Call of Duty 4 - Final Thoughts

Well, I gave the multiplayer another shot, and think I am ready for my final thoughts (though they won't be completely final.)

The game follows around a couple different people. Their names escape me, but one is part of the British SAS, and the other is in the USMC. You spend most of the game as the SAS, who try to sneak around instead of get in the middle of everything and blow shit up.

For the single player, the AI is really good. Just playing on "normal," or whatever they decided to call that, is tough. If you are able to go through without dying, then it will only take a few hours to get through the whole story.

The plot of the story is that you are trying to stop the Russians and the Iranians from using nukes to screw the world over. But you really aren't paying much attention to the plot, most of your time will be spent dodging bullets.

The maps I had the most fun on were the AC-130 map (because blowing up a bunch of people with no worries about your safety is always fun,) and the stealth mission where you and your mentor go to get into their sniper position.

As for the multiplayer, it is rough at points. If you were late to start (like me,) you will be made fun of for being a low rank (before you have even had a chance to prove yourself.) You have a few guns unlocked initially, and have to unlock the rest along with the various perks you want to use. You can't even be part of a clan until you reach lv 5 I think it is.

The biggest problem I have found is that you will be rank 10, and everyone else will be 40+, which makes your survival for more than a minute nearly impossible. And most of them will be using weapons that will kill within a couple of shots, no matter how well you are geared.

Truly, if you like Halo (especially the multiplayer,) then there shouldn't be any reason why you wouldn't like this game. The mechanics are different, but the spirit is the same. If you like more tactical games (like I do,) you might want to rent it or borrow it before you drop your money on it. It is a good game all-in-all, but just not my cup of tea.

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