Infinity Ward have left WWII behind to give us gamers something new... and boy did they deliver something awesome!
I.F. (Infinity Ward) released a BETA of the games MP to Xbox 360 to certain gamertags, however the BETA was leaked onto a massive scale and everyone began playing it. This was probably a good thing for I.F. for it gave them a chance to show almost every gamer in the world what the games MP would be like. I doubt it would be as popular if most of XBL ( Xbox Live )hadn't played the BETA.
The graphics of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare are simply stunning to look at, with a strong framerate of around 60-70 FPS (Frames Per Second) it makes the game feel as well as look the part of a true battleground. Since CoD4 has such a strong framerate you may come back to such games as Rainbow Six Vegas and think, "Wow, why is the FPS so low?!" Some people however may aruge that CoD4 looks slightly cartoonyish... I think this is because they have played such games as Crysis on full spec. The I.W. 3 Engine does a truly remarkable job of presenting the game in huge graphical detail in both SP and MP.
The sound of Call of Duty 4 is at the same level as the graphics, you can tell that I.W. spent alot of money on getting all the sounds for the guns just right. Also the voice acting in the SP is outstanding, making you feel for the characters throughout the storyline until the end. I played Call of Duty 4 on a 5.1 surround sound system and too say the least, I am blown away!
The storyline of Call of Duty 4 is short but great too play. I played the game first time on Veteran difficulty and too say the least, I felt like chucking my 360 out of the window it was so difficult :) You play as 2 sides, The United States Marine Corp and the British S.A.S. Throughout the SP you will switch between the two sides but most of the story is based around the S.A.S. operative Soap. Overall the storyline could've been a bit longer on the less harder difficulties but switch it up to Veteran or Hardened difficulty and the game will last you a lot longer.
The MP of Call of Duty 4 is very addicting and immersive. With the addition of the leveling system which was featured in Rainbow Six Vegas and Perks, players will always be competing for the highest rank. And too make sure the MP lasts you for a long time, I.F. have stuck in the "Prestige Mode" feature. When you have hit level 55 (Top Level) you have the choice of going through Prestige Mode. Prestige Mode wil set your level back to 1 and all your equipment and perks etc. will be gone. Now, there is a rumor surrounding the 10 times you must go around prestige mode, when you hit level 55 you would expect to unlock everything right? Wrong. There are 2 perks which are still unlockable, the rumor is once you have completed every challenge and gone round 10 times in Prestige you will unlock these perks.
Overall Call of Duty 4 has set the bar for Online FPS games, and it is a definate purcahse for people who have access to XBL.
Score: 9.5
True Score: 9.7