Game Review: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3

In case you missed our Waygoz/GEEKPR0N COD:MW3 Launch party, we gave out free copies of the game in exchange for a review. Ratcore666 aka Diego from NerdRage sent us this awesome review for your enjoyment.

Being excited for the latest instalment of this best-selling franchise and finally having it in my hands, I did what any sensible FPS fan would do: I grab a couple chalupas, chugged back a Redbull, had a bong-rip and popped in the game.

Craving the satisfaction that only PVP can bring (and more Mexican food), I jumped right into Free-For-All to blow away some little bitches and yell “motherfucker” through gritted teeth like I was Clint Eastwood with gastrointestinal issues (but judging from the way the chalupa is hitting me, I might not be too far off).

I would have played the campaign mode (which I understand picks up where MW2 left off [one review likened it to “if Michael Bay directed WW3” which sounds like good single-player fun but unless PSN goes down again I might not even bother]) but lets be honest here, their bread and butter is the multi-player! For review purposes, however, I asked my brother’s opinion on the campaign. It went from “Badass” when he first started and ended with “I got bored of it”. So there you are.

Thoroughly baked and regretting recent life decisions (no matter how delicious they might have been), I am ready to don my bluetooth headset and talk shit to mentally stunted adults, shiftless potheads and prepubescent jerks that make up the core audience.

While I would never refer to the game as ground-breaking without having the same kind of blunt head trauma most of the fan-base seems to exhibit, the game still delivers in terms of game-play, the joy of levelling/filling bars and the satisfaction of shooting a 12 year old in the face while having your sexuality/ethnicity/mother verbally attacked.

Seems like more of the same but the maps are well-designed, packed with more areas for cover and spots for your punk-ass to camp (like a bitch), really letting you play to whatever strength you prefer (I like the personal touch that comes with knifing). Personally, I’m really loving the Interchange, Lockdown and Village maps. Densely packed medium sized maps with plenty of cover and spaced enough for continual face-paced action.

Weapons now have their own levelling system, so the more you use a weapon the better you are and the more attachments/skins you unlock for them. I preferred the purchase system from Black Ops, personally but what can you do ? (Answer to rhetorical question: Bitch about it on the internet.)

The Special Ops isn’t anything new. Same deal as MW2, so co-op or single-player, howe ever you wanna play it but beyond that, the Special Ops Survival mode is a lot of fun. Fighting of waves of enemies in a co-op mode is reminiscent of the zombie modes for Black Ops, though I find Survival infinitely more entertaining (which is odd since I’m a fan of zombie related media but that’s because of a preexisting prejudice towards the undead [fucking zombies… Get a job!]).

The available weapons and airstrikes also make it a more of a shared experience with the rest of the game, though they’re the same maps as the multi-player. While I like the change in game play styles, I can see myself getting sick of the maps much faster than I would otherwise (ADD being what it is). The only real issue I have with the survival mode is that it seems to be limited to only 2 players, it would be fun with a slightly larger group of friends.

Some people have complained that it’s more of the same, but when you’re doing something right should that really be a problem? It’s a good addition to the series with some great PVP for those of us who still have fun with it or for someone who new to the series. The naysayers will either bitch about it while they play or they’ve already moved on to Battlefield 3 and don’t care anymore. Myself? I’m glad it come out now because, after all, Winter is coming….