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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

|United States|Tactical, Adventure

8.6 /10

Aww Great!

Very hot

40.8k ratings
Time to beat
Main
7.1h
Main + extras
13.3h
Complete
23h
Trailers & screenshots
Why play it

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a 2011 Tactical, Adventure, Shooter game rated 8.6/10 from 40.8k ratings, with a main story of about 7.1h, available on Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games (Treyarch for the Wii version), with Raven Software having assisted in development and published by Activision.

Story and worldbuilding

On August 17, 2016, hours after killing General Shepherd, Captain Price and Nikolai evacuate a dying John "Soap" MacTavish from Site Hotel Bravo, Afghanistan. Soap receives medical attention in a safehouse run by Nikolai's Loyalist allies in Himachal Pradesh, India, but Vladamir Makarov's forces arrive in an attempt to kill the trio. After the doctor is shot down, Yuri, Nikolai's best soldier, who has as much a grudge against Makarov as Price, gives Soap an adrenaline shot to keep his heart going, and helps secure a safe route out of the country. Meanwhile, the war between Russia and the United States continues, despite the U.S. Capital being secured. The actions of Delta Force's Team Metal — made up of Sgt. Derek "Frost" Westbrook, "Grinch", "Truck", and their C.O. "Sandman" facilitates the Russian army's withdrawal from the invasion of Lower Manhattan, New York City. They begin by destroying a jamming tower on top of the New York Stock Exchange, then hijack a Russian Oscar II submarine in the East River with the assistance of the US Navy SEALs, in order to use its ordnance against its own fleet. Eventually, Russia pulls back its forces from the US East Coast. On October 4, 2016, Russian President Boris Vorshevsky announces his plans to make peace with the U.S. at a summit in Hamburg. However, during the flight, Makarov's men hijack Vorshevsky's plane and force it into a crash landing on the tarmac of an airport. F.S.O. Agent Andrei Harkov attempts to secure Vorshevsky, but is killed when Makarov appears inside what the F.S.O. believe to be a evacuation helicopter Makarov kidnaps the President, and plans to capture and torture his daughter Alena, to force the President to give Makarov access to the Russian nuclear arsenal that has the capability and destructive power to destroy the entire continent of Europe.

Game highlights
Rating momentum

Aww Great!: 8.6/10 across 40.8k ratings. Word of mouth is strong — if you like the genre, go for it.

Play style

Leans into Tactical, Adventure, Shooter, with a main story around 7.1h. Check if that style and time commitment fit you.

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IGNRyan McCaffrey · 1 Nov, 2019
8/10

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's varied gameplay modes and excellent gunplay suggest the series is headed in a promising direction.

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GameSpotKallie Plagge · 25 Oct, 2019
7/10

2019's Modern Warfare both draws from the original and lays a good foundation for the rest of the series, despite some thematic issues and co-op pitfalls.

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EurogamerWesley Yin-Poole · 31 Oct, 2019
7.5/10

When it's good, it's great. When it's bad it's frustrating. Everything in between is, well, Call of Duty.

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PC GamerMorgan Park · 25 Oct, 2019
8/10

Modern Warfare evolves the series for the better, but it could be so much more.

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PolygonBen Kuchera · 28 Oct, 2019

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is a thrill ride that turns you into a monster

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GamesRadar+Ford James · 1 Nov, 2019
6/10

Countless seemingly minor issues build up to take away from what is, at its core, the best and most tactical Call of Duty multiplayer in years.

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Game InformerAndrew Reiner · 24 Oct, 2019
8.8/10

Leveling up guns is ridiculously fun, and the breadth of modes keeps this experience from feeling repetitive. This is a game you can sink tons of time into

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GuardianKeith Stuart · 31 Oct, 2019
8/10

There are pulpy thrills, cinematic visuals and heart-stopping gameplay to enjoy here – so long as you can stand the rewriting of history and cheerleading for US militarism

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VG247Jeremy Peel · 29 Oct, 2019
7/10

Another Call of Duty that doesn’t really change anyone’s mind about Call of Duty. Whatever’s there that I thought might actually be making a leap was seemingly just good marketing. In that sense, I suppose, it’s been pretty successful. [OpenCritic note: Jeremy Peel and Sherif Saad separately reviewed the campaign (4/5) and multiplayer (3/5). The scores have been averaged.]

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DestructoidChris Moyse · 29 Oct, 2019
8/10

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare isn't the best Call of Duty game. Hell, it's not even the best Modern Warfare game. But it does maintain the series tradition of delivering a solid feature-packed release. Modern Warfare offers a great single-player campaign and exciting multiplayer gameplay, all dressed up in excellent visuals and terrific sound. Death, taxes, and Call of Duty. The brand may long in the tooth, but it isn't ready for discharge anytime soon.

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