Even the most pacifist of pacifists need to let off some steam, and with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, you can expect nothing but one of the best stress relieving, action packed, gun toting experiences to date. In this plethora of Geneva Convention violations, you play as an assortment of soldiers from all different types of task forces undergoing operations on all ends of the globe. From New York to Northern India, there's no shortage of dire situations that require your sweet gun and specialist skills.
	The game plays like all those before it, with over-the-top action sequences, nifty mission briefings, and claustrophobic fast-paced combat around each corner. You start off getting caught up with the after-effects of the second game and are presented with the disastrous state of affairs the world has fallen into. After some thought provoking dialouge, and action movie cut scenes, you're plunged into a decaying New York, which has been invaded by (not surprisingly) the Russians.
	Starting out, the game seems like every other Modern Warfare title that has been released so far, but further into the game you'll realize, that yea, it's just that. Infinity Ward made seemingly no changes to the way the game plays. A few new guns here, some new models there, and what you've got is a rehash of every Modern Warfare yet. The game world still feels like a movie set where you are trapped inside a very linear path and there is no way out, and you're hopelessly stuck to follow whatever your predestined fate has in store for you. Not to mention, at this point in the series alot of the mid-mission twists just don't seem to have the same effect on me anymore. "Oh no, what's that you say? We can't get extracted because one wave amongst the thousands of endlessly spawning baddies took control of the LZ? Well jeez, I didn't see that one coming!"
	Aside from that, the multiplayer component might as well just be a map pack for Modern Warfare 2, because it's exactly the same. Surely theres some different perks, guns, and killstreak packages, but besides having not encountered any game ending nuclear missiles, nothing has really differed. Although that isn't necessarily a bad thing, considering that multiplayer Call of Duty is very love/hate recipe, where the love feels so good, and the hate burns actual rage into your very core. When you're doing great, you're on top of the world, but when you've been using your deathstreak perk for the past five minutes to no avail, you want to smash your head with your keyboard and kick your computer where it hurts. Perhaps it's this weird combination of such terrific highs and rock bottom lows that makes multiplayer an experience that I keep coming back for.
	Now, lest we forget about Special Ops and Survival Mode, which are cooperative missions meant to be enjoyed with your friend. Special Ops made it's initial appearence in the previous game, which was a set of cooperative missions set at a faster than usual pace where you and your partner tried to blaze through and get incredible times so you and your buddy could flaunt those glorious bragging rights to no end. They usually held no significance towards the main story, but, they were frustratingly fun and extremely satisfying to finish. Sort of like how in many games you'll always strive for that perfect run or extremely high score, and if you mess it up before a certain point you'll restart in a furious rage because you know you're better than that, and you won't stop striving for perfection until you have severe Carpal tunnel or you beat that one guy who played Doodle Jump on your phone for like five minutes and beat your previously thought impossible 100,000 point score. Survival Mode on the other hand is what it sounds like, endless waves of increasingly difficult enemies, and as the enemies improve, so will your weapons and military goodies. Theres nothing really special or entertaining about it, or anything particularly unique, but if you're into Nazi Zombies, you'll most probably enjoy this too.
	Now let's get back to the game in general though, brush aside many of this games imperfections, the fact that it may be slightly overhyped, and plagued with the ever increasing "Bro Gamers" population, and what you have is a solid shooter. Take this game with your tounge in cheek, and enjoy it for what it is, a crazy over the top and completely ridiculous campaign with epic twists and extreme moments of total badassery that will feed your barbaric side, an addictive multiplayer exeperience that will have you lusting for the blood of your enemies, and co-op that will test friendships because your partner is slow and can't aim for the life of him, or you. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 did not leave me wanting more, but I can only see this as a good thing. For you see, I'd rather not have a daily lust for blood, violence, and world landmarks exploding whilst cities filled with innocent civilians get destroyed from chemical warfare.
	I came into the game hoping for an experience that would satisfy my crazy, stupid,  thrill seeking, barbaric, gun loving side, and that's just what I got. Which makes me hope that whenever Infinity Ward announce their next title in their Michael Bay-ish style of game developing, that fire will be refueled once more.

- Cisco Zarandin Araneta