Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8677 Ratings

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  1. IAmBedlam
    Nov 8, 2011
    1
    Just another rehash of a tired old franchise to cash in while they wait for the next cash-in this time next year. The fact that they can release the same game every year for the past 4 years and still get money is a slap in the face to any real developer that takes time to craft a good game. The campaign is dull and overscripted, the online is cheesy and full of 12 year olds screaming inJust another rehash of a tired old franchise to cash in while they wait for the next cash-in this time next year. The fact that they can release the same game every year for the past 4 years and still get money is a slap in the face to any real developer that takes time to craft a good game. The campaign is dull and overscripted, the online is cheesy and full of 12 year olds screaming in the mic, and the game is still full of cheaters.… Expand
  2. Goodfolk
    Nov 9, 2011
    2
    Call of Duty MW 2.5 - thats the real name of this game. same game another 60$
    you get a new story WOW but after you play it over and over, you want to enjoy some Multi action and then you get MW 2 all over again..

    GREAT STUFF ACTMONEY

    the 2 points go to the single..
  3. GhostlyGordy
    Nov 9, 2011
    0
    This is the WORST Call of Duty EVER! I use to love this game. I waited eagerly to play MW3 only to be meet with frustration and disappointment. The "Run n' Gun" is virtually impossible in the multiplayer due to poor spawn points, an insanely high amount of campers, and an abundance of noobs. I will also add that the maps are less then desirable, I didn't enjoy playing on any of them. BRINGThis is the WORST Call of Duty EVER! I use to love this game. I waited eagerly to play MW3 only to be meet with frustration and disappointment. The "Run n' Gun" is virtually impossible in the multiplayer due to poor spawn points, an insanely high amount of campers, and an abundance of noobs. I will also add that the maps are less then desirable, I didn't enjoy playing on any of them. BRING BACK BLACK OPS!!… Expand
  4. clevertrevor299
    Nov 9, 2011
    0
    Yet another Call of Duty that is essentially just another re-skin of the same formula that's kept fanboys coming back time and again. Don't spend your $60 on what could just as easily pass for MW2 DLC with more stats.
  5. kripler7
    Nov 9, 2011
    0
    The game is the same exact thing. It hasn't changed at all. It was fun 3 years ago, but its bland and aged now. This cow has been milked as much as it could possibly could.
  6. Shawzamot
    Nov 9, 2011
    1
    My problem with the game is that it is the same thing repeated over again. I was talking with a friend today and we discussed the fact that there no longer is a game with working multiplayer that is based on skill, rather then how much you have played. This game lacks serious functionality, and for all you noobs I beg you to watch your kill cam. On your screen you are behind the wall; onMy problem with the game is that it is the same thing repeated over again. I was talking with a friend today and we discussed the fact that there no longer is a game with working multiplayer that is based on skill, rather then how much you have played. This game lacks serious functionality, and for all you noobs I beg you to watch your kill cam. On your screen you are behind the wall; on your opponents you are not. Still p2p servers no dedicated where is the effort anymore.

    Got bored with singleplayer turned it off quick. Spec ops missions are cut outs of singleplayer with a partner, and are mediocre at best.    … Expand
  7. silverl3lade
    Nov 9, 2011
    0
    same game ive been playing since mw2. controls feel clunky and slow. gameplay is the same and for me the games been lagging alot since release. cant even see the leaderboards...
  8. LordofRage
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    Over hyped game. This game feel more like modern warfare 2.5. Players don't need a new CoD every year. We want and uber new CoD every 2-3 years instead. Activision, learn from Battlefield!!!
  9. Jopagocksny
    Nov 10, 2011
    2
    Game is terrible. I've been a cod fan for years now and this is the worst of the bunch. Maps are too compact, and at every turn there is an enemy. It takes out the tactical aspect of cod. There's isn't one, u basically just run around shooting. You no longer feel accomplished getting 20+ kills, now that that's the average. I feel that they made the game so the players can get matchesGame is terrible. I've been a cod fan for years now and this is the worst of the bunch. Maps are too compact, and at every turn there is an enemy. It takes out the tactical aspect of cod. There's isn't one, u basically just run around shooting. You no longer feel accomplished getting 20+ kills, now that that's the average. I feel that they made the game so the players can get matches done quickly, rack up as many kills as possible, rank up like crazy, and acquire kill streaks like its a job. Graphics are good. Only positive. I'm going to return the game and keep playing my BF3. Game needs to be challenging and require skill and tactic, not a massacre at every turn. Bad job!!… Expand
  10. Cod_fan
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Can't believe I wasted $50 on another copy of Modern Warfare 2. SPOILER: It is exactly the same formula as has been seen in the last two games, and if anything isn't as good as them, as i thoroughly enjoyed those games, and this one is just pathetic.… Expand
  11. adamska156
    Nov 10, 2011
    2
    Wow what a complete let down. I was expecting to get the best COD yet but instead its still less balanced than the first Modern Warfare. The weapons are even easier to fire. You can easily spray with any weapon and land most of the shots. This series is just losing its tactics and strategy behind it. It's gotten to the point where it feels like quake with modern assault rifles and weakWow what a complete let down. I was expecting to get the best COD yet but instead its still less balanced than the first Modern Warfare. The weapons are even easier to fire. You can easily spray with any weapon and land most of the shots. This series is just losing its tactics and strategy behind it. It's gotten to the point where it feels like quake with modern assault rifles and weak player characters instead. The only draw to this game comes from some new weapons, maps, and a new killstreak system. Which in a way is kind of better but that feature alone doesn't change enough...let alone sell the game. The new maps are also uninspired and don't give you many options flanking. Trust me, after a couple hours the game just starts to feel like the same old stuff. You might as well go back to the first Modern Warfare from '07 if you want a better experience. Remember more does not mean better.… Expand
  12. BradicusMaximus
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    Do yourself a favor and ignore what the flock of sheep are saying about this game. Same iteration, no matter the name change. Just go back to playing Blops or MW2 or even MW1. Its not like you'll find much of a difference anyway.
  13. en3raider
    Nov 10, 2011
    4
    As a long time COD player, I find myself disappointed by the latest installment. Although the campaign was the predictable fare it was fairly well done, but nothing truly new or innovating was to be seen there. Moving on to the MP side of things, I feel its a backward step compared to its Treyarch predecessor, something I would never thought I would say, poor map designs, even poorer spawnAs a long time COD player, I find myself disappointed by the latest installment. Although the campaign was the predictable fare it was fairly well done, but nothing truly new or innovating was to be seen there. Moving on to the MP side of things, I feel its a backward step compared to its Treyarch predecessor, something I would never thought I would say, poor map designs, even poorer spawn mechanics, the removal of the great gun customisations Combat Training, and the parred down theatre editing options so well implemented In COD:BO. With a bleak selection of weapons and perk choices It feels more and more like expansion pack territory in all but name. I would love to of been able to give this the usual score of 8+ out of 10 but with such a pedestrian franchise update and the many problems, lag, poor hit detection, no Elite Access, (Paid For Hardened Edition) no Founder content accessible and irredeemable avatar DLC, I feel giving a score of 5+ here is too generous for the problems faced, I had high hopes but low expectations coming in, but not this low.… Expand
  14. DaHoodedHustla
    Nov 10, 2011
    4
    after being loyal to COD games for ages i had enough-- sure it can be fun. but its the same **** in a different package-- i will not pick up another COD before they change everythæng drasticly-- this just feels like a big DLC-- very dissapointing-- R.I.P COD--
  15. Crueltysheir
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    It gets a 1 for Spec Ops only.

    Money grabbing fools learn to look after your customers not fob them off. Same old crap diffrent year.
    The worst sound effects in any shooter seriously doom had better sounds.

    If this is your very first COD game go ahead and enjoy it if it is not dont waste your money on this console ****
  16. Bush_Killa-73
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    I was really looking forward to this but I've got to say I'm dissapointed. I dont know what game the reviewers have been playing but some of their scores beggars belief. It's the same old same old. Maybe I'm just growing up & out of this style of game & it's better suited for younger people. The campain was ok but the multiplayer is boring after a week. I'm selling it on ebay right nowI was really looking forward to this but I've got to say I'm dissapointed. I dont know what game the reviewers have been playing but some of their scores beggars belief. It's the same old same old. Maybe I'm just growing up & out of this style of game & it's better suited for younger people. The campain was ok but the multiplayer is boring after a week. I'm selling it on ebay right now while it's still worth something. BF3 is my new game & I've finally seen the light regards what it offers as an FPS. Which is about 10 times more & then some..… Expand
  17. Themba76
    Nov 10, 2011
    4
    well after playing this game yess the campaign is action packed and fun to play thew multiplayer just plain sux I mean map design is horrible as well as the dated graphics I accidently swore that this was MW2 when I playing through a couple of lvls. any there is no excuse for this POS for a game I mean for crying out loud why couldnt they borrow the ID Tech 5 engine it would have donewell after playing this game yess the campaign is action packed and fun to play thew multiplayer just plain sux I mean map design is horrible as well as the dated graphics I accidently swore that this was MW2 when I playing through a couple of lvls. any there is no excuse for this POS for a game I mean for crying out loud why couldnt they borrow the ID Tech 5 engine it would have done wonders for this game. anyway I own both MW3 and BF3. and i can tell u this one of them I played for a couple of hours and got bored immediatly the other one for a whole day I didnt even go to sleep and played it straight I'll let you figure out
    which one is which.    … Expand
  18. BurtJohnson
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    Honestly, if it wasn't for the title I would think that I was playing MW2 all over again. Obviously this game is not not worth $60. COD is slowing killing any originality in the gaming industry and this game continues to prove that.
  19. SilverFox
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    In general it is a good quality game - though basically the same as the previous ones. The biggest problem continues to be the XBOX live play. It suffers from individual connection speed. If you have a top notch internet provider you reign supreme. But for the rest of us it is rather dissatisfying since you are killed even before you see your opponent!
  20. Gmonie58
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    I was super excited for this game, but utterly disappointed when I finally got it. This should have been released as DLC and not as a full game. This is a money grab by Activision plain and simple. Without IW this franchise turned to garbage in a hurry. The fact that Activision is begging people on twitter to come give this crap a better score on here forced me to come help rate it downI was super excited for this game, but utterly disappointed when I finally got it. This should have been released as DLC and not as a full game. This is a money grab by Activision plain and simple. Without IW this franchise turned to garbage in a hurry. The fact that Activision is begging people on twitter to come give this crap a better score on here forced me to come help rate it down even more. Dont buy this garbage unless you like to throw money away, and if you do, send it to me instead! Go buy a good game like Skyrim, BF3, or Arkham City. MW3 is a joke...… Expand
  21. Zirestor
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    Mordern Warfare 3 is the exact same **** game with a different name, terrible Campaign that you finish in 3 and half hours, with the most irregular irritating little maps that you literally spawn on your enemy's shoulders. The lack of vehical's and broken class system creates a very very dry and plain expirence. The visuals are still comparable to my Playstation 2, voice acting and soundMordern Warfare 3 is the exact same **** game with a different name, terrible Campaign that you finish in 3 and half hours, with the most irregular irritating little maps that you literally spawn on your enemy's shoulders. The lack of vehical's and broken class system creates a very very dry and plain expirence. The visuals are still comparable to my Playstation 2, voice acting and sound of weaponary lack any realness in the game. There really is nothing new that this Game does that makes it worth the plastic it uses… Expand
  22. catnipkiller
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    After cod4 i think they just gave up. little has been done to make us feel like this game is worth 60$ more like a mini-mod or a dlc for 20$ max. maby if they spent more money on the game it self and not wasting 1mill on **** pr stunts and videos.
  23. RalphEE
    Nov 11, 2011
    0
    Please do yourself and favor and save your money for a more innovated game or play other cods that have down in price. Gamers sorry to say....its the same game, dont be fooled!!!
  24. Egor190
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    Horrid game. Series has been going backwards since MW1. Only lowbirds still play this **** If you want a real game get bf3 on pc or red orchestra. Might be the worst game in the series period.
  25. AdrianShephard
    Nov 10, 2011
    2
    This so called "Best game ever" is nothing more than some whipped up copy and past monstrosity. I can tell just by writing this, I'm going to be labeled a BF3 fanboy by all of the CoD zombies. I'm not. I'm fine with any game unless I play it and it's garbage. This is, and I'm glad I didn't wast 60 dollars and had someone give it to me FOR FREE because of how bad it was. This game might asThis so called "Best game ever" is nothing more than some whipped up copy and past monstrosity. I can tell just by writing this, I'm going to be labeled a BF3 fanboy by all of the CoD zombies. I'm not. I'm fine with any game unless I play it and it's garbage. This is, and I'm glad I didn't wast 60 dollars and had someone give it to me FOR FREE because of how bad it was. This game might as well be some **** DLC pack. The storymode feels like a convoluted, slapped together, rushed out failure that just tries to continue the story when the whole thing will keep you interested if you have the attention span of a microorganism, which is probably equal to the average CoD fanboy. This is what you get when you spend a year to make a game. Sure, they kept it the same because it works. Look at **** Valve though. They took 6 long years AND suffered being hacked, but they gave us Half Life 2, which is only good in the eyes of true gamers whereas CoD fanboys say that it sucks because it doesn't have HD graphics or Iron Sights. Moving right along, it's visibly clear that they just took models and textures from MW1 since they have LOADS of the same building models and textures from MW1. There's little kids who make original models, maps and textures for Garry's Mod, but developers for some big name company are so frigging lazy that they have to reuse the same models from a game they did 4 **** YEARS AGO?! Now, let's move on to the part I dreaded most; the multiplayer.I don't know about you, but I grew up with games like Half Life, Quake, and Counterstrike so I attempt to use that skill that I've accumulated in other games. Well, that's all in vain when it comes down to this asstastrophe, because it's just a mindless **** Example: I start up, and 1 second after spawning, I get pegged in the **** face with a throwing knife. How is that fair? That's cheap **** right there. That's only the beginning when you have people getting frigging choppers raining in a hellstorm of bullets with no way to stop it, people camping and getting continuous kills at your team's spawn, and the most overpowered perks that people got by wasting hours and braincells playing multiplayer. Even worse, when you try to use a sniper the right way by picking a spot and hiding, waiting for a target and a good shot, you get a thousand, prepubescent kids yelling over the mic saying, "YOU HARDSCOPING CAMPER NOOB!" and get the story about how they could quickscope better than me. They even award you for dying multiple times with deathstreaks- ooh yeah. Cheap **** like the ability to Kamikaze people with C4 to the ability to see where the guy murdering you is on the map are only some of them. Why the **** are you rewarding deaths? Dying should encourage you to better yourself, not just get **** kills with explosives. I've even seen little kids who purposely get killed just to get the C4 and get a 6 person kill later on. Speaking of little kids, there's thousands of them in this game, swearing every word in the **** book at everyone. And whatever you do, don't mention ANY OTHER GAMES otherwise you'll get bombarded with rage from everyone else. I just mentioned that I spent more time playing Counter Strike than CoD and the little kids and even some adults were saying "COUNTER STRIKE IS A NOOB GAME, IT SUCKS AND IT'S OLD AND COD IS BETTER, THE GRAPHICS SUCK!". It's almost insulting that they just rage at every other game. And on the topic of CS, the wager matches, A.K.A. Gun Game, was a total rip from CS. But oh "It's an original Idea" says the ****all developer. Thanks **** now whenever gungame and CS are mentioned in the same sentence, CoD fanboys will be the first to say Cs ripped it off when it was made before CoD even existed. So that's my thought on the multiplayer. Just a bunch of ripped off, cheap **** kid infested, garbage fest game modes. The only things left are the spec ops mode and survival, which are just as ****. Spec ops is more like Spec Ass because it's the same **** thing from MW2, which was as equally overrated and overhyped. Survival is fun for about a good hour or so before you lose your interest. It's sad to think that this series went from being pretty fun to being an outright attention whoring game that blinds so many people into thinking it's the best. There's so much more out there to choose from, but instead games are bashed for looking anything like CoD. So my final verdict is that it's a poorly made game and to all of the CoD worshippers out there, I just want to say that it's the same game and that you shouldn't just jump straight to blaming BF3 for everyone's rage and that graphics and Iron sights don't make a better shooter.… Expand
  26. oildboy29
    Nov 12, 2011
    0
    The single player is awesome!!! The multiplayer sucks!!! I purchased this game for multiplayer. I look at the kill cam and none of my rounds are hitting, yet I was dead aim on my screen. Spawn camping is back! I put a 150+ hrs into Blk Ops. . . I was praying that this crap would have been fixed. WTF!!!!!
    Pro-reviewers have a mental problem! It took freaking 3 hours to adjust my internet    The single player is awesome!!! The multiplayer sucks!!! I purchased this game for multiplayer. I look at the kill cam and none of my rounds are hitting, yet I was dead aim on my screen. Spawn camping is back! I put a 150+ hrs into Blk Ops. . . I was praying that this crap would have been fixed. WTF!!!!!
    Pro-reviewers have a mental problem! It took freaking 3 hours to adjust my internet settings because of stop p2p , not dedicated servers, crap. Crap that allows hackers to destroy the experience!    … Expand
  27. mrchi47
    Nov 12, 2011
    2
    I can`t believe that Activision can make record breaking sales on a game that has next to no innovation since Modern Warfare 2. The part that really baffles me is that IW claims to have started working on this game within a couple weeks after the release of MW2, yet after 2 years they have accomplished barely anything. The running animations make me LOL too, so glad I picked BF3 up insteadI can`t believe that Activision can make record breaking sales on a game that has next to no innovation since Modern Warfare 2. The part that really baffles me is that IW claims to have started working on this game within a couple weeks after the release of MW2, yet after 2 years they have accomplished barely anything. The running animations make me LOL too, so glad I picked BF3 up instead of this game. Good buy COD, hopefully this will end the genre… Expand
  28. caseyb62
    Nov 13, 2011
    0
    This is literally a cut and paste with new maps. It's overpriced dlc and that's about it. Save yourself the time and money and dust off your old copy of MW:2 or COD4. DO NOT SUPPORT this rushed, uninspired garbage!
  29. Gaston
    Jan 16, 2012
    1
    Which Modern Warfare was this, again? The more changes, the more stays the same. My review takes into account the value of the game for its price tag - if you have any of its predecessors, save yourself the money and play their prestige mode.
  30. kktrian
    Mar 26, 2012
    1
    People **** about this being more or less the same title. In all honesty I would been satisfied if this game was half as good as its predecessors....but its not. It's awful, especially the multiplayer. The maps simply not fun. They make camping and shadow sitting almost a necessity. Players can head glitch in almost every location. Likewise, the maps are visually distracting and preventPeople **** about this being more or less the same title. In all honesty I would been satisfied if this game was half as good as its predecessors....but its not. It's awful, especially the multiplayer. The maps simply not fun. They make camping and shadow sitting almost a necessity. Players can head glitch in almost every location. Likewise, the maps are visually distracting and prevent any kind of comfortable, eventual familiarity. The combat engine is also dull and inconsistent. This game, and series are officially dead to me… Expand
  31. danhalen74
    Nov 10, 2011
    3
    ok. ok. i loved COD4, WOW was ok, MW2 was fun to start with but the MP was broken, BLOPS personally for me was excellent MP especially, MW3 so far.......its not that its awful but its so uninspiring. Im literally just churning through the SP so i can trade it in. The MP is woeful, utterly utterly awful. Terrible hit detection, retarded spawn points where you get constantly killed fromok. ok. i loved COD4, WOW was ok, MW2 was fun to start with but the MP was broken, BLOPS personally for me was excellent MP especially, MW3 so far.......its not that its awful but its so uninspiring. Im literally just churning through the SP so i can trade it in. The MP is woeful, utterly utterly awful. Terrible hit detection, retarded spawn points where you get constantly killed from behind the second you hit X, Serious lag - the amount of times ive got the drop on someone, fired first almost point blank.....and nothing ....just a volley of bullets back. seriously, you check the kill cams and your avatar hasnt even fired a bullet in the replay. Survival would be good if you could have more than 2 players. MP maps are all forgettable, no classics like terminal or summit. just grey and brown blocks everywhere. i havent ever played battlefield but surely it must be better than this?… Expand
  32. JupeDanger
    Nov 9, 2011
    0
    Worse than expected. And I didn't even expect much. The campaign is alright. The survival mode is just multiplayer maps with rather poor AI. The multiplayer is the same as mw2, with just a few changes. The maps are also too... narrow.
  33. RyanMorgan
    Nov 10, 2011
    4
    Individually, MW3 is a fantastic game, but one can only compare to previous Call of Duty titles, and this leaves a lot to be desired.

    First of all, the graphics have undergone zero improvement, and that includes all the killstreak icons, in-game text and HUD. The menus and screens are all the same, and the whole multilayer experience lacks any real innovation. Okay, so they added Strike    Individually, MW3 is a fantastic game, but one can only compare to previous Call of Duty titles, and this leaves a lot to be desired.

    First of all, the graphics have undergone zero improvement, and that includes all the killstreak icons, in-game text and HUD. The menus and screens are all the same, and the whole multilayer experience lacks any real innovation. Okay, so they added Strike Packages, some weapons, and the weapon levelling system, but that really is about it. From the main menu with the traditional 3 rectangular options to the lobbies, nothing is new. Even the voices of triumph or defeat are the same words in a slightly different accent.

    Multiplayer games are incredibly laggy and unrefined; sprinting is quite a task, especially when you wobble around, and the dolphin dive in Black Ops doesn't make feature in this title, which is sad.

    The campaign is phenomenal, but again, the standard graphics we've become used to mean there's always something missing. It's the typical formula of CoD titles since World at War, and once more, lacks any real innovation.

    Spec Ops includes the new survival mode, which is as limited as it is boring. Only two players can play together, and it's repetitive and no way near as entertaining as the Zombies in Treyarch's titles. In summary, MW3 is a good buy, but don't expect much difference from MW2. Black Ops is still personally my favourite title, what with the Zombies, COD points and huge customisation potential.    … Expand
  34. SovietTom
    Nov 8, 2011
    1
    Can't believe I bought this game a third time.
  35. ease
    Nov 9, 2011
    1
    Saw someone online..."Man, you're already a 77?" One reply was "Not surprising, game's been out for 2 years." I laughed, then sighed. Here's to Skyrim in a few days.
  36. QuanticFive
    Nov 9, 2011
    1
    Yawn, sorry, but it feels exactly the same as before and I am returning my copy. What I don't understand is the frothing critics who have unanimously praised this as a 'game of the century' - either they didn't play it, or the free goodies from Activision has blinkered them somewhat...
  37. spongythebk
    Nov 9, 2011
    1
    after 12 hours of non stop playing i can say this is not worth your money. its what every on expected the online has almost zero changes the story was short and predictable spec ops is the only thing a see that was worth putting into the game and its a small part of the game.. guys save your money i regret spending my money this would better as dlc. there more then plenty reused weaponafter 12 hours of non stop playing i can say this is not worth your money. its what every on expected the online has almost zero changes the story was short and predictable spec ops is the only thing a see that was worth putting into the game and its a small part of the game.. guys save your money i regret spending my money this would better as dlc. there more then plenty reused weapon skins and sound its like they put more work into marketing it then they did making it. there is nothing thats make this stand out except the hundreds of paid reviews. if i had to make the choice bf3 or mw3 i would choose bf3. but if i were u guys pick up skyrim or halo anniversary this holiday season. or if your looking for good online look to bf3 avoid this game your better off picking up mw2 for 20 dollars less… Expand
  38. allaboutthfc
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    played this for 2 days and if its your first mw game go for it , if you have played the othrs dont waste your money, people keep saying if it aint broke dont fix it yes thats why midway didnt change mortal kombat from the original engine .....oh wait they did didnt they as thats how games get better and dont end up being the same thing each time with different colours and a new story. nowplayed this for 2 days and if its your first mw game go for it , if you have played the othrs dont waste your money, people keep saying if it aint broke dont fix it yes thats why midway didnt change mortal kombat from the original engine .....oh wait they did didnt they as thats how games get better and dont end up being the same thing each time with different colours and a new story. now sp i`ll give a 4/10 since its pretty much an interactive story that brings nothing new to any series let alone cod.opy and paste art work from the last 2 mw`s ( check it out they really did ) mp is running and shoting, if you enjoy using long range weapons or any form of tactics then you will enjoy it, the maps are so small its pathetic in a 2011 war game. this is what the 3rd mw and i still cannot drive anything really?. new games are making engines that allow the world around you to be effected by weapons e.g. walls being blown up and buildings , this one is sadly lacking. i used to love mw2 and spent months on end playing it but this just feels like they made a game for 12 year olds on a sugar rush that want to scream down a head set. they even brought quick scoping back ? i meen using a sniper as a shotgun is a no ...its just no. the guns have next to no real recoil. i can understand the game having no bullet drop as the maps aint big enough to worry about adding it. i feel so let down by a game i used to count down the days to just for them to sell me mw2 with new maps , they could of atleast updated the sound and visual aspects to a degree where it looks like a new title. a sequel to a game is something like the new batman and the elder scrolls , the devs sat down and thought right we can do this and its new and exciting , the main word being new , a new game should have new things hence the word new , i meen how anoyed would you be if microsoft brought out a new xbox that runs the same as the old one but has a different shape and colour ? would you really pay for it ?… Expand
  39. bearbear
    Nov 9, 2011
    1
    Just for a little background, I have been a hardcore call of duty fan since the original call of duty was released. Lackluster campaign, literally NO innovations in the multi-player department, all scenery,sound effects, characters are recycled from the last modern warfare. Maps just don't feel right, game play is exactly the same it honestly feels like i just bought a map pack and a smallJust for a little background, I have been a hardcore call of duty fan since the original call of duty was released. Lackluster campaign, literally NO innovations in the multi-player department, all scenery,sound effects, characters are recycled from the last modern warfare. Maps just don't feel right, game play is exactly the same it honestly feels like i just bought a map pack and a small patch to modern warfare 2. PLEASE save your money d'ont regret spending $65 like i did. DOES NOT LIVE UP TO THE HYPE AT ALL… Expand
  40. V4NQU15H
    Nov 9, 2011
    2
    I played this game thinking the whole time it could have been sold for $30 as a DLC pack. Same ole same ole stuff year in year out. This is the madden of shooter games
  41. MattyBGogore
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity? No, but seriously why this game sells great every year is a mystery to me. I don't want to support anything to do with this game anymore, and at this point, i'm pretty ashamed to be in in the same category as this yearly cash-in. It honestly reminds me of something like a cheap 80s remake or even the likes of Twilight.
  42. Akal575
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    If you are thinking this is an awesome FPS, you are sadly mistaken. It is the same copy and paste iteration of Moderb Warfarea past. Nothing game breaking, new new engine, feels the same, boring and repetitive, no team work, no skill, just run and gun. Save your money and get Battlefield 3 instead. It's worth every dollar. Unlike this egregious attempt to milk the 12 year old sheeple thatIf you are thinking this is an awesome FPS, you are sadly mistaken. It is the same copy and paste iteration of Moderb Warfarea past. Nothing game breaking, new new engine, feels the same, boring and repetitive, no team work, no skill, just run and gun. Save your money and get Battlefield 3 instead. It's worth every dollar. Unlike this egregious attempt to milk the 12 year old sheeple that will buy anything with a "call of duty" name on it.… Expand
  43. WWCyberX
    Nov 11, 2011
    4
    An extremely disappointing addition to the Modern Warfare franchise. The similarities with MW2 are ridiculous. Some people say that similarities should be expected, but not to this degree. Multiplayer is lifeless and poor like the previous instalment. The maps are boring and feel very cobbled together. Single Player holds the only promise, but this is knocked away by a once again poor andAn extremely disappointing addition to the Modern Warfare franchise. The similarities with MW2 are ridiculous. Some people say that similarities should be expected, but not to this degree. Multiplayer is lifeless and poor like the previous instalment. The maps are boring and feel very cobbled together. Single Player holds the only promise, but this is knocked away by a once again poor and dull storyline. This game does indeed deserve the poor user reviews its getting, and I would recommend avoiding it unless the price drops well below £20. Even then I'm not sure. Hopefully the next instalment will have some changes and will be slightly better.… Expand
  44. rizzah
    Nov 10, 2011
    3
    The multiplayer has taken a real downward spiral since mw2. The maps are small and are nothing more than run and gun. They no longer take skill and limits the value of alot of the weaponry.
  45. RoSS79
    Nov 10, 2011
    2
    Proof that you don't need to be innovative to sell a product. With the hype machine COD has built, it can sell Modern Warfare 1.2 to anyone with no discerning taste and an 11 month-long memory. The only positive aspect of this game is the cooperative play. Otherwise, MW3 is an expensive map pack that gives you the same muddy graphics, twitch gunplay, and convoluted story that the alsoProof that you don't need to be innovative to sell a product. With the hype machine COD has built, it can sell Modern Warfare 1.2 to anyone with no discerning taste and an 11 month-long memory. The only positive aspect of this game is the cooperative play. Otherwise, MW3 is an expensive map pack that gives you the same muddy graphics, twitch gunplay, and convoluted story that the also under-whelming MW2 gave us. The sound design is of low quality, there are clear instances of copy and paste structures and areas from previous MWs, and the new killstreak mechanic for multiplayer is taken out of last year's Medal of Honor. COD 4 was new and interesting, but COD has turned into a perennial has-been. Save your money, and buy any one of the other great games out this fall.… Expand
  46. swangod
    Nov 10, 2011
    4
    I have played about 7 hours of MW3 online and I have a different point of view than many others here, but it still leads to the same conclusion. This game is more like Black Ops than MW/MW2. First and foremost the game has sped up way too fast. It has turned into a bunch of kids running around with submachine guns or the G36c. There is very little to do that can counter this because 1)I have played about 7 hours of MW3 online and I have a different point of view than many others here, but it still leads to the same conclusion. This game is more like Black Ops than MW/MW2. First and foremost the game has sped up way too fast. It has turned into a bunch of kids running around with submachine guns or the G36c. There is very little to do that can counter this because 1) the maps are so condensed it feels like it's impossible to snipe (unless of course you're a quick scoper) 2) if you have a 3 bar connection you won't kill half the time anyway (I usually have 4 bar but sometimes it's 3 bar) 3) It is damn near pointless to use the M16, you will get out gunned every time. The accuracy and power have little effect due to kids just holding the trigger down and spraying. I know MW2 had it's issues as far quick scoping, danger close/noob tubes, and a few other issues. However, I feel the maps were more balanced as far as open areas vs. closed tight confined areas.

    I'm not going to give up yet, but I am damn close. So far I am thoroughly disappointed which is why I'm rating the game a 4.    … Expand
  47. proplay
    Nov 10, 2011
    4
    The Call Of Duty franchise has received much deserving critical acclaim from all over the world. The series set a high standard with Call Of Duty 4 Modern Warfare that continued with modern warfare 2, and black ops. However, there is nothing significantly new and fresh with modern warfare 3. The game has the same admirable high production values that the previous games in the series have,The Call Of Duty franchise has received much deserving critical acclaim from all over the world. The series set a high standard with Call Of Duty 4 Modern Warfare that continued with modern warfare 2, and black ops. However, there is nothing significantly new and fresh with modern warfare 3. The game has the same admirable high production values that the previous games in the series have, and there is plenty of improvements and refinements in the overall package, but it seems developer activision is satisfied only with replicating nearly the same content the other modern warfare games contained and while this should be enough to please hardcore fans of the series that are willing to accept what i would call an expensive expansion, mw3 should not be highly praised for only having high production values and doing the same thing over and over again. If it were the first installment in the modern warfare series, the effort here would have been highly praised in my regard, but with this third iteration it all feels much too similar.… Expand
  48. TheStyg
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    It's a sad state of affairs when the video game industry hands out review scores of 9-9.5/10 for any big name title. Modern Warfare 3 is completely undeserving of the fanfare which has greeted it. It completely lacks innovation. Graphically underwhelming, ridiculous story with hold-my-hand linear gameplay, and multiplayer which is overpopulated by 12 years olds on a caffeine high, or theIt's a sad state of affairs when the video game industry hands out review scores of 9-9.5/10 for any big name title. Modern Warfare 3 is completely undeserving of the fanfare which has greeted it. It completely lacks innovation. Graphically underwhelming, ridiculous story with hold-my-hand linear gameplay, and multiplayer which is overpopulated by 12 years olds on a caffeine high, or the more "elite" who hide in a corner of the map and wait for you to run by. If this had been my first exposure to the COD franchise, I may have considered an average score. However, this game does nothing to improve on an already successful franchise. Complete waste of time and a backwards step for the industry.… Expand
  49. CCR
    Nov 10, 2011
    4
    MW3, bought it on day 1. Liked the last few previous installments and was set to enjoy this one as well. After a few days of tooling around on it, Single Player story wasn't amazing, but it was what I expected and that was ok. Multi-player, arguably the meat and potatoes of this franchise... definitely disappointing to me. A lot of people seem to dislike BO but I enjoyed theMW3, bought it on day 1. Liked the last few previous installments and was set to enjoy this one as well. After a few days of tooling around on it, Single Player story wasn't amazing, but it was what I expected and that was ok. Multi-player, arguably the meat and potatoes of this franchise... definitely disappointing to me. A lot of people seem to dislike BO but I enjoyed the customization it allowed. If I wanted to spend COD points on a certain upgrade I could and so on, and I felt it gave me a great sense of freedom to do as I please. MW3 does what it always does, force feeds me the same upgrades regardless of whether or not I even want them based on a level I achieve. As for the maps, not very excited about them. There are a couple that I really like, but a couple out of 16 is a big let down to me. The maps seem very small and rely solely on who can outdraw who, and even then if you have a slower connection, you still lose. I enjoy a match that has some strategy drawn in to it, and allows for teamwork, a lot of these maps do not have it, just run and shoot run and shoot etc...… Expand
  50. yomamar6
    Nov 11, 2011
    3
    Definitely a 9 if you liked MW2 because not much has changed. It's a map pack or expansion pack in my opinion and the only need for this hype was most likely to beef up the bottom line.
  51. bigdc666
    Nov 11, 2011
    3
    First of all I want to say that I base my reviews off value. So Does MW3 warrent your $60.00 purchase? Nope an 5.99 rental will just about do the trick. Modern warefare 3s campaign is filled with great explosions great sounds, and great graphics. From the Moment you start to the moment you finish its a heart pounding experience that most gamers will find awesome! BUT its so short you canFirst of all I want to say that I base my reviews off value. So Does MW3 warrent your $60.00 purchase? Nope an 5.99 rental will just about do the trick. Modern warefare 3s campaign is filled with great explosions great sounds, and great graphics. From the Moment you start to the moment you finish its a heart pounding experience that most gamers will find awesome! BUT its so short you can finish it on normal in one evening. So $60.00 and the story is over in one sitting. Sure there is multiplayer (and it's more of the same great MW action we all love) but thats what it is more of the same. 16 new maps, some new stuff that helps players that are not super hardcore get there streak stuff in. A new system that levels up each weapon as you use it. and a handful of other changes that overall don't make a difference from the core game play. But (at least on 360) if you are new to the series I recommend just staying away from the online component altogether. Everyone playing seems to already have the best weapons and accessories and they are already experts. Each time I spawned It was no mach. One on one there weapons were just to powerful. The team stuff was a little bit better but unless your going to pour hours and hours into the steap online learning curve your better off just sticking to the single player. And forget playing with bots in a practice arena that option is not available in MW3. So for most of us that will only play the single player and dable in the multiplayer this game as a whole is one of the biggest rip-offs of all time.… Expand
  52. RussianUser
    Nov 12, 2011
    1
    Same crap as always. Same infinity respawn & other **** Don't buy this if u respect yourself. I hope if players don't will buy it , he will do something good.
  53. benjamin4180
    Nov 22, 2011
    0
    I think this is the worse cod until now, it shows that infinityward have runed out of ideas.Its exactly like moder warfare.Infinity-ward is a realy disapointment this time. Tyst havent almost changed enithing.
  54. Mav1
    Nov 13, 2011
    3
    Strictly MP only review: Disappointment. There is no other word I can think of to describe MW3. My buddies and I have spent days (literally, by looking at our hour logs) playing MW2, Black Ops, etc together. We had so much fun, and got quite good, and had high hopes for MW3. Infinity Ward created a fantastic (though sometimes unbalanced) game with MW2, so I 'knew' MW3 would be great.Strictly MP only review: Disappointment. There is no other word I can think of to describe MW3. My buddies and I have spent days (literally, by looking at our hour logs) playing MW2, Black Ops, etc together. We had so much fun, and got quite good, and had high hopes for MW3. Infinity Ward created a fantastic (though sometimes unbalanced) game with MW2, so I 'knew' MW3 would be great. Wow was I wrong.

    The maps are the bane of MW3. I enjoy the other minor changes to online gameplay, but the maps are what makes MW3 an extreme disappointment. I cannot comprehend how the devs didn't notice that EVERY single map is practically the same: small, confined, and noob friendly. Why bother getting an AC130 when you can hide from it almost anywhere in any map. There are no long distance shooting skills needed, SMGs (UMP) are favored in any situation. There is no flow to the maps, just chaos. You constantly get shot in the back, there is no feeling of a standoff like in previous COD games. I literally could go on forever with how bad these maps are. It's obvious the map makers of IW were the ones that left, because these maps are atrocious, and kill any sense of fun or accomplishment online.    … Expand
  55. kenosando
    Nov 14, 2011
    4
    I have never been a fan of the CoD series. I think they take the great idea of custom classes, intriguing perks, and weapon upgrades, and slam it into an arcade-style shooting game. I played around 6 hours of this game, at times, enjoying it. The more I played, the less I enjoyed it. Half of the time, I feel like the game lags. Watching the kill cams, I notice the player sees me muchI have never been a fan of the CoD series. I think they take the great idea of custom classes, intriguing perks, and weapon upgrades, and slam it into an arcade-style shooting game. I played around 6 hours of this game, at times, enjoying it. The more I played, the less I enjoyed it. Half of the time, I feel like the game lags. Watching the kill cams, I notice the player sees me much sooner than I see him, although that wasn't the case on my screen. Maybe that is just me, but not why I dislike the game. The players make this game awful. There are people who play this game NONSTOP, so for almost a week, players have been able to level up, get great perks, and totally ruin the experience for novices like myself. The unrealistic aspects of this game really bother me. The constant summoning of UAVs, helicopter strikes, and missile attacks just do me in. This is simply not a shooter that is my style, and the people who consume the multi-player servers make this game even more non-enjoyable. Didn't take the opportunity to play the campaign, so I am not going to comment on that. I did like the missions part of the game, where you are given an objective to complete within a time limit, either alone or with a friend. That was both challenging and fun, and survival is pretty neat, but there is only so much of that you can play. If you were expecting a ground-breaking multi-player experience with MW3, don't get too excited. It is just ok.… Expand
  56. agentissmith
    Nov 14, 2011
    2
    MW3 stinks. When I first played MW1 my jaw dropped off the floor. And then when I got MW2 I did not see any improvements. After that I realized that what Activision really wanted is our $$. Since then I avoid COD's and MW's.
  57. Codsucks69
    Nov 14, 2011
    0
    Biggest piece of dog crap I have ever played. Honestly, this game is kinda like nhl and madden, ggets released every year with the same bull **** and some how game review companies give it 9s and 10s. Some serious dick sucking goes in with the cod series and frankly I dont want to get those herpes so **** you cod, **** the millions of ****s who bought it, go suck cods tiny **** ass ****ers.
  58. Highwind_Hiatus
    Nov 15, 2011
    1
    Uninspired, boring, drull and another fact that FPS is in a tragic slump. Graphics are meh, as they are covered by an explosion every two seconds. The campaign has no substance and isn't much longer then a piece of string cheese. And the fact that you can pick up the game, play the multiplayer for 10 minutes and be good at it says way too much about it. It's like Michael Bay decided toUninspired, boring, drull and another fact that FPS is in a tragic slump. Graphics are meh, as they are covered by an explosion every two seconds. The campaign has no substance and isn't much longer then a piece of string cheese. And the fact that you can pick up the game, play the multiplayer for 10 minutes and be good at it says way too much about it. It's like Michael Bay decided to remake Modern Warfare 2.… Expand
  59. kizzle
    Nov 14, 2011
    0
    It is disappointing that we keep buy these games. I do not understand why we keep paying them to release the same game. Let me be clear: for what the game is, it is very good. I enjoy the campaign albeit as short as it is and I somewhat enjoy the multiplayer. However, there is no new graphics engine, no new matching making, only two new modes, the maps are rehashed from modern warfareIt is disappointing that we keep buy these games. I do not understand why we keep paying them to release the same game. Let me be clear: for what the game is, it is very good. I enjoy the campaign albeit as short as it is and I somewhat enjoy the multiplayer. However, there is no new graphics engine, no new matching making, only two new modes, the maps are rehashed from modern warfare and modern warfare 2. And the maps to be released on the elite service are supposedly going to be remakes of the previous maps. If this game were the first entry into the Modern Warfare series I would rate it a 10. But, seeing that we are on Call of Duty 8 or Modern Warfare 3 it is really hard to justify a glorified paint job rehashing for 59.99. If you are looking for something new, do not buy it. If you are satisfied with playing a patched version of Modern Warfare 2 then you will love it. Good night and Good luck!… Expand
  60. KentuckyWindage
    Nov 15, 2011
    3
    The major Call of Duty fanboys will defend COD games regardless of what was served up by Activision and the developers but as an unbiased gamer I can give a true and accurate review. The campaign is not great which is expected given past form. It is very rare to see a top quality FPS single player and I would say the last top quality ones were Half Life 2 and Episode 1 & 2. MultiplayerThe major Call of Duty fanboys will defend COD games regardless of what was served up by Activision and the developers but as an unbiased gamer I can give a true and accurate review. The campaign is not great which is expected given past form. It is very rare to see a top quality FPS single player and I would say the last top quality ones were Half Life 2 and Episode 1 & 2. Multiplayer though is even worse and any comments about this being MW 2.5 are well justified. Visuals and audio are second rate and the map design is poor with maps being too small and quickly forgettable. Then there is the fact that there are still no dedicated servers which makes online gaming still a game of chance and don't believe this nonsense they have spouted about dedicated servers costing 'billions of dollars' as it is complete lies. The fact is the Call of Duty series is living off the success of COD 4 which was a good game in its day but the last three instalments have been well below standard. The series is simply now aimed at the 15 and under who will insist it is still brilliant but take it from someone who knows what is quality and what is not. This is just not good enough.… Expand
  61. davgav
    Nov 15, 2011
    0
    I'm very disappointed. This is the same game, again. No better graphics, no better gameplay, no better multiplayer from MW2. No multiplayer across multiplatforms.
  62. Ally17792
    Nov 20, 2011
    0
    WHAT THE **** INFINITY WARD YOU LAZY BASTARDS I PAY YOU OVER £180 OF MY HARD EARNED MONEY AND YOU CANT UPGRADE THE ****ING GAME!! you lazy, worthless, pathethic money grabbing bastards you are supposed to be artists you should be ashamed of your selves, how you can even call your selves developers is beyond me? i mean what have you developped? **** ALL THATS WHAT! well. guessWHAT THE **** INFINITY WARD YOU LAZY BASTARDS I PAY YOU OVER £180 OF MY HARD EARNED MONEY AND YOU CANT UPGRADE THE ****ING GAME!! you lazy, worthless, pathethic money grabbing bastards you are supposed to be artists you should be ashamed of your selves, how you can even call your selves developers is beyond me? i mean what have you developped? **** ALL THATS WHAT! well. guess what **** YOU and im never buying a product with an infinity ward logo on ever again, you guys are a ****ing joke I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!… Expand
  63. Jensen2023
    Nov 20, 2011
    1
    Take a MW2 disk, tip-ex out the logo and write MW3 over the top. Congratulations, you are now the proud owner of a copy of Modern Warfare 3. If you've never owned another CoD game, go for it, you'll have loads of fun, but if you have (and I suspect you have) anything over 10$ is too much for this game.
  64. dhise
    Nov 20, 2011
    0
    saltychipmunk
    Nov 8, 2011
    5 I remember when a sequel to a game meant innovation. I remember when developers were judged based on innovation in addition to the quality of the game. Mw3 is a structurally solid game, and why shouldn't it be, it is the same formula since call of duty 4. So while the mechanics work well, they offer nothing new. It is the same game as black ops with a new coat    saltychipmunk
    Nov 8, 2011
    5
    I remember when a sequel to a game meant innovation. I remember when developers were judged based on innovation in addition to the quality of the game. Mw3 is a structurally solid game, and why shouldn't it be, it is the same formula since call of duty 4. So while the mechanics work well, they offer nothing new. It is the same game as black ops with a new coat of paint , and some new maps. There is nothing new here, If you are looking for a fresh experience then look somewhere else , maybe buy an indi game. If you are looking for the same familiar multiplayer you love from the series , than just save your money and go back to black ops. The game is simply a cash in , pure and simple    … Expand
  65. sebastiannnn
    Nov 21, 2011
    4
    This game was a big dissapointment and very little thinking process went in the making of this game. Black Ops was Great and feel like something much more advance than mw3. they made a game that feels old and outdated. The maps are too small the weapons are way over powered and the kill feel cheap! There's not much stragedy to playing this game than just running around and gettingThis game was a big dissapointment and very little thinking process went in the making of this game. Black Ops was Great and feel like something much more advance than mw3. they made a game that feels old and outdated. The maps are too small the weapons are way over powered and the kill feel cheap! There's not much stragedy to playing this game than just running around and getting kills. the spawns are terrible and it feel like a little kids game. I play mw2 and black ops all the time but mw3 it a game that I have already gotten tired of and fixing sale it for something else. I really regret getting call of duty elite. It was a waste. I still are not giving up on the series just going to wait and see if next year they learn from their mistakes and come up with something that is more dignify of the call of duty name.… Expand
  66. noahsimo
    Nov 24, 2011
    2
    More like Modern Warfare 0.5. I have waited this long to write a review to give myself time to make the minor adjustments necessary for all the games in the cod series. My initial impressions were that MW3 is terrible, and sadly it is still my opinion. Infinity Ward made promises to 'fix' the problems with MW2, and make it more like cod4, meaning less overpowered kill streaks, fasterMore like Modern Warfare 0.5. I have waited this long to write a review to give myself time to make the minor adjustments necessary for all the games in the cod series. My initial impressions were that MW3 is terrible, and sadly it is still my opinion. Infinity Ward made promises to 'fix' the problems with MW2, and make it more like cod4, meaning less overpowered kill streaks, faster pace, and more focus on gun-on-gun battles. They failed in every single aspect in what they promised. MW3 rewards bad players who aren't able to string together kills and rewards them for playing slow paced. It also punishes people for trying to play fast paced and aggressive. First of all, the maps are terrible. There are so many different paths leading to the same location it makes it very easy for people to flank you. Creating less gun-on-gun battles and very slow paced gameplay because people just sneaking around corners. This favors inexperienced players because people who have no idea what they're doing are able to accidentally sneak up behind people and shoot them in the back. Next, the support strike package is absolutely idiotic. It is a system that rewards bad players who are not able to get multiple kills in a row. Also, it is a support class, not an assault class. There should be absolutely no lethal kill streaks in the support package. Period. However, the biggest problem of all is the perk assassin. This is most overpowered perk in the history of call of duty. People complained of ghost from black ops being overpowered. How did Infinity Ward respond to that complaint? Doing the exact freaking opposite. They made it even more powerful. Being immune to counter UAV, EMP, and advanced UAV! What were they thinking!? There is no counter to it. This perk is what is most responsible for the slow paced, boring, camping behavior that is oh so prevalent online. I found myself almost forced to use it at times because of the excessive amount of enemy UAV's people are able to get because of the support strike package. People may counter this by saying that you are able to shoot the UAV's down. This is true. However, another stupid move by infinity Ward was to make the UAV's extremely hard to see. And on most maps, there are so many buildings you can't shoot down anything. Lastly, the matchmaking system took a step backward. There is no locale only search option. I'm tired of being put in games where I get killed without even seeing who shot me. Then i look at the killcam and from their point of view they were right in front of me! Bottom line: MW3 is a huge disappointment. They took one step forward and 10 steps backward.… Expand
  67. jonbravo2
    Apr 14, 2012
    0
    I was smart and rented this game, (For all of you people stupid enough to buy it.) I was stunned by the lack of change done by the producers: no graphics changes, multiplayer is still crap, and the campaign is too freakin' predictable. Multiplayer is still at it's worst with more **** and five-year-olds to annoy the living soul out of you. They even copied BF3 in a few multiplayerI was smart and rented this game, (For all of you people stupid enough to buy it.) I was stunned by the lack of change done by the producers: no graphics changes, multiplayer is still crap, and the campaign is too freakin' predictable. Multiplayer is still at it's worst with more **** and five-year-olds to annoy the living soul out of you. They even copied BF3 in a few multiplayer features! (Infinity Ward is running out of ideas!) Same old $60.00 game you buy expecting some type of entertainment. I now know when Infinity Ward makes another game, I WILL NOT buy it.… Expand
  68. HALover9000
    Nov 24, 2011
    0
    I don't get why Call of Duty insists on releasing the same game over and over again, and hoards of fanboys insist that it's "the greatest" game when I could name 20 games off the back of my hand that are better than Modern Warfail 2.5.
  69. heff424
    Nov 25, 2011
    1
    Coming from someone that has played both BF3 and MW3, MW3 takes the true disappointment of the year award away from BF3 and Brink. Both games were attempting something new and fresh and they both were successful in creating those things that'll most likely be implemented into future FPS games. However the true disappointment comes from this unseen and more felt out process of MW3 it feelsComing from someone that has played both BF3 and MW3, MW3 takes the true disappointment of the year award away from BF3 and Brink. Both games were attempting something new and fresh and they both were successful in creating those things that'll most likely be implemented into future FPS games. However the true disappointment comes from this unseen and more felt out process of MW3 it feels like something is always working against you in this game weather its the death by latency or poor spawning mechanism with no spawn protect to help you at least move for 2 seconds, the game doesn't feel right. The story was the only thing that will get a semi positive rating since seeing the Michael Bay stuff is pretty cool and nice to end this story arch. Now the bad things The story was just well predictable 80's movie style I'm sorry but only 3 men should be able to do what Pierce did well 4 men Chuck Norris, Arnold, Sly, and Willis. The Multiplayer is the worst out of all the MP's and Sure I don't have an amazing K/D Ratio I don't see how I really could, being an Old school CoD Player (Yes, PC CoD back in `04) I play aggresive/conservative objective style modes, plus a lot of my death's have come from one death that gets stack into 3 or 4 due to spawn camping and tiny jam packed maps. Next we have the rehashing of almost everything in game , I feel like I got mugged by the lazy computer nerd with a phaser. The only big thing I notice different in CoD is Assassin Pro which in my honest opinion shouldn't be in this game at all its overused and abused to encourage camping, Don't even think about jumping my case about that you all know it's the truth and I would rather have no perks and killstreaks just the standard UAV, Art strike and Heli like CoD 4. You want to know what ruined this franchise it's those KS and Virgin Halo cast offs that only care about a K/D, that's what made this game garbage a new incoming fan base that a company is making a glutton for spoiled gamer syndrome. All in All I wish I had just rented this game and purchased BF3 or even Brink and even more upset I turned in GoW3 for this garbage of a game.… Expand
  70. BlazenBones
    Nov 25, 2011
    2
    Sorry for the false hope. My rating was suppose to be only a 2. NOT a 10. Well I guess I have write some more because it was to short. All I can say peeps is save your money for when the price drops, it might be worth it by then.
  71. Kershinator
    Nov 25, 2011
    0
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was a huge disappointment. The short campaign and carbon-copy multiplayer added nothing to the FPS genre, instead only existing to milk the CoD cash-cow. Huge waste of $60.
  72. Rangaaa1991
    Nov 26, 2011
    0
    This game is a joke, the all new Spec Ops, is just a plagiarize of the resident evil mercenaries mode on 4 & 5 and all the aspects of multiplayer from sounds, effects, emblems, titles,graphics and 90% of weapons and perks are identical to mw2. This whole new proficiency features is just a rip off of a feature which has been in the battefield franchise for years, returning ASAP >_
  73. bingate
    May 26, 2012
    1
    **** modern warfare 3 is a bad game. I played this game for a couple of days before realising it was a horrible excuse for a FPS. Overall its the tried and true formula of the other modern warfare games which has been stamped with a flashy new title. Multiplayer is not fun at all. Single player is Michael Bay **** This game gets a 1 because Infinity Ward made this game purely for profits**** modern warfare 3 is a bad game. I played this game for a couple of days before realising it was a horrible excuse for a FPS. Overall its the tried and true formula of the other modern warfare games which has been stamped with a flashy new title. Multiplayer is not fun at all. Single player is Michael Bay **** This game gets a 1 because Infinity Ward made this game purely for profits and not for customer satisfaction. I will NEVER buy a CoD game again!… Expand
  74. CosmicJonathan
    Dec 3, 2011
    4
    If you are interested in purchasing a game that strays from its predecessor in no way, shape, or form, then MW3 is the game for you. The story provides quite a cliche war experience, and the multiplayer remains unchanged in all ways of significance. Survivor mode is fun for a short period, and for this reason alone I give MW3 a 4 as opposed to a 0.

    The main problem I have with MW3 is    If you are interested in purchasing a game that strays from its predecessor in no way, shape, or form, then MW3 is the game for you. The story provides quite a cliche war experience, and the multiplayer remains unchanged in all ways of significance. Survivor mode is fun for a short period, and for this reason alone I give MW3 a 4 as opposed to a 0.

    The main problem I have with MW3 is its lack of evolution. Many bring forth the argument that "If you say its the same as MW2, then you should give it the same rating." IGN, Gamespot, and other websites seemingly deliver their reviews from that standpoint. They openly admit to the games lack of progression, yet they still praise it. That being said, none of them address the fact that a blatant refusal to evolve in the video game industry is something that should go punished. The absence of any technical change whatsoever to the game is something that should be highlighted and taken into vast consideration when reviewing this game. The fact that Activision released MW3 in this form is insulting to the intelligence of the populous. Do they not think that we know how much money they have made off of the franchise? Do they think that we won't notice if they release the same game, year after year? Do they really think we are that stupid? The answer, unfortunately, is yes. The developers will sit on their billions of dollars and continually put the bare minimum into each game every season. And unless reviews are written that shed light upon this fact, and unless the majority of the gamers come out and express their dissatisfaction, people will continue to buy into this manipulative franchise.    … Expand
  75. ColonelBoston
    Jan 17, 2012
    6
    I dare say that most of the uber negative reviews on here were written by people who've logged 5 or more days in MW3's multiplayer alone. But, I digress. MW3 is a fine game with nothing inherently wrong with it. The problem with cod nowadays is not the games themselves, but the community. Having been a cod vet since 2006, I can categorically state that cod has, by far, the WORST communityI dare say that most of the uber negative reviews on here were written by people who've logged 5 or more days in MW3's multiplayer alone. But, I digress. MW3 is a fine game with nothing inherently wrong with it. The problem with cod nowadays is not the games themselves, but the community. Having been a cod vet since 2006, I can categorically state that cod has, by far, the WORST community in all of gaming. The community is selfish, lazy, stat-obsessive & far too shaped by Youtube. If you're looking for a skill based, objective oriented shooter, skip it, just move on down the aisle & find another title. But, if you're just looking for some mindless fun & you couldn't care less about stats because you just want to shoot some people in the face, pick it up, because there's nothing wrong with the game itself.… Expand
  76. Jake88
    Jan 23, 2012
    0
    Greatly disappointed! I'm glad I didn't pre-order, saved $60. I agree with what everybody else has said about MW3 being a copy/paste of MW2. Compared to the last COD game, Black Ops, the guns look a lot worse and the kill-streak system is terrible. I also think that the currency system is a better idea for people who don't religiously play COD, you could just buy the attachments that youGreatly disappointed! I'm glad I didn't pre-order, saved $60. I agree with what everybody else has said about MW3 being a copy/paste of MW2. Compared to the last COD game, Black Ops, the guns look a lot worse and the kill-streak system is terrible. I also think that the currency system is a better idea for people who don't religiously play COD, you could just buy the attachments that you wanted instead of playing for hours to unlock one thing at a time. It's my opinion that Activision knew they would get easy money so they cake walked through the game. I'm staying loyal to Black Ops until the next installment.… Expand
  77. Conrad440
    Mar 15, 2012
    0
    By far the worst of the series. Multiplayer mode is a complete joke, no strategy or teamwork is needed, its just run and die in 3-4 bullets. Worst investment i've ever made in any game. DO NOT BUY!
  78. marwood87
    Mar 27, 2012
    0
    Terrible game, the maps online are so small it has to be seen to believed, the guns feel like ball baring guns, all guns feel like thye have double tap on them, played for 4 hours online al together compared to 90 days for Call of Duty 4 and Modern Warfare 2
  79. Moomaw57
    Apr 1, 2012
    0
    This game is a miserable cash in. The killstreaks are awful, the spawning is abysmal, and the servers are atrociously slow. Someone please tell activision that they're simply filling the call of duty franchise with embalming fluid and taking up donations at its wake. This cash cow has mad cow, get it off my plate you fat cat corporate uninventive sobs.
  80. Dynamithix
    Apr 6, 2012
    3
    It's almost sad how obvious it is that 90% of those critic reviews are paid. Anyways, I borrowed the game from my friend who bought it a while ago and I've got to say that the multiplayer is abysmal. The maps are bland and they have recycled textures from Call of Duty 4 and Modern Warfare 2. That's unacceptable. I didn't beat the singleplayer story completely because I got so bored of itIt's almost sad how obvious it is that 90% of those critic reviews are paid. Anyways, I borrowed the game from my friend who bought it a while ago and I've got to say that the multiplayer is abysmal. The maps are bland and they have recycled textures from Call of Duty 4 and Modern Warfare 2. That's unacceptable. I didn't beat the singleplayer story completely because I got so bored of it halfway through. The missions aren't that bad but it's just shoot, get behind cover, go from point A to B, shoot, shoot, cover, done. It's not fun. There's only one good thing about the game and that is the "new" survival mode (which was done before, just instead of soldiers it had zombies) which is actually kind of fun. Do not buy the game unless you're a hardcore Call of Duty fan, and if you are one, shame on you, it's a bad series of games.… Expand
  81. emptyshell88
    Apr 6, 2012
    1
    An absolutely terrible game. This is coming from a fan of the series too, the game is literally Modern Warfare 2 with a few new guns. The game did not improve on anything, they took away zombies and replaced it with a lame survival mode, they have less guns, they took away game modes, they put in less gun camo, they took away the monetary system, they took away the ability to dive, theyAn absolutely terrible game. This is coming from a fan of the series too, the game is literally Modern Warfare 2 with a few new guns. The game did not improve on anything, they took away zombies and replaced it with a lame survival mode, they have less guns, they took away game modes, they put in less gun camo, they took away the monetary system, they took away the ability to dive, they took away a gory and gritty campaign, they made it simpler for modders to get into the game, they kept kill streaks (which has always been a stupid way of keeping the good really good and the bad down), they took away any character customization (including playercards and face paints). Call of Duty is just a terrible excuse to get money from you. Do not make the same mistake i did of buying it.… Expand
  82. mistahARK
    Oct 6, 2012
    3
    This will be the last MW game I buy at midnight. Huge dissapointment. The LE I bought is sitting on my desk as a permanent testament to why I should always review games before they come out. Black Ops is by FAR the better shooter, in every way. MW3 brought back Quickscoping, fast kill times and ridiculously spammed kill streaks. Also, there are like 4 guns that everyone uses because theThis will be the last MW game I buy at midnight. Huge dissapointment. The LE I bought is sitting on my desk as a permanent testament to why I should always review games before they come out. Black Ops is by FAR the better shooter, in every way. MW3 brought back Quickscoping, fast kill times and ridiculously spammed kill streaks. Also, there are like 4 guns that everyone uses because the rest are terrible, the maps are all insanely cramped with very short lines of sight, and the game is completely catered towards the casual crowd; flashy sounds, bright colors, same old prestige system.… Expand
  83. JTP709
    Nov 9, 2011
    0
    Welp, I've spent the majority of late last night and today playing MW3, so I figured I'd post a review.

    Let me start off by saying I got a lot of grief from friends who told me my comments on MW3 are non-valid until I've played the game. Well, I played it, and upon reflecting on that experience from a non-objective, unbiased point of view, I have come to the conclusion that all of my    Welp, I've spent the majority of late last night and today playing MW3, so I figured I'd post a review.

    Let me start off by saying I got a lot of grief from friends who told me my comments on MW3 are non-valid until I've played the game. Well, I played it, and upon reflecting on that experience from a non-objective, unbiased point of view, I have come to the conclusion that all of my previous predictions of the game were true, with few exceptions.

    I began by playing the campaign, and what fun it was. This new development team did a better job at tying up the loose ends from the jumbled mess that was MW2's plot that I thought, and it was quite a fun ride. The levels were varied and expansive, characters were well fleshed out, and the experience was what I'd expect from a COD game. That being said, another bland shooter, delivering just another bland Michael Bay style blockbuster, with shallow characters, over the top story, basically a jingly toy with shiny lights to keep us amused for 5 or 6 hours. It doesn't investigate the complexity human morality like Batman Arkham City does with population control, crime, or the moral implications of justice. It doesn't delve into a story of survival, with the main character's desperately fighting for humanity while uncover secrets of the history of the universe as Halo does. The only challenge presented to players is how many bullets are shot at you and how many bullets it takes to kill someone, unlike Half-Life 2 and its physics puzzles. Nor does MW3 give players any variety in how to play, if you fail at stealth you automatically die, unlike Splinter Cell, which gives you a multitude of choices on how to proceed through the levels. The game is just too simple.

    Now onto multiplayer. New killsteaks, new toys, new perks, new guns, new maps. Same gameplay, same experience as Black Ops, MW2, MW1, just more polish and new toys. Its fun as hell, thats right, you heard me, I loved playing it. But I can have the exact same fun and the exact same experience on any of the other COD titles I have. I knew this going into the game, and I figured I'd try this new system out, and I just can't distinguish the gameplay from any of the others.

    Overall, the game feels like its a five year old game that could have been an Xbox release title. The graphics are sub par compared to every other recent shooter, there's hardly any physics aside from glass bottles and cardboard boxes that get shot around (every thing that happens is scripted, not random, so its not physics), even the external gun models look like they came out of Counter-Strike 1.6. I can't find the article, but I read an interview with Activision CEO Bobby Kotick about the future and he said that someday COD games will have movie/film like quality, with more realistic character and facial animations, etc. He's right, eventually COD will catch up with Crysis 2, Battlefield 3, the Mass Effect series, Arma 2, etc.

    A I'd also like to note a few nitpicky things that surprised me. Characters say "Roger Wilco" a lot. You never say "Roger" with "Wilco," the "Roger" is implied. Its just as bad as saying "Over and Out." You just don't do it. The charging handle on the ACR is ambidextrous, so why does the player character reload with his left hand, then take his right hand off the pistol grip to charge the weapon? Also, why charge the weapon at all? The M4, ACR, G36 and many more have bolt locking mechanisms, so theres no need to pull back the charging handle. I was actually surprised at this, even Battlefield 3 has the player model grips the foregrip with the "magpul technique," or uses the support hand to reach under an AK and charge it without removing his primary hand from the pistol grip, as they should.

    In conclusion, its just another COD game on a five year old engine, brings nothing new or innovating to the genre, and is nothing more than an update to COD4.

    I'm sorry if you blew $60 on this game, because you could've just rented it for $2 at a redbox for the campaign and continued to play Black Ops for the same multiplayer experience.

    Lets assume COD4-7 never existed, I'd give MW3 a solid 7 for being original, and a joyful experience.
    If MW3 was only $20 and the other games do exist, I'd give it an 8 for being a worthy expansion pack.
    But, because its just another MW update, it gets a 2.
    Fun, but not worth the money, especially if you have any of the past three games in the series.    … Expand
  84. BattlefieldMAN
    Nov 15, 2011
    0
    Don't believe the marketing hype, this is the same product rebundled let it die and show investors we're not interested in being sold the same product year after year, the cash cow needs to starve.
  85. kitooo
    Nov 12, 2011
    0
    I have played cod since it started. When i heard that MW3 was coming out, I was pretty excited.
    But it all flushed out when i bought it.
    The graphics?
    They look like MW2.
    Gameplay?
    Didn´t innovate at all, and just terrible.
    But the worst was the hit detection.
    I liked it in the most cod games, but in this one, you just shoot anywhere and they give you 200 points.
    LAME
  86. Predator_Deoz
    Nov 13, 2011
    0
    Terrible. MW 2.5 is the proper name for this piece of crap....

    I used to be a cod fan, but now I see how they rip off their customers. Until they learn to respect their consumers, I'm switching to BF3 and not giving Activision any more money...
  87. Shadowalker1191
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    Just the same as MW1 and MW2, just another city. Same multiplayer, spawn campers, boosters, yelling in the mic, crying, jack holes. Once sledgehammer can produce a "GOOD" game things might change. Untill then just another activision rewash.
  88. TLove
    Dec 11, 2011
    6
    Multiplayer: Being a hardcore CoD fan (15+ days in MW1, MW2, Black Ops, 3+ K/D ratio in all of them), I was disappointed. I loved all the other CoD games but that doesn't mean I don't play the crap out of it. The maps are badly designed and don't have the aesthetic pleasure nor the versatility of the maps in previous games. The weapons need a lot of work. The Type 95 is highly overpoweredMultiplayer: Being a hardcore CoD fan (15+ days in MW1, MW2, Black Ops, 3+ K/D ratio in all of them), I was disappointed. I loved all the other CoD games but that doesn't mean I don't play the crap out of it. The maps are badly designed and don't have the aesthetic pleasure nor the versatility of the maps in previous games. The weapons need a lot of work. The Type 95 is highly overpowered and overused, as well as the PP90M1, and the MK14 could use a slight damage reduction. Singleplayer: A lot of people are saying they don't like the singleplayer. I loved it. I started out on Veteran and it had my blood rushing the whole time. Lots of intense combat moments and cool locations for missions as well as all the characters that we've come to love. R.I.P. Soap… Expand
  89. ExplosiveChorro
    Nov 12, 2011
    0
    Don't waste your money. Same old, same old. If you enjoy playing with worthless high-pitched voiced 12 years olds screaming **** **** and every single other profanity into the mic, then that would most likely make yourself 12 years old. Literally NOTHING has changed. If you have played MW1, then you have played all other games after that. $60 map pack cash-in from Activision. Disgusting.
  90. wookiee_dave
    Nov 11, 2011
    1
    I've played this game for most of today, and it is the best COD yet. So why the score of 1 I hear you ask? It's because it is the same game as MW2, and if I had paid £30 for it I would be extremely annoyed. Effectively, you buy a game that you invest time playing with your friends, and then the next year, you have to pay for it all over again if you want carry on playingI've played this game for most of today, and it is the best COD yet. So why the score of 1 I hear you ask? It's because it is the same game as MW2, and if I had paid £30 for it I would be extremely annoyed. Effectively, you buy a game that you invest time playing with your friends, and then the next year, you have to pay for it all over again if you want carry on playing it (because all the other mugs will have moved onto it). EA, milking money form a once innovative and fun franchise. BUY IT IF YOUR ARE RICH OR STUPID!!… Expand
  91. d3an
    Dec 16, 2011
    6
    this is the worst modern warfare in the series, mostly due to the multiplayer maps. the gunplay is really really smooth, bring back the older maps and ill be interested, until then you can keep your rubbish arena style maps with a stupidly large amount of spawnkilling
  92. Gladio77
    Nov 19, 2011
    6
    I just got screwed by the marketing machine. I was expecting a game with improvements in gameplay, graphics and sound. Kinda works like that otherwise we would all be still paying pong and pacman.

    Not in this case. Exactly the same as his predecessors which are two year old games. I paid a lot of money for a game with little effort. The 1 is to compensate for the fanboys give this 10's    I just got screwed by the marketing machine. I was expecting a game with improvements in gameplay, graphics and sound. Kinda works like that otherwise we would all be still paying pong and pacman.

    Not in this case. Exactly the same as his predecessors which are two year old games. I paid a lot of money for a game with little effort. The 1 is to compensate for the fanboys give this 10's and that includes that corrupt game journalist whose sites shall not be visited anymore ( just gamespy who gave a fair judgement)    … Expand
  93. speedyzia
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    Same textures, same animations, releasing game too often, laggy. There is nothing positive about Call of Duty Modern Warfare franchise since Call of Duty 4 yet it's getting so high sales ? Why ... why why why, I really don't understand that. maybe it's becasue of multiplayer which doesn't require any sense of "skill" from player to score a frag, or maybe because it's paradise for campers,Same textures, same animations, releasing game too often, laggy. There is nothing positive about Call of Duty Modern Warfare franchise since Call of Duty 4 yet it's getting so high sales ? Why ... why why why, I really don't understand that. maybe it's becasue of multiplayer which doesn't require any sense of "skill" from player to score a frag, or maybe because it's paradise for campers, glitchers, cheaters and other weak gamers that think they are cool. Questions questions questions ... Luckily most of players are amercinas, that means there is still future for normal games for normal players, let the americans have their sh*tty game.… Expand
  94. Rice303
    Nov 11, 2011
    1
    This game is MW2 with a faster framerate that can not be praised because with the amount of lag on multiplayer it is shadowed. Why is the game bad Well for starters Why I am not a battlefield fanboy after playing BF3 I felt that this game Is a dull piece of crap re-imagining of MW2 therfore should not be a stand alone game and is probably the worst in the series Sorry IW, activision andThis game is MW2 with a faster framerate that can not be praised because with the amount of lag on multiplayer it is shadowed. Why is the game bad Well for starters Why I am not a battlefield fanboy after playing BF3 I felt that this game Is a dull piece of crap re-imagining of MW2 therfore should not be a stand alone game and is probably the worst in the series Sorry IW, activision and slegdehammer but you let the fans down and created pure hatred.… Expand
  95. DarkInstinct
    Nov 10, 2011
    1
    THIS GAME IS DONE. I've had it with Call of Duty. Modern Warfare 2 disappointed me to no end, and I even broke the game over my knee. The single player is horrible, like someone shot the story with a machine gun, peppering it with bullet holes in the plot. The multiplayer is a copy/paste of modern warfare 2, nothing was changed at all. The maps are just as small and just as able forTHIS GAME IS DONE. I've had it with Call of Duty. Modern Warfare 2 disappointed me to no end, and I even broke the game over my knee. The single player is horrible, like someone shot the story with a machine gun, peppering it with bullet holes in the plot. The multiplayer is a copy/paste of modern warfare 2, nothing was changed at all. The maps are just as small and just as able for someone to spawn kill you over and over again. The kill-streaks are overrated, giving you a small chance to get ONE kill before by getting 5 kills or, the most advanced one, 18. Which secures you about 2 kills because everyone is lagging in and out of buildings. Even getting a killstreak doesnt secure you a kill. It just means some idiot is going to shoot it down as soon as it arrives. I got this the day it came out and people are already level 80? Even prestiged? Get a life kids and go play something that doesn't make you rely on ONE gun throughout the game and shows skill. The reason I am giving this a 1 and not a 0 is because the Spec Ops is ok. I always love co op in any game and can't resist the co op in this. Call of Duty Elite sucks to. i spent the year subscription on it and it won't even let me use it. An error message keeps telling me that "it cant connect to the call of duty servers." **** Utter **** This game is not worth your 60+ dollars, so dont buy it, dont look at it, and dont even say it's name because people are gonna be sucking infinity wards balls throughout the year until the next Treyarch Call of Duty comes out. THANK YOU… Expand
  96. IHHBiswrong
    Nov 8, 2011
    2
    This game is bad. it's a carbon copy of previous CoD games. I totally bought it and played it. It was pretty much one of the most disappointing buys of my past 3 years
  97. Jacksonator36
    Nov 9, 2011
    0
    I have played this for a while now and to be honest, it is crap!!!! They used the same buildings from Call of Duty 4, the same engine from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It is also a big downgrade from Call of Duty: Black Ops.
  98. Cg243
    Nov 9, 2011
    0
    Ive always been a fan of the MW franchise and had no problems what so ever with the campaign "i found it actually an amazing ending to the game" but in my mind game of the year doesnt get earned from one aspect alone. Multiplayer... I feel like this is an expansion and has no right costing a full 60 dollars rather i feel this is a step backwards as far as multiplayer. COD finally realizedIve always been a fan of the MW franchise and had no problems what so ever with the campaign "i found it actually an amazing ending to the game" but in my mind game of the year doesnt get earned from one aspect alone. Multiplayer... I feel like this is an expansion and has no right costing a full 60 dollars rather i feel this is a step backwards as far as multiplayer. COD finally realized their target age group was 12-14 year olds and simplified the game as much as possible. THE MAPS HAVE NO DEPTH!!!!!!!! What happened to being able to go into buildings and shoot out of windows? I feel MW has went from formula 1 to Nascar and is making all left turns now pardon the analogy. The campaign is amazing i will give credit where is due but please do not make the mistake of buying this game rent before to determine if you like it. Way to go from a GSXR 1000 to a trike with training wheels. THis all however is some ingenious ploy to get people to pay more money later on with map packs not this guy though. You robbed your fans of their money now i hope you loose your fans that you clearly do not deserve. "Above and beyond the Call" Clearly...… Expand
  99. Picklez
    Nov 21, 2011
    4
    My scores fair enough. Not saying this game is terrible its far from it. All im saying is if you own Call of Duty 4 or MW2 don't bother its just another reboot. Obviously with each game released it gets better, but I am not interested in the little extras which all fan boys love to brag about. Its the same old gameplay in single and multiplayer even the same old plot. In case no one elseMy scores fair enough. Not saying this game is terrible its far from it. All im saying is if you own Call of Duty 4 or MW2 don't bother its just another reboot. Obviously with each game released it gets better, but I am not interested in the little extras which all fan boys love to brag about. Its the same old gameplay in single and multiplayer even the same old plot. In case no one else has noticed (which everyone obviously has) it seems like the series is running in an infinite loop. Also I dont get why they made the AK 47 look different and well lets face it, in the game its not the best choice of gun. This also makes no sense to me. To sum it all up, its good but also very similar to the older games and this has thrown me off completely.… Expand
  100. L1qu1dS3raph77
    Nov 10, 2011
    0
    The developer didn't make any real effort in putting out a new engine for better graphics or physics which shows its lack of respect for its fans. They assume that their game is a cash cow that they can dictate any price they want and expect to give its fans the exact same game with different maps. For 3-4 years they had a chance to use a different engine but instead they sell map packsThe developer didn't make any real effort in putting out a new engine for better graphics or physics which shows its lack of respect for its fans. They assume that their game is a cash cow that they can dictate any price they want and expect to give its fans the exact same game with different maps. For 3-4 years they had a chance to use a different engine but instead they sell map packs every year for $60, that my friend is called a rip off. Bill Gates should hire Activision so he can stop making different upgraded versions of windows and sell the same version with a different name for ten years and make people pay the full price for it and buy it over and over again.… Expand
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#13 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2011
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#1 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2011
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#13 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2011

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 81 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 79 out of 81
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 81
  3. Negative: 0 out of 81
  1. Gamer Limit
    Jan 11, 2012
    85
    Ultimately, Modern Warfare 3 feels similar to it's brethren, but that doesn't mean it isn't a great game. The single player element is still exciting, and multiplayer has more options than ever – if you're a fan of Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 3 is a no brainer.
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  2. Game Over Online
    Dec 28, 2011
    84
    Modern Warfare 3, while still an excellent thrill ride in its own right, feels far too similar to MW2 or even Black Ops for my taste.
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  3. Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
    Dec 12, 2011
    88
    I never expected Modern Warfare 3 to go toe-to-toe with EA's juggernaut this year, but it came out of the gates with a tour de force campaign and co-op mode. It loses points with a perhaps too-familiar multiplayer that caters to the juvenile on Xbox Live; though don't be mistaken, Modern Warfare 3 is one hell of a shooter and a highlight for a series that just won't die – no matter how much we wish it bloody would, at times.
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