time... Campaign is awesome Spec Ops is OK and Mutiplayer is one of the best Which should last you a long period of time. If i were you i will get the game. Expand
  2. 8
    If you like shooters, you will like this game.
    It has great graphics, for the Wii, and runs fast.
    The campaign is typical for a COD game.(go
    od but not great)
    You can still use your mic too.
    The multiplayer maps in this game are huge. (Bigger than Black OPS)
    Once you unlock hardcore in multiplayer, thats where the game shines.
    I think most the reviews are bad because people hate Activision, or any game thats popular.
    In the end there's nothing innovative but its still a solid and fun game.
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  3. CoD still has a problem: Each game is too similar. There are simply not enough improvements to call this a new game and it suffers because of it. The series needs a reboot with a more unique and original idea instead of the same thing over and over. Expand
  4. Tired game , Tired engine, Same crap gets put out every single year for four years and people flock to toss their cash away, sad really sad. I have played it it IS THE SAME AS MW2. why would you buy it again ?? Activision is laughing all the way to the bank! This is pathetic and should have been released as an expansion pack nothing more! Expand

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