Intense and action packed thrill-ride. Call of Duty 4 is one frickin’ awesome game. I give this game 9 out of 10 stars. You’re going to ask yourself why I just gave it nine out of ten. Go ahead and ask, I will tell you but only after I tell you all of the things I liked about this game.
First, the graphics are superb. The lighting, texture and shading is so realistic I could practically feel the sand blowing into my face and hear the crack of the bullets flying at me. The scent of burnt cartridge primer filled my nostrils. Incredible visuals in this game, from the facial animations to the flames of burning cars.
Level design was challenging and somewhat linear. This isn’t a negative, it kept the action moving nicely and there’s no danger of getting “lost” like in many First Person Shooters. The AI is extremely intelligent and actually fights to live.
The story was not really new, but well done and portrayed with good dialogue and voice acting. A few of the cutscenes are shown from the view of a non-playable perspective, such as the deposed leader of a Middle Eastern country who is on his way to his…um…you’ll see.
The only thing I didn’t like was that the game was short. I mean REALLY short. For $49.99 you’d think the game would last longer than 5-7 hours, depending on how fast you burn through it. There’s plenty of replayability in Multi-Player but the single player seemed like it was over in a blink. The plus side of this is that you don’t feel bogged down in FPS mechanics. The game progresses fast and doesn’t have you running around trying to find keycards or stacking crates to get through an air vent.
BUY THIS GAME! You’ll not be disappointed.
