COD3 is solid
Infinity Ward, where art thou? Unfortunately, the company that made the last two installments (COD, COD2) did not work on Call of Duty 3. The result was one of the biggest let downs I have experienced in a while.
I am a huge fan of COD2 multiplayer, and still play it to date. Needless to say, I was estatic about COD3. When I loaded it up, and went into multiplayer, I was just plain shocked.
Now, I don't really know about online multiplayer, but I sure as heck can tell you about splitscreen. Two words: It. Sucks. The multiplayer of the game more closely resembles that of Medal of Honor than previous games. You select a kit, and go out with a preselected weapon. This can range from bazooka to sniper. A new addition to the game is vehicles. They are fun, and are pulled off well. Unfortunately, they were not enough to save my multiplayer experience.
There are no muzzle flashes, a radar that is hard to read, and the physics are horribly off. A punch should definately not send somebody sprawling rag-doll style. The maps are huge, and the multiplayer menu is changed so that there is no way to preview the map, like in previous games.
After writing this review, I can say that COD3 online is if not cheap, pretty solid. The amount of people playing are huge and it leads to a good experience. Single player is fun, and the graphics are gorgeous, but seriously, splitscreen is bad, im sorry.