Call of Duty 4: The Best Shooter of 2007

A prolific single-player campaign, full-featured multiplayer, and an intense photorealistic depiction of modern-day war, makes Call of Duty 4 the most solid first-person shooter I have ever played. Yes, in my opinion, it's even better than Halo 3, Half-Life 2, and Bioshock. In fact, I'm declaring CoD4 as my choice for the one must-have game of 2007.

Get With The Times

Taking Call of Duty out of the bastardized World War II videogame genre was a genius move on the part of developer Infinity Ward. The genre had out stayed its welcome and the modern day setting is a refreshing change. The game still retains the trademark Call of Duty style, however, and the two components combine to form a visceral and realistic experience that truly lives up to the high standard set by the original Call of Duty.

Let me also address the concerns over the length of the game's single-player mode: rumors had it pegged at five or six hours on the normal difficult, which is more or less accurate. But what gets lost in all the noise is the fact that it is an intensely action-packed experience. I played through the game on the Hardened mode, which the developers feel is the most fulfilling setting, and it took me about eight hours. Keep in mind that I was rushing through the game due to time constraints but I hardly realized how much time had passed: I was too busy having fun.

Think about it this way: would you rather play a mediocre game for twenty hours or play an amazing game for eight? I thought so.

Pick Up The Pace

Now that I've done my own bit of complaining about complainers, let's talk about the actual meat and potatoes of the game. So as not to ruin any of the surprises, I'll take you on a quick walkthrough of the first two levels of the game. The opening levels do a great job of immediately setting the in-your-face tone that pervades the rest of the game.

The first level places your team on a ship in the middle of the Bering Strait of the Pacific Ocean. Once you've infiltrated the ship's bowels and its storage facilities to gather intel, a submarine missile tears a considerable chunk out of the ship's hull. You run behind the other members of your squad as the ships begins to tip and sink but do you make it out alive?

In typical Call of Duty fashion, the game's action melds seamlessly into such cinematic moments, but it's the second level that truly gives you a taste of Infinity Ward's storytelling prowess.

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gary3sj

YOU have not lived until you played!It istebest game ever!Much beter then halo3! It's beter if you have XBOXLIVE.

slickjames

I have both and I think it's one of the best games ever but for me personally I like halo 3 better.

slickjames

In the review he wrote "would you rather play a mediocre game for 20 hours or an amazing game for eight" honestly for $60 I rather play the mediocre game for 20 hours as long as it doesn't suck.

GuitarHero9

I just started playing my friend's copy of Call of Duty 4. The single-player campaign is pretty intense so far. And I'm only halfway through the Blackout mission.

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