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.

There seems to have been a certain amount of snobbery emanating towards the Call of Duty franchise from gamers of late. Whether that's franchise-fatigue, a general disdain for anything published by Activision, or simply because it's reigned supreme since Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and people...

There's no reason to buy the Wii version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 unless you have no other option. The HD version is superior in every way, as expected, and even the Wii version of Black Ops is the better of the two.

As with the rest of the series that has featured on Nintendo's home console, Modern Warfare 3 was adapted from the HD versions by Treyarch who developed Black Ops and World at War .

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the follow-up to 2009's intensely popular Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 , and is the eighth Call of Duty game overall. If you've walked into any store that sells video games since its release on November 8, 2011, you've probably seen posters advertising it, or...

The biggest multiplayer community on any console

The blandest campaign we've played in a while; The same graphics engine as Modern Warfare 2; A severe lack of quality hidden beneath massive hype

You'd never ascertain the popularity of the Call of Duty franchise based on internet chatter. With seemingly just as many detractors as supporters, the franchise has been a victim of schadenfreude while laughing all the way to the bank.

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.

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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.

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...