GAME REVIEW
“It was at this point that it
dawned on me: Call of Duty
has become the modern-day
Quake. It’s big, it’s loud, it’s in
your face and it’s based totally
around speed and agression”
I spent quite literally months playing the
multiplayer on the first Modern Warfare, so
I’ve tried to go into the MW3 multiplayer
with an open mind. Unfortunately I just find
myself being killed repeatedly by someone
who is dual-wielding, barely aiming and bunny
hopping about the place. Maybe it’s a sign of
my age but I want a game that requires some
tactics rather than total twitch gameplay.
The unlock system seems really cool: I want
to unlock the next addon for a gun, and gain
levels to get that next unlock – but I just find
myself trying to play tactically in a game that
rewards speed.
I also find it massively distracting that
money explodes out of my body when I die
(and that’s not mentioning that objectives,
should you choose to step away from team
death-match, are surrounded by big glowing
auras).
It was at this point that it dawned on me:
Call of Duty has become the modern day
Quake. It’s big, it’s loud, it’s in your face and
it’s based totally around speed and aggression.
Now all of this picking doesn’t mean it’s
a bad game. I just found it too much (and
this is coming from a guy who loved the
Transformers movies!). I can appreciate that
the game has been made to a quality that few
titles can match – it’s just that I want more
from a title. I’ve done this before, twice in the
Modern Warfare games and plenty of other
times in various other shooters.
I want more out of a shooter now. I want
to feel like a Special Forces soldier (after all
that’s why I play airsoft!) and Modern Warfare
3 just didn’t do it for me. There was just too
much ‘one man army’ in it for me. But hey,
that’s just me; I know there are plenty of you
out there that will disagree with me. If you’ve
never played the CoD series (where the hell
have you been?) but enjoy your first-person
shooters chances are you’ll love it. Personally,
I wanted something more. ■
CALL OF DUTY:
MODERN WARFARE 3
Developed by: Infinity Ward;
Sledgehammer Games
Published by: Activision
Out now on Xbox 360, Playstation 3,
PC and Wii
Price: From around £30
depending on platform
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