Call of duty goes for a modern spin, results are amazing.
Call of Duty 4 follows the footsteps of two main characters, one is a US Marine the other is an UK SAS officer. The storyline is pretty good too as well, there are these two antagonists, and both of them want to hurt the west. Your job as these protagonists are to stop both villains. What evolves as a simple search and kill mission becomes much more, and the narrative moves at a very good pace.
The storyline is interesting enough, and the characters are pretty likable. I found myself being VERY attached to my team-mates. Something I honestly never do in shooters, yet both protagonists don;t exactly speak, but the team-mates you are with will make you care about them.
The gameplay is pretty good, it is all heavily scripted, which is a bit of a downer, but the core-gameplay is unique and just fun. The AI is pretty good, while the enemy AI does seem lacking, it makes up for it with the numbers. The core action is very satisfying and the missions are just varied in many ways.
Sometimes you'll man a machine gun turret, the other you will go on an almost impossible sniping mission. The levels are on the linear side,which is also disappointing, but it makes it almost impossible to loose your way.
I did unfortunately find a few bugs in the game, such as one where I had to restart the level, annoying but nothing major.
The game is pretty difficulty adjusted. I tried normal and I found that a little difficult, so I found the easy setting to be adjusted to my skills. When first start the training mission also gives you a good insight on what skill level is good for you, and there are many difficulty levels, which increase replay value.
The graphics are astounding. While mileage may vary on the computer you have, I had a pretty medium range computer and the graphics look astounding. Everything is very well detailed, with plenty of effects that make the environments look shiny and very nice. The smoke effects are very amazing as well. It makes war come to life.
I beat the game in around 7 hours. It is kind of short, but the entire campaign has enough variety and surprises to have you probably want to come back a second time through. The game is fun enough to probably come back maybe even two or three times, its campaign is honestly one of the most exciting I've seen, ever.
The game also has probably the most ingenious multi-player ever. It is class based, think counter strike meets battlefield, but with RPG elements such as skill raising and different attributes. Sometimes I found it hard to connect to games, but once a game is going, it just has soo many maps and just variety that will keep you playing.
This is one of those games that actually justify the 50-60 you spend on it. So in closing, I suggest Call of Duty 4 as a great game that if you like shooters, you are bound to find enjoyment in.