One of the best games I've ever played. Definitely my GOTY.
To start, the game looks fantastic. One of the best looking games on the PS3 at the moment. HD is just a treat to look at and the immersion is fantastic. In game, one of the levels takes place in Cherynoble and it has a strong resemblence to the real Cherynoble.
The story of the game follows two soldiers. There are no cutscenes, but you gain an attatchment to your characters. For a modern combat game about terrorists, the story is pretty good.
The single player aspect of the game is phenomenal. The enemies think and on the harder difficulties, the game is one of the hardest shooters ever. There is a lot of trial and error invlolved, and you will become frustrated. This gives you huge satisfaction when you beat a level after you just died 20 times. There is even one level where you get to mow down troops from a gunship. It's hard to fail, but it's just plain fun. Also, there is a sniping mission in Cherynoble. One of the most fun missions ever. This game is worth $60 on the single player alone
To back up the single player is one the greatest multiplayer experiences I have ever had the joy of playing for many, many hours. You can customize you classes to gain an advantage over your opponents. The levels, for the most part, are very good and the game modes are fantastic. Once you work your way up to the top rank, you can reset your rank to get a sumbol next to your name. You can do this 10 whole times. It gives you the fun of rising in the rank and regaining your weapons over and over again. The only fault is that there have been minor sever issues at times.The people online are good, and you need to play smart to have good stats. I think that the multiplayer is also worth $60.
Basically, this game is just about perfect. Everything else seems so inferior after playing this. If you don't own it, you should buy it immediatly. Even if your not a huge shooter fan, this is one game that cannot be missed by anybody except for maybe a young child.
B