Call of Duty 4 Reviewed

The Call of Duty series has a very large fan following, and for good reason. It's great at what it does. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare takes what was already great and gives it a dose of steroids. Based in modern times it has a short but intense single player campaign. The majority of the storyline takes place in two locations, the Middle East (which is apparently a single, very large country) and Russia.

The campaign is unique in several aspects. Instead of playing a single character throughout this mode, you play two. You also get to experience the death of your character not once, but twice. Though this is something rarely put into games, I thought it really went along with the Call of Duty series, where you always have "filler" troops that get killed off while you're fighting.

The actual gameplay doesn't fail to deliver on excitement either. Every moment is packed with action, from the run-and-gun fighting in the Capital to the strategic house by house clearing of a town. Even when it's not fast paced, it's intense. Like when you have to line up that perfect shot you only get one chance to make, then running for your life as an entire army chases you down. Or watching your brothers in arms get murdered and being thrown a pistol to make the game ending kill.

When you're done with single player mode you move on to the multiplayer, which is by far the best part of this game. The progressive leveling system allows you to gain experience as you play, unlocking new weapons and abilities, called perks.

When you reach the max level, 55, you get a chance to enter Prestige Mode. This wipes all your data, from unlocked weapons to completed challenges, moving you back to level 1. The reward for doing this is a shiny new medal that all can see. After completing all ten prestige modes, you finally earn the coveted Golden Cross. After 605 levels of multiplayer action, you deserve it.