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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

First seen: 18 october 2007

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  • User Score (316)
    9.4 9.4 from 316 reviewers
  • Expert Score (79)
    9.0 9.0 from 79 reviewers
  • Gameplay (26)
    9.6 9.6 from 26 reviewers
  • Graphics (32)
    9.8 9.8 from 32 reviewers
  • Sound (29)
    9.9 9.9 from 29 reviewers
  • Storyline (2)
    7.2 7.2 from 2 reviewers
  • Multiplayer (7)
    9.9 9.9 from 7 reviewers
  • Control (2)
    10 10 from 2 reviewers
  • Lifespan (5)
    8.4 8.4 from 5 reviewers
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  • superb audio, excellent graphics, online play, plays great, even better multiplayer
  • short single player mode, depressingly transparent at points, length of single player, spawning enemies can annoy, single player gameplay

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    18 October 2007

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a first-person shooter (FPS) video game that was developed by California’s Infinity Ward and published by Activision, Inc. It was released worldwide in November 2007. Excluding expansion packs, this game is the fourth installment in the Call of Duty series and it has been made available not only for the Sony Playstation 3 but also for the Xbox 360, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows.

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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a first-person shooter (FPS) video game that was developed by California’s Infinity Ward and published by Activision, Inc. It was released worldwide in November 2007. Excluding expansion packs, this game is the fourth installment in the Call of Duty series and it has been made available not only for the Sony Playstation 3 but also for the Xbox 360, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows.

This game differs from the previous games within the series as it is set in modern times rather than during World War II. It makes use of a proprietary game engine that offers a wide variety of features including true world-dynamic lightning, HDR lighting effects, dynamics shadows, and depth of field. This game engine also calculates bullet penetration taking into account factors such as surface type and entity thickness. This features makes it important for users to distinguish between cover and concealment.

Single Player Campaign

Players of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare take on the role of a variety of available characters. To succeed in the game, they must fulfill missions. Each mission has a series of objectives that involve a variety of different tasks including arriving at a checkpoint, eliminating enemies, and planting explosives. At certain points throughout the game, laptop computers are presented to the players. These contain enemy intelligence that can help players succeed in the campaign.

Multiplayer Modes

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare offers modes that can be played by multiple players. These modes include team-based and deathmatch-based games.

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Review Summary

Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare is an intense and addictive shooting game. The game opens in a training camp where you will be taught the basic control features, shooting at targets. And afterwards to be trained on navigating and following orders. Then you will be on your first mission on a huge tanker. Call of Duty 4 is about a chaotic war which occurs in various parts of Russia and the Middle East. The action is very intense, enemies armed with artificial intelligence and a good eye. However how many en…

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Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare is an intense and addictive shooting game. The game opens in a training camp where you will be taught the basic control features, shooting at targets. And afterwards to be trained on navigating and following orders. Then you will be on your first mission on a huge tanker. Call of Duty 4 is about a chaotic war which occurs in various parts of Russia and the Middle East. The action is very intense, enemies armed with artificial intelligence and a good eye. However how many enemies you destroy, new ones will pop up. This can be frustrating and will keep the tension going. In Arcade Mode you will earn points and multipliers. Every type of killing will earn you a set amount of points, so multiple kills will bring in more, as will a knife kill. The more enemies you eliminate, the larger your multiplier is. Every stage has a time limit. The special effects make Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare look like a Hollywood action movie, the scenery and fireworks are amazing. The game never bores you; you will be more and more engrossed. On the other hand the graphics aren’t that good, they look uneven. The sound is good, though. The game is loud with gun fire, explosions, yelling, and the soundtrack. All combined to give a high level of excitement.

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  1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

    Reviewer: Gamer 2.0
    9 November 2007
    Overall 9
    9.2
    Gameplay 9
    9.0
    Graphics 10
    10
    Sound 10
    10
     

    COD4 runs on a proprietary engine, and has next generation features such as true world-dynamic lighting, bloom effects, dynamic shadows and depth-of-field. "Bullet Penetration" is calculated by the engine, taking into account things such as surface type and entity thickness. Read more

  2. Reviewer: VideoGamer.com
    9 November 2007
    Overall 9
    9.0
    Gameplay 9
    9.0
    Graphics 9
    9.0
    Sound 10
    10
     

    Call of Duty fans worried by the series' move to the modern age of combat can breathe a sigh of relief. Although a new setting, Call of Duty 4 is everything we've come to love about the series and continues its tradition of stunning visuals and thrilling gameplay. The single-player is short but the Arcade game mode and brilliant online multiplayer combine to create one of the games of the year. It's more of the same, but every bit as polished as we hoped it would be.... Read more

  3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

    Reviewer: Shacknews
    24 February 2009
    Overall 9
    9.0
     

    Mixed with explosive action, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare also delivers amazing special effects, including use of depth of field, rim-lighting, character self-shadowing, real time post-processing, texture streaming as well as physics-enabled eff... Read more

  4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Review, Best FPS on PS3

    Reviewer: ZoKnowsGaming.com
    27 July 2009

    First off let me say that I am not a huge fan of FPS’s. In general I know that the graphics are usually really good but something about them just gets monotonous after a while. I will also account for the fact that I am a PS player through and through and have very [...] Read more

  5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

    Reviewer: GameSpy.com
    6 November 2007
    Overall 10
    10
     

    A staggeringly intense shooter is about to take the world by storm. Read more

  1. Best in the series!

    Reviewer: PSPlayer, Meijer
    1 March 2008
    Overall 10
    10
     

    This game is just great, the storyline, everything! The graphics are amazing, and the controls are very simple. Though the single-player is very short (7 hours), so it is more conveinient if you have the internet. Read more

  2. Fun game

    Reviewer: PriceGrabber
    9 May 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Got this game from Amazon a few weeks ago. I haven't played the PC/other console versions, so I can't compare this game with them. It took a little while to get used to the controls but once I got a system down, it was a lot of fun. The game moves very fast and it may make the game feel a bit short. It does have a multiplayer feature though. Hopefully, I'll have a chance to try it out. Read more

  3. "Best Game I've Ever Played"

    Reviewer: CNET
    21 July 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I'm gonna keep this one short Graphics: Call of Duty 4 is one of the only games for the ps3 that supports 1080p, making it the highest quality game you can get, best I've ever seen. Graphics: 5/5 Story: Good.... for a war game. It's hard to say anything without spoilers since it progresses well in stead of some games that have you searching for one thing the entire campaign. Story: 4/5 (war game scale, ordinary scale: 3/5) Features: Doesn't matter, you play campaign and... Read more

  4. Excellent Video Game

    Reviewer: ryan, TopTenREVIEWS
    9 February 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    This video game is excellent the creators did such a great job with it it's outstanding in every way. The levels that you play online are awesome you can play with up to 18 people on teams and do some damage and rep your skills. I give this video game for the Xbox 360 two thumbs up great game probably my favorite. Read more

  5. Reviewer: Epinions
    10 November 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    The Call of Duty series has attracted first person shooters since the original game was released in 2003. Since then, the series has boasted a number of good games, including the hotly anticipated Call Of Duty:Modern Warfare 2 that was released today. ... Read more

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