Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Hardened Edition (Xbox 360, 2011)

The single player story for Modern Warfare 3 is absolutely stunning. Infinity Ward has kept true to their style of game development by once again making sure you never leave first person view. I enjoy cinematic scenes, but the level of intensity that you get throughout the campaign whilst always being in first person view is great. Modern Warfare 3 is a direct sequel to Call of Duty 5: Modern Warfare 2, and picks up right where Call of Duty 5 left off. Modern Warfare 3 adds a lot more to the campaign than Infinity Ward’s last title, including graphics as well as unique missions that you should definitely experience for yourself. The graphics in Modern Warfare 3 are the best I have seen so far in a Call of Duty game while keeping it smooth with a constant 60 frames per second. The detail of the environments and the character models are beautiful. Some of the scenes throughout the campaign are really breathtaking as they are action packed, and keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time. To add to that, there are many surprises and twists throughout the game that no one will see coming, making this story an amazing action packed thriller. Although the campaign is amazing, it was fairly brief, lasting around 6-8 hours depending on the difficulty. And speaking of difficulty, I would add that the game was a lot easier on Veteran than any of the other Call of Duty games.
Now for the good stuff; multiplayer. Multiplayer for Call of Duty 5 is mostly what made it so popular and in Modern Warfare 3 it gets even better. The addition of many killstreaks and having the ability to customize which ones you want ,with a max of 3 available at once, is where this game’s multiplayer action really differs from Call of Duty 5. Even in objective modes like Search and Destroy, you can gain killstreaks throughout the course of many rounds, granted you don’t die at the end of the round. And if you try using you stealth class from Call of Duty 5 or World at War in this game you might not be safe with the addition of Heartbeat sensors as an attachment to certain weapons which detect movement. Of course there is a perk to counter that though. Many perks from Call of Duty 5 have been made into attachments or equipment. There are many additions to the game that will really let you personalize your class to your liking, much more so than the previous Call of Duty games. I saw a lot of people running around with many different class setups instead of seeing everyone with the same 5 as in the other games. You can now unlock titles and emblems for yourself that show up in game. Modern Warfare 3 has added more modes as well.

OVERALL 10
A MUST BUY AND WILL BE ON EVERYONES CHRISTMAS LIST
RATED M (MATURE)

Pros: Great graphics; another good COD game

Cons: Starting to get repetitive; campaign is too short for my liking, just like Black Ops; All of the under-eighteen year-olds on online cursing up a storm.

I could deal with the game more if moms would stop buying M-Rated games for their under-18 children. M rating means 18. That's it. Learn to read ratings and buy games appropriate for your child's age group.

Modern Warfare 3 had an excellent campaign along with some great spec ops missions, but the mutiplayer experience just isn't all it's cracked up to be. There's a lot of unbalance and overall unpredictability. If you enjoy hetic, no-idea-what's-going-on style of multiplayer then this game is for you, but if you're used to the other Call of Duties, stick with those and don't waste your money.

Ok you will hear that this game is like MW2.....IT IS! Because it is by the same people....It’s the next game to the series of the Modern warfare. If the changed the way the game was played people would be pissed and im always under the assumption that if it aint broke don’t fix it. MW2 or MW3 aren’t broke. If you’re a call of duty fan you will love it, even the campaign is GREAT!!.....BF3 is a completely different game so don’t even compare.

great game..not as good as mw2..but better than black ops..if you liked the other modern warfare games than you should this one...never really been a fan of waw or black ops..mw3 is just a straight up shooter you know what you are gonna get from the get go.