Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 3 Buying Guide

Call of Duty stands out as the top-selling FPS franchise in the history of video gaming, and has sold in excess of 60 million units worldwide. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 received many gaming accolades a couple of tears ago, and now its follow up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will take the franchise to even greater heights. The single-player story carries on from the plot of MW2, where the Russian Federation invaded the United States of America. In MW3, the Russian Army has enlarged its attack strategy, and the campaign mode now includes missions in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

This game now offers the most advanced multiplayer in the franchise to date, and has numerous brand-new features and improvements. Modern Warfare 3 will have an innovative pointstreak reward system, a new weapon-progression system, several fresh multiplayer game modes and 16 maps included when the game is released. Including two Co-Op game modes, 40 weapons at your disposal, plus an enhanced game engine which runs at over 60 frames-per-second, this game sets a new level for first-person shooters.

FEATURES:

Impressive Single Player - Fill the boots of several characters of different nationalities during the campaign mode, and battle the Russian Federation in varied destinations throughout the world, including England, France, Germany, Moscow, Dubai, Somalia and Sierra Leone.

Extensive Multi-Player Options - Offers the wide range of multiplayer options included in MW2, as well as a couple of completely new modes, Kill Confirmed and Team Defender. A new pointstreak reward system takes the place of the previous killstreak system, plus Modern Warfare 3 will include an innovative weapon-progression process. There are sixteen multiplayer maps at launch with more accessible at a later date as DLC.

New Co-Op Options - The new survival game mode puts two players up against wave after wave of progressively stronger enemies, in addition the Mission mode presents two gamers time-based in addition to objective-based quests to accomplish - you will find sixteen quests in total. Cooperative matches within Modern Warfare 3 may be enjoyed via local split-screen or online.

Breathtaking Visuals - The innovative game engine developed for MW3 will deliver ground-breaking visuals as well as character animation at a fantastic sixty fps.

Integration with Call of Duty: Elite - Modern Warfare 3 multi-player features an facility to link into Call of Duty: Elite, an exciting new Internet service to maintain a record of your multiplayer statistics and enables social-networking via Facebook.

Revamped Killstreak Reward System - Gamers will acquire 'pointstreaks' within multi-player which allow them to choose from 3 distinctive 'strike packages'. The Assault strike package awards points to gamers for anything you kill and equipment destroyed, the second Support strike package awards points to gamers for meeting mission goals, and finally the Specialist package rewards players with perks rather than pointstreaks.

Innovative Weapon-Progression System - Each weapon accumulates its own experience points the longer you use it, that may be used to buy attachments in addition to 'proficiency' perks. Some example weapon attachments could include a laser sight as well as various scope options. Some 'proficiency' perks include Kick (reduced weapon recoil) and Focus (reduces flinch reflex when under fire).

The official launch date for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is slated around 8th Nov, 2011, and will be sold on the following platforms: PC/Windows, PS3 as well as Xbox 360. The publisher for the game is Activision, and this video game was developed by Infinity Ward / Sledgehammer Games. Multi-player options are catered for in this game. The PEGI ranking specified for the video game will be PEGI 18, and will be thus appropriate for players 18 years as well as older.

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The Games Console Big League (Comparing PS3, XBOX 360 & Nintendo Wii)

This article will compare and contrast the three main games consoles currently on sale, these being, the Xbox 360 from Microsoft, the PlayStation 3 (PS3) from Sony and the Wii from Nintendo. So let’s compare the offerings from Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo.

Sony Playstation 3 (PS3)

PlayStation 3 may be seen as the most serious gaming machine. A final point worth mentioning with the PlayStation 3 is the online store where users can purchase games from the older but incredibly successful PlayStation 2 console. Sony has strategically positioned the console with a competitive price and promising list of future titles. At E3 2010, Sony announced Playstation Play, a fee service that promises to enhance the overall PSN experience. Like Xbox Live, the PlayStation Store is host to tons of movies, TV shows, demos, and downloadable games. The PS3 offers Netflix, Hulu Plus, Vudu, NHL, MLB, and HBO content support.

Sony has marketed the PS3 as an exceptional deal because of its built-in Blu-ray player. While getting a built-in Blu-ray player is one of the console's major selling points, its benefits to the gaming experience remain mixed. Also, the Blu-ray drive's fixed speed is problematic: it requires many PS3 games to do a preliminary hard-drive installation when playing a game for the first time. Sony's answer to controller-based motion control is Playstation Move, which it released September 19, 2010. The PS3 also now supports 3D movies as well as a growing list of 3D games.

Playstation 3 is best for: Hard-core gamers and casual that have nothing to do with the ultimate online experience, the first 3D users and fans, doing things themselves, videophiles who need the latest and greatest in Blu-ray, consumers concerned about the content media.

Best Games for PS3: L.A.Noire, Resistance series, Killzone, LittleBigPlanet, The Uncharted, InFamous, and Gran Turismo 

Microsoft XBOX 360

The Xbox 360 was the first of the current generation of games consoles to be released in late 2005. It is available with either a 4gb or 250gb hard drive. Other internet based features include a Facebook app, downloadable game demos and online multiplayer gaming. The Xbox 360 still remains the better-selling of the two powerhouse consoles of this generation. Also, at launch, Xbox 360 was considerably more affordable than the expensive PlayStation 3. With well over 20 million members worldwide, Xbox Live is the most complete online console experience available today. Like Sony's PlayStation Network (PSN), Xbox Live offers downloadable games (both casual "Arcade" titles and full games), game add-ons (downloadable content, or "DLC"), and the capability to buy and rent TV shows and movies, many of which are in high-definition video. Some of the purchased videos can also be transferred to Microsoft's Zune portable media player. A dashboard update also gave Xbox 360 owners the ability to use USB sticks as a means of storing media and game saves.

Beyond all of its impressive media capabilities, the Xbox 360 is also an excellent game console. Also -especially for the past two summers- Microsoft has impressed us with some major exclusive Xbox Live Arcade titles like Bastion, Fruit Ninja Kinect, and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. With a full year's worth of releases backing it, the Xbox 360 has a much larger and stronger library of games, and playing games is the point, right? While the retail games appeal to the hard-core, Xbox Live Arcade appeals to the, um, soft-core.

Xbox 360 is the best for:  People who want an easy to use interface, players who are serious about online play, players who already have friends on Xbox Live, hard-core gamers and casual, anyone who wants a good all-in-one entertainment system and games, fans control full body movement, demons training.

Best games for Xbox 360: The Halo, Pro Evolution Soccer, Fable, Forza and Gears of War, and some Xbox Live Arcade's Bastion and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, a small number of downloadable content for multiplatform games like Fallout: New Vegas.

Nintendo Wii

The Wii is Nintendo’s apology for the purple lunch box they made before, a gaming console called the Gamecube. The revolution lies within they way in which you play games on the Nintendo Wii. Last year Nintendo introduced a new bundle for the Wii that included Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, and a Wii Remote with MotionPlus built in. All things considered, the Wii has become best known for its addictive party games, the occasional fitness game, kid-friendly fun, and shooting titles that emulate light-gun arcade games. The Wii's online multiplayer experience isn't anything to write home about, but we definitely recommend playing Mario Kart Wii online. Aside from games, the Wii doesn't offer much in terms of additional functionality.

As The cheapest console on market, Nintendo Wii been marketed as a purely gaming console which is meant to be fun. What the Nintendo has pioneered however is the use of a remote-like controller that has the ability to attach to an accessory called a Nunchuk. Recently, Nintendo have added other features to keep interest in the console high. Imagine that, a video game console that opposes lying on a couch or being complacent!

Nintendo Wii is the best for: Parents with children who are just beginning to enter the world of games, family games, an environment with a lot of people (bedroom or apartment number), the faithful followers of the classic Nintendo franchises.
Best games for Wii: All the Zelda games, Mario and the first game of Nintendo.

Check the ESRB Rating Before You Buy!

Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a voluntary group that rates the content of video games, including console (Xbox, PlayStation, etc) games and PC games. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) -- the leading trade association of the video games industry -- created the ESRB in 1994. Although the rating system is technically voluntary, nearly all video games are submitted for rating. Many retail stores prohibit the sale of unrated video games and the major console manufacturers will not license games for their systems unless they carry ESRB ratings with video games sales topping $7 billion in 2004, the focus on game ratings will only intensify. A minimum of three game raters are responsible for rating each game.

ESRB RATING SYMBOL

Early Childhood (EC)
Titles rated EC (Early Childhood) that may be suitable for children over 3 years. It contains no material that parents would find inappropriate. 

Everyone (E)
Titles rated E (Everyone) may be suitable for children over 6 years. Titles in this category may contain minimal cartoon, fantasy or mild violence and / or infrequent use of mild language.


Over 10 years (E10+)
Titles rated E10 + (Everyone 10 and older) have content that may be suitable for ages 10 and older. Titles in this category may contain more cartoon, fantasy or mild violence, mild language and / or minimal suggestive themes.
 
Teen (T)
Titles rated T (Teen) may be suitable for children 13 years. Titles in this category may contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, minimal blood, simulated gambling, and / or infrequent use of strong language.
 
Mature (M)
Titles rated M (Mature) have content that may be suitable for ages older than 17 years. Titles in this category may contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content and / or strong language.
 
Adults Only (AO)
Titles rated AO (Adults Only) have content that should only be played by people over 18 years. Titles in this category may include prolonged scenes of intense violence and / or graphic sexual content and nudity.
 
Rating Pending (RP)
Titles listed as RP (Rating Pending) have been submitted to the ESRB and are awaiting final rating. (This symbol appears only in advertising prior to publication of a game.)

Source : ESRB Rating Guide