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Xbox 360 | Action | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Boxart for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 52 screen shots
  • GRAPHICS: 5.00
  • SOUND: 5.00
  • CONTROL: 5.00
  • FUN FACTOR 5.00
  • AVG USER SCORE 4.6
  • AVG CRITIC SCORE 4.9
Winner of the GamePro Editor's Choice Award

Feature: Call of Duty 4 vs. Halo 3 (Page 2 of 7)

Feature by Travis Moses | 11/08/2007 | 16:34:39 PM PST

Story

Call of Duty 4: The Four Horsemen of the apocalypse with a dash of nuclear war. Although the name of the game is "Modern Warfare," the smarter-than-you-think story arc of CoD4 steers far away from the ugly realities of real-world Iraq. A wise decision, we think, as Iraq is still an awfully touchy subject.

War is hell.

War is hell.

The story begins with the in-your-face death of Middle Eastern president Al-Fulani. His death proves to be a distraction for Russian nationalist and ring leader of The Four Horsemen, Imran Zakhaev. Dead set on returning his homeland to the times of the Soviet Union, Zakhaev forms a coup with Middle Eastern rogue leader Khaled Al-Asad to deter the American and British forces (psst...that's you) from further interfering. It's an intriguing, rather mature storyline that later on paints a grim portrait of the threat of modern, nuclear war.

Halo 3: The events of the first two Halo games climax in Halo 3, playing out the final act in the ongoing battle between humanity and the Covenant, a race of alien religious zealots. In Halo 3, super-soldier Master Chief and Covenant turncoat Arbiter race against time to stop a Covenant leader from activating the titular Halos and destroying the universe in a fit of religious-inspired mass suicide.

Finish the fight.

Finish the fight.

Halo has an appealing science-fiction allure, iconic characters, and an epic galaxy-wide battle for survival. Unfortunately, much of Halo 3's story can be incomprehensible to even the most devoted fanboys. Its dialogue also lacks sophistication and polish - characters often speak in stilted, comic book-style sentence structures.

WINNER

Call of Duty 4. Comparing CoD4's story to Halo 3's is like comparing Shakespeare to Fantastic Four. Its frightening realism is even a cut above many recent Hollywood flicks.


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