Call of Duty 4 : Modern Warfare, made
Call Of Duty veterans every where want to cry when it was announced
that it would be taking a big jump in history from the WW2 genre, to
modern warfare. Eventually the community finally gave in, and
accepted the fact, that this once majorly competitive WW2 FPS, was
now being changed radically into a modern warfare game.
The
WW2 feel to the genre was lost, but the Call Of Duty feel of game
play was still intact, with a few added bonuses. Call of Duty 4 was
an instant success winning Editors Choice on GameSpot, and Game of
the Year in Spike TV's annual game show awards and on many other
gaming sites around the globe..
First of all, the graphics in
Call of Duty are simply amazing, it is up to par with everything on
the market right now, and even when scaled down for more sluggish
CPU's, the game still looks and feels great. The sounds are so
realistic, and allow for a more competitive multiplayer. Listening
for foot steps in the FPS genre has always been important, but is
more important than ever with Call of Duty 4's realistic sound
setup.
The singleplayer campaign in Call of Duty 4, is one of
the most engaging campaigns in the series. The storyline really hooks
you in, and the game play is fantastic... the only downfall is that
the campaign is very, very short, and leaves you wanting for more.
The multiplayer in Call of Duty 4,
adds many new features most notably, UAV's (Showing all enemy
positions on the radar) with a 3 kill streak, airstrikes (calling
down an air strike on any point on the map) with a 5 kill streak, and
calling in an assault helicopter (Which flies around the map mowing
down enemies, who can also shoot the chopper down) after 7 kills.
These features really make it worthwhile to sit back, and get your
kills without placing yourself in danger. The air strikes and
helicopter strikes can change the tide of battle, the person with 7
kills and no deaths in fifth place, can surpass the player with 16
kills and 14 deaths in first place, within a matter of seconds.
Another added feature to the franchise is the ability to gain
experience and ranks, much like the Battlefield series has done, but
ranked servers are not charged for, meaning there are an enormous
amount of ranked servers. Each rank awards a new ability or weapon.
Also a new added feature are challenges given to complete, which
award you experience upon completion (Like shooting down an enemy
helicopter, get a 10 kill streak.. mostly all just odd tasks
assigned).
All in all, Call of Duty 4 is one of the hottest
games on the market right now, with its added features it sets it
apart from the competition sticking to its infantry only style. COD 4
is a must play for all avid First Person Shooter lovers, you wont be
disappointed