Respect to Treyarch for creating a different narrative technique for their Call of Duty game but after Modern Warfare 3 I was kind of sick of military shooters. I think I need some time out from that kind of game. Also, Sam Worthington can’t do an American accent to save his life.
There’s nothing fundamentally wrong with Modern Warfare 3, it is clearly a well made game with excellent production values. The problem is it is ultimately more of the same, a sequel to more of the same before it. Bringing nothing new to the table. At least it had a satisfying conclusion to its story.
Modern Warfare 2 takes all the strong elements of the original Modern Warfare and cranks it up to eleven. The quality gameplay is still there, but the story just goes over the top – in a good way. Any semblance to reality goes out the door in favour of jaw dropping sequences. This coupled with a really strong multiplayer element, including a co-op feature, makes it pretty clear why this game is so damn popular.
Four stars
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