Peter’s currently playing through Activision’s latest to get you our own review, but in the meantime the general review embargo has lifted and the first set of thousand word appraisals are in.
And yes, they’re super positive, although, let’s be honest, the initial run of Battlefield 3 reviews were equally glowing…
- GameSpot – 8.5
- Telegraph – 100
- 1UP – A-
- GameTrailers – 9.3
- Gamesreactor – 8
- Eurogamer – 8
- Giantbomb – 4/5
- Edge – 9
- Destructoid: 95
- OXM – 9.5
- Gameinformer – 90
- Joystiq – 4.5/5
- CVG: 9/10
“For the most part,” say Eurogamer, “Infinity Ward has done its usual ruthlessly efficient and highly polished job of retooling Hollywood trailer moments into interactive vignettes.”
“Wherever Call Of Duty goes from here,” says Edge, “Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare trilogy stands as this generation’s defining FPS series – and Modern Warfare 3 is an emphatic, feature-packed and sometimes stunning final act.”
Sounds smashing.
JBoo
I liked MW1 + MW2 story modes(bit short tho) Will get this but when(if ever, its cheaper) Played MW1 online a lot & it was amazing stuff, but can’t see the point of playing endless online FPS that are all the same now.
three_leg_jake
I don’t really like FPS story modes, I prefer such games as Uncharted or Assassassassassin’s Creed but love FPS for the multiplayer. I guess I’m saying I don’t really care if the story mode was dropped completely.
KeRaSh
Did you just have a seizure while typing your comment or do you just enjoy typing the word ass? :P
three_leg_jake
I never know when to stop spelling it. ;-)
humanfish
I’m glad they haven’t gone over the top and started chucking 10s around. I’m a Battlefield boy at heart, down with COD!!
mugsybalone
Up with plaice!
BigCheese
Will be interesting to see if BF3 managed to dent the sales of this. It’s no doubt going to out-sell BF, but out-selling Black Ops is a task and a half. Tbh, I don’t ever trust reviews as its always that author’s opinion, not my own. And as so little has changed since CoD 4, I know I wont enjoy it as I did not 4.
Another little interesting point was made earlier about how because this is basically CoD 4.2 and nothing substantial has changed since 2007, from what I’ve played of BF3, the only new feature is the ability to lie down, but no-one picks up on that….
n00bizme
I’ve held out on buying a new CoD game since the first modern warfare, so I think I’ll get this one, have some more fun.
Foxhound_Solid
So far id give it 7….