Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PC)
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DESCRIPTION
Call of Duty is the best-selling First-Person Shooter franchise in the history of video gaming, selling more than 60 million copies worldwide. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the sequel to the 2009 hit Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which received multiple Game of the Year awards. The single-player campaign continues the story of Modern Warfare 2, where the Russian Federation invaded the United States. In Modern Warfare 3, the Russian Federation has expanded its offensive, and the campaign now includes stages in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will feature the most advanced multiplayer of the franchise to date, with numerous new innovations and enhancements. The game now features a new pointstreak reward system, a new weapon-progression system, two new multiplayer game modes and 16 maps included at launch. With two cooperative game modes, 40 available weapons, and an enhanced graphics engine running at 60 frames-per-second, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 raises the bar for first-person shooters.
FEATURES:
- Epic Single-Player Campaign - Assume the role of various characters of different nationalities throughout the single-player campaign, and battle against the Russian Federation in diverse locations worldwide, such as Germany, France, England, Dubai, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Moscow.
- Deep Multiplayer Experience - Features the broad range of multiplayer modes from Modern Warfare 2, as well as two new modes, Kill Confirmed and Team Defender. A new pointstreak reward system replaces the old killstreak system, and the game now features a new weapon-progression system. There will be 16 maps at launch with more available later via DLC.
- Two Co-Op Game Modes - The new survival mode sees two players face increasingly tough waves of enemies, and Mission mode gives two players time-trial as well as objective-based missions to complete - there are 16 missions in total. Cooperative games in MW3 can be played via local split-screen or online.
- Breathtaking Graphics - The new graphics engine developed for Modern Warfare 3 will deliver ground-breaking graphics and animation at an incredible 60 frames-per-second.
- Call of Duty: Elite - MW3 multiplayer features Call of Duty: Elite integration, a new online service which keeps track of multiplayer statistics and allows for social-networking via Facebook.
- New Pointstreak Reward System - Players now earn 'pointstreaks' in multiplayer and can choose from 3 different 'strike packages'. The Assault package rewards players for kills and destruction, the Support package rewards players for meeting mission goals, and the Specialist package rewards players with perks instead of pointstreaks.
- New Weapon-Progression System - Each gun earns its own XP points the more you use it, which can be spent on attachments and 'proficiency' perks. Some example attachments may include a red-dot sight or various scopes. Example 'proficiency' perks include Kick (reduced weapon recoil) and Focus (reduces flinch reflex when under fire).
IGN Reviews - Modern Warfare 3 Game Review
 Score 8.5 Great | Modern Warfare 3 sticks to its competitive, cooperative, and single-player guns and reminds you why the series is one of the best in the business. The Good
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 Score 9.0 Amazing | Despite its flaws, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 takes the fantastic series we’ve come to love over the years and iterates on it with great success. Presentation: 8.0 Modern Warfare 3’s menus are laid out clearly and work well. The lack of Elite at launch is a bit disappointing. Graphics: 8.5 Sure, the engine is dated, but the work that’s been done still creates scenes that are impressive to watch. And it always runs at 60 frames per second. Sound: 8.0 A lot has actually been done with the guns to make them sound like they have more weight. The voice acting is also well done, though I could stand for a bit less rockin' guitars. Gameplay: 9.0 The campaign story has its failings, but fantastic set pieces nonetheless. The multiplayer is the best it's ever been, and Spec Ops is also great fun. Lasting Appeal: 9.5 This is the Call of Duty players will be playing online for hours and hours thanks to its engrossing multiplayer experience. That is, until the next one comes out… |
 Score 9.5 Superb | Is Modern Warfare 3 way overhyped? In some ways, sure, but can you really blame Activision?! It’s one of those products that not only lives up to it, but, in some ways, surpasses said hype. It feels like a complete package, especially in this day and age when certain developers are playing half-ass with their over-produced projects. The single-player is not only comprehensive but thrilling and, once you finish it, satisfying; the multiplayer is beyond addiction, whether you subscribe to Elite or not (but you should check it out if you’re a hardcore competitor); and the Spec Ops will help you become a better team player, even if the odds are ludicrously stacked against you. Kudos to Sledgehammer Games for not letting surrounding situations get to them, and producing a killer effort for their first go-around, even if they had a little help from the pros at Infinity. They’ve produced a grandeur action experience, one that’ll keep you busy for session after session. In fact, don’t be surprised if you’re still playing it after Treyarch introduces its next beast for 2012. You know it’s coming. |
 Score 8 Very Good | With such a well-rehearsed recipe to follow, there's more room here for innovation than there is for improvement. There are plenty who would love to see Call of Duty dragged through the mud for its lack of new ideas, but the game itself is too confidently constructed, too generous with its pleasures, to deserve any lasting vitriol. This is a ferocious and satisfying game that knows exactly what players expect, and delivers on that promise with bullish confidence. Its greatest weakness is an outmoded single-player campaign that feels more threadbare each time it gets wheeled out, the limitations of its structure only occasionally masked by ever-escalating scenes of bombastic mayhem. It's thrilling and familiar in equal measure - but never, ever boring. That the single-player story brings the Modern Warfare saga to a fairly definitive end is, then, cause for celebration. Whatever next year's entry brings, some measure of reinvention will be essential. For now, its exuberant blend of testicular bravado and blockbuster gloss ensures that Call of Duty retains its crown as the shooter genre's biggest, boldest rollercoaster ride for at least one more year. |
 Score A- Excellent 90% | Whether You Love or Hate It, This Shooter's Still Got It We asked Jose Otero (the FPS-but-not-COD-guy), and Tina Palacios (the in-house COD-veteran), to offer their thoughts on arguably the biggest game of the year. Jose Otero: I think MW3 is a complete package in a lot of ways. The campaign is solid and filled with thrill-ride stuff that doesn't go as far off the rails as MW2. Spec Ops is fantastic for short missions that require team coordination to play. And Survival finally gives me a zombie-free Horde mode in COD that's as fun, but filled with different tactical approaches. And then there's the real reason most people love this series: competitive multiplayer. Tina Palacios: Although some elements of the game gives us both déjà vu, I can't help but acknowledge that each mode entertains us. Gamers that have played previous COD iterations can expect to be familiarized with how each mode works while also receiving moments of, "Oh hey, that's new." It's a solid addition to the Call of Duty family, and I'm glad to say the multiplayer remains addicting and is more balanced than ever. |
 Score 9 Awesome | Despite their linearity, despite their ludicrousness and despite their length (or oft-maligned lack thereof), the Modern Warfare franchise’s single-player campaigns are famous for a reason: each mission is uniquely designed and uniquely memorable. . . . Modern Warfare 3 wisely stays with what’s working, then adds and adds and adds. We won’t say this is the absolute best the multiplayer has ever been, as the maps left us slightly underwhelmed and many of the features are carried over from previous entries, but this is by far the most. . . . GamesRadar Verdict If you’re looking for a new kind of shooter, look elsewhere. Modern Warfare 3 succeeds by doing more - much, much, much more - of what’s always worked spectacularly for the series. We still can’t get enough. You'll love
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