Genre: Shooter
R.R.P: £40 - £50
Age Rating: 15
Release Date: Out Now
Publisher: Activsion
Developer: Infinity Ward
Format: Xbox 360, PS3, PC.
The Call of Duty series has undergone a huge change with its latest incarnation not only has the developer of COD 1, and 2 returned in order to make us all forget COD 3, the game's setting has moved from the ever familiar WW2 Europe, to the a slightly more risky setting.
Also unlike previous games the plot is complete fiction, which "regretabley" enables me to tear it to shreads, right? Well no actually it dosen't, the plot although fictional is entirely concievable, so much so that on occaision I almost forgot that I wasn't fighting in Iraq (Oops! Infinity Ward insist that the game dosen't bear any similaritys, oppurtunity missed really.) until a slightly concievable plot device kills one of my characters (Oops! I'm on a role today!) and I'm sent back to my main man, who brilliantly (I think) is part of the English special forces, the SAS.
The plot does have some memorable moments, but all this is really irrelavant in a Call of Duty game. The single player campaign shouldn't take you more than 10 hours even on the hardest difficulty, although those 10 hours are possibly some of the most tense in gaming history.
Gameplay wise Call of Duty 4 hasn't really changed. Everything works as you would expect it to, for those new to the series the COD games are all about getting a clean, professional kill; whether that means nailing the headshot or knifing guys in the head is entirely upto the player. I don't like talking about graphics nowadays, what with every looking better than reality, but I feel it's fair to mention that Call of Duty 4 is beautiful.
Ultimatley no-one is going to buy COD 4 for the single player, and those aiming for hours of online fun will not be disapointed, as COD 4's multiplayer mode is incredibly moreish. This mainly due to amount of unlockables on offer, after each kill, the player gains EXP, this contributs to his/her level, and once leveled up new equipment is unlocked. This is complemented by the challenge system, which dares you to do things like jump off buildings etc. while rewarding you with exp. On top of this weapons can be leveled by getting a certain number of kills or headshots, this rewards you with exp and scopes, colour schemes etc. There are 55 levels in total, but once level 55 is reached the player can decided to use prestige mode which sets them back to level 1, but rewards them with a pretty icon... addictive?
CoD 4 is an outstanding release which rewards constant play with items and more play. It won't be game of the year, but it's certainly close.
9/10
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