«A New Spin on an Old Classic»
I owned both COD the first, and COD2, and was a little skeptical when getting this if I'd experience anything new, or just the same old maps and game dressed up in new graphics. This is not the case at all; COD4 is a totally new game if not a totally new concept obviously. The graphics have certainly been improved but you'll need a pretty powerful card to get the most out of it IMO. Gameplay is very realistic and the shear number and type of armaments, maps and characters are great, if a bit intimidating at first. Unless you're a total gaming stud, expect to get your butt kicked the first couple days of playing this game until you get used to the physics and its quirks.
Many aspects of this game have added realism, such as the ability to call in CAS choppers, gillie suits for snipers, different types of camouflage for weapons, different weapon behaviors depending on whether you have certain handles or silencers attached, knives, etc. Also, it has the interesting twist in the MP variant that as you get better and acquire more kills from game to game, you unlock more weapons and weapon options (like advanced scopes or stun grenades) for yourself. Then as your skills and weapons available both get better, the effect tends to snowball a bit and you can really start kicking tail when you get up into the officer ranks. :-)
Couple new game types alongside the classic DM, TDM, Domination, etc... basically all variations on Search and Destroy. One where you locate a constantly updating HQ, capture and defend it, another where you have one bomb that constantly gets "swiped" by the other team, each in an attempt to blow up their specific objective, and the traditional Search and Destroy model where you just switch sides, taking turn attacking and defending the same target locations. The Single Player game is very slick and life-like with a variety of different mission types and locations around the world, and good lead-in / lead-out video sequences.
My one beef with this game is there seems to be some sort of inherent lag in the online game where even if you're ping is good, there can be a slight delay in the actions you take, resulting in quick and constant death. AFAICT it has more to do with how many people are on the server than the average ping. Servers with more than about 15 or 16 players can get this problem a lot and it will degrade game play in that case.
All in all definitely worth the money if you're a long time MOHAA / COD fan.
[Saturday, December 20, 2008]
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«fun but unstable»
it is a very funny game, but you must be careful of the some apple key in apple foreign language keyboard may cause it crash.
u can not press them in game, or u have to restart your mac......
so it is 4 stars.
[Saturday, December 20, 2008]
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