21.11.2011

Ok, first off, I am a huge cod fan, MW2 was the game I would spend hours and hours on, I racked up a total of 30 days gameplay, which is the equivalent of 720 hours, 10th Prestige, so obviously when I caught wind of this game, I couldn't have been happier, I went to a midnight launch to receive my copy and played it from when I got home right through to midday.Now the good points from these few hours gameplay, bear in mind I have around 19 hours on this game now, so I'd like to think I have a fairly good understanding of it. In this review I will also go over the Campaign and Special Operations.- Pretty spectacular graphics, however as mentioned in quite a few reviews,they seem to have a striking resemblance to Black Ops, of which I was not a fan. In the campaign they work really well, you can tell it is 'modern warfare', as the name of the game suggests, everything is fairly clean cut.- The weapons are also improved, not massively though, they missed out a few genuine gems from MW2, for instance, the Intervention, but at the same time they bought back a couple that made MW1 such a good game, like the G36c for example. I have a few niggles with certain guns being incredibly over-powered, which, this may just be my view, kind of ruins the concept of Hardcore where anything is one shot kill, so when you're on core and it takes 2 shots with certain guns?...maybe I'm just old-fashioned like that.- Campaign, this truly is the best campaign of any Call of Duty, with the exception perhaps of WaW, of which I adored. I think what makes it so good is the actual story line, it's been thought out and carries on from MW2 extremely well, (WARNING SPOILER)....but the best part is killing Makrov, which I thoroughly enjoyed, as anyone else would. So in conclusion, the campaign is truly spectacular, almost a reason to buy the game, not taking Multiplayer into consideration.- Survival Mode and Special Operations, now this is where this game really shines, I really liked the spec ops in MW2 and the missions in this are such a huge improvement, what with the new guns and the enhanced graphics, not mentioning the story line, they're all just really well thought out operations. Survival mode as you will know is a new game mode to the Call of Duty series, however it steals most of its thunder from black ops' and WaW's 'Zombies', which personally I really did not like, except when I had a sudden craving to blast some zombie guts with a trench gun, the main reason for me not liking this mode was that it would re-set each and every time you died, which I thought was a bit of a kick in the teeth. Whereas on Survival mode, there is a level system, you begin at level 1, (obviously), and progress through to level 50, each time in the survival mode levels unlocking new and better equipment such as; Delta squads, predator missiles, better guns, claymores, C4, all that jazz. Every time you start a round of survival mode, you begin with a pistol, the five-seven or type 99, if I'm not mistaken, and you can either collect your dead foes' weapons or buy your own with the money you accumulate. As you progress through each round, as you can expect, the enemies get harder, you end up fighting Pavelows, Juggernaughts, AH-6 Overwatches, all before round 25, personally my best is on Village, round 41, just in case you're reading this and feel like a challenge.Now, onto the bad points;- Multiplayer, you may be reading this thinking 'what the hell...', but bear with me, I'm not saying it's terrible and ruins the game, it's simply not as good as you may be expecting because of a few little niggles and how they've done it. To begin with I'm going to whinge at I.W for making MW2 so freaking brilliant, it was going to be tough to beat this straight off, so they set themselves a huge challenge whilst attempting to improve on it. I'll get straight into what I don't like about it, now firstly, the maps, I cannot say I am a fan of these new maps, each one is fairly close quarters, even the larger ones, there aren't any large open ones such as Wasteland and Afghan, which were a couple of personal favourites of mine, now you may be thinking I am therefore a massive camping...noob, but this is not the case, I simply like maps where people cannot hide and camp, which may make me out to seem like a hypocrite, but if you think about it, how hard is it to camp on wasteland with, lets say, a G36? It simply wouldn't happen, granted there would be the occasional sniper with the claymores, you know, but they'd be so scarce on Core, it'd be worth it.Secondly, killstreaks. Now assault is a brilliant killstreak class, as is the specialist class, it's Support that really gets to me, the kills you get whilst on the support killstreak roll through, which means that when you die, your killstreaks don't re-set. Now this is when all of the noobs celebrate, they can finally use something decent in a game! Whereas all of the vets trying to accumulate killstreaks on the assault class are finding it impossible because there are stealth bombers and juggernaughts forever coming in.Overall however, the Multiplayer is a damn good mode, don't be put off, you'll probably come to find your own little problems with this game, but if you stick by it, you'll realise what an improvement they've made on it.However, final thing, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been released, before you jump into buying MW3, seriously play this game, I originally thought, 'well this is going to a sad geeky game', which it is, but at the same time it is the second best game I have ever player, first being MW2, the depth in Skyrim is simply breath-taking, and I don't make that judgement on many games, with Christmas coming up, seriously do some research into it and bring it into consideration.

9.11.2011

I wasn't going to write a review for this. I generally don't write reviews for most things I buy. But I feel this game is getting slated by people who have played Battlefield and been "converted" if you really can be. I just play the games I like. I have never played any Battlefield games, so I will not be slating it, comparing it to it, but I may bring it up once or twice in this review. But I've played all the Call of Duty's since the very fist one on PC, of which I spent a vast amount of time on and still play it today.The campaign: Starts off all guns blazing with a lot of action in the first few levels to get you into the game. It works well. There are (I think I counted 15)Levels in the game spread out over three acts, which while playing you cant really distinguish one act from the other proving the game flows nicely from level to level. Not much has changed in the term of game-play. But there's the age old saying of "if it aint broke don't fix it". While this leaved me slightly disappointed, but at the same time its meant to be one story so why would you redesign a whole game to carry on a trilogy. It worked for Gears of War and it has worked for this. I know Modern Warfare 4 is supposedly on the cards, while will (as this one ended the story that has been going on since Modern Warfare).Multiplayer: Not much has changed since Modern Warfare 2. Yes they have added a few new perks and a couple of game modes (Kill Confirmed is one I really enjoy personally, one of which when I heard about it I thought was a bad idea. But it does work really really well). They have added separate on-line modes for the Hardcore and Casual gamers, which gives you some choice of the level of played you want to play with. All in all it has been improved since Modern Warfare 2, nut in my opinion it hasn't really changed much. Also there are one or two very good levels on there but I much prefer the levels from Modern Warfare 2 and Modern Warfare. Hopefully they release these in a DLC which is free. But I highly doubt that will happen.Special Ops: Personally me favourite part of the game. There are your standard ones like in Modern Warfare 2 which have been changed obviously and then there is one where enemies come in waves.I've not really played the Traditional Special Ops on Modern Warfare 3 yet, but the ones I have played are very good and like the better ones from Modern Warfare 2, if they continue to be like this I will be greatly pleased.Now onto the Wave mode game in Special Ops. This is where I can see most the game being played (obviously not including on-line multi-player, which technically means its second out of the three) but it is a very very good game mode in my opinion. The simplest way to describe it is Call of Duty: Zombies meets Gears of War Horde meets Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Multi-player. You start off with a pistol, and earn money much like that in Zombies. Then there are Laptops set about the level where you can spend your money to upgrade your weapons and refill your ammo, buy new explosives and resupply them, and the third is one where you buy what would be perks in the multi-player (eg drone missile, etc). The enemies come in waves and there are timed limits between each wave to give you time to upgrade your weapons and such. In this game mode you also level up and the weapon upgrades available to you in each game are dependant upon your character level, Meaning the more you play the better you get, the better weapons you get. There are many form of hostiles in this mode and the waves not only getter bigger the further you progress but harder also. The will start with shotguns (short range) then get better more longer range guns, then come strapped with C4 meaning you have to run if they get to close when you kill them or other wise.Also I forgot to mention that the campaign is short... very short as they seem to have concentrated on the multi-player aspect of the game. I'm not saying the campaign is bad, it is far from that and is a very strong ending to the story.The other thing I forgot to add in the multi-player section is you can now split-screen on-line meaning you no longer have to keep swapping if you have a friend round and want to play on-line, again more evidence suggesting they may have been trying harder on the multi-player aspect of the game.In summary this is the most fun I have had on Call of Duty since the Original on PC and Call of Duty 2, and if you have played any other Call of Duty and enjoyed it I highly recommend this game.Game fun: 5/5Overall: 4/5

1.12.2011

A good game but not amazing. All the aspects of the previous COD's are there. The gun on gun action the fast pace of the game still apply but for me its just lacks a major wow factor.The on-line modes are good it allows something for both the players that chase high a high KD ratio with some familiar kill streaks from the other COD games but it also gives you some new kill streaks like the reaper and assault drone which gives the game some differentiation. The game also offers a support package which benefits players that don't just hunt kills but want to play the game modes. Like capturing flags in domination gives you points as well as planting bombs. This I feel is a good outcome as it makes the game playable to all.Some of the kill streaks in the support package though are overpowered for example the stealth bomber of which you can get 10 a game flying through which is not only seriously unrealistic but in opinion the stealth bomber is more an assault package streak rather than a support package which makes the bomber very easy to achieve.The people that say that MW3 is just a map pack are totally wrong. If you look at modern warfare 2 you will see the maps are small(rust), medium (afgan), large (Derail) and you can tell this very easily making it predictable what guns people are going to use and make the games almost identical and at times boring. MW3 maps I feel are made so that a wide range of guns can be used. The maps are big in size but all the different sections make them feel small and easy to play in as you find that you are not walking round a corner into a whole team but 1 or 2 players making it a fairer fight and allowing the game to be played how it should be.The on-line has a downside though. The game spawns people in horrible places. Sometimes people spawn behind you when you are running around the map killing you when there is no chance to kill them and occasionally I have been spawned that close to the other team at the start of a match I am killed almost instantly for the game to spawn me again miles away from the fight and stops me from actually playing the game properly cause all you are doing is running. On the upside of spawning you are rarely spawn killed I don't think its ever happened to me on the game. IW have finally found a way for teams not to be constantly killed by an overhead osprey gunner or mowed down by grenade launchers after a headquarters is destroyed(rust MW2).The game does have one major problem. CAMPERS I understand that in every single COD game there are going to be campers and most of the time you accept your fate when you run around and get mowed down by someone lying on the floor. BUT this game seems to have so many. The only thing that IW have done to help the people that don't just hide in a corner are reducing the power of noob tubes (WOOOOOHOOOOO) its finally almost impossible to die from one making the game not just about spawning and firing a grenade to the enemies spawn but actually having to go to the enemy to kill them.The campaign was good its entertaining and fun. But is this enough. I expected after seeing the trailers for the game to be played more as a front line solider with Foley and Ramirez but they disappear only leaving special forces missions sometimes these become boring as a lot are based about stealth and not all action based. Don't get me wrong it was good but a few extra missions with Foley would not have only lengthened the storyline of which it was short only about 6 hours but would have added an extra dimension to the game.The game is defiantly worth buying although not offering a huge difference to other MW's it still will make you play and will provide you with entertainment for hours. The game just lacks something. Maybe its in the campaign by offering a wide variety of missions not just special forces ones and maybe offering more missions on the Russian side not just the one mission. The game defiantly needs something but I cant decide what and I think that is the problem. IW don't know either what needs changing and I think they are trying to find out what does need changing with different kill streaks but they just haven't hit the nail on the head I think with future cods they might just find it but for this COD they are just slightly off the mark.

12.11.2011

Originally, I gave this 3/5, but I'm now upping my review to 4.The campaign took just over 6 hours to complete for me, on regular difficulty.People saying that's too short... try it on hard or veteran?I never really follow the stories in the modern warfare campaigns, but I had a lot of fun with this. It does feel a bit like you've been there before though, and you still get over-the-top explosions, but that's what makes it fun right? The Eiffel Tower falling down looks amazingly epic, and the graphics are brilliant for this game so ignore those saying otherwise.And you must remember it's not all about the campaign...Special Ops mode is amazing. I've just completed all the missions (on regular difficulty),and a couple of them must be done co-op. I wasn't keen on playing with some random person online, but this turned out to be a highlight for me. You can do any of these missions co-op and I imagine it's a ton of fun with a mate. You'll need to pull the headset out so you can co-operate properly. It really makes you feel like the mission is important, and you don't want to let your team-mate down.There is also survival mode, where you face a horde of enemies and survive as long as possible (much like zombie mode on Bl'ops). This is much more fun that I thought it would be, as you get different opponents and you really want to try again once you've died. There are some xbox achievements to be had here, so you'll have more reasons to click restart when you die.Of course, you also have multiplayer (online) which is why most people play these games. This mode can keep you busy all year round. I, personally, don't like big team games so only ever use free for all modes. You may know of the new content online, such as collecting dog tags to confirm kills. I expect this adds a whole new feel, but I haven't tried it out. What disappoints me most with this game is the online maps. Black Ops didn't go down too well with a lot of COD fans. I'm not sure why that is, because I loved the entire game. The maps on that game (and I bought the additional content) are the best I've seen. After 7 hours of playing this game online, I still don't think any of the maps are particularly good. Not one of them stands out. The one set in Africa is probably the best. You die A LOT and quickly, compared to other games (such as the original modern warfare) and the maps have a confined feel. I do think the maps in these games are well designed, because you're never really safe. You are always exposed from one direction. With MW3, however, you seem a little over-exposed. Perhaps the maps will be enhanced with further playthroughs, but I feel this is Infinity Ward's biggest failure.This year, there is the new 'Elite' membership. I cannot comment on this, but it sounds like a must for lovers of this game. Hopefully the additional content will add more variety to the online experience. This game obviously had a lot of hype and could not live up to everybody's expectations, but I think too many people have been quick to judge. I was one of them, but after trying Spec Ops (which I never played on MW2) I have decided this game is not a let down. There is so much to do in this game, so I'd persuade you to give it a chance before listening to negative opinions. Also, people shouldn't compare this to Battlefield 3 and other games out at present. It's really not relevant. This is either a decent game or it isn't. I think it's the former.I've actually sold this (on Amazon) and need to post off tomorrow, so that's why I've been playing through everything quite quickly. If I didn't have other games to get through I'd hang on to this, but being unemployed I kind of need the money. Turns out I'm getting more than I originally paid for this anyway, so that's a bonus for me. I think I'll play the new Zelda on the Wii tomorrow, as I got it in the post early (Cheers Tesco). I now look forward to giving MW2 a thorough play through because I never really liked it (again, I'm mainly talking about online). Time for a bunch of new Spec-Ops missions :) I'll be happy to go back to Black Ops though, as I never did get bored of 'Gun Game' mode on there.Have a great day,Stefan.

14.11.2011

Why not? That seems to be the recurrent theme pervading the entirety of Modern Warfare 3's five hour campaign. Why not have have this looming skyscraper slowly collapse upon your unsuspecting head? Why not inhabit the spirit of Bond as you zip and bounce along the waves in the midst of an air and naval battle? Why not have a shootout in a gravity free plane that freefalls to the ground? The answer to these is because you can. The trusted and consistent Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games know that they can transform each standard gunfight into a momentous, memorable and marvelous set-piece that will leave your palms sweating and eyes glued to the chaotic unravellings on the screen in stunned amazement.Yet, behind this explosive façade are we simply replaying a game we've played in numerous iterations? Yes, we are. Does the spectacular shroud the creaking foundation underneath? Abso-bloody-lutely, and more.The story is a direct continuation of the confusing and jarring events depicted in Modern Warfare 2. For a variety of reasons that hardly matter, the world's at war and you're fighting to stop it. The West's major cities are the battlefields, and throughout your frequent globe-trotting mission to restore peace through bloodshed, you'll battle through a ramshackle New York, a battered Berlin and a war-ravaged Paris, to name but three. Your target is ultimately the shady Makarov, who wants to wreak destruction so that he can... err... he doesn't like you, OK? The story is serviceable if supremely silly, but it's nigh-impossible not to be involved when you're the star of your very own action movie.And, as mentioned, what an action movie it is. Infinity Ward should be critcised for refusing to revolutionise the core gameplay of their beloved series (although I'm sure publisher behemoth Activision have their say in this), but you can't fault them (much) technically. It's only in the drab interiors that the engine shows it age, but in the middle of a huge firefight, with enemies and allies swarming the screen, vehicles exploding left, right and centre and bullets and RPGs whizzing above your head, all running in a smooth 60fps with absolutely no sign of slowdown, that you marvel at their skill (if you have a moment).The reason the game is so smooth is a direct result of its extreme linearity. You are told where to go and you will go there, following a single path and doing exactly what your allies tell you. A simple metaphor is the game as a roller coaster ride. That's a metaphor that's fine with me. Would I want such linearity in other shooters? Of course not. Those large vehicular levels are an essence of Halo's sublime standing. But they have no place in Call of Duty. It's an interactive action movie that trades exploration for explosions and what bombastic explosions they are. To complain about the series's linearity is to dismiss an inherent and important - if not necessary - aspect of what makes Call of Duty Call of Duty. The sheer chaos the technical wizards at Infinity and Sledgehammer have conjured up for you to experience in all its over the top glory.This review is not concerned with price. Are five hours worth £40? For me, no. For you, maybe. Who cares. My concern is not with the price but the experience, and for me the experience is a great one. It's the epitome of a summer blockbuster videogame (in Winter), and it does what it sets out to do so wonderfully. There's never a dull moment, and while at times it feels like a Ferrari with a Skoda's engine: competent and trust-worthy, but slightly mundane, although you won't mind. You won't be able to think coherently as your senses are overloaded with the cries of death, the roar of bullets and that spinning and plummeting helicopter heading directly for you as you rappel down a desecrated building whilst avoiding the gunfire of a dozen foes.

19.11.2011

I brought the Hardened Edition and that is what I am going to review.-- Packaging --I was quite surprised by the size of the box it came in, I was expecting something a little slimmer based on the contents (a card and a mini field guide) but everything had its own area and fitted perfectly (Although I found the field guide to a bit tough to get back in once I got it out). Overall I am happy with the contents and the packaging.-- Game Manual --This is just a tiny little issue that I have with some games released these days, including this one. the games manual is literally 10 pages long and most of that is credits.When I think manual I imagine a little booklet containing colourful images and illustrations showing the various controls and perhaps even a back story and profiles of some of the characters but no, this is the bare minimum of what you can call a manual, the instructions is just a white box with the various icons on it such as grenade, ammo etc. Was it really too much effort to at least show what it actually looks like IN GAME??-- The Game --The campaign I found moderately enjoyable but I felt that something was missing and that something was a little variety every now and then, the previous games had levels which had you in control of a gunship, on a speed boat, sneaking through snow and whatnot but. Don't get me wrong MW3 has some of these things but they are more bite sized and they are over way too quickly. But I still loved the game I found it enjoyable to control some of the guns and airships brief as it was.The game took me around 6 hrs to complete and that includes back tracking to get some of the intel and level specific achievements which I guess is ok for Call of Duty since most people will spend literally months of game time in the space of a year, so as game time goes MW3 is a bargain.-- The Online --I found the online to be very enjoyable, I tend to stick to team deathmatch and very rarely venture elsewhere however I discovered Kill Confirmed which is basically team deathmatch but instead of earning points towards goals for kills, you earn for getting kills and then picking up the tag the players dropped. This makes for a more strategic match since you can confirm your teams kills and deny other kills made by your opponents which is already mildly amusing.-- Spec Ops --There are two modes here, Missions and Survival. I'm not going into detail about these, its very similar to what we see on MW2 however the survival is a LITTLE like Zombies from Black Ops and World at World. Basically in survival you choose a map (which are the online maps) and then kill the various waves of enemies, it starts out easy at first but the enemies quickly becomes tougher to kill and deal more damage, plus with dogs and choppers flying around it makes for quite a fun game.-- Overall --Overall I like the game, I really do, I found the single player to be fun and enjoyable, the online is great and the spec ops are good too as a little thing to do while your bored. However its small things that made me give the game only 4 stars such as the manual and lack of variety in the single player but the main reason is simply because this is basically the direct sequel to MW2 and I found the game a little too similar (don't get me wrong, I like that they kept the gameplay and visuals the same) but I feel that there is a lack of NEW features so for me its 5 Stars for fun but 4 Stars overall.Thank you for reading and I hope my spelling and grammar wasn't too bad :P

11.11.2011

As pointed out in a blog by Keith Stuart in the Guardian [...], the amount of internet hate for this game is irrational, making the comparison that people seem happy with FIFA 12 which is essentially the same as 11, 10 and 09, and with film sequels like the Hangover 2 yet express rage when MW 3 treads old ground. Such is the logic of such people, I can only conclude that they have not either fully played the game, or just have a simple hatred of the COD franchise, seeing as no complaints were made against FIFA treading old ground. SO here is a review from someone who has actually played it. I am not a fan boy and am more than happy to give criticism,but not for the sake of itCertainly I admit that MW3 is not groundbreaking in comparison with MW 2. Much of the same weapons and scenarios return here ,hell, even some of the same props (the most criminal of which is the black n white cop cars from MW2 in NYC level: could they have not at least made them look like an NYPD car ?) return here. Yes the graphics are much the same with more touched up lighting effects, yet still runs at a smooth 60fps. The campaign is certainly the best and most varied in the current gen COD games, much more interesting then MW1 repetitive mix of Russian countryside and desert towns, or the dull jungle of BO, with instead MW3 going from Africa to London, New York to India . More importantly, the urban combat section work better because unlike in MW2, there is a much larger sense of scope and scale. Veteran mode is engaging , without being overwhelming, unlike WaW, where it was impossible to stay in cover for more than 2 secs without having 2393894847834 grenades thrown at youThe story however, doesn't seem to make sense and you will end up for the most part ignoring it. By the last mission, i couldn't remember how I had got to Markaov (not a spoiler alert really), other than I had to take him out. Whilst the ending is dramatic, I feel that it lacked the punch of MW1's ending. The set pieces range from excellent (London Underground level) to the "really do we need this very level" (helicopter crashes, player rolling on floor shell shocked EVERY SINGLE LEVEL)Spec Ops I feel is greatly improved. Survival mode is a welcome addition, though this comes at the expense of fewer Spec Ops missions. Spec Ops is as fun as ever and utterly addictive, though it must be played on Veteran to get the real fun out of it. Unfortunately Infinity Ward have taken the bizarre to choice to include TWO of the shooting range missions. I absolutely hated the one on MW2, seeming as a very forced attempted at diversifying Spec Ops. You will end up doing them for the achievements, just don't expect to have any fun whilst doing so.The reason why MW 3 singleplayer is so good is that it is consistently good and doesn't try to be radically different for the sake of it. not only is the campaign good, but so is Spec Ops and Survival. Infinity Ward understands that not everyone is going to play multiplayer and vice versa so it makes sure all aspects of the game are good. This really needs to be appreciated when compared to games like Battlefield 3 which whilst has an excellent multiplayer, it comes at the expense of a decent, replayable singleplayer.Simply put, MW 3 does what it did before but bigger and better,much like Battlefield 3 is doing, though that game isn't hated on for it because Battlefield 2 did not have the massive commercial success COD has (and yes Battlefield 2 was a good game)

1.5.2012

So here we are again...If we get rid of all the fancy titles where are we up to? Call of Duty 7 I make it. It's a great cash cow for Activision but now, as Infinity Ward (the guys who effectively did the hard work on MW1 and 2) have been effectively disbanded, the game just seemes jaded.I've got to be honest I've not even started the single player campaign. I never got through the MW2 campaign either as I find it linear and actually really annoying. More often than not you're getting shot at from all sides whilst struggling to hear your orders which more often than not mean you have to run into the open to reach point A and perform action C when you get there, all the while getting shot at from a dozen windows.It's not a challenge, it's just annoying.But it's multiplayer I bought this game for and that's what I'm reviewing it for. It's still fun of course and there is a that feel that MW has that makes the game feels fast paced, exciting and skillful. But now, so many titles down the line I just feel 'meh'. Another forty quid shelved out, more map expansions (released after a short break) which seemingly weren't ready for the initial game release and so I have to fork out yet more money (Seriously if a disgruntled Activision employee could prove that the maps are ready at the main games release but are deliberately held back, that would make an interesting court case).Another annoying point is that I don't play the Black Ops/World at War versions of COD but I would like some sort of Zombie or siege element to the MW franchise as this is the single best thing about that side of the franchise. But they seem to be deliberately held back for those games aside from the co-op levels. Oh maybe I will have to buy them as well. Or, maybe I'll just save my cash and not buy any of them in future and stick to Halo. Keep posted to find out ; ).EDIT 2016:So a few years after that initial review I came back to play COD for a few months as, even in 2016, when you don't have an Xbox one (and arguably even if you do) this is my favourite COD. The newer versions after this all tried and failed to take the franchise in a new direction (Infinite Warfare has yet to be released at the time of this review).I have found myself clocking in many hours on Multiplayer as it's great for just 'one quick game'. But many of those turn into two sessions.The balance of game play, good maps and just simple fun is real good here.I do have two issues though:1) The map packs are still ridiculously expensive for such an old game. They have never lowered them (although apparently sometimes they do go on sale).2) CHEATING! Unfortunately cheating is rife and can be frustrating. How do you know someone is cheating? Well when one player has 7 kills and 0 deaths and is both invisible and invincible I'm guessing that a cheat.There are harder to spot cheats though like the one that makes players able to see through walls and see enemy players and yellow polygons. You realise someone is using this cheat when they instantly shoot you with no scope weapon from an epic distance when only a tiny part of you is visible or when your hiding like a bitch behind an obscure piece of rubble and they change their direction and come straight at you and start shooting before you're even visible. Really frustrating, but this is an option to report them.

9.11.2011

I wasn't going to order this game, to be honest. I had pre-ordered Battlefield 3 and was looking forward to an improvement on bad company 2. Sadly, this wasn't to be the case and so I put in an order for MW3 the evening before it came out and it arrived the next day.These two games appear to have separate camps of fanboys and so, rather than just telling you what I think of this game, I will do a comparison instead. I have come to realise that both games are very different from each other. In the same way that poker and blackjack are different games - even though they both use cards.Graphics.For me MW3 wins this by a mile. I am not technically minded and can only tell you what I have seen - MW3 is clearer by a long way.I had little problem spotting the enemy and everything is ver clean. They even have a setting for people who are colour blind!! I have now viewed both games side by side and MW3 looks better to me.SoundBF3 wins this. Even during multiplayer the sound is excellent and often brings out the action an individual is currently involved in. There are sounds for ricochets and buildings being destroyed.Multiplayer.Right - here goes. Think of the two games as like this, MW3 is an arcade game and BF3 is a simulator. BF3 has a focus on the squad and achieving targets, much as I would imagine could happen in an actual war. In MW3, you run around shooting the opposition, its that simple. I am rubbish at multiplayer and have an overall K/D ratio of 50% - but for me MW3 was by far the better experience. It is quite evident from reading the BF3 reviews (even mine!) the maps are very big and fairly often you find yourself travelling a long way before you see the enemy or even a flag. This is not the case for MW3. I got 4 kills within 2 minutes of starting my first game, then I was smashed to pieces by godlike gun toting assault rifle warriors. But, it didn't matter, as each time i then got to respawn and fight them all again within about 5 seconds. On BF3, when you get killed - you need a travel pass and some kendal mint cake - just to get back to the arena of war.OverallI think it comes down to this. If you want a more realistic online experience - go for BF3. If you just want to go online for 30 minutes and chuck grenades in through doorways for no apparent reason, go for MW3. This may come across as a fairly shallow review in that respect, but these are video games - not symphonies.Some last points - very quickly, and then I will let you get on with the ironing.MW3 allows you to create your own class offline and then use it in multiplayer. You can save the custom class and choose it from the list when you find a match. I found this very useful.BF3 has vehicles where MW3 doesn't. This is a huge advantage over MW3 as you get to have a break from scoping through buildings all the time. As the maps are quite large, it makes sense to travel around them in a vehicle to get your bearings.In MW3 you get to level up your weapons much faster. I managed to get the hologram sight for my SCAR rifle in the first game!

9.11.2011

Well first off I play both battlefield and CoD so I don't really favor one over the other as they both have their individual play styles. To be honest I do not know what people were expecting...everyone is complaining about MW3 being too similar to MW2. Well maybe that is because it is the third title in that trilogy? Batman City and Asylum play nearly exactly the same with a few tweeks yet they are both fun games. Black Ops played differently to MW2 because it wasn't a MW game...same as WaW. If you enjoyed MW2 then you should enjoy MW3. If you were expecting a game that was completely different to MW2 then why the heck are you buying this game?Okay so the main complaint is the game should be DLC for MW2.For (roughly) £38 what do you get with this game? A 5 hour (depends on difficulty) campaign...which is fun and short but is what is expected from a game that focuses heavily on online play. You get a whole lot of spec ops missions including the new survival mode. This will take up probably more time than the main story mode. You get call of duty elite which allows you to check up on all your stats, start a clan, enter tournaments for real and digital prizes and you can also check your Black Ops stats there too, there is also a premium option. You get theater mode which was one of my favorite parts of Black Ops. Then you get the online content featuring 16 new maps, a whole heap of new weapons, upgrades and perks. New kill streaks, game modes and the revamped private match modes are a nice change. The good thing is that MW3 online doesn't play much different than MW2 which is excellent. So we have all these new features built upon a previous online game experience that was close to perfect. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.If you were to buy all this as DLC for MW2...believe me. You would be paying a lot more than £38. So if you are complaining that all you got was 'DLC' then you have got your moneys worth.The multiplayer is still as addictive and the new changes are enough to make this game stand out from MW2 while allowing the game to retain the same balanced online playability. As much as I enjoyed Black Ops I eventually found myself returning to MW2 for multiplayer and I'm glad MW3 plays the same.Battlefield lacks nearly half of what CoD offers yet seems to be prone to better reviews. Whether this is personal preference or just trolls trying to bring down MW3 I don't know...as I said I like both for different reasons. They both feel like 9/10 games to me.To sum up...Every sequel usually plays the same as the original. Gears of War, GTA, Fifa etc. The new additions bring new stories, features and tweeks but retain the same gameplay that makes the series what it is. If you like the MW series then this game will be a five star game. If for some stupid reason you bought this game expecting something else then go buy a game that isn't a military FPS.

14.12.2011

In a word: IncredibleShort Review:Campaign same as MW2 but with more additions that make it more enjoyableMultiplayer excellent step up from MW2Spec Ops same as MW2, slightly disappointed but not enough to put me off playing itSurvival is incredible, if you ever played zombies in black ops then imagine that but about 100 times better, I would buy the game just for survival, it is that goodFull Review:I havent been the most avid Call of Duty fan, I bought MW2 and was very pleased with the game, however I didn't get Black ops as several friends told me not to bother. But my love for MW2 made me by MW3.I have played a few missions of the campaign and thought that this is kinda like MW2 but this didn't annoy me at all.As I loved MW2 and this just feels like a more refined version of MW2 but with cooler cinematics and things to do. The number of things you get to use is amazing and I think that Activision have got it perfect. The storyline isn't perfect but no game I have ever played (apart from the assassins creeds) have had excellent story lines, but I did thoroughly enjoy it which is why I bought it.Online multiplayer is excellent, the new kill-streak system I feel works really well, especially as in MW2 I could never get the really high kill-streaks as I'm not that good, but now the games feel a lot more evenly balanced to me. Of course there are still those noob type people who camp all day, but if you are slightly more cautious then its fine and they dont affect you too much. The range of guns seem more balanced as well, I like the upgrading weapons system and the proficiencies. The maps are really fun they seem like MW2 but you can tell that they have changed them.Spec Ops when you first play this it seems an awful like MW2, but dont give up on it because it is actually quite good when you get involved. The ranking up which ties in with survival is really nice and the missions tie in quite well with the campaignSurvival is incredible, as I said before I would buy this game just for the survival. Survival is so much fun, the upgrading, the weapons, airstrikes and grenade armouries are an excellent touch to this part of the game. I could play this solidly if I didn't have other things to do.Overall, I understand where people who say they hate this game are coming from because they feel that it is like MW2, if you think you may feel like that (i.e. you dont want a repeat of MW2) then dont buy it. But if you are unsure buy this game it will make your day. I respect Battlefield 3 and am told that it is a great game. But for me the difference is, Battlefield is for tactical people in my eyes people who want the game to be as realistic as possible. But MW3 is all about having fun and enjoying yourself which is what video games are all about in my view.

20.1.2012

I wasn't sure about getting this as I felt I'd grown out of COD since Black Ops and then getting into BF in 2011 but having got it for Xmas I gave it a go and to be honest, I've not been disappointed.The campaign is solid. It has some of the highest production values of any game ever made and some of the set pieces and special effects are incredible. I was blown away by some of the missions and although the gameplay is pretty much identical to other COD games, the story and missions are probably better than MW2 and miles better than Black Ops. I've played it once through on Hardened which took around 9 hours, and I've started a Veteran playthrough but got addicted to the multiplayer......which is as expected.

13.11.2011

I can't believe how unfair some reviewers are in here. I daresay that some of them have rushed to write a review just after playing for the first time, or even haven't played at all.It is true that when I first started playing the first feeling I got was "right, this feels exactly like mw2", but that deserves going a little deeper than that.The campaign is absolutely incredible. A rush from beginning to end. Short, true -about 7 hours in a hardened difficulty- but intense. The graphics are amazing, the detail of cities like new york, paris or london is outstanding, and I've played no other games that brings you to the feeling of real war like this does.

16.6.2012

A good sequel to what I thought was the best game of all times MW2 was, and I still think it is. Obviously, with 90% of Infinity Ward's staff having either quit or getting fired I really wasn't expecting much from this. In fact, I was Battlefield 3 through and through until I rented BF3 and seriously didn't like it onyl because it was overhyped.The single player cannot be compared to any of the previous two MWs, MW3 is louder and crazier, in my opnion MW2 is just unbelievably epic from start to finish (even the multiplayer is epic on MW2). Well MW3 is not even 1/5 as epic as MW2, but it is fun to play there is a lot of things blowing up and it is loud loud loud and I liked it,

8.11.2011

Critics say that the COD series-despite it's '18' rating-is only played by kids. There may be some truth in this claim; when my son came home from school today he said that half his class had taken the day off to play the new game...which is shocking as he's only in the Reception Class at the local primary school (ba-dum tsch!). Seriously, I've played a bit of Team Deathmatch, some Domination, and had a go at the new Survival mode (a two player game similiar to Gears Horde mode), and they've all been great fun. Two things have struck me. First, some players have already reached a rank of 40+, and one person I played against had a rank of 71! That's commitment! Also,

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