Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | 
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| From: Activision
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $34.90
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Avg. Customer Rating:  239 reviews
Sales Rank: 1159
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 33169
UPC: 047875331877
EAN: 0047875331693
ASIN: B000TTFLS8
Release Date: November 5, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Intense action thriller with stunning next-generation graphics and amazing special effects | | • | Play as both a U.S. Marine and British S.A.S. soldier fighting through an unfolding story full of twists and turns | | • | Enter treacherous hotspots around the globe to take on a rogue enemy group threatening the world | | • | Use sophisticated technology, superior firepower, and coordinated land and air strikes on a battlefield where speed, accuracy, and communication are essential to victory | | • | Depth of multiplayer action providing online fans an all-new community of persistence, addictive, and customizable gameplay |
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Product Description
Fight as a member of U.S. Forces and British Spec Ops in global hotspots to eliminate a well-armed, ruthless force of international separatists. Take the fight online where persistent stats unlock dozens of customizable weapons and abilities like calling in attack helicopters and fighter jets to dominate your opponents.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 234 more reviews...
 Friggen outstanding! November 17, 2008
This game is straight up the best I've played yet, and I've played just about every other FPS out there. It seems like every time I build myself a new PC, I have to go and get all the new (and old) first person shooters out there. This game came free with my video card, and I'm so glad XFX saved me the 50 bucks I would have spent on this game. This is a must have game!!! The very first scenario in single player absolutely took my breath away. I highly recommend you play with all settings maxed out in order to fully appreciate the masterpiece this game really is. Thanks for reading!
 An Old Game in a New World November 12, 2008
Call of Duty 4 has been called many things: "Game of the Month", "Game of the Year", "Best FPS Ever Made", "Best Game Ever Made", "A Shooter Fan's Wet Dream", etc. But, I call it something else: "The Most Overrated Game in the History of Mankind". Now, I know a lot of you COD fan boys are currently getting out your knives and pitchforks. But, please, listen to me for just a minute.
COD4 is a game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. When it was released back in 2007, it received massive acclaim and was even deemed "Game of the Year". What comes to mind when you think of that title? I think of a game that revolutionized the gaming industry and shines above all the other games released that year in multiple departments (graphics, sound, gameplay, story, etc.). This is certainly not the case for COD4. Why? One word: GAMEPLAY. This game does not try anything new. It simply polished up the past few COD games and changed the setting to modern times, not WWII (that seems like a huge trend for games these days. When WWII doesn't cut it anymore, switch to modern times).
Graphics: ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. Everything about the graphics in the game looks photo realistic and is truly a step forward for the gaming industry. But, like many people say, good graphics does not make a good game.
Sound: There is little to no music in the game. The weapon sounds are decent, but, ever since a great game known as Rainbow Six 3 was invented, no game has had gunshot sounds nearly as good as that marvelous game.
Story: Weak and pathetic. Once again, you play as a faceless soldier (the only thing you know about this guy is his name: Soap. The game also switches to a Sgt. Jackson for variety, but none of these two characters have any personality whatsoever. The COD series needs to learn a thing or two from the Brothers in Arms series). You are sent to various places around the world (examples would include: a fishing boat, a Middle Eastern village, an oil refinery, etc. to fight Russian and Middle Eastern terrorists HOW CLICHE!) to kill a bewildering amount of terrorists. There are a few nice cinematic moments here and there (such as the scene where a U.S. soldier is brought to execution by the the terrorists and the final scene where Soap shoots a terrorist head), but I prefer watching war movies instead (because they are CHEAPER!).
Gameplay: You run around shooting a bunch of terrorists in single player without a cover system, special powers, or any unique gimmick that gives a refreshing twist to the genre. I haven't played the multiplayer very much, and yes, I know that multiplayer is this game's strong suit. But I'm one of those gamers who just want to play through the single player campaign once and move on with life (I'm also somewhat of a story gamer).
In Closing: COD4 is simply (like the title of this review says) an old game in a new world. It's a solid game, but considering the unbelievable amount of innovative shooters that have come out over the past few years, COD4 just falls short of that curve and feels somewhat ancient. Does it deserve the credit it has received? Absolutely not! The sad thing is that most gamers out there treat this game as the pinnacle of FPS brilliance. I disagree, since there are hundreds if not thousands of shooters out there on the market, I require that within the next few years, EVERY shooter must be unique in its own way in order for me to shell out the big bucks. And it's up to us as a society of gamers to tell the game developers that we deserve games that are unique and refreshing. We can do this best by not buying the games that are not different in any way, especially COD4.
Do I recommend you buy this game? Well, due to it's drop in price, yes, but I think this game is only eligible as a bargain bin product. If you love multiplayer, this is the game for you. But, for those of us that prefer unique gameplay and a gripping story over gorgeous graphics and a high body count, I would take a pass on this one.
Call of Duty 4: All flash, no substance.
New FPS games I recommend over CoD4:
1. Far Cry 2
2. Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
3. Rainbow Six Vegas series
4. Crysis series
Final score: 6/10 (D-)
 Great game, but quickly over November 4, 2008
I've got all of the Call of Duty series games for the PC and this one holds up as one of the best. There are many action sequences in CoD4 that are very reminiscent of the previous games and a few that are a complete departure from the past. Since the plot line for Call of Duty 4 is fictional, some of the realism is missing, but you do get the flavor of modern combat revolving around special forces operations and the Marines. There are some missions where there is a "joint" operation involving the British SAS and the US Marines. This is far-fetched and a bit silly, but the missions are still fun to play.
I found the most interesting, replayable, and just plain fun missions to be outside of the main plot lines. These are specifically the AC-130 Specter, sniper in Chernobyl, and the Epilogue VIP rescue on a flying passenger jet missions. These missions are are either not part of the main plot or are in the past, or in the case of the AC-130, a 10,000 foot view and playing God with huge firepower.
The only problem with CoD4 is that if you're pretty good at not getting killed, the game is over rather quickly. There are some difficult situations to get by, especially in the higher difficulty levels. The game seems to rely on the player having to repeat the same sequence over and over to stretch the game play out. The reality is that if you don't have to replay the same spot over and over to get by, you can finish this game in about 4 hours. You have the feeling of having seen a lot, but all the same, not enough.
The multiplayer game is quite good, although there are a lot of hacks out and even with punkbuster you'll run into cheaters racking up huge numbers of kills. Leveling up in multiplayer unlocks many perks and weapons over time. There are 55 levels and by now nearly all players are level 55. The multiplayer maps are not well varied, they are all nearly the same with narrow streets, spaces, and alleys. Very few have any open terrain at all and those that have a little don't use the space where you can play tactically (e.g. steep open trench or canyon with high ground and cover on all sides). This is very much of a street to street brawl with short life-span type of game.
Overall, I give the game 4 stars because the single player aspect could be much better if it was longer. The multiplayer could do with some open terrain and the larger maps from the single player game. It's a lot of fun and definitely worth the purchase price.
Great Deal November 1, 2008
Game was used but came in perfect shape. Great game, Great deal.
 A complete waste of hard drive space October 25, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
This game is ok if you want to be a goon who just runs mindlessly all over the maps and shoots nothing but people. It's all infantry, boring in the worst way.
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