Games

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

Sledgehammer Games

2023•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 7 hours

Taste attributes: actiondisasterwarespionagemafia/gangstermonster/alien/supernaturalfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelineargrittybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect an uncomplicated, heightened shooter, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

61 / 100

193 ratings

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About This Game

The game brings "open combat, " offering players more choices in approaching the single-player missions. Makarov returns as the chief villain of the new campaign. The newly introduced Carry Forward system will let players keep their progression and inventory from Modern Warfare II. Multiplayer fans can expect 16 maps at the launch and at least 12 coming later. Zombies mode will also return and should offer the largest zombie map to date.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The third entry in the rebooted Modern Warfare saga picks up in 2023, as the world edges toward another global conflict. Vladimir Makarov, a fanatical Russian ultranationalist and terrorist, has spent years imprisoned in a Kastovian penal complex after being captured following a devastating attack in Verdansk. When operatives of the shadowy Konni Group storm the prison and break him free, Makarov immediately resumes his campaign of terror, scheming to ignite a third World War and reshape the global order through calculated atrocities. Alerted to his escape by CIA station chief Kate Laswell,...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionDisasterWarEspionageMafia/gangsterMonster/alien/supernaturalAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Modern warfare

Where to play

Details

Developer: Sledgehammer Games
Publisher: Activision
Released: 10 November 2023
Series: Call of Duty
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 6h rushed, 7h normally, 30h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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