Multi good, Single not

Single Player Campaign

I wanted to like it, and for the first half I did. Good looking levels, great sound design and cut-scenes. Plays like COD greatest hits. Lovely.

Then it makes you do stealth and crafting in a COD game. Then it makes you C4 a tank. Then it makes you do more stealth crafting nonsense again. In a COD game.

So the single player campaign for me was an exercise in frustration and grind to get it done. Not impressed.

Multiplayer

Not bad overall. Gunplay is tight, time to kill is the best it's been in a while, and I managed to get a sniper kill or two (which never happens normally). Love most of the modes which helps, and the maps seem well designed and not just a graphics update of old ones.

Conclusion

Now that the annoying campaign is out the way I can grind the MP and enjoy myself. Is it better than its predecessor? No. Is it better than the first MW2? No. But it's COD and you know if you're reading this you've either bought it or are going to. So get it cheap and have some fun with the MP.

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