Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year

Platform	PLAYSTATION 3
List Price	$59.99
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Published by	Activision Inc.
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ASIN	B0016B28WU
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The Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year Edition features thrilling combat action along with great extras. Take on the world as both a U.S. Marine and a British S.A.S. Soldier. You'll travel across the globe, relying on your wits and weapons to launch all-out assaults and accomplish invisible missions of stealth. Day or night, you must be ready to do what must be done. It's the most up-to-date collection of firepower, machinery and military vehicles in the Call of Duty series. Prepare to experience the sophisticated technology and unbelievable graphics of an incredibly realistic warfare experience. Experience tomorrow's war today in an immersive series of land and air strikes. Get the job done using more than 70 advanced weapons at your disposal. Make it to the next skirmish via choppers, jets and gunships before the battle is over. Conceal yourself and lie in wait with such accessories as night-vision goggles and ghillie suits, then break through enemy strongholds in a display of powerful weaponry. It all comes together in a saga of cinematic intensity. The Game of the Year Edition includes a free code for the Variety Map Pack, which consists of four new online multiplayer maps. Take down enemies from the sky in well-equipped jets Matchmaking and leader boards provide the latest developments in tracking

Since its release in November 2007, Call of Duty 4 has garnered critical acclaim, securing more than 15 perfect score reviews and more than 50 combined Editor's Choice and Game of the Year awards.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year Edition gives gamers the chance to experience the intense cinematic action of the original game while expanding the online experience of 2007's top selling game by offering gamers a free token for the Variety Map Pack - four new multiplayer maps that will thrust gamers into a hot zone of combat across a variety of intense multiplayer locales.

The Variety Map Pack takes players to:

Creek - A wide open village ravaged by combat where concealment is the difference between life and death.
Broadcast - Fight throughout an enemy communications building with confined corridors and wide-open parking lots
Chinatown - A foggy downtown district, lit only by a full moon and the neon glow of the city.
Killhouse - Featuring a desolate training warehouse filled with a variety of building mock-upsand soft and hard cover points.

The Game of the Year Edition includes a code that allows players to download the Variety Map Pack, a $10 value for free on the PlayStation Network.

Customer Reviews - courtesy of Amazon.com

Great for shooter and non shooter players alike

COD 4 is a great game that's consistently fun and playable for all players. I am a casual player and I had no trouble enjoying the fast paced single player mode. The story is hardly there, but the gameplay is first rate. The guns and missions always keeps things varied and interesting. Then there is the multiplayer modes-the heart of the experience. Here you'll find the the deep weapon customization options for the hardcore, and the jump in and play gameplay for the casual gamers. I'm not that into first-person shooters and yet I found myself enjoying the free-for-all battles online, running smoothly without a single hitch.
The best, most fun shooter for everyone, nuff said.

Short, short, short.

This game was fun and well implemented but.... RIDICULOUSLY SHORT. I finished it in under 6 hours and I'm not even a very good player. I don't know how they could award this game "Game of the Year." I feel ripped off for my money.... this did not feel like a full length game.

Great Game - My Husband Loves It!!!

This game keeps my husband playing for hours and hours. He is constantly after my two boys (both video game junkies) to play with him. Great game, great graphics. Note to wives - will give you some free time :)

One of the Best Shooters Out There

If you love playing Unreal or Halo, this game will probably catch you off guard. However, in the recent surge of "realistic" shooters, COD4 really seems to take the cake. The story mode is enthralling through most of the missions. If you haven't played many next-gen games before this, you'll likely play through the first mission with your jaw on the floor. The game looks very detailed and gameplay is smooth and entertaining.

Even as good as the one-player missions are, the real reason for buying this or most shooters is for the online play. You'll find plenty of opponents waiting online in one of the many gameplay types. Online games range from 4-18 players depending on the mode, and it has a big effect. Smaller games will make you feel a little more adrenaline because you don't know where the next enemy is going to jump out. Some of the bigger games can be a little more laid back, and make it easier to play without be afraid of dying.

The interface of the game is well-made, controls are smooth, even if they may take a few plays to get used to, and sounds and visuals are realistic for the weapons and maps. This is not a game where you can run straight through the middle of a field and come out on the other side alive, since 3-4 bullets from many guns will kill you. That said, a lot of the games will require you to out-think your online foes, or at least be quicker to the draw.

This Game of the Year edition of COD4 comes with (I believe) 4 extra maps in a "map pack", a $10 value for free. This was not a breaking point for me in the purchase, but some of them are pretty cool. When you enter the code in the Playstation Store and download the maps, you then install them to the HDD and they are immediately playable in split-screen and online modes. They are all pretty fun to play, but if you can find COD4 without the GOTY distinction for a cheaper price (I'd say at least $10) go ahead and pick it up. The extra maps aren't really used enough to be necessary.

All in all, it's the best shooter in terms of realism I've played to this point, and I'd recommend this game for anyone who enjoys shooters (with a little strategy) or anyone who likes military games, because this game immerses you in military lingo and strategy, especially in the solo missions.

Great game but.....

This was a good game. The feel that you were actually on the front lines was there but the single player is so darn short!!! I finished it in one day (with shopping and a 2 hour nap break!) And the multiplayer was OK. It looks great, feels great, but at least make it last a day!!!