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    Garnett Lee posted a new article, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 review.

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has arrived. With two primary developers at the helm, does the franchise evolve or has the recipe for success been followed for another year? Read the Shacknews review.
    Nov 08, 2011 12:01am PST
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    Garnett Lee posted a new article, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 review.

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has arrived. With two primary developers at the helm, does the franchise evolve or has the recipe for success been followed for another year? Read the Shacknews review. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      Sad that this was based on a 360 version but I appreciate the review, nonetheless Mr. Lee. I'm diving... : wytefang
      • No bro slap for you. : LukiopimpThis person is cool!
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        That seems to be the version that all the publishers send out for review these days. : GwyndionThis person is cool!
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          Activation DRM prevents PC versions from being reviewed unless a journalist is sent a temporary press-spe... : the archvileThis person is cool!
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            The too much hassle-part is not exactly true. Review copies of the PC version of Battlefield 3 went out t... : evildanish
            • Yeah, it was the first game in a while that was reviewed on PC by most of the major sites. Usually the... : BeadyThis person is cool!
            • It didn't make it on time to Giant Bomb; Jeff talks about it in the 10/25/2011 Bombcast, and labels it "i... : the archvileThis person is cool!
      • This was a simple case of the only option for having a review ready at launch was to play the 360 version... : Garnett Lee
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      Are Spec Ops missions couch co-op only or online co-op, as well? Don't remember how it was in MW2. : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!
      • Split screen or online invite/matchmaking. : Cygnus X-1This person is cool!
      • Just finished it, short but a very fun ride. Definitely gonna attempt a Veteran playthrough. : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!
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      I can't decide if IGN's 9.0 is a lame score or not. If it was a 9 out of 10 then that makes more sense. ... : Lucy LabiaThis person is cool!
      • So wait a minute...bf3 got a higher score on ign than mw3? Has hell frozen over? : Strid3rtheGreat
      • The guys at IGN haven't reached decimal points in school yet. : Lord Skellington
      • I thought this extract from the Eurogamer review was a nice summary of why CoD games are difficult to sco : peanut-This person is cool!
      • it's crazy, but we really have to read into reviews like you did Lucy, as everything blockbuster seems to... : dozerking
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        That just highlights why having such a granular review scale is stupid. With IGN, or PC Gamer's 100% scal... : OmegaRed59
        • I am going to start reviewing games on a scale of 4.5 to 9.5 with 9.5 being a perfect score and 4.5 meani... : Lucy LabiaThis person is cool!
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      Have we had a bf3 review yet? : Milleh
      • Ugh now I see it, please nuke this, silly ipad : Milleh
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      I wonder why the PC versions weren't released to any reviewers prior to launch today. This initially seem... : dozerking
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        The PC age is dying it seems :( : Shyssiryxius
        • Living or dying, megapublishers are stomping all over the body. : the archvileThis person is cool!
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        Maybe they couldn't activate the Steamworks title. : JarEme
        • Early, that is. : JarEme
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      So is this the way Shack reviews have been since the Gamefly acquisition and I just haven't noticed? This... : EricZBA
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        BF3 Review: Awesome, buy it : damageundone
        • ^^^^^^ : ROBOTxBEARS
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        I think it has more to do with their editorial direction, not necessarily with Gamefly dictating anything... : NitriumThis person is cool!
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          Yeah, they've said this before. I don't like it though. The reviews just aren't that useful to me when th... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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            Oh, I agree with you, MTP. I don't like it either and, to be honest, most people from the front page (or ... : NitriumThis person is cool!
            • I consider myself a front pager and I think these reviews suck. I like that they dont give a useless rat... : UberKalden
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      So the single player story isn't insultingly pants on head stupid this time? MW1's story was action movi... : MH Knights
      • from what i've read in other reviews, story sounds very much on par with MW2. : waxthirteen
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      GT says the campaign is 5 hours. This is why fps gaming is going down the toilet. Developers are making m... : alllivestaken
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        Maybe people just care about the multi player. It's the same as it has always been, but developers have ... : UberKalden
        • I don't have an insane amount of time to dump into single player games. I love games like Demon's Souls b... : VictoriouSecret
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      Want a multiplayer where it's all about camping and waiting for someone to run by?? Get MW3 Want a multi... : nestore4
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        I agree with you, but I worry about how well the team work focus will really work in a game with random p... : UberKalden
        • interesting question indeed. from my experience teamplay sometimes works in random squads - but most of t... : fw_rams
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        Fanboy much? : snot3353This person is cool!
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          Preferring anything over anything = fanboy. : Johnnsen
          • Having a preference/opinion is fine. Making sweeping generalizations that obviously have a condescending... : jakeThis person is cool!
      • And without a reliable team how much more frustrating is that loss in BF3? They both have their pros and ... : VictoriouSecret
      • Tribes > *, so fuck all y'all : walker270This person is cool!
    • I’ve been playing Modern Warfare 3′s multiplayer a little bit this morning. First impression? If you ... : Shyssiryxius
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      "Call of Duty will be remembered in years to come as the the point in which videogames gave up all hope o... : Shyssiryxius
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        That's ridiculous. There is no way we are all going to look back and go well, COD is when games gave up ... : Lucy LabiaThis person is cool!
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          I really wanted to agree with you until you insulted Super Meat Boy. For shame :( : snot3353This person is cool!
          • reading comprehension? There was no insult directed at SMB... : dedgecko
      • Overly dramatic much? Movies, books and other mediums have their mainstream big-sellers as well. Think... : snot3353This person is cool!
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        usually if you're going to quote something, you state where the quote came from : Dravenport
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          also if film can be considered art and transformers movies still exist I don't see the problem : Dravenport
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            But Transformers movies get low review scores. : briktal
            • Video game journalists. : freakynipples69
            • then you're problem should be with the reviewers, not with the games or the people who play them : Dravenport
      • Just like how books are art because of Twilight. NOT BULLSHIT AT ALL. : dex.collins
    • My biggest (and it's a little complaint) is the Multiplayer UI. I really liked the customization of the ... : jackomackThis person is cool!
    • 5 hours for the SP campaign? WTF. On the plus side I'll have no problems finishing it before Skyrim. : Priest77This person is cool!
    • TLDR (the non bullshit review) : MW3 is more of the same shit from MW2. Its Hollywood style war shooter w... : squeakychimp
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      I'm thinking about never visiting this website again after this review. : Seabass307
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        this review sounds more like an advertisement than honest review, you've fallen so far shacknews : ClenchThis person is cool!
        • ^This post sponsored by Gamefly. : cupojavaThis person is cool!
    • From a PC player's perspective... *No ranked dedicated servers. *Ranked games limited to 18 players max... : ManiacalMoose