Today we are taking a look at the most recent addition to the Call of Duty franchise, Modern Warfare 3.
The MW series has always been about war. Love it or Hate it, war is a part of life, and MW3 brings that war close to home with an all out world war. When a Russian Rebel devises a master plan to make world powers bend there knees, it’s up to you to set things right.
In the following review, I will highlight the game play, graphics and general feel of the game. I won’t get into the storyline much as I’m not one for spoilers.
Game Play:
MW3 follows its predecessors closely when it comes to game play. This FPS throws a lot at you with an onslaught of enemies ranging from Russian rebel infantry, to African militia spanning over several continents. One thing that I kind of believe is a downfall for this installment is that it runs on the same engine that MW2 used which leads me to believe that the game needs longer wait times between editions.
MW3 does offer a variety of different first person combat scenarios ranging from regular infantry fighting your way on the front lines to taking on the role of AC-130 gunners paving the way through waves of enemies providing an escort for a getaway vehicle.
There are a few sections of the game that provide you the adrenaline rush you are looking for specifically when your fighting your way to the Russian President when your airplane loses altitude sends everyone in the plane flying through a zero gravity environment. Come to think of it, the most exciting sequences in this game revolve around trying to retrieve the Russian President from the clutches of the evil Makarov.
There were definitely parts of the game that just grinded me the wrong way and felt like I was wasting time instead of doing anything productive. A good example of this is the sequence when you are in scout mode and have to sneak through an African village on the river bank or sneak into Paris from the water. I feel that these sequences could have been eliminated or at least shortened as it takes about 15 min to wait for guards to move in order to make your way to a rally point. The levels usually end with a huge escape scene or a massive shootout anyway thereby nullifying the point of all the secrecy.
AI also plays a big factor in enjoyability. I can’t count the times I had to restart a mission because of friendly fire when the AI walks into your line of fire. They present other problems such as giving you a “lead the way” order and they stay stuck in front of you, or if you are following a NPC character they seem to creep along like snails.
Total game play time is around 6 hours on Veteran difficulty, but replay on this game is minimal as it represents more of the same the basic modern shooter formula. You get that feeling of “oh here we go grinding through this game again”. One play through should be sufficient for most unless your looking to beat the campaign and then go back and pick up miscellaneous achievements which is actually pretty easy. For most achievements you can select the exact level of where to find that achievement and lower difficulty before playing through.
Visuals\Sound Effects:
Graphics in the single player campaign make MW3. The character modeling in the single player campaign is really second to none. The lighting, building design, and weather effects make this game come to life. The set piece for me was trying to get to a chopper rendezvous point as a dust storm is rolling in. To me it portrays what it would really be like to be caught in a dust storm under those crucial circumstances.
The sound design in this game deserves praise too. From the buzz chopper gunners to the destructive blasts issued but the AC-130 the sound effects are some of the best I have heard in a modern shooter. The one gripe I have about sounds in every military game is how they portray suppressed weapons and how close you can use them before alerting enemies. This isn’t the case with real weapons.
Conclusion:
Overall this game is pretty much what I expected with the same basic playing style as the others, and a lackluster story mode that provides enjoyment for maybe one or two plays. This game is more catered to please the mass action fans\ multi-player addicts. I will say so far I have enjoyed spec ops on this game more than the campaign.
Over all rating: 7 / 10
~Casual
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