Synopsis: Call of Duty 4 strays away from the game's previous setting of WWII, and good thing it did. COD 4 is a refreshing new game for the series and brings fantastic game play and graphics with it.
Review
COD 4 is made by Infinity Ward, the master minds behind COD 1 and 2 (not that dismal 3rd one.) It uses a proprietary engine from Infinity Ward as well. COD 4 has some of the best graphics of any game out right now. The engine exhibits features like depth of field, hdr lighting, dynamic shadows, and world dynamic lighting. The game also runs very, very well. On a system equipped with an x800xl, Intel core 2 duo @ 3.2ghz, and 2gb of ram we were able to run the game on all high settings with no hiccups or slow downs.
Here we can clearly see depth of field being used in the bottom left corner.
COD4's campaign is very fun and has several very unique missions, such as being an ac-130 gunship gunner, and being part of a two man sniper team behind enemy lines. The campaign has an interesting story line and missions that keep you coming back for more. The only downfall of the campaign is that we were able to beat it in 7 hours on hardened mode.
COD4 has a lot to offer for multiplayer and it's really a big part of what makes this game great. In multiplayer you get xp and unlock new weapons by completing challenges and racking up kills and assists. You can also get xp from completing objectives in objective based multiplayer modes. One thing we really loved about multiplayer was hardcore mode. In hardcore mode you don't have a HUD and weapons do realistic damage, if you get shot your almost guaranteed immediate death. This game type proves to be very fun and it feels like you're playing a whole new game because of the new tactics that must be used to survive.
Summary
Gameplay: 90
We gave game play 90 points because of the games awesome bullet penetration system and fun campaign. Although the campaign is fairly short.
Graphics: 95
We gave graphics 95 points because these are some of the best graphics out today and the game runs great with Infinity Ward's proprietary engine but it is no match for games like Crysis in the graphics department.
Value: 100
We gave value 100 points because of the great variety in multi player games types and modes. We can see ourselves playing Call of Duty 4 multi player a good 4-5 years down the road, granted Call of Duty 5 does not come out before that.
Overall: 95
With awesome graphics, great scaling, and limitless multiplayer thanks to many different game types and a ranking system earns Call of Duty 4 95 points.
COD4 has a lot to offer for multiplayer and it's really a big part of what makes this game great. In multiplayer you get xp and unlock new weapons by completing challenges and racking up kills and assists. You can also get xp from completing objectives in objective based multiplayer modes. One thing we really loved about multiplayer was hardcore mode. In hardcore mode you don't have a HUD and weapons do realistic damage, if you get shot your almost guaranteed immediate death. This game type proves to be very fun and it feels like you're playing a whole new game because of the new tactics that must be used to survive.
Summary
Gameplay: 90
We gave game play 90 points because of the games awesome bullet penetration system and fun campaign. Although the campaign is fairly short.
Graphics: 95
We gave graphics 95 points because these are some of the best graphics out today and the game runs great with Infinity Ward's proprietary engine but it is no match for games like Crysis in the graphics department.
Value: 100
We gave value 100 points because of the great variety in multi player games types and modes. We can see ourselves playing Call of Duty 4 multi player a good 4-5 years down the road, granted Call of Duty 5 does not come out before that.
Overall: 95
With awesome graphics, great scaling, and limitless multiplayer thanks to many different game types and a ranking system earns Call of Duty 4 95 points.
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