Call Of Duty 4

Call of Duty for the XBOX 360 is by far not only the best war game I’ve played, but also one of the best online war games. I was a Rainbow 6 and Ghost Recon fanatic. However, since the arrival of ‘Duty 4’, I can’t even pick up those games anymore.

The graphics are astounding; very realistic. Since childhood, I’ve always wondered how the graphics would be more enhanced with every new platform that came out. Fast forward to the present and the answer is here. Which brings us into the playability.

The game play is astounding; from the death scenes to the bullet time, coupled with the online play. Whilst zeroing on another player’s head with your sniper rifle from across the board, being ever so steady,the helmet shot gives you a sense of sick satisfaction. From the way the body drops from the well placed shot, to the blood spewing on the wall behind him. Another thing that the game developers finally got right was the bullet action. Other shooters were fun in the past, but I was very annoyed when an M-16 Nato 7.62 round could not penetrate the car glass or thin wooden door the enemy was hiding behind. Call Of Duty 4 takes care of that. Heavier rounds penetrate more. In time, this too will probably be corrected even more.

All in all it’s an addicting game. The only turn off is with the online feature, in communicating with other players (not a game flaw). Every now and then you get some pimple faced teenager or over sheltered idealist stating all sorts of foolery having nothing to do with the game. From preaching Hitler styled rhetoric to just plain screaming or rapping over everyone else. But, when it gets to that point, you can just shut the mic off.

Happy Gaming! by Contributing Editor: Lonnie Curwen

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March 6, 2008 | Filed Under Gaming