How many ways can you make the bad guys go boom?
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) is proof that ideas are running out. Unleashing fire from the sky through surgical missile strikes may sound cool but this method was already available in the last installment of the game. The futuristic weapons in this edition is still fun. Assault rifles such as the M4A1 and AK-47 have variants with a sniper scope which give new meaning to all-in-one weaponry.
So, you can shoot from the hip while on the run or hit the right mouse button or left trigger to aim, using the scope for greater accuracy. You have two levels of zoom for the scope with some guns, one that offers greater accuracy while maintaining a wide-angle of vision and the other which zooms in for the shot to the enemy’s head.
Riding shotgun with a giant machine-gun, bursting into a room while the game goes slow-motion for you to take out five bad guys while keeping the hostage alive are great ways to have fun, but they are certainly not new.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
So, if you are looking for new ways to get your shooting fix, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 does not offer much novelty.
But, if you are looking for a 10-hour adrenaline-packed interactive James Bond movie with plenty of explosions, high-speed chases and non-stop action – Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is one roller-coaster ride you won’t forget.
Blowing up a submarine and then storming it, fighting in Paris and seeing the Eiffel Tower go-a-crashing, speeding through a naval war-zone in a speed-boat and getting involved in messy firefights where I keep killing teammates accidentally are just a few of the highlights of the single-player campaign.
Sometimes, you need stealth but many missions also require quick action as I had to take out all the enemies before the timer ended.
After a while, it felt more like I was part of a movie rather than a chance to show off my shooting skills, of which I have virtually none.
This is because many missions do not require you to shoot anything. You just have to keep moving forward and go with the flow to move on to the next scene.
Graphics-wise, the game does not look like it has improved much since the last edition, although it does look significantly better on my 12kg desktop PC than on the Xbox. However, you have to change the default ‘image quality’ settings from Extra to Native to enjoy better graphics on the PC.
The 10-hour campaign continues the story where MW2 ended – Soap, Price and Yuri are on the run in Afghanistan after taking out the rogue General Shephard of the US Army. But now, they must go after the Russian madman Makarov, who is hell bent on blowing up Europe, nuclear-style. It is great fun but ends too soon.
The good news is that you can take your fight online in multiplayer death matches or try out the new survival mode where you can go solo or cooperative to see how long you can last with endless waves of enemies.
You will enjoy the game more if you treat it as an action adventure game with plenty of guns, rather than a shooter to test your gun skills with. Simply put, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a great game for the holiday season.
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