[ Note: Although Activision was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, they haven't supplied us with screenshots for the Wii version. As such, the images below represent the Xbox 360 and PS3 version. Don't get your hopes up.

Parents need to know that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is an extremely violent first-person military shooter. Players spend the vast majority of their time engaged in frenetic firefights, killing hundreds of enemy combatants with a wide variety of realistic weapons ranging from guns to bombs.

We play Modern Warfare 3's new version of Spec Ops, an endless survival mode that's far deeper than just Black Ops' "zombies" mode sans zombies.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is rated M for "Blood and Gore; Drug Reference; Intense Violence; Strong Language".

Modern Warfare 3 isn't just about killing people. With the built-in Call of Duty: Elite network, it's about making friends, winning prizes and improving your online skills too. Oh, and yeah, killing people too actually. But do we really need a Facebook for fragging?

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is an exceptional entry in the series, putting focus on multiplayer balance and accessibility as well as a slick campaign.

Modern Warfare 3 doesn't blaze much new ground and Call of Duty players will feel instantly at home with the game's heavily scripted machinations, so those wishing to see the series deviate from the norm are in for disappointment - and while there may be a twinge of fatigue setting in to the...