The first two Call of Duty games were widely praised as the next step in the first-person shooter genre. They had bombastic action sequences, gripping storylines and enough Nazi-bashing to make George Patton squeal like a young girl. Even today they stand out as the finest examples of the ultra-over-saturated World War II FPS subgenre, but like the Treaty of Versailles the series’ string of stunning successes couldn’t last forever. Call of Duty 3, while a competent game, certainly didn’t live up to the brand, and while above-average, was seen as the low point of the series.
With Call of Duty 4 though, Infinity Ward (developers of the original two titles) have taken the reins back from Treyarch (developers of CoD3) and abandoned the World War II setting. This new game takes place entirely in the modern day, while clinging sharply to the things that made the series a success in the first place. How’d it turn out? Hit the jump to find out.
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